Michael J. Gandal

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• Mapping the genetic architecture of human cortical expansion and its links to neuropsychiatric disorders

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2026-06-26

• Beyond the gene: isoform diversity as a key contributor to human brain disorders

  Current Opinion in Genetics & Development · 2026-06-09

• Can Psychiatric Genetics Advance Without Incorporating a Life Course Perspective?

  Biological Psychiatry · 2026-04-01

• Leveraging genomic and transcriptomic data of diverse ancestry to uncover mechanisms of psychiatric risk in the adult and developing brain

  Nature Communications · 2025-12-29

• Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders

  Nature · 2025-12-10 · 63 citations

• From variants to mechanisms: Neurogenomics in the post-GWAS era

  Neuron · 2025-11-01 · 5 citations

• AUTISM GENETICS: TRANSLATING ASSOCIATION TO BIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING

  European Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025-10-01

• Morphogen-guided neocortical organoids recapitulate regional areal identity and model neurodevelopmental disorder pathologyPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-09-03 · 2 citations

• The overlapping genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders and cortical brain structure

  Nature Mental Health · 2025-08-11 · 3 citations

• A single cell multi-omic analysis identifies molecular and gene-regulatory mechanisms dysregulated in the developing Down syndrome neocortexPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-07-04 · 6 citations

• Copy Number Variant Architecture of Child Psychopathology and Cognitive Development in the ABCD Study

  American Journal of Psychiatry · 2025-06-11 · 6 citations

• Translatome profiling reveals opposing alterations in inhibitory and excitatory neurons of Fragile X mice and identifies EPAC2 as a therapeutic targetPreprint

  Neuron · 2025-04-24 · 2 citations

• Genetic prediction of early adolescent chronotype: effects of sex and pubertal status

  SLEEP · 2025-04-11 · 3 citations

• Leveraging genomic and transcriptomic data of diverse ancestry to uncover mechanisms of psychiatric risk in the adult and developing brainPreprint

  Research Square · 2025-02-20

• Correction: Assessment and ascertainment in psychiatric molecular genetics: challenges and opportunities for cross-disorder research

  Molecular Psychiatry · 2025-01-28

• The Landscape of Shared and Divergent Genetic Influences across 14 Psychiatric DisordersPreprint

  medRxiv · 2025-01-15 · 13 citations

• Assessment and ascertainment in psychiatric molecular genetics: challenges and opportunities for cross-disorder research

  Molecular Psychiatry · 2024-12-27 · 15 citations

• 79. DECIPHERING THE GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF TOURETTE SYNDROME: A LARGE-SCALE GWAS REVEALS NOVEL RISK LOCI AND HIGHLIGHTS BRAIN REGION SPECIFICITY

  European Neuropsychopharmacology · 2024-10-01

• Genetics of cell-type-specific post-transcriptional gene regulation during human neurogenesis

  The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2024-08-20 · 2 citations