Research Areas

Despite significant advances on the discovery front of psychiatric genetics, the clinical value of these advances remains untested and unknown. A primary goal of our lab is to study how we can apply genetic findings to improve clinical care for mental illnesses.

We use statistical-computational (e.g.,GWAS, multilayer network analysis) and biological (e.g., induced pluripotent stem cell or iPSC models) methods to study genetic risk variants and neurobiological mechanisms of psychosis symptoms, and clinically important outcomes such as treatment resistance.

BIPOC and other minoritized individuals are often underrepresented in psychiatric research. An important line of research in our lab focuses on addressing this inequity.

Youth mental health disorders are strong predictors of adult mental health disorders. We study psychopathology symptoms in youth with the goal of early identification and prevention.

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Principal Investigator

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Dr. X

Assistant Professor

Symptom Science, Neuropsychiatric genetics, Severe mental illnesses

Lab Members

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Aditya Iyer

Research Assistant

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Brandy Reardon PhD, RN

Research Associate

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Fadhah Alshammari

PhD in training

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Gabe Farah

Research Assistant

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Harjas Kaur

Research Assistant

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Wenxin Bian

PhD in training

Lab News

Emily Wang completed her undergraduate thesis titled “Contributions of Race and Socioeconomic Status to Youth and Caregiver …

Dr. X was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse …

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