Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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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.
Education & Training
- PhDNorthwestern University, Neuroscience (2014)
- BAUniversity of Puerto Rico, Biology (2009)
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Travel Fellowship Award | Society of Biological Psychiatry | 2018 |
| NIDA Diversity Scholars Network Program | National Institute on Drug Abuse | 2017 |
| NARSAD Young Investigator Grant | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | 2017 |
| Biological Science Training Program Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2014 | |
| Neuroscience Scholars Program Associate | Society of Neuroscience | 2014 |
| Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant Award | National Institute of Mental Health | 2013 |
| Multidisciplinary Clinical and Translational Training Grant Award | Northwester University | 2011 |
| Neuroethics Writing Prize Runner-Up | Neuroethics Society | 2009 |
| Best Scientific Research in Biology Award | University of Puerto Rico | 2009 |
| Neuroscience Poster Presentation Award | Annual Biomedical Research Conference | 2006 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience Letters | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
| PLOS One | Associate Editor | 2018 - Present |
| The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
| The American Journal of Addictions | Reviewer | 2017 - Present |
| Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Reviewer | 2017 - Present |
| Society of Biological Psychiatry | Member | 2017 - Present |
| American Society of Human Genetics | Member | 2015 - Present |
| Ciencia Puerto Rico | Member | 2014 - Present |