Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryCards
About
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Biography
My research interests include the study of the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms associated with psychiatry disorders. I investigate how trauma-related events increase the vulnerability to develop mental disorders later in life.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Assistant ProfessorPrimaryBiomedical Informatics & Data Science
Assistant ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- Northwestern University, Neuroscience (2014)
- BA
- University of Puerto Rico, Biology (2009)
Research
Publications
2024
Towards a Novel Frontier in the Use of Epigenetic Clocks in Epidemiology
Martínez-Magaña J, Hurtado-Soriano J, Rivero-Segura N, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Garcia-delaTorre P, Becerril-Rojas K, Gomez-Verjan J. Towards a Novel Frontier in the Use of Epigenetic Clocks in Epidemiology. Archives Of Medical Research 2024, 55: 103033. PMID: 38955096, DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of public health interventionsHealth problems associated with agingPublic health interventionsPublic health strategiesEpigenetic clocksEfficacy of interventionsProblems associated with agingBiological agePublic health concernHealth interventionsHealth strategiesAssociated with ageDNA methylation levelsHuman phenomeHealthy agingHealth concernEpigenetic ageMultiple traitsHealthMethylation levelsInterventionAssociationAgeEpidemiological contextHealth spanEpigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis of 11 Military and Civilian Cohorts Reveals Cell-Type Specific and Inflammatory DNA Methylation Patterns Associated With PTSD
Katrinli S, Wani A, Zhao X, Maihofer A, Zhao Y, Nunez D, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Zannas A, Logue M, Nievergelt C, Uddin M, Smith A, Workgroup P. Epigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis of 11 Military and Civilian Cohorts Reveals Cell-Type Specific and Inflammatory DNA Methylation Patterns Associated With PTSD. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s33. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuronal-Specific Methylome and Hydroxymethylome Analysis Reveal Replicated and Novel Loci Associated With Alcohol Use Disorder
Andrade-Brito D, Nunez-Rios D, Martinez-Magaña J, Rompala G, Zillich L, Witt S, Clark S, Group T, Group P, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Neuronal-Specific Methylome and Hydroxymethylome Analysis Reveal Replicated and Novel Loci Associated With Alcohol Use Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s19-s20. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Prefrontal Cortex Transcriptomic Landscape of the Comorbidity Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Opioid Misuse
Martinez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Nunez-Rios D, Krystal J, Girgenti M, Group T, Montalvo-Ortiz J. The Prefrontal Cortex Transcriptomic Landscape of the Comorbidity Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Opioid Misuse. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s69. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-Omics Mapping in Human Cortical Neurons Reveals Well-Known and Novel Loci of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Nunez-Rios D, Hurd Y, Rompala G, Nagamatsu S, Martinez-Magaña J, Krystal J, Group T, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Multi-Omics Mapping in Human Cortical Neurons Reveals Well-Known and Novel Loci of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s34. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals
Jennings M, Martínez-Magaña J, Courchesne-Krak N, Cupertino R, Vilar-Ribó L, Bianchi S, Hatoum A, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Gelernter J, Artigas M, 23andMe I, Aslibekyan S, Auton A, Babalola E, Bell R, Bielenberg J, Bryc K, Bullis E, Coker D, Partida G, Dhamija D, Das S, Elson S, Eriksson N, Filshtein T, Fitch A, Fletez-Brant K, Fontanillas P, Freyman W, Granka J, Heilbron K, Hernandez A, Hicks B, Hinds D, Jewett E, Jiang Y, Kukar K, Kwong A, Lin K, Llamas B, Lowe M, McCreight J, McIntyre M, Micheletti S, Moreno M, Nandakumar P, Nguyen D, Noblin E, O'Connell J, Petrakovitz A, Poznik G, Reynoso A, Schumacher M, Shastri A, Shelton J, Shi J, Shringarpure S, Su Q, Tat S, Tchakouté C, Tran V, Tung J, Wang X, Wang W, Weldon C, Wilton P, Wong C, Elson S, Edenberg H, Fontanillas P, Palmer A, Sanchez-Roige S. A phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals. EBioMedicine 2024, 103: 105086. PMID: 38580523, PMCID: PMC11121167, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple domains of healthDomains of healthEffects of alcohol consumptionAlcohol consumptionHealth outcomesPhenome-wide association studyAlcohol-related behaviorsCardio-metabolic healthPotential causal effectMendelian randomisation studiesGenome-wide association studiesPhenome-wide associationMR analysisPheWAS associationsMultiple domainsHypothesis-free approachPreventive medicineDiverse cohortPheWASAssociation studiesHealthReproductive healthAlcohol behaviorConsequences of drinkingEuropean cohortNeuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder
Andrade-Brito D, Núñez-Ríos D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Rompala G, Zillich L, Witt S, Clark S, Lattig M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Che A, Cruz D, Davis D, Girgenti M, Hoffman E, Holtzheimer P, Huber B, Kaye A, Keane T, Krystal J, Labadorf A, Logue M, Marx B, Mash D, McKee A, Miller M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Noller C, Schnurr P, Scott W, Stein T, Ursano R, Williamson D, Wolf E, Young K. Neuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder. Frontiers In Genetics 2024, 15: 1345410. PMID: 38633406, PMCID: PMC11021708, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1345410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderOrbitofrontal cortexEpigenome-wide association studiesUse disorderStudy of alcohol use disorderHuman orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol-related traitsHuman brainPostmortem brain samplesHuman postmortem brain samplesEnrichment analysisDifferential CpG sitesPostmortem brain tissueGenome-wide levelOxidative bisulfite sequencingAssessed 5Functional enrichment analysisBrain tissueFalse discovery rateBisulfite sequencingAssociation studiesDifferential methylationIdentified genesDNA methylationCorrection: Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk scores of inflammatory biomarkers in relation to GrimAge
Tamman A, Koller D, Nagamatsu S, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Abdallah C, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R. Correction: Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk scores of inflammatory biomarkers in relation to GrimAge. Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 49: 764-764. PMID: 38182778, PMCID: PMC10876612, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01786-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk scores of inflammatory biomarkers in relation to GrimAge
Tamman A, Koller D, Nagamatsu S, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Abdallah C, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R. Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk scores of inflammatory biomarkers in relation to GrimAge. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 699-708. PMID: 37848731, PMCID: PMC10876568, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01747-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreGenetic predispositionModifiable psychosocial variablesAge-related morbidityGamma-glutamyl transferaseInflammatory biomarkersSystemic inflammationNational HealthApolipoprotein BMale veteransPsychosocial factorsVeterans StudySaliva samplesPsychosocial moderatorsPsychosocial variablesAntihistamine drugsMilitary veteransGrimAgeGrimAge accelerationInflammationUK BiobankDrugsRepresentative samplePredispositionImportance of including individuals of Latin American ancestry in genetic studies of feeding and eating disorders
Murgueito J, Martínez-Magaña J, Trujillo-Chi Vacuan E, Cortes-Morales S, Compte E, Storch E, Camarena B, Muniz Carvahlo C, Peterson R, Belangero S, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Genomics Consortium L, Bulik C. Importance of including individuals of Latin American ancestry in genetic studies of feeding and eating disorders. Psicologia 2023, 34: 262-283. DOI: 10.55611/reps.3402.10.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
News
News
- September 18, 2024
Montalvo-Ortiz Featured on Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists
- December 14, 2023
Montalvo-Ortiz Accepts Pamela Sklar Innovation Award For Latin American Genomics Consortium
- October 17, 2023
Construyendo Comunidad: Inaugural Conference Unites Latine Health Professionals
- September 22, 2023Source: Psychological Medicine
In Study of Veterans, Positive Personality Traits Moderate Persistent High Alcohol Consumption