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Epigenetics and DNA Methylation · Molecular Biology

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h-index93
i10-index212
Publications385
Citations33,649

Grants

16 total · 6 active

NIH #R01DA065015

Single molecule functional validation of neurogenomic alterations in opioid-exposed HIV brain

Active
Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2026-02-15 → 2030-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #RF1MH141600

Targeting the NLRP3 Inflammasome to Mitigate Neuroinflammation and HIV Persistence in the CNS: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies

Active
Amount
$3M–$4M
Period
2025-09-22 → 2029-09-21
PIs
3

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R01DA059876

Nicotine and NLRP3 Inflammasome in HIV-1-Associated CNS Inflammation

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2024-05-15 → 2029-02-28
PIs
3

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

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All Grants

16 total · 6 active

NIH #R01DA065015

Single molecule functional validation of neurogenomic alterations in opioid-exposed HIV brain

Active
Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2026-02-15 → 2030-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #RF1MH141600

Targeting the NLRP3 Inflammasome to Mitigate Neuroinflammation and HIV Persistence in the CNS: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies

Active
Amount
$3M–$4M
Period
2025-09-22 → 2029-09-21
PIs
3

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R01DA059876

Nicotine and NLRP3 Inflammasome in HIV-1-Associated CNS Inflammation

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2024-05-15 → 2029-02-28
PIs
3

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R01MH134319

Cell-lineage specific epigenomic determinants of HIV latency in humanized mouse brain and blood

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2023-07-25 → 2028-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R33DA048207

CELL - AND CIRCUIT - SPECIFIC EXPLORATION OF HIV NEUROGENOMICS IN CONTEXT OF OPIATE AND COCAINE ABUSE

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2019-06-01 → 2027-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #DP1DA056018

Single Chromatin Fiber Sequencing and Longitudinal Epigenomic Profiling in HIV+ Brain Cells Exposed to Narcotic and Stimulant

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2022-04-01 → 2027-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R01DA054526

Modeling HIV Microglia-Associated Infection and Inflammation in a Chimeric Mouse Brain

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2021-08-01 → 2026-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #U01DA053600

Single nuclei transcriptome profiling in addiction circuitry of the HIV+ brain

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2021-04-01 → 2026-02-28
PIs
2

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R01MH106056

Higher Order Chromatin and Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia

Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2015-01-15 → 2024-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R01DA047880

TRANSCRIPTOME AND EPIGENOME MAPPING IN DOPAMINE NEURONS FROM THE OPIOID EXPOSED HUMAN BRAIN

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2019-09-15 → 2024-06-30
PIs
4

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #U01DA048279

Functional genomic resource and integrative model of dopaminergic circuitry associated with psychiatric disease

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2019-05-01 → 2024-02-29
PIs
4

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R01MH117790

Epigenomic Regulation of a Large, Neuron-specific Chromatin Domain

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2018-07-09 → 2023-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #U01MH116442

The 3D genome in transcriptional regulation across the postnatal life span, with implications for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2018-09-01 → 2023-05-31
PIs
4

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R01DA043980

(Epi)genetic Risk Architectures in Opioid Dependent Brain

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2017-09-15 → 2022-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

NIH #P50MH096890

Chromosomal Conformations in Mouse Depression Models

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2012-05-01 → 2022-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

NIH #R61DA048207

CELL - AND CIRCUIT - SPECIFIC EXPLORATION OF HIV NEUROGENOMICS IN CONTEXT OF OPIATE AND COCAINE ABUSE

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2019-06-01 → 2022-02-28
PIs
2

Awarded at ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Postpartum Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder: Review of Neurobiology and Expert Consensus Statement on classification. (UNC Libraries)2026-05-08
  2. New NIH award: Single molecule functional validation of neurogenomic alterations in opioid-exposed HIV brain2026-02-15
  3. New preprint: Heterogeneous epigenetic variation converges on splicing dysregulation in opioid addiction2025-12-29

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