Program For Genetics and Psychoses
International Collaborations
Bi-National
Funded by: Stanley Medical Research Institute
Funded by: Stanley Medical Research Institute
* Training program for psychiatric genetics in India (D43 TW006167) (2003-2010)
Funded by: Stanley Medical Research Institute
As part of our research into circadian function, our group and our collaborators in Egypt translated two commonly used scales into arabic and performed a validation study (Arabic versions of the sleep timing questionnaire and the composite scale of morningness, Mansour et al, Asian J Psychiatr. 2015 Feb;13:48-51. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.10.004. Epub 2014 Oct 29)
STQ (arabic version, english version): The Sleep Timing Questionnaire is a self-report questionnaire that interrogates a respondents general sleep habits.
CS (arabic version, english version): The Composite Scale of morningness is a self-report questionnaire that interrogates a respondents general preferences regarding time of waking and going to sleep, as well as their peak periods of performance.
Valacyclovir augmentation for cognitive and functional remediation in schizophrenia: replication and extension. (11T-0070) U.S./India
Background: Investigators are exploring the potential beneficial effects of Valacyclovir treatment on cognitive and functional outcomes in early course schizophrenia patients who have been exposed to the HSV1 virus. This treatment trial is currently underway at PGIMER-Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi, India.
Pilot trial of Sodium Valproate adjunctive treatment for Toxoplasma Gondi Infection in Early Course Schizophrenia
Background:Investigators are exploring the potential beneficial effects of Sodium Valproate treatment on cognitive and functional outcomes in early course schizophrenia patients. The study is conducted with both patients who have and have not been exposed to the parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma Gondi virus. We hypthothesise that adjunctive Sodium Valproate treatment will improve clinical symptoms and cognitive and social function in schizophrenia, particularly among Tox exposed patients. This case-control study is being conducted at Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.
Training program for psychiatric genetics in India (D43 TW006167)
Workshops organized for trainees:
Individual Writing Skills Sessions
Public Speaking Sessions
Conversational English Sessions
1:1 Tutoring in SAS
Seminar on Conduction of Neurological Soft Signs
1:1 session in Phlebotomy training
Moleculat Genetics & Biology Resources Training(HSLS resources)
PGP Lab Training/Shadowing for 1 week
Seminar on Cytogenetics
Shadowing O/P Psychiatrists at WPIC
Research conducted by trainees:
Endophenotypes in SCZ population utilizing Nerological Soft Signs.
Develop an Ethics Plan for Collaborating Institution, Dr. RML Hospital
and Organize Ethics/Gen Counseling Conference in New Delhi (Dec 2006).
Correlation between age of onset and cognitive impairment among the SCZ
population and their family members.