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Dewleen G. Baker is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, with notable contributions in subfields including clinical psychology, molecular biology, behavioral neuroscience, genetics, and biological psychiatry.

Their work spans several interconnected topics such as stress responses and cortisol, epigenetics and DNA methylation, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research, tryptophan and brain disorders, child abuse and trauma, traumatic brain injury research, and resilience and mental health.

Baker has authored multiple recent papers, including:

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD across 10 military and civilian cohorts identifies methylation changes in AHRR, 2020, Nature Communications
  • An epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder in US veterans implicates several new DNA methylation loci, 2020, Clinical Epigenetics
  • Longitudinal epigenome-wide association studies of three male military cohorts reveal multiple CpG sites associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, 2020, Clinical Epigenetics
  • Genomic influences on self-reported childhood maltreatment, 2020, Translational Psychiatry

Frequent publication venues for Baker include:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Clinical Epigenetics

Collaborations feature prominently in Baker's research, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Caroline M. Nievergelt
  • Adam X. Maihofer
  • Marco P. Boks
  • Victoria B. Risbrough
  • Murray B. Stein

Best Publications

  • Efficacy and safety of sertraline treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

    Kathleen Brady;Teri Pearlstein;Gregory M. Asnis;Dewleen Baker

  • Serial CSF corticotropin-releasing hormone levels and adrenocortical activity in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Dewleen G. Baker;Scott A. West;Wendall E. Nicholson;Nosa N. Ekhator

  • The resilience framework as a strategy to combat stress-related disorders

    Raffael Kalisch;Dewleen G. Baker;Dewleen G. Baker;Ulrike Basten;Ulrike Basten;Marco P. Boks

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • CSF norepinephrine concentrations in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Thomas D. Geracioti;Dewleen G. Baker;Nosakhare N. Ekhator;Scott A. West

  • 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

  • Assessment of Plasma C-Reactive Protein as a Biomarker of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Risk

    Satish A. Eraly;Satish A. Eraly;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Donald A. Barkauskas

  • Randomized, double-blind comparison of sertraline and placebo for posttraumatic stress disorder in a Department of Veterans Affairs setting

    Matthew J. Friedman;Charles R. Marmar;Dewleen G. Baker;Carolyn R. Sikes

  • Developmental Trajectories of Early Life Stress and Trauma: A Narrative Review on Neurobiological Aspects Beyond Stress System Dysregulation

    Agorastos Agorastos;Panagiota Pervanidou;George P. Chrousos;Dewleen G. Baker

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Smoking: A Systematic Review

    Steven S. Fu;Miles McFall;Andrew J. Saxon;Jean C. Beckham

  • Corticotropin-releasing hormone in depression and post-traumatic stress disorder

    J.W. Kasckow;D. Baker;T.D. Geracioti

  • HIV lipodystrophy: prevalence, severity and correlates of risk in Australia.

    J Miller;A Carr;S Emery;M Law

  • Integrating tobacco cessation into mental health care for posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

    Miles McFall;Andrew J. Saxon;Carol A. Malte;Bruce Chow

  • Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid interleukin-6 concentrations in posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Dewleen G. Baker;Nosa N. Ekhator;John W. Kasckow;Kelly K. Hill

  • Integrated imaging approach with MEG and DTI to detect mild traumatic brain injury in military and civilian patients.

    Ming-Xiong Huang;Rebecca J. Theilmann;Ashley Robb;Annemarie Angeles

  • The association of posttraumatic stress disorder and metabolic syndrome: a study of increased health risk in veterans

    Pia S Heppner;Pia S Heppner;Eric F Crawford;Uzair A Haji;Niloofar Afari;Niloofar Afari

  • Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Active-Duty Marines

    Kate A. Yurgil;Donald A. Barkauskas;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Jennifer J. Vasterling;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt

  • Traumatic stress and accelerated DNA methylation age: A meta-analysis

    Erika J Wolf;Hannah Maniates;Nicole Nugent;Adam X Maihofer

  • Elevated cerebrospinal fluid substance P concentrations in posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression

    Thomas D. Geracioti;Linda L. Carpenter;Michael J. Owens;Dewleen G. Baker

  • Biomarkers of PTSD: neuropeptides and immune signaling

    Dewleen G. Baker;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Daniel T. O'Connor

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline M. Nievergelt
Caroline M. Nievergelt University of California, San Diego
Victoria B. Risbrough
Victoria B. Risbrough University of California, San Diego
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
Eric Vermetten
Eric Vermetten Leiden University Medical Center
Rachel Yehuda
Rachel Yehuda United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Karestan C. Koenen
Karestan C. Koenen Harvard University
Mingxiong Huang
Mingxiong Huang University of California, San Diego
Mark A. Geyer
Mark A. Geyer University of California, San Diego
Murray B. Stein
Murray B. Stein University of California, San Diego
Jean C. Beckham
Jean C. Beckham Duke University

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