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Researchers Study Biological Markers’ Role in Psychosis Onset

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Jul 8, 2024

Researchers Study Biological Markers’ Role in Psychosis Onset

Dr. Jerome Taylor and colleagues are studying oxidative stress as a potential treatable biomarker of psychosis in adolescents.

Jerome H. Taylor, MD

Dr. Taylor's translational and clinical research program focuses on preventing disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with psychotic features. He is particularly interested in the roles that oxidative stress and neuroinflammation play in psychosis symptom progression in youth.

E-mail:

taylorj14 [at] chop.edu

Lifespan Brain Institute

LiBI conducts research in children, adolescents, and adults to study how brain and behavior change over time and in response to illness, with a focus on risk and resilience factors. Areas of research include behavior, cognition, environmental risk, genetics, neuroimaging, and animal models.

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Humanitarian Award, Psychosis with 22q11.2 Deletion, Antibiotic Stewardship, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, New Algorithm for DNA Methylation

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Aug 14, 2020

In the News this week features a Humanitarian Award, along with research on psychosis, antibiotics continuous glucose monitoring and DNA methylation.

Brain-Gene-Development Lab

The Brain-Gene-Development Lab investigates psychiatric risk using a multi-faceted approach that combines neuroimaging, genomics, and clinical phenomics.

Aaron Alexander-Bloch, MD, PhD

Dr. Alexander-Bloch investigates normal brain development and the altered developmental trajectories that lead to mental illness. His multi-disciplinary research integrates brain imaging, genomics and clinical information.

E-mail:

alexanderba [at] chop.edu

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When Are Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms a Sign for Serious Psychiatric Conditions?

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Dec 18, 2018

A new study from the Lifespan Brain Institute sheds light on the obsessive compulsive patterns associated with serious psychopathology in youth.

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Scientific Symposium Emphasizes Future Directions of Research Institute

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May 9, 2017

Synapses were firing throughout the conference room in the Colket Translational Research Building as attendees at the 2017 Research Institute Scientific Symposium held May 2 learned about their colleagues' intriguing research endeavors. The four sessions' themes aligned smartly with the Research Institute's strategic planning process and overall mission of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.