
Nelson Freimer
Psychiatry & Neurology / Psychiatry
Credentials: · · ·
History
postdoctoral fellowship in human genetics (at Columbia University
Psychiatry

Research
Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Nature · 2010 · 2,901 citations
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels
Nature Genetics · 2013 · 2,451 citations
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index
Nature Genetics · 2010 · 2,266 citations
- VR
Victor Reus
52 papers

27 papers

23 papers

23 papers

18 papers
- SF
17 papers · 3 as a resident

15 papers
- CB
14 papers
Grants
- 2023–2026
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Severe Mental Illness
National Institute of Mental Health · RF1
Contact PI · $3.1M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2020–2026
A Latin American Biobank for Large-Scale Genetics Research on Severe Mental Illness
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $10.6M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2020–2025
4/4 Powering Genetic Discovery for Severe Mental Illness in Latin American and African Ancestries
National Institute of Mental Health · U01
Contact PI · $5.3M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2018–2023
Integrating Common and Rare Variation to Discover Genes Associated with Tourette Syndrome
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
PI · $1.6M · Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical trials
- 2026–2027
Health And Response: Digital Markers for Outcomes in Perinatal Depression Treatment Study
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of California, Los Angeles

