POP-GEM
Population Genetics and Environment
in Mental Health
Award
December 2021
Terrell Hicks, MS is awarded the Kendler Award for Excellence in Pre-Doctoral Research by Virginia Commonwealth Universty's Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics (VIPBG).
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
December 2021
Welcome Onyinyechi Obidiro!
May 2023
Onyinyechi Obidiro, a pharmaceutical studies Ph.D. student from Howard University, joins the lab for a summer 'All of US' internship.
Welcome Molly Leitner!
May 2023
SUNY Downstate Neural and Behavioral Science Ph.D. student, Molly Leitner joins the lab for a research rotation on data science and statistical genetics.
Paper Published
May 2023
Multifaceted risk for non-suicidal self-injury only versus suicide attempt in a population-based cohort of adults, led by Alexis Edwards and Co-authored by Roseann Peterson, PhD and B. Todd Webb, PhD, is now published in Journal of Affective Disorders.
Welcome Jasmine Cárcamo!
April 2023
Jasmine Cárcamo, MA, joins the lab and the Institute for Genomics in Health at SUNY Downstate as a Project Manager.
Society of Biological Psychiatry Poster
April 2023
Lab Director, Roseann E. Peterson, PhD, presents her poster on “Performance differences in an electronic health record algorithm for bipolar disorder by race and ethnicity: An assessment from the PsycheMERGE Diversity Initiative” at the 2023 Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting (SOBP).
Welcome Asma Sadia!
March 2023
First-year medical student, Asma Sadia joins the lab as a Research Associate. She aims to help translate research findings and build awareness surrounding the genetic and environmental variables contributing to mental health outcomes.
Welcome Cierra Machado!
February 2023
Public Health Master’s student Cierra Machado joins the lab as a Research Associate. She will be assisting with various projects in the POP-GEM lab and in the Institute of Genomic Health at the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University.
Welcome Zoe Neale!
February 2023
Zoe Neale, PhD, joins the Institute of Genomic Health at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry.
Congratulations Dana Lapato!
February 2023
Dana Lapato, PhD, joins the lab as a faculty affiliate and was awarded a Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) from the National Institute of Mental Health. Dana will be mentored by Drs. Ken Kendler, Roseann Peterson, and Tim Bigdeli.