Marco Galimberti
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2026
Genomic Study of Resilience to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Million Veteran Program
Overstreet C, Levey D, Adhikari K, Galimberti M, Pathak G, Pietrzak R, Zhou H, Løkhammer S, Polimanti R, Harrington K, Quaden R, Amstadter A, Gaziano J, Stein M, Gelernter J, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Deen J, Tsao P, Gaziano J, Hauser E, Kilbourne A, Matheny M, Oslin D, Voora D, Gaziano J, Tsao P, Brewer J, Brophy M, Cho K, Churby L, DuVall S, Pyarajan S, Ringer R, Selva L, Shayan S, Stephens B, Whitbourne S, Assimes T, Hung A, Kranzler H. Genomic Study of Resilience to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Million Veteran Program. Biological Psychiatry 2026 PMID: 41763442, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
The genetics of cannabis lifetime use
Bright U, Beck S, Galimberti M, Gupta P, Chen Y, Dao C, Nunez Y, Kranzler H, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Choi K, Levey D, Gelernter J. The genetics of cannabis lifetime use. Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 51: 554-564. PMID: 41044382, PMCID: PMC12824155, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-025-02255-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetics of SSRI antidepressant use and relationship to psychiatric and medical traits
Levey D, Galimberti M, Deak J, Gupta P, Empke S, Adhikari K, Harrington K, Quaden R, Gaziano J, Program V, Stein M, Gelernter J. Genetics of SSRI antidepressant use and relationship to psychiatric and medical traits. Human Genetics And Genomics Advances 2025, 7: 100500. PMID: 40903904, PMCID: PMC12494825, DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2025.100500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-ancestral genome-wide association study of clinically defined nicotine dependence reveals strong genetic correlations with other substance use disorders and health-related traits
Johnson E, Lai D, Balbona J, Miller A, Hatoum A, Deak J, Jennings M, Baranger D, Galimberti M, Sanichwankul K, Thorgeirsson T, Colbert S, Adhikari K, Docherty A, Degenhardt L, Edwards T, Fox L, Giannelis A, Jeffries P, Korhonen T, Morrison C, Nunez Y, Palviainen T, Su M, Villela P, Wetherill L, Willoughby E, Zellers S, Bierut L, Buchwald J, Copeland W, Corley R, Friedman N, Foroud T, Gillespie N, Gizer I, Heath A, Hickie I, Kaprio J, Keller M, Lee J, Lind P, Madden P, Maes H, Martin N, McGue M, Medland S, Nelson E, Pearson J, Porjesz B, Stallings M, Vrieze S, Wilhelmson K, Kranzler H, Walters R, Polimanti R, Malison R, Zhou H, Stefansson K, Sanchez-Roige S, Potenza M, Mutirangura A, Shotelersuk V, Kalayasiri R, Edenberg H, Gelernter J, Agrawal A. Multi-ancestral genome-wide association study of clinically defined nicotine dependence reveals strong genetic correlations with other substance use disorders and health-related traits. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e234. PMID: 40831304, PMCID: PMC12360691, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291725100883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA contextual genomic perspective on physical activity and its relationship to health, well being and illness
Galimberti M, Levey D, Deak J, Adhikari K, Overstreet C, Gupta P, Nitin R, Zhou H, Lake N, Harrington K, Djousse L, Davis L, Gaziano J, Stein M, Gelernter J. A contextual genomic perspective on physical activity and its relationship to health, well being and illness. Nature Genetics 2025, 57: 1860-1871. PMID: 40691405, PMCID: PMC12339386, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02260-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe genetic relationship between cannabis use disorder, cannabis use and psychiatric disorders
Galimberti M, Overstreet C, Gupta P, Beck S, Dao C, Deak J, Zhou H, Johnson E, Agrawal A, Stein M, Levey D, Gelernter J. The genetic relationship between cannabis use disorder, cannabis use and psychiatric disorders. Nature Mental Health 2025, 3: 700-708. DOI: 10.1038/s44220-025-00440-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Strom N, Gerring Z, Galimberti M, Yu D, Halvorsen M, Abdellaoui A, Rodriguez-Fontenla C, Sealock J, Bigdeli T, Coleman J, Mahjani B, Thorp J, Bey K, Burton C, Luykx J, Zai G, Alemany S, Andre C, Askland K, Bäckman J, Banaj N, Barlassina C, Nissen J, Bienvenu O, Black D, Bloch M, Børte S, Bosch R, Breen M, Brennan B, Brentani H, Buxbaum J, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Byrne E, Cabana-Dominguez J, Camarena B, Camarena A, Cappi C, Carracedo A, Casas M, Cavallini M, Ciullo V, Cook E, Crosby J, Cullen B, De Schipper E, Delorme R, Djurovic S, Elias J, Estivill X, Falkenstein M, Fundin B, Garner L, Gironda C, Goes F, Grados M, Grove J, Guo W, Haavik J, Hagen K, Harrington K, Havdahl A, Höffler K, Hounie A, Hucks D, Hultman C, Janecka M, Jenike E, Karlsson E, Kelley K, Klawohn J, Krasnow J, Krebs K, Lange C, Lanzagorta N, Levey D, Lindblad-Toh K, Macciardi F, Maher B, Mathes B, McArthur E, McGregor N, McLaughlin N, Meier S, Miguel E, Mulhern M, Nestadt P, Nurmi E, O’Connell K, Osiecki L, Ousdal O, Palviainen T, Pedersen N, Piras F, Piras F, Potluri S, Rabionet R, Ramirez A, Rauch S, Reichenberg A, Riddle M, Ripke S, Rosário M, Sampaio A, Schiele M, Skogholt A, Sloofman L, Smit J, Artigas M, Thomas L, Tifft E, Vallada H, van Kirk N, Veenstra-VanderWeele J, Vulink N, Walker C, Wang Y, Wendland J, Winsvold B, Yao Y, Zhou H, Agrawal A, Alonso P, Berberich G, Bucholz K, Bulik C, Cath D, Denys D, Eapen V, Edenberg H, Falkai P, Fernandez T, Fyer A, Gaziano J, Geller D, Grabe H, Greenberg B, Hanna G, Hickie I, Hougaard D, Kathmann N, Kennedy J, Lai D, Landén M, Hellard S, Leboyer M, Lochner C, McCracken J, Medland S, Mortensen P, Neale B, Nicolini H, Nordentoft M, Pato M, Pato C, Pauls D, Piacentini J, Pittenger C, Posthuma D, Ramos-Quiroga J, Rasmussen S, Richter M, Rosenberg D, Ruhrmann S, Samuels J, Sandin S, Sandor P, Spalletta G, Stein D, Stewart S, Storch E, Stranger B, Turiel M, Werge T, Andreassen O, Børglum A, Walitza S, Hveem K, Hansen B, Rück C, Martin N, Milani L, Mors O, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Ribasés M, Kvale G, Mataix-Cols D, Domschke K, Grünblatt E, Wagner M, Zwart J, Breen G, Nestadt G, Kaprio J, Arnold P, Grice D, Knowles J, Ask H, Verweij K, Davis L, Smit D, Crowley J, Scharf J, Stein M, Gelernter J, Mathews C, Derks E, Mattheisen M. Genome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Nature Genetics 2025, 57: 1389-1401. PMID: 40360802, PMCID: PMC12165847, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02189-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
A genome-wide investigation into the underlying genetic architecture of personality traits and overlap with psychopathology
Gupta P, Galimberti M, Liu Y, Beck S, Wingo A, Wingo T, Kranzler H, Stein M, Gelernter J, Levey D. A genome-wide investigation into the underlying genetic architecture of personality traits and overlap with psychopathology. Nature Human Behaviour 2024, 8: 2235-2249. PMID: 39134740, PMCID: PMC11576509, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01951-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInference of Locus-Specific Population Mixtures from Linked Genome-Wide Allele Frequencies
Reyna-Blanco C, Caduff M, Galimberti M, Leuenberger C, Wegmann D. Inference of Locus-Specific Population Mixtures from Linked Genome-Wide Allele Frequencies. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2024, 41: msae137. PMID: 38958167, PMCID: PMC11255385, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msae137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association study of the common retinal disorder epiretinal membrane: Significant risk loci in each of three American populations
Gelernter J, Levey D, Galimberti M, Harrington K, Zhou H, Gupta P, Program V, Gaziano J, Eliott D, Stein M. Genome-wide association study of the common retinal disorder epiretinal membrane: Significant risk loci in each of three American populations. Cell Genomics 2024, 4: 100582. PMID: 38870908, PMCID: PMC11228954, DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100582.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- July 21, 2025
Yale Study: Physical Activity and its Relationship to Health, Well-Being, and Illness
- June 09, 2025
Cannabis Use Disorder May Increase Risk for Certain Psychiatric Illnesses
- May 29, 2025Source: Nature Mental Health
The Genetic Relationship Between Cannabis Use Disorder, Cannabis Use and Psychiatric Disorders
- May 13, 2025Source: Nature Genetics
Genome-Wide Analyses Identify 30 Loci Associated with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder