Laura Lyall

Dr Laura Lyall is a Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow's Department of Mental Health & Wellbeing. Her work focuses on the intersection of mental health, sleep patterns, and circadian rhythms, particularly using large-scale datasets like the UK Biobank. She leads studies on genetic and environmental factors influencing depression, schizophrenia, and cardiometabolic disorders. Key projects include the SCRAMS study on adolescent sleep and the AMBIENT Teens Sleep Study using radar-based sensors. Dr Lyall has secured grants from the Medical Research Council and Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Her research emphasizes translational insights into mood instability, anhedonia, and the neurobiological underpinnings of psychiatric disorders. Collaborations span epidemiology, genetics, and neuroimaging, with over 40 peer-reviewed publications in journals like Lancet Psychiatry and Molecular Psychiatry.