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Gita Pathak, PhD

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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
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Research Topics
Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Cardiovascular, Depression, Epidemiology, Epigenetics, Genomics, Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders, Psychiatry
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine [AIET], Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT), Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]

PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth

Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

2024

Women's Faculty Forum Award

Yale University

2024

Travel Grant to GWTG Data Bootcamp

American Heart Association

2023

Alzheimer's Association Research Postdoctoral Fellowship

Alzheimer's Association

2023

Research Scholar Pilot Award

Yale Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

2022

K99/R00

National Institute of Aging

2022

T32 Biological Sciences Trainings Program

National Institute of Mental Heath

98
Publications

Selected Publications

Testing bidirectional associations of major depressive disorder with medical conditions: two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Yu Fang, Srijan Sen, Gita A. Pathak, Margit Burmeister, Leah S. Richmond-Rakerd. npj Mental Health Research

Trajectories of genetic risk across dimensions of alcohol use behaviors. Jeanne E. Savage, Fazil Aliev, Peter B. Barr, Maia Choi, Gabin Drouard, Megan E. Cooke, Sally I. Kuo, Mallory Stephenson, Sarah J. Brislin, Zoe E. Neale, Karen Chartier, Ananda Amstadter, Danielle M. Dick, Emily Lilley, Renolda Gelzinis, Anne Morris, Katie Bountress, Amy E. Adkins, Nathaniel Thomas, Zoe Neale, Kimberly Pedersen, Thomas Bannard, Seung B. Cho, Peter Barr, Holly Byers, Erin C. Berenz, Erin Caraway, James S. Clifford, Megan Cooke, Elizabeth Do, Alexis C. Edwards, Neeru Goyal, Laura M. Hack, Lisa J. Halberstadt, Sage Hawn, Sally Kuo, Emily Lasko, Jennifer Lend, Mackenzie Lind, Elizabeth Long, Alexandra Martelli, Jacquelyn L. Meyers, Kerry Mitchell, Ashlee Moore, Arden Moscati, Aashir Nasim, Jill Opalesky, Alison Goate, Paul Slesinger, Gita Pathak. Addiction

Locus- and Gene-Level Insights into the Inverse Association Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Cancer. Dipti Debnath, Mohammad Housini, Sanjeev Sariya, Nicole R. Phillips, Gita A. Pathak, Robert C. Barber. International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Pathak during 2025 and/or 2026. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

  • University of North Texas Health Science Center

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.