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Derek E. Wildman is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Psychology, with a focus on specific subfields such as Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their scientific work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Several recent significant papers by Derek E. Wildman include:

  • "Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference," published in 2024 in Nature Genetics
  • "Evaluating the impact of trauma and PTSD on epigenetic prediction of lifespan and neural integrity," published in 2020 in Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Epigenetic predictors of all-cause mortality are associated with objective measures of neighborhood disadvantage in an urban population," published in 2020 in Clinical Epigenetics
  • "The impact of psychopathology, social adversity and stress-relevant DNA methylation on prospective risk for post-traumatic stress: A machine learning approach," published in 2020 in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Neighborhood environment, social cohesion, and epigenetic aging," published in 2021 in Aging

Derek E. Wildman frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Monica Uddin
  • Allison E. Aiello
  • Agaz H. Wani
  • Karestan C. Koenen
  • Sandro Galea

Their publications appear across various scientific venues, with the most frequent publication platforms being:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Placenta
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Best Publications

  • Prolonged myelination in human neocortical evolution

    Daniel J. Miller;Tetyana Duka;Cheryl D. Stimpson;Steven J. Schapiro

  • Metabolic costs and evolutionary implications of human brain development

    Christopher W. Kuzawa;Harry T. Chugani;Lawrence I. Grossman;Leonard Lipovich

  • Epigenetic and immune function profiles associated with posttraumatic stress disorder

    Monica Uddin;Allison E. Aiello;Derek E. Wildman;Karestan C. Koenen

  • Largest GWAS of PTSD (N=20 070) yields genetic overlap with schizophrenia and sex differences in heritability

    L. E. Duncan;A. Ratanatharathorn;A. E. Aiello;L. M. Almli

  • Evolution of increased glia-neuron ratios in the human frontal cortex.

    Chet C. Sherwood;Cheryl D. Stimpson;Mary Ann Raghanti;Derek E. Wildman

  • Implications of natural selection in shaping 99.4% nonsynonymous DNA identity between humans and chimpanzees: Enlarging genus Homo

    Derek E. Wildman;Monica Uddin;Guozhen Liu;Lawrence I. Grossman

  • Evolution of the mammalian placenta revealed by phylogenetic analysis

    Derek E. Wildman;Caoyi Chen;Offer Erez;Offer Erez;Lawrence I. Grossman

  • The common marmoset genome provides insight into primate biology and evolution

    Kim C. Worley;Wesley C. Warren;Jeffrey Rogers;Devin Locke

  • Sister grouping of chimpanzees and humans as revealed by genome-wide phylogenetic analysis of brain gene expression profiles

    Monica Uddin;Derek E. Wildman;Guozhen Liu;Wenbo Xu

  • A genome-wide association study of post-traumatic stress disorder identifies the retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA) gene as a significant risk locus

    Mark W. Logue;Clinton Baldwin;Guia Guffanti;Efi Melista

  • A primate subfamily of galectins expressed at the maternal–fetal interface that promote immune cell death

    Nandor Gabor Than;Roberto Romero;Morris Goodman;Amy Weckle

  • Accelerated evolution of the electron transport chain in anthropoid primates.

    Lawrence I. Grossman;Derek E. Wildman;Timothy R. Schmidt;Morris Goodman

  • Phylogenetic relationships and divergence times among New World monkeys (Platyrrhini, Primates)

    Juan C. Opazo;Derek E. Wildman;Derek E. Wildman;Tom Prychitko;Robert M. Johnson

  • Epigenetic and inflammatory marker profiles associated with depression in a community-based epidemiologic sample

    M. Uddin;K. C. Koenen;A. E. Aiello;D. E. Wildman

  • SLC6A4 methylation modifies the effect of the number of traumatic events on risk for posttraumatic stress disorder

    Karestan C. Koenen;Monica Uddin;Shun Chiao Chang;Allison E. Aiello

  • Comparative analysis of encephalization in mammals reveals relaxed constraints on anthropoid primate and cetacean brain scaling.

    A. M. Boddy;M. R. Mcgowen;C. C. Sherwood;L. I. Grossman

  • Genomics, biogeography, and the diversification of placental mammals

    Derek E. Wildman;Monica Uddin;Juan C. Opazo;Juan C. Opazo;Guozhen Liu

  • Sentieon DNASeq Variant Calling Workflow Demonstrates Strong Computational Performance and Accuracy.

    Katherine Irene Kendig;Saurabh Baheti;Matthew A Bockol;Travis M Drucker

  • Synaptogenesis and development of pyramidal neuron dendritic morphology in the chimpanzee neocortex resembles humans

    Serena Bianchi;Cheryl D. Stimpson;Tetyana Duka;Michael D. Larsen

  • Corrigendum: Genome-wide adaptive complexes to underground stresses in blind mole rats Spalax.

    Xiaodong Fang;Eviatar Nevo;Lijuan Han;Erez Y. Levanon

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandro Galea
Sandro Galea Washington University in St. Louis
Karestan C. Koenen
Karestan C. Koenen Harvard University
Morris Goodman
Morris Goodman Wayne State University
Roberto Romero
Roberto Romero National Institutes of Health
Lawrence I. Grossman
Lawrence I. Grossman Wayne State University
Chet C. Sherwood
Chet C. Sherwood George Washington University
Patrick R. Hof
Patrick R. Hof Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
Leonard Lipovich
Leonard Lipovich Wayne State University
Offer Erez
Offer Erez Soroka Medical Center

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