Rate My Professor Tanya Major

Major's scholarly output includes high-impact publications such as 'A genome-wide association analysis reveals new pathogenic pathways in gout' (Nature Genetics, 2024), 'An update on the genetics of hyperuricaemia and gout' (Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2018), 'Evaluation of the diet wide contribution to serum urate levels: meta-analysis of population based cohorts' (BMJ, 2018), 'Discordant association of the CREBRF rs373863828 A allele with increased BMI and protection from type 2 diabetes in Māori and Pacific people' (Diabetologia, 2018), and 'A Polynesian-specific copy number variant encompassing the MHC Class I Polypeptide-related Sequence A (MICA) gene associates with gout' (Human Molecular Genetics, 2022). Her work has accumulated over 1,700 citations. Awards include the Marsden Fund Fast-Start Grant in 2019 ($300,000) for 'The Role of Epigenetics in the Inappropriate Activation of the Innate Immune System During Gout Flares,' Best Emerging Researcher from the Otago School of Biomedical Sciences in 2019, Best Student Presentation in 2016, and Arthritis Research Theme Travel Award in 2015. She teaches courses like BIOC 192 and CELS 191, supervises laboratories, and delivers public lectures on gout genetics.