Department of Psychiatry

Psychiatry Scholars Program
Project Description

The Genetics of Schizophrenia: A Comparison of a Population of People with Schizophrenia to Controls

This is a case-control study that looks for genes associated with schizophrenia. The study goals are to collect 5000 people with schizophrenia over 3 years for comparison with a group of 10,000 people who do not have the illness to see which genes are different. This is a 10-site study across the country. Over 250 people have already been collected.

The student would be involved in performing an extensive diagnositic evaluation of schizophrenia. This includes a structured genetic interview, an interview with a family member about the person with schizophrenia and review of medical records. The student would also have access to the existing database of 250 people and could generate hypotheses based on the information collected in the clinical interview and analyze these hypotheses with our existing data set.

Preceptor Information

Name: Ann Olincy
Department: Psychiatry
Location: Colorado Psychiatric Hospital
  9th Avenue and Colorado Blvd. Campus
Contact: 303-315-5046
  ann.olincy@uchsc.edu
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Position Information

Openings: flexible
Funding: Funding for summer stipend may be available at $1700 per month