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Meet the Team

Leadership

  • Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

    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.
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  • Sheila Nagamatsu, PhD

    Associate Research Scientist in Psychiatry

    As an Associate Research Sci at Yale University, I specialize in psychiatry genetics research. My primary focus is on epigenomic-wide association studies of various conditions, including smoking, opioid addiction, depression, and PTSD. I earned my Ph.D. in genetics and molecular biology from the University of Campinas in Brazil, where I focused on the bioinformatics of industrial yeasts and their application to bioethanol production.
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  • Diana Núñez

    Postdoctoral Associate

    Diana L Núñez-Rios has a M.Sc in human genetic and completed her PhD in the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. During her PhD, she assessed rare CNVs (copy number variants) and rare de novo single nucleotide variants in the etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr Núñez joined to Montalvo-Ortiz Lab to investigate epigenetic mechanisms related with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Alumni

Adriana Hernandez Garayua
Postgraduate Associate

Laurie Jimenez
Student Intern

Julia Luppino
Summer SURF program student

Atziri Rodriguez
Summer SURF program student

Lea Zillich
Visiting Scholar

Luis Carlos Hernandez Amaya
Visiting Student Researcher

Patricia Nicole Torres Rivera
Postgraduate Associate

Diego Andrade
Postgraduate Associate
Twitter: @DiegoEAB

Jordan Owen
Student Intern

Adnel I. Figueroa-Jimenez, B.S.
Postgraduate Associate

Olivia Wen
Student intern

Collaborative Centers and Programs

Joining our Team

Applications from postdocs, postdocs and graduate students are always welcomed.

The Candidate

A successful candidate will be enthusiastic and with a strong interest in neuroepigenetics and psychiatric genomics. Expertise in one of the following is required: bioinformatics, statistics, genetic epidemiology, computational biology, and neuroscience. Strong coding and/or programming skills and previous experience in R, UNIX, or PYTHON are also required. Postdoc applicants must have, or be about to be awarded, a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree.

To Apply

Email a cover letter and up-to-date CV to janitza.montalvo-ortiz@yale.edu. Include the names and contact information for two references.

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