Towfique Raj | Mount Sinai

Biography

Research Topics

Alzheimer's Disease, Genetics, Genetics of Movement disorders, Genomics, Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders, Macrophage, Microglia, Parkinson's Disease, RNA Splicing & Processing

Education

PhD, University of Cambridge

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

Postdoctoral Fellow, Broad Institute

Publications

106

Publications

Selected Publications

Cross-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies implications of SORL1 in cerebral beta-amyloid deposition. Jun Pyo Kim, Sang Hyuk Jung, Beomjin Jang, Minyoung Cho, Minku Song, Jaeyoung Kim, Beomsu Kim, Hyunwoo Lee, Daeun Shin, Eun Hye Lee, Hyemin Jang, Bo Hyun Kim, Hongki Ham, Dokyoon Kim, Towfique Raj, Carlos Cruchaga, Hee Jin Kim, Duk L. Na, Sang Won Seo, Hong Hee Won. Nature Communications

Whole-genome sequencing analyses suggest novel genetic factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease and a cumulative effects model for risk liability. Jun Pyo Kim, Minyoung Cho, Chanhee Kim, Hyunwoo Lee, Beomjin Jang, Sang Hyuk Jung, Yujin Kim, In Gyeong Koh, Seoyeon Kim, Daeun Shin, Eun Hye Lee, Jong Young Lee, Young Chan Park, Hyemin Jang, Bo Hyun Kim, Hongki Ham, Beomsu Kim, A. Hyun Cho, Towfique Raj, Hee Jin Kim, Duk L. Na, Sang Won Seo, Joon Yong An, Hong Hee Won. Nature Communications

Fine-mapping genomic loci refines bipolar disorder risk genes. Maria Koromina, Ashvin Ravi, Georgia Panagiotaropoulou, Brian M. Schilder, Jack Humphrey, Alice Braun, Tim Bidgeli, Chris Chatzinakos, Brandon J. Coombes, Jaeyoung Kim, Xiaoxi Liu, Chikashi Terao, Kevin S. O’Connell, Mark J. Adams, Rolf Adolfsson, Martin Alda, Lars Alfredsson, Till F.M. Andlauer, Ole A. Andreassen, Anastasia Antoniou, Bernhard T. Baune, Susanne Bengesser, Joanna Biernacka, Michael Boehnke, Rosa Bosch, Murray J. Cairns, Vaughan J. Carr, Miquel Casas, Stanley Catts, Sven Cichon, Aiden Corvin, Nicholas Craddock, Konstantinos Dafnas, Nina Dalkner, Udo Dannlowski, Franziska Degenhardt, Arianna Di Florio, Dimitris Dikeos, Frederike Tabea Fellendorf, Panagiotis Ferentinos, Andreas J. Forstner, Liz Forty, Mark Frye, Janice M. Fullerton, Micha Gawlik, Ian R. Gizer, Katherine Gordon-Smith, Melissa J. Green, Maria Grigoroiu-Serbanescu, José Guzman-Parra, Tim Hahn, Frans Henskens, Jan Hillert, Assen V. Jablensky, Lisa Jones, Ian Jones, Lina Jonsson, John R. Kelsoe, Tilo Kircher, George Kirov, Sarah Kittel-Schneider, Manolis Kogevinas, Mikael Landén, Marion Leboyer, Melanie Lenger, Jolanta Lissowska, Christine Lochner, Carmel Loughland, Donald J. MacIntyre, Nicholas G. Martin, Eirini Maratou, Carol A. Mathews, Fermin Mayoral, Susan L. McElroy, Nathaniel W. McGregor, Andrew McIntosh, Andrew McQuillin, Patricia Michie, Philip B. Mitchell, Paraskevi Moutsatsou, Bryan Mowry, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Richard M. Myers, Igor Nenadić, Caroline M. Nievergelt, Markus M. Nöthen, John Nurnberger, Michael O. ’Donovan, Claire O. ’Donovan, Roel A. Ophoff, Michael J. Owen, Christos Pantelis, Carlos Pato, Michele T. Pato, George P. Patrinos, Joanna M. Pawlak, Roy H. Perlis, Evgenia Porichi, Danielle Posthuma, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Andreas Reif, Eva Z. Reininghaus, Marta Ribasés, Marcella Rietschel, Ulrich Schall, Peter R. Schofield, Thomas G. Schulze, Laura Scott, Rodney J. Scott, Alessandro Serretti, Jordan W. Smoller, Beata Świątkowska, Maria Soler Artigas, Dan J. Stein, Fabian Streit, Claudio Toma, Paul Tooney, Marquis P. Vawter, Eduard Vieta, John B. Vincent, Irwin D. Waldman, Cynthia Shannon Weickert, Thomas Weickert, Stephanie H. Witt, Kyung Sue Hong, Masashi Ikeda, Nakao Iwata, Hong Hee Won, Howard J. Edenberg, Stephan Ripke, Towfique Raj, Jonathan R.I. Coleman, Niamh Mullins. Nature Neuroscience

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Office Locations

Icahn (East) Building

1425 Madison Ave

New York, NY 10029

Industry Relationships

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 2024 and/or 2025. 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

Merck & Co., Inc.
Curie. Bio

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.

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 2024 and/or 2025. 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

Merck & Co., Inc.
Curie. Bio

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.