Area of research
Biological Psychiatry · Behavioral Neuroscience
Research interest
Research interests include Tryptophan and brain disorders, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Treatment of Major Depression, and Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence.
“GrimAge,” an epigenetic predictor of mortality, is accelerated in major depressive disorder
Vitamin D and inflammation in major depressive disorder
Circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA, but not leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number, is elevated in major depressive disorder
Cortisol Predicts Antidepressant Treatment Outcome, Memory Improvement, and Brain Response to Negative Emotions: The Importance of Aging
Severity of anxiety– but not depression– is associated with oxidative stress in Major Depressive Disorder
Oxidative stress, inflammation and treatment response in major depression
Psychiatric disorders and leukocyte telomere length: Underlying mechanisms linking mental illness with cellular aging