Featured Student: Philip Vinh

Featured Student: Philip Vinh

By Walker Rogers

Philip Vinhis a fifth-year PhD candidate at VIPBG working in the lab of Dr. Michael Neale. He grew up in the town of Windsor, Connecticut and attended the University of Connecticut, where he earned degrees in Biology and Chemistry. Before joining the VCU Department of Human and Molecular Genetics in 2020, Philip conducted research in a chemistry lab studying environmentally friendly alternatives to common chemicals. As a project coordinator, he also directed ...

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Dr. Kaitlin Bountress and other MPIs awarded R34 through NIH/NIDA

Dr. Kaitlin Bountress and other MPIs awarded R34 through NIH/NIDA

Dr. Kaitlin Bountress, along with other MPIs Drs. Gretchen Neigh, Peter Hamilton, and Mathew Banks, were awarded a R34 through NIH/NIDA R34 (R34DA061267).
This project seeks to establish a multidisciplinary and functionally diverse team and generate preliminary data across-species (i.e., in rat, human data) in order to improve our understanding of behavioral biomarkers and genetic risk factors for neurocognitive behaviors related to substance use disorder risk. The ultimate goal of this line of work is to improve our ...

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VCU Researcher Awarded DOD Grant to Identify Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent Concussion Symptoms and PTSD

VCU Researcher Awarded DOD Grant to Identify Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent Concussion Symptoms and PTSD

Dr. Christina Sheerin, along with other MPIs Dr. Amstadter and Dr. Disner (University of Minnesota) were awarded a 3-year Investigator Initiated grant through the Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program of the Department of Defense (TP230074).

This project leverages a longitudinal registry study and biorepository of military service members and veterans and seeks to use novel genetic approaches to characterize the genetic architecture and functional consequences of genetic risk on persistent post concussive symptoms, PTSD, and AUD ...

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Dr. Amanda Elswick Gentry Awarded K01 From NIH NIAAA

Dr. Amanda Elswick Gentry Awarded K01 From NIH NIAAA

Dr. Amanda Elswick Gentry, Ph.D. was awarded a K01 from the NIH NIAAA (K01AA031748). A five-year professional and research development award mentored by Dr. Ken Kendler, MD, this project will investigate the interacting genetic and environmental effects contributing to alcohol use disorders with co-morbid major depressive disorder.

This research leverages ten biobank-scale data collections and includes methodological aims for the development of machine learning innovations to predict missing and unmeasured alcohol-related outcomes, as well as specific focus on ...

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OpenMx Master Class – Nov. 14-16, 2024

OpenMx Master Class – Nov. 14-16, 2024

The first OpenMx Master Class is aimed to improve the skills of individuals who are already familiar with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and want to improve their understanding and capability to specify and fit advanced SEMs. We will also cover the OpenMx philosophy and how it differs from other SEM programs in terms of fit functions, expectation functions, multiple groups, definition variables, constraints, confidence intervals, standard errors, bootstrapping, compute plans, and simulations.

To watch the presentations and download example scripts from ...

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Featured Postdoc: Luis Araujo

Featured Postdoc: Luis Araujo

By Walker Rogers

Luis Fernando Silva Castro de Araujo, Ph.D. is a psychiatrist and post-doctoral researcher working in the lab of Dr. Michael Neale here at VIPBG. Originally from Brazil, Luis attended medical school in Bahia, after which he moved to São Paulo to complete his residencies in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry. Luis later earned a Master’s degree in Psychiatry from the State University of Campinas and a PhD in Psychiatry from the University of Melbourne.  ...

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The 2023 VIPBG Excellence Awards Announced

The 2023 VIPBG Excellence Awards Announced

The Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics pre- and post-doc awards were announced on December 14, 2023. This year, the awardees include Mallory Stephenson, M.S., who received the Kenneth S. Kendler Award for Excellence in Pre-Doctoral Research, and Luís Fernando Silva Castro de Araújo, M.D., Ph.D., who accepted the Lindon Eaves Post-Doctoral Award.

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Featured Student: Yi (Daniel) Zhou

Featured Student: Yi (Daniel) Zhou

By Walker Rogers

Daniel Zhou is a fourth-year MD/PhD student in the Integrative Life Sciences – Behavioral & Statistical Genetics concentration at VIPBG. He works in the lab of Dr. Michael Neale, Distinguished Professor, whose research focuses on statistical modeling software for brain imaging, substance use, and psychiatric disorders. Daniel was born in Anyang, China, and he moved to Canada with his family when he was five years old. With the goal of becoming a ...

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