Prof Silvia Paracchini

Professor of Neurogenetics and Genomics

Researcher profile

Phone

+44 (0)1334 46 3542

Email

sp58@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

I lead the Neurogenetics group. We are interested in the genetic basis of complex cognitive and behavioural phenotypes using multidisciplinary approaches.

PhD supervision

• Struan Donachie
• Priyatam Dutta
• Xueyu Guo
• Sukhmeet Singh
• Heather Tiernan
• Rebecca Watts

Selected publications

• Open access

  Toward an improved understanding of dyslexia: reflections on a new consensus definition and its implications

  Morsanyi, K., Paracchini, S., Krishnan, S., Manning, C., Milne, J., Van Herwegen, J. & Luciano, M., Feb 2026, In: Dyslexia. 32, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., e70022.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Analysis of TMEM109 rare genetic variation underlying cardiovascular diseases and traits among 500000 individuals in the UK Biobank (Poster)

  Guo, X., Paracchini, S. & Pitt, S., 4 Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 33, Supplement S1, p. 1046-1047 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

• An investigation of the role of tubulin genes in human handedness

  Dong, B., Marianski, K., Bishop, D. V. M. & Paracchini, S., 4 Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 33, S1, p. 794-794 1 p., P11.073.D.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

• CNV landscape of Hong Kong Chinese population and detection of rare CNV aggregation in twin pairs with specific learning disorders

  Chung, C. Y., Jiang, W., Chau, M. H. K., Pan, D. J., Zheng, M., Paracchini, S., Dong, Z., McBride, C. A., Maurer, U. & Choy, R. K. W., 4 Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 33, Supplement S1, p. 1091-1091 1 p., P19.061.B.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

• Open access

  Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond

  Ocklenburg, S., Mundorf, A., Peterburs, J. & Paracchini, S., Jun 2025, In: Trends in Genetics. 41, 6, p. 497-505 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Polygenic scores for dyslexia are associated with lower general cognitive ability and reduced accuracy in UK Biobank participants with psychiatric disorders

  Dutta, P., Sindermann, L., Fell, C., Forstner, A. J. & Paracchini, S., 4 Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 33, Supplement S1, p. 787-787 1 p., P11.052.C.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

• Open access

  Shaping UK research priorities in the area of specific learning difficulties by surveying people with lived experience

  Luciani, M., Ma, A. Y., McKinlay, M., Mubarak, R. & Paracchini, S., 2 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Neurodiversity. p. 1-14 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  The colour of time: detecting glioma IDH mutation status in MRI through pseudo-coloured transfer learning

  MacKinnon, H., Paracchini, S., Harris-Birtill, D., Hipwell, J. & Goatman, K., 5 Aug 2025, Medical image understanding and analysis (MIUA'2025), Leeds, UK. Ali, S., Hogg, D. & Peckham, M. (eds.). Frontiers Media S. A., p. 211-217 7 p. 30

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• The Genetics of dyslexia: current insights and future directions

  Paracchini, S., 16 Dec 2025, Patoss bulletin - Winter 2025. p. 1-9 9 p. (Patoss bulletin; vol. 38, no. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• WES analysis in individuals with dyslexia and reading difficulties

  Marianski, K., Talcott, J. B., Stein, J., Monaco, A. P., Fisher, S. E., Bishop, D. V. M., Newbury, D. F. & Paracchini, S., 4 Nov 2025, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 33, S1, p. 801-802 2 p., P11.093.D.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

 

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