In Session with Anil Malhotra, MD: Pharmacogenetics of Schizophrenia
Anil Malhotra, MD, interviewed by Norman Sussman, MD
Dr. Malhotra is the Director of Psychiatry Research at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York, and professor of psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. His research group focuses on identifying the biologic underpinnings of schizophrenia and the mechanism of action of antipsychotics. They have identified numerous genes associated with increased risk for the disorder; determined their relationship with important clinical manifestations of illness, including cognitive impairment; and begun to examine the role of genetic factors in predicting individual responses to pharmacologic treatment. more... |