
Vishwajit Nimgaonkar
Director, Program for Genetics and Psychosis · UPMC Medical Education
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
- Present
Long-Term Structured Residential Unit at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital · UPMC Medical Education
- Present
UPMC Medical Education · University of Pittsburgh
- Present
- 1992–1993
- 1988–1992
- 1982–1983
Christian Medical College
- 1981–1982
and Community Health
Research
Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia
Nature · 2022 · 2,203 citations
Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs
Nature Genetics · 2013 · 1,721 citations
Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Nature Genetics · 2019 · 1,140 citations

44 papers

41 papers · 4 as a fellow

40 papers
- RY
39 papers

31 papers · 2 as a fellow
- RG
18 papers

16 papers
- PS
15 papers
Grants
- 2014–2029
Psychiatric Research Infrastructure for Intervention and Implementation in India – TEAMS
Fogarty International Center · D43
Contact PI · $3.2M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2022–2027
Integrated Networks of Scholars in Global Health Research Training (INSIGHT)
Fogarty International Center · D43
PI · $3.6M · University of Maryland Baltimore
- 2022–2026
Exercise-Based Program for Rehabilitation of Veterans with Severe Mental Illness
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Veterans Health Administration
- 2001–2019
2/3: A Neurobehavioral Family Study of Schizophrenia
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $6.1M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
Clinical trials
- 2027–2028
Cognition, Metacognition, and Stigma in Patients With Suicidal Ideation
Principal investigator · Not yet recruiting
University of Pittsburgh
- 2027–2028
Feasibility and Acceptability of Mobile Mental Health App for SZ and SZA
Principal investigator · Not yet recruiting
University of Pittsburgh
- 2027–2028
Prucalopride for Cognitive Functioning in Schizophrenia
Principal investigator · Not yet recruiting
University of Pittsburgh
- 2027
Efficacy of Sleep Hygiene Intervention in Elderly With Insomnia
Principal investigator · Not yet recruiting
University of Pittsburgh
Honors
Fellow, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology



