Multimodal Developmental Neurogenetics of Females with ASD Investigating the MAPT H1 haplotype genetic susceptibility for PSP and FTD Predicting and Optimizing Language Outcomes in Minimally Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Simons Foundation (SFARI) 675474 Jun 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022įunctional Genomics Common Research ResourceĪRTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) NIH R01MH121601 Sep 15, 2020 - Aug 31, 2025Įnhancer-targeted correction of haploinsufficient ASD risk genes High-throughput modeling of autism risk genes using zebrafish

Uncovering the genetic mechanisms of the Chromosome 17q21.31 Tau haplotype on neurodegeneration risk in FTD and PSP He has received several awards for his laboratory’s work and is an elected Member of the American Association of Physicians and the National Academy of Medicine. In addition to having served on multiple scientific advisory boards, including the Faculty of 1000 Medicine, the Scientific Advisory Board for the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the NIMH Advisory Council and the NIH Council of Councils, he currently serves on the editorial boards of Cell, Neuron and Science. He has led pioneering studies extending these integrative genomics methods to elucidate the mechanisms by which genetic risk for neuropsychiatric disease impacts brain development and function. His group made major contributions to identifying genetic causes of ASD and defined the molecular pathology of autism and other psychiatric disorders using gene network analysis. In his laboratory, his group has pioneered the application of systems biology methods in neurologic and psychiatric disease, with a focus on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and neurodegenerative conditions. In his capacity as Senior Associate Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor of Precision Health, he leads the Institute for Precision Health (IPH) at UCLA, where he oversees campus precision health initiatives. Geschwind is the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics, Neurology and Psychiatry at UCLA. Allen Foundation Distinguished Investigator AwardĮlection to both American Academy of Physicians and National Academy of MedicineĢ022 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Healthĭr.

Multiple Presidential and named plenary lectures and visiting professorships MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award Harold Brenner Pepinsky Early Career Award in Neurobehavioral Science McDonnell-Pew Foundation Award in Cognitive Neuroscienceĭerek Denny Brown Neurology Scholar Award

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