Matthew W. State MD, PhD
Donald J. Cohen Professor (Adjunct) in the Child Study Center and Professor of Genetics and of Psychiatry; Co-Director, Yale Program on Neurogenetics; Deputy Chairman for Research, Department of Psychiatry
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience | Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development: Genetics and GenomicsYale Medical Group
Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program
Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration: Collaborators
Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Child Study Center: Adjunct Faculty
Genetics
Psychiatry: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Research Clinic
Research Interests
Genetic mechanisms; neuropsychiatric disorders of childhood
Clinical Interests
Child and adolescent psychiatry; genetic syndromes; Tourette's syndrome; Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder (OCD); developmental delay; mental retardation
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Education
- M.D., Stanford University , 1991
- Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine , 2001
Selected Publication
- Sanders SJ, Murtha MT, Gupta AR, Murdoch JD, Raubeson MJ, Willsey AJ, Ercan-Sencicek AG, DiLullo NM, Parikshak NN, Stein JL, Walker MF, Ober GT, Teran NA, Song Y, El-Fishawy P, Murtha RC, Choi M, Overton JD, Bjornson RD, Carriero NJ, Meyer KA, Bilguvar K, Mane SM, Sestan N, Lifton RP, Günel M, Roeder K, Geschwind DH, Devlin B, State MW (2012).De novo mutations revealed by whole-exome sequencing are strongly associated with autism. Nature. 2012 Apr 4;485(7397):237-41. doi: 10.1038/nature10945
Articles
March/April 2008
Gene-hunters search the world for treatments
Yale researchers are going to the ends of the earth to find the genetic causes of human disease. The inspiration for...
Sept/Oct 2008
Genetics researcher is named inaugural Cohen Professor
Matthew W. State, M.D., Ph.D., an authority on the genetics of psychiatric disorders in children, has been named the...
July/August 2010
Faulty histamine gene is a factor in Tourette’s
Best known for triggering symptoms of hay fever, histamine also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. A new genetic...
Jan/Feb 2006
Making a major impact in Science
When French neurologist Gilles de la Tourette first cataloged the persistent muscle tics and involuntary vocal...
May 2012
A firm foothold in the genetics of autism
Matthew W. State, M.D., Ph.D., had never seriously considered a career in genetic research until 1995, when he spent a...
Sept/Oct 2012
Yale alum builds a crucial bridge for psychiatry researchers
Over the course of an eventful life, Herb Allison, M.B.A., a 1965 alumnus of Yale College, has found himself in many...
