Division of Basic Science Research

This division focuses on understanding mechanisms of brain function and behavior in the context of psychiatric disease.

Division Director

Alexxai Kravitz

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-7956
• Email: alexxai@nospam.wustl.edu

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Muhammad Ali

Instructor in Psychiatry

• Phone: 774-823-8562
• Email: m.ali@wustl.edu

Anil Cashikar

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Neurology

• Phone: 314-273-1863
• Email: cashikar@wustl.edu

Douglas Covey

Andrew C. and Barbara B. Taylor Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-1726
• Email: dcovey@wustl.edu

Carlos Cruchaga

Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-286-0546
• Email: cruchagac@wustl.edu

Joseph Dougherty

Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-286-0752
• Email: jdougherty@wustl.edu

Abdallah El-Thaileb (Eteleeb)

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-1560
• Email: eteleeb@wustl.edu

Laura Ibanez

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-3641
• Email: ibanezl@wustl.edu

Sayaka Inoue

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-3142
• Email: sayaka@wustl.edu

Abhirami Kannan Iyer

Instructor in Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-8745
• Email: iyera@wustl.edu

Yukitoshi Izumi

Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-747-2987
• Email: izumiy@wustl.edu

Celeste Karch

Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-747-3161
• Email: karchc@wustl.edu

Adam Kepecs

Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-2205
• Email: akepecs@wustl.edu

Alexxai Kravitz

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-7956
• Email: alexxai@wustl.edu

Federica Lucantonio

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-3733
• Email: federica@wustl.edu

Susan Maloney

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-940-6008
• Email: maloneys@wustl.edu

Dario Maschi

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-362-5518
• Email: dario.maschi@wustl.edu

Steven Mennerick

Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-747-2988
• Email: menneris@wustl.edu

Miguel Minaya

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

• Phone: 314-273-8145
• Email: miguel.minaya@wustl.edu

Current Research Publications

• Lifespan in rodents with MYT1L heterozygous mutation
  December 1, 2025
  Lifespan in rodents with MYT1L heterozygous mutationSchreiber, A., Swift, R. G., Wilson, L., Kroll, K. L., Dougherty, J. & Maloney, S., Dec 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 4998.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• The Hao-Fountain syndrome protein USP7 regulates neuronal connectivity in the brain via a novel p53-independent ubiquitin signaling pathway
  February 25, 2025
  The Hao-Fountain syndrome protein USP7 regulates neuronal connectivity in the brain via a novel p53-independent ubiquitin signaling pathwayChen, H., Ferguson, C. J., Mitchell, D. C., Risch, I., Titus, A., Paulo, J. A., Hwang, A., Beck, L. K., Lin, T. H., Gu, W., Song, S. K., Yuede, C. M., Yano, H., Griffith, O. L., Griffith, M., Gygi, S. P., Bonni, A. & Kim, A. H., Feb 25 2025, In: Cell Reports. 44, 2, 115231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• iSODA: A Comprehensive Tool for Integrative Omics Data Analysis in Single- and Multi-Omics Experiments
  February 11, 2025
  iSODA: A Comprehensive Tool for Integrative Omics Data Analysis in Single- and Multi-Omics ExperimentsOlivier-Jimenez, D., Derks, R. J. E., Harari, O., Cruchaga, C., Ali, M., Ori, A., Di Fraia, D., Cabukusta, B., Henrie, A., Giera, M. & Mohammed, Y., Feb 11 2025, In: Analytical Chemistry. 97, 5, p. 2689-2697 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• A comprehensive head-to-head comparison of key plasma phosphorylated tau 217 biomarker tests
  February 1, 2025
  A comprehensive head-to-head comparison of key plasma phosphorylated tau 217 biomarker testsWarmenhoven, N., Salvadó, G., Janelidze, S., Mattsson-Carlgren, N., Bali, D., Orduña Dolado, A., Kolb, H., Triana-Baltzer, G., Barthélemy, N. R., Schindler, S. E., Aschenbrenner, A. J., Raji, C. A., Benzinger, T. L. S., Morris, J. C., Ibanez, L., Timsina, J., Cruchaga, C., Bateman, R. J., Ashton, N. & Arslan, B. & 4 others, Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Binette, A. P. & Hansson, O., Feb 1 2025, In: Brain. 148, 2, p. 416-431 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Evaluating pathogenicity of variants of unknown significance in APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2
  January 1, 2025
  Evaluating pathogenicity of variants of unknown significance in APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2Marsh, J. A., Huang, G., Bowling, K., Renton, A. E., Ziegemeier, E., Ball, T., Pottier, C., Cruchaga, C., Day, G., Bateman, R., Llibre-Guerra, J. J., McDade, E. & Karch, C. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Neurotherapeutics. e00527.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review