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Alison K. Merikangas
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Dublin Trinity College, George Washington University, University of Pennsylvania
Research areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Genetics · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
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Employment
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Rutgers University Supervising Research Scientist2026 - Present
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Senior Scientist2017 - Present
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University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Fellow2015 - 2017
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University of Pennsylvania Trainee
Education
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University of Dublin Trinity College PhD2008 - 2013
- 2006 - 2008
- 1996 - 2000
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (31)
- Multiplex Portuguese Families as a Lens into rare mutations and the Shared Genetic Architecture of Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, and Autism Spectrum Disorders Save
- Do Common Genetic Factors Underlie Comorbidity Between Migraine and Major Depressive Disorder in Youth? Save
- The overlapping genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders and cortical brain structure Save
- The overlapping genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders and cortical brain structure Save
- The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Brain function Save
- The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Genetics Save
- Reply to “Comment on: What genes are differentially expressed in individuals with schizophrenia? A systematic review” Save
- Is anxiety a pathway to Alcohol Use Disorders? A phenome-wide association study of theGABRA2coding variant rs279858 Save
- What genes are differentially expressed in individuals with schizophrenia? A systematic review Save
- Genetic liability for substance use associated with medical comorbidities in electronic health records of African‐ and European‐ancestry individuals Save
- Stability of Polygenic Scores Across Discovery Genome-Wide Association Studies Save
- Polygenic Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Exhibits Cross-trait Associations in Electronic Health Record Data From European Ancestry Individuals. Save
- Using the tools of genetic epidemiology to understand sex differences in neuropsychiatric disorders. Save
- Characteristics of youth with reported family history of psychosis spectrum symptoms in the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort. Save
- Harnessing Progress in Psychiatric Genetics to Advance Population Mental Health. Save
- Real-time Mobile Monitoring of the Dynamic Associations Among Motor Activity, Energy, Mood, and Sleep in Adults With Bipolar Disorder. Save
- Sex differences in estimated brain metabolism in relation to body growth through adolescence. Save
- Neurocognitive performance as an endophenotype for mood disorder subgroups. Save
- Parental Age and Offspring Psychopathology in the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort. Save
- Parental age, birth order and neurodevelopmental disorders. Save