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Tara Thompson-Felix, MD

Clinical Fellow in the Child Study Center
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Clinical Fellow in the Child Study Center

Biography

Dr. Tara Thompson-Felix received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and her MD from Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Prior to medical school, she worked as a postgraduate research associate in the Yale Child Study Center focusing on investigating the genetic basis of developmental language and behavioral disorders. After earning her M.D., she trained in adult psychiatry at the Lewis Katz Temple University medical school. At Temple, she served as a chief resident and completed the child and research track. Her research involved collaborations with the Temple OB/GYN and neuroscience department to investigate the epigenetic landscape of fetal neural exosomes associated with in utero exposure to opiates. Based on this work, Dr. Thompson-Felix was selected as an APA research colloquium awardee in 2018. Dr. Thompson-Felix is also a National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative (NNCI) scholar and continues to work on developing new teaching materials, including a “this stuff is really cool” talk on extracellular vesicles and clinical commentary published in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry (2019). She was awarded the 2020 George Ginsberg Fellowship award from the American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (AADPRT), acknowledging her commitment to teaching and education. Dr. Thompson-Felix is interested in improving child development starting from the in-utero experience and maternal health. At this time, she an attending psychiatrist on the consult liaison service and a PhD candidate in the Yale Investigative Medicine Program through the Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding the impact of maternal obesity on child neurodevelopment through the characterization of and fetal neuron derived extracellular vesicles. This work is supported by various awards including the Patterson Mentored Trust Award, NRSA TL1 training program, NIH Loan Repayment Program, and 2022 YCSC trainee pilot award. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing with her kids, spending time with family and cooking cultural dishes.

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
Yale School of Medicine (2023)
Resident Physician, Chief Resident
Temple University Hospital (2020)
MD
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Doctor of Medicine
Postgraduate Research Associate
Yale School of Medicine (2012)
BA
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Psychology (2009)

Board Certifications

  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

    Certification Organization
    AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Original Certification Date
    2022

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Maternal-Fetal Relations; Perinatal Care

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Tara Thompson-Felix's published research.

Publications

2024

  • Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches.
    Welsh JA, Goberdhan DCI, O'Driscoll L, Buzas EI, Blenkiron C, Bussolati B, Cai H, Di Vizio D, Driedonks TAP, Erdbrügger U, Falcon-Perez JM, Fu QL, Hill AF, Lenassi M, Lim SK, Mahoney MG, Mohanty S, Möller A, Nieuwland R, Ochiya T, Sahoo S, Torrecilhas AC, Zheng L, Zijlstra A, Abuelreich S, Bagabas R, Bergese P, Bridges EM, Brucale M, Burger D, Carney RP, Cocucci E, Crescitelli R, Hanser E, Harris AL, Haughey NJ, Hendrix A, Ivanov AR, Jovanovic-Talisman T, Kruh-Garcia NA, Ku'ulei-Lyn Faustino V, Kyburz D, Lässer C, Lennon KM, Lötvall J, Maddox AL, Martens-Uzunova ES, Mizenko RR, Newman LA, Ridolfi A, Rohde E, Rojalin T, Rowland A, Saftics A, Sandau US, Saugstad JA, Shekari F, Swift S, Ter-Ovanesyan D, Tosar JP, Useckaite Z, Valle F, Varga Z, van der Pol E, van Herwijnen MJC, Wauben MHM, Wehman AM, Williams S, Zendrini A, Zimmerman AJ, MISEV Consortium, Théry C, Witwer KW. Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches. J Extracell Vesicles 2024, 13: e12404. PMID: 38326288, DOI: 10.1002/jev2.12404.
    Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

2023

2019

2012

2011

  • Genetic variation in DRD4, criminality and conduct disorder
    Thompson, T.M., Getchell, M., af Klinteberg, B., Koposov, R.A., Oreland, L., Pakstis, A.J., Ruchkin, V.V., Yrigollen, C.M. & Grigorenko, E.l., (2011). Genetic variation in DRD4, criminality and conduct disorder. In S. Boag & N. Tiliopoulos (Eds.) Personality and individual differences: Theory, assessment, and application, pp. 193-208. New York: Nova Science Publishers. Inc.
    Books

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP)

  • honor

    Yale/NIDA Neuroproteomics Award

  • honor

    Patterson Trust Mentored Award

  • honor

    Underrepresented Minority (URM) Near Peer Program

  • honor

    Individual Biomedical Research Award

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