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Towfique Raj, PhD

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PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
PROFESSOR | Neurology
PROFESSOR | Immunology & Immunotherapy
PROFESSOR | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
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Research Topics
Alzheimer's Disease, Genetics, Genetics of Movement disorders, Genomics, Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders, Macrophage, Microglia, Parkinson's Disease, RNA Splicing & Processing

PhD, University of Cambridge

Postdoctoral Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Postdoctoral Fellow, Broad Institute

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Publications

Selected Publications

Genetic modifiers of APOE-ε4-associated cognitive decline. Alex G. Contreras, Skylar Walters, Jaclyn M. Eissman, Derek B. Archer, Alexandra N. Regelson, Alaina Durant, Michelle Clifton, Subhabrata Mukherjee, Michael L. Lee, Seo Eun Choi, Phoebe Scollard, Emily H. Trittschuh, Jesse Mez, William S. Bush, Brian W. Kunkle, Carlos Cruchaga, Adam C. Naj, Katherine A. Gifford, Murat Bilgel, Amanda B. Kuzma, Balebail Ashok Raj, Kristin Fargher, Amanda Smith, Lisa Raudin, Gloria Chaing, Norman Relkin, Karen Elizabeth Smith, Hyungsub Shim, Laura L.Boles Ponto, Susan K. Schultz, Antero Sarrael, Raymundo Hernando, Nunzio Pomara, Dick Drost, Irina Rachinsky, Stephen Pasternak, Elizabether Finger, David Bachman, Kenneth Spicer, Hillel Grossman, Mary Sano, Brian Fulton-Howard, Alison M. Goate, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Ricardo Vialle, Andrew Sharp, Alan Renton, Towfique Raj, Jack Humphrey, Shea Andrews. Nature Communications

A meta-analysis of single-nucleus expression quantitative trait loci linking genetic risk to brain disorders. Beomjin Jang, Kailash BP, Alex Tokolyi, Winston H. Dredge, Ashvin Ravi, Sang Hyuk Jung, Tatsuhiko Naito, Beomsu Kim, Min Seo Kim, Minyoung Cho, Mi So Park, Mikaela Rosen, Joel Blanchard, Jack Humphrey, David A. Knowles, Hong Hee Won, Towfique Raj. Nature Genetics

Publisher Correction: A meta-analysis of single-nucleus expression quantitative trait loci linking genetic risk to brain disorders (Nature Genetics, (2026), 10.1038/s41588-026-02541-x). Beomjin Jang, Kailash BP, Alex Tokolyi, Winston H. Dredge, Ashvin Ravi, Sang Hyuk Jung, Tatsuhiko Naito, Beomsu Kim, Min Seo Kim, Minyoung Cho, Mi So Park, Mikaela Rosen, Joel Blanchard, Jack Humphrey, David A. Knowles, Hong Hee Won, Towfique Raj. Nature Genetics

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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. Raj 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

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