Program For Genetics and Psychoses

Principal Investigator: Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar
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Alumni

Dhanjit Kumar Das,PhD (2013-2014) - Copy number variations

Sherif Mohsen Elsherbini,PhDc (2014) - Immmunepathways and Bioinformatics

Ayantika Ghosh, PhD (2013-2014)-Post-doc-HSV1 and iPSC derived neurons

Mikhil Bamne,PhD (2004-12)-Post-doc-Functional correlates of DNA polymorphisms

Samy Ismael (2011) - Under-graduate- Genetics of schizophrenia in Egypt (Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minority Students) Projects Initiative for medical students and AOC Neuroscience Scholarly Project)

Steven Goodnow (2010-11) - Under-graduate- Genetics of circadian function

Kareem Kandil (2010) - Under-graduate- Genetics of bipolar disorder in Egypt

Michael Talkowski,PhD (2008)-Graduate Student-Dopaminergic polymorphisms and schizophrenia

Brian H Shirts, MD, PhD (2008) -Graduate Student-Herpes virus seropositivity and schizophrenia risk

Suzy Lim (2005-07) - Under-graduate- Heat shock protein polymorphisms and schizophrenia

Maria McCarthy, MD PhD (2004-05) - Resident- Genetics of Autism

Shani Reich (2005) - Under-graduate- Chromosome 6p polymorphisms and schizophrenia

Derek Cephas (2004) - Under-graduate- (QUEST Intern) Immortalization of lymphocytes using whole blood samples

Amber Johnson (2003) - Under-graduate- Genetics of serotonergic genes in bipolar disorder

Jung Jin Kim, MD (2002-03) - Post-doc- Chromosome 6 markers and schizophrenia

Swati Ranade, PhD (2001-02) - Post-doc- Candidate gene analysis for Bipolar Disorder

Yu-Sang Lee, MD (2000-01) - Post-doc- Genetic analysis for schizophrenia in Korea

Allison Butler (1998-01) - Under-graduate- (NIMH Scholar) - Genetic Admixture Analysis among African-Americans

Bernhard Brandstaetter, MD (1999) - Resident- Cytosolic phospholipase A2 gene and schizophrenia

Koren Gentry (1996-99) - Under-graduate- (NIMH Scholar) - Mitochondrial DNA and schizophrenia

John Strauss, MD (1997-99) - Resident- Phospholipase A2 gene markers and schizophrenia

Divya Rao (1997) - Under-graduate- 5-HT Transporter Gene markers and Schizophrenia

Meghna Keshavan (1997-98) - Under-graduate- Tyrosine hydroxylase gene and schizophrenia

Alicia Snider (1996-97) - Under-graduate- Molecular Genetics of HLA in schizophrenia

Yoshimi Barron (1995-96) - Under-graduate- Candidate gene association studies in schizophrenia

Koren Gentry (1995) - Under-graduate- (QUEST Intern) - Schizophrenia among the Hutterites

Babu Gupta, MD (1993-94) -Resident- Epidemiology of homelessness

William Musser, MD (1993-94)-Resident- Relapse after clozapine withdrawal

Nicole Weston (1994-95) - Under-graduate- (QUEST Intern) - Ethnic differences in schizophrenia

Alexandra Matla (1994-95) - Under-graduate- Novel sources of human genomic DNA

Samuel Ward (1994) - Under-graduate-(Jean Hamilton Walls scholar) - Fertility in schizophrenia

Samuel Ward (1993-94) - Under-graduate- (QUEST Intern) - Data analysis for a survey of homelessness

Holly Agarde (1993-94) - Under-graduate- (QUEST Intern) - Genetic analysis of human cord blood DNA

Shitij Kapur, MD (1991-92)-Resident - A home visit questionnaire

Jennifer Harkless (1991-92) - Under-graduate- Molecular genetics of HLA

Kristy Nace (1991) - Under-graduate- Molecular typing of HLA variants in schizophrenia

Late John A Hill (1989) - Under-graduate (Mellon Fellow) - 2-D Gel Electrophoresis of lymphocyte proteins