Publications
Astrocytic connexins in alcohol use disorder: Mechanisms of neuroinflammation and therapeutic potential
Imafidon E, Dzirasa K, Marshall A, Derk, J (2026) Frontiers in Psychology [in review]
Precision editing of an aggression-encoding network relay suppresses violent action
Grossman Y, Talbot A, Gallagher N, Thomas GE, Fink AJ, Walder-Christensen KK, Russo S, Carlson DE, Dzirasa K (2025) bioXriv
Sleep-wake states are encoded across emotion regulation regions of the mouse brain
Walder-Christensen KK, Goffinet J, Bey AL, Syed R, Benton J, Mague SD, Adamson E, Vera S, Soliman HA, Kansagra S, Carlson D, Dzirasa K (2025) eNeuro
Developing algorithmic psychiatry via multi-level spanning computational models
Halassa MM, Frank MJ, Garety P, Ongur D, Airan RD, Sanacora G, Dzirasa K, Suresh S, Fitzpatrick SM, Rothman DL (2025) Cell Rep Med
Synaptic editing of frontostriatal circuitry prevents excessive grooming in SAPAP3-deficient mice
Walder-Christensen KK, Soliman HA, Calakos N, Dzirasa K (2025) bioRxiv [pre-print]
Long-term editing of brain circuits in mice using an engineered electrical synapse
Ransey E, Thomas GE, Wisdom E, Almoril-Porras A, Bowman R, Adamson E, Walder-Christensen KK, White JA, Hughes DN, Schwennesen H, Ferguson C, Tye KM, Mague SD, Niu L, Wang ZW, Colón-Ramos D, Hultman R, Bursac N, Dzirasa K (2025) bioRxiv [pre-print]
Sex-specific regulation of microglial MyD88 in HMGB1-Induced anxiety phenotype in mice
Rawls A, Dziabis J, Nguyen D, Anbarci D, Clark M, Zhang G, Dzirasa K, Bilbo SD (2025) Neurobiol Stress
The neuroscience of mental illness: Building toward the future
Gordon JA, Dzirasa K, Petzschner FH (2024) Cell
A widespread electrical brain network encodes anxiety in health and depressive states
Hughes DN, Klein MH, Walder-Christensen KK, Thomas GE, Grossman Y, Waters D, Matthews AE, Carson WE, Filali Y, Tsyglakova M, Fink A, Gallagher NM, Perez-Balaguer M, McClung CA, Zarate JM, Hultman RC, Mague SD, Carlson DE, Dzirasa K (2024) bioRxiv
Ethical, legal, and policy challenges in field-based neuroimaging research using emerging portable MRI technologies: Guidance for investigators and for oversight
Shen FX, Wolf SM, Lawrenz F, Comeau DS, Dzirasa K, Evans BJ, Fair D, Farah MJ, Han SD, Illes J, Jackson JD, Klein E, Rommelfanger KS, Rosen MS, Torres E, Tuite P, Vaughan JT, Garwood M (2024) Journal of Law and the Biosciences
Shen FX, Wolf SM, Lawrenz F, Comeau DS, Dzirasa K, Evans BJ, Fair D, Farah MJ, Han SD, Illes J, Jackson JD, Klein E, Rommelfanger KS, Rosen MS, Torres E, Tuite P, Vaughan JT, Garwood M (2024) Journal of Law and the Biosciences
Towards equitable brain genomics research, for us by us
Dzirasa K, Thomas GE, Hathaway AC (2024) Nature Neuroscience
Dzirasa K, Thomas GE, Hathaway AC (2024) Nature Neuroscience
Electome network factors: Capturing emotional brain networks related to health and disease
Walder-Christensen K, Abdelaal K, Klein H, Thomas GE, Gallagher NM, Talbot A, Adamson E, Rawls A, Hughes D, Mague SD, Dzirasa K, Carlson DE (2024) Cell Reports
Walder-Christensen K, Abdelaal K, Klein H, Thomas GE, Gallagher NM, Talbot A, Adamson E, Rawls A, Hughes D, Mague SD, Dzirasa K, Carlson DE (2024) Cell Reports
A novel cross-institutional college internship program to train future diverse leaders in clinical research with data-driven approaches to assess impact
Derk J, Dzirasa K, Locklear T (2023) Frontiers in Pharmacology
Derk J, Dzirasa K, Locklear T (2023) Frontiers in Pharmacology
An aging-susceptible circadian rhythm controls cutaneous antiviral immunity
Kirchner SJ, Lei V, Kim PT, Patel M, Shannon JL, Corcoran D, Hughes D, Waters DK, Dzirasa K, Erdmann D, Coers J, MacLeod AS, Zhang JY (2023) Journal of Clinical Investigation
Kirchner SJ, Lei V, Kim PT, Patel M, Shannon JL, Corcoran D, Hughes D, Waters DK, Dzirasa K, Erdmann D, Coers J, MacLeod AS, Zhang JY (2023) Journal of Clinical Investigation
Structural racism in psychiatric research careers: Eradicating barriers to a more diverse workforce
Widge AS, Jordan A, Kraguljac NV, Sullivan CRP, Wilson S, Benton TD, Alpert JE, Carpenter LL, Krystal JH, Nemeroff CB, Dzirasa K (2023) American Journal of Psychiatry
Widge AS, Jordan A, Kraguljac NV, Sullivan CRP, Wilson S, Benton TD, Alpert JE, Carpenter LL, Krystal JH, Nemeroff CB, Dzirasa K (2023) American Journal of Psychiatry
Estimating a brain network predictive of stress and genotype with supervised autoencoders
Talbot A, Dunson D, Dzirasa K, Carlson D (2023) Journal of the Royal Statistical Society
Talbot A, Dunson D, Dzirasa K, Carlson D (2023) Journal of the Royal Statistical Society
Juneteenth in STEMM and the barriers to equitable science
Mays A, Byars-Winston A, Hinton Jr. A, Marshall AG., Kirabo A, August A, Marlin BJ, Riggs B, Tolbert B, Wanjalia C, Womack C, Evans CS, Barnes C, Starbird C, Williams C, Reynolds C, Taabazuing C, Cameron CE, Murray DD, Applewhite D, Morton DJ, Lee D, Williams DW, Lynch D, Brady D, Lynch E, Rutaganira FUN, Silva GM, Shuler H, Saboor IA, Davis J, Dzirasa K, Hammonds-Odie L, Reyes L, Sweetwyne MT, McReynolds MR, Johnson MDL, Smith NA, Pittman N, Ajijola OA, Smith Q, Robinson RAS, Lewis SC, Murray SA, Black S, Neal SE, Andrisse S, Townsend S, Damo SM, Griffith TN, Lambert WM, Clemons Jr. WM (2023) Cell
Mays A, Byars-Winston A, Hinton Jr. A, Marshall AG., Kirabo A, August A, Marlin BJ, Riggs B, Tolbert B, Wanjalia C, Womack C, Evans CS, Barnes C, Starbird C, Williams C, Reynolds C, Taabazuing C, Cameron CE, Murray DD, Applewhite D, Morton DJ, Lee D, Williams DW, Lynch D, Brady D, Lynch E, Rutaganira FUN, Silva GM, Shuler H, Saboor IA, Davis J, Dzirasa K, Hammonds-Odie L, Reyes L, Sweetwyne MT, McReynolds MR, Johnson MDL, Smith NA, Pittman N, Ajijola OA, Smith Q, Robinson RAS, Lewis SC, Murray SA, Black S, Neal SE, Andrisse S, Townsend S, Damo SM, Griffith TN, Lambert WM, Clemons Jr. WM
(2023) Cell
Gender, racial, and ethnic inequities in receipt of multiple National Institutes of Health research project grants
Nguyen M, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Dzirasa K, Cavazos JE, Boatright D (2023) Journal of the American Medical Association
Nguyen M, Chaudhry SI, Desai MM, Dzirasa K, Cavazos JE, Boatright D (2023) Journal of the American Medical Association
Advancing workforce diversity by leveraging the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program
Locklear T, Lewis R, Calhoun F, Li A, Dickerson KC, McMillan A, Davis L, Dzirasa K, Weinfurt KP, Grambow SC (2022) Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Locklear T, Lewis R, Calhoun F, Li A, Dickerson KC, McMillan A, Davis L, Dzirasa K, Weinfurt KP, Grambow SC (2022) Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Measuring nonapoptotic caspase activity with a transgenic reporter in mice
Nicholls PJ, Pack TF, Urs NM, Kumar S, Zhou Y, Ichim G, Ginzel JD, Turu G, Calabrese E, Roberts WL, Fan P, Ostapchenko VG, Guzman Lenis MS, Beraldo F, Hatina J, Prado VF, Prado MAM, Spasojevic I, Snyder JC, Dzirasa K, Johnson GA, Caron MG (2022) eNeuro
Nicholls PJ, Pack TF, Urs NM, Kumar S, Zhou Y, Ichim G, Ginzel JD, Turu G, Calabrese E, Roberts WL, Fan P, Ostapchenko VG, Guzman Lenis MS, Beraldo F, Hatina J, Prado VF, Prado MAM, Spasojevic I, Snyder JC, Dzirasa K, Johnson GA, Caron MG (2022) eNeuro