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Behrang Mahjani, PhD
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Psychiatry
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
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Research Topics
Autism, Gene Discovery, Genomics
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine [AIET], Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]
Perinatal Mental Health
We study the interplay of genetic and environmental factors influencing mental health disorders during pregnancy and their impact on child development. Our group strives to integrate cutting-edge computational genomics, epidemiological studies, and statistical genetics approaches to achieve this goal.
Genetic risk architecture of neuropsychiatric disorders
The goal of our research group is to better understand the developmental mechanisms and trajectories of childhood neuropsychiatric disorders, from the prenatal period through adolescence. We are keen to leverage large-scale data and statistical and computational methods to facilitate precision psychiatric approaches.

BSc - Applied Mathematics, KNT University of Technology

MSc - Complex Adaptive Systems, Chalmers University of Technology

MSc - Mathematical Statistics, Chalmers University of Technology

PhD - Statistical and Scientific Computing, Uppsala University

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Epidemiology and Biostat, Karolinska Institutet

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Biological Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2023

Risk architecture of postpartum psychosis

National Institute of Mental Health

2020

Prenatal Maternal Depression And Anxiety, And Risk Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders In Children

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

25
Publications

Selected Publications

Interactions of perinatal depression versus anxiety and infants' early temperament trajectories. Ferdinand Sörensen, Mary C. Kimmel, Vera Brenner, Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann, Alkistis Skalkidou, Behrang Mahjani, Emma Fransson. Child Development

Comorbidities in autism spectrum disorder and their etiologies. Vahe Khachadourian, Behrang Mahjani, Sven Sandin, Alexander Kolevzon, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Abraham Reichenberg, Magdalena Janecka. Translational Psychiatry

Polygenic risk score-based phenome-wide association study identifies novel associations for Tourette syndrome. Pritesh Jain, Tyne Miller-Fleming, Apostolia Topaloudi, Dongmei Yu, Petros Drineas, Marianthi Georgitsi, Zhiyu Yang, Renata Rizzo, Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl, Zeynep Tumer, Nanette Mol Debes, Andreas Hartmann, Christel Depienne, Yulia Worbe, Pablo Mir, Danielle C. Cath, Dorret I. Boomsma, Veit Roessner, Tomasz Wolanczyk, Piotr Janik, Natalia Szejko, Cezary Zekanowski, Csaba Barta, Zsofia Nemoda, Zsanett Tarnok, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Dorothy Grice, Jeffrey Glennon, Hreinn Stefansson, Bastian Hengerer, Noa Benaroya-Milshtein, Francesco Cardona, Tammy Hedderly, Isobel Heyman, Chaim Huyser, Astrid Morer, Norbert Mueller, Alexander Munchau, Kerstin J. Plessen, Cesare Porcelli, Susanne Walitza, Anette Schrag, Davide Martino, Thomas D. Als, Harald Aschauer, Gil Atzmon, Matie Bækvad-Hansen, Silvia De Rubeis, Behrang Mahjani, Sven Sandin. Translational Psychiatry

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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Mahjani during 2023 and/or 2024. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Outside Employment

  • Karolinska Institutet

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