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Schahram Akbarian

Psychiatry & Neurology / Psychiatry

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History

Mass General Brigham
1997–2001
Free University of Berlin, Faculty of Medicine
1985–1989

Research

Deficiency of methyl-CpG binding protein-2 in CNS neurons results in a Rett-like phenotype in mice
Nature Genetics · 2001 · 1,033 citations
Gene expression for glutamic acid decarboxylase is reduced without loss of neurons in prefrontal cortex of schizophrenics
Archives of General Psychiatry · 1995 · First of 7 authors · 826 citations
Comprehensive functional genomic resource and integrative model for the human brain
Science · 2018 · 767 citations

Eric Nestler
15 papers
Prashanth Rajarajan
14 papers · 3 as a resident
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Tobias Halene
12 papers · 3 as a resident
AD
Aslihan Dincer
10 papers
Nadejda Tsankova
9 papers · 1 as a fellow
PS
Pamela Sklar
8 papers
SC
Sandhya Chandrasekaran
8 papers · 3 as a resident
AM
Anouch Matevossian
7 papers
Georgios Voloudakis
7 papers · 1 as a resident
RP
Royce Park
7 papers · 1 as a resident
SP
Steven Potkin
7 papers
AP
Amara Plaza-Jennings
6 papers · 1 as a resident

Grants

Single Chromatin Fiber Multiomics in Opioid Use Disorder Brain
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R01
Contact PI · $796.3K · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2026–2031
Single Molecule Functional Validation of Neurogenomic Alterations in Opioid-Exposed HIV Brain
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R01
Contact PI · $2.4M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2026–2030
Targeting the NLRP3 Inflammasome to Mitigate Neuroinflammation and HIV Persistence in the CNS: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies
National Institute of Mental Health · RF1
PI · $3.6M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2025–2029
Nicotine and NLRP3 Inflammasome in HIV-1-Associated CNS Inflammation
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R01
PI · $2.3M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2024–2029