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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award

Overview

Tatiana Foroud is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a strong emphasis on neurology, physiology, psychiatry and mental health, molecular biology, and genetics within the broader fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their recent publications focus on neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders, highlighting complex disease mechanisms and biomarker development. Notable works include:

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Assessment of heterogeneity among participants in the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative cohort using α-synuclein seed amplification: a cross-sectional study, 2023, The Lancet Neurology
  • Spread of pathological tau proteins through communicating neurons in human Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A biological definition of neuronal α-synuclein disease: towards an integrated staging system for research, 2024, The Lancet Neurology
  • Structures of α-synuclein filaments from human brains with Lewy pathology, 2022, Nature

They collaborate frequently with multiple researchers, fostering multidisciplinary approaches in their studies. Their most common coauthors include:

  • Arthur W. Toga
  • Kelly Nudelman
  • Andrew J. Saykin
  • David T. Jones
  • Dongbing Lai

Foroud's work has been published extensively across various scientific journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Nature Communications

Their research topics cover a wide range of neurological and psychiatric conditions alongside genetic epidemiology, with key focuses such as:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    Adam C. Naj;Gyungah Jun;Gary W. Beecham;Li-San Wang

  • Mutations in a member of the ADAMTS gene family cause thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

    Gallia G. Levy;William C. Nichols;Eric C. Lian;Tatiana Foroud

  • Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study

    Thomas J. Wang;Feng Zhang;J. Brent Richards;Bryan Kestenbaum

  • Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease

    Mike A Nalls;Nathan Pankratz;Christina M. Lill;Chuong B. Do

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

    Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

    Y. Iturria-Medina;R. C. Sotero;P. J. Toussaint;J. M. Mateos-Pérez

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Genome‐wide search for genes affecting the risk for alcohol dependence

    Theodore Reich;Howard J. Edenberg;Alison Goate;Jeff T. Williams

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Localization of an ataxia-telangiectasia gene to chromosome 11q22–23

    Richard A. Gatti;Izzet Berkel;Elena Boder;Gary Braedt

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Variations in GABRA2, Encoding the α2 Subunit of the GABAA Receptor, Are Associated with Alcohol Dependence and with Brain Oscillations

    Howard J. Edenberg;Danielle M. Dick;Xiaoling Xuei;Huijun Tian

  • Variants in nicotinic receptors and risk for nicotine dependence

    Laura Jean Bierut;Jerry A. Stitzel;Jen C. Wang;Anthony L. Hinrichs

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard J. Edenberg
Howard J. Edenberg Indiana University
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
John I. Nurnberger
John I. Nurnberger Indiana University
Andrew J. Saykin
Andrew J. Saykin Indiana University
Daniel L. Koller
Daniel L. Koller Indiana University
Bernice Porjesz
Bernice Porjesz SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Marc A. Schuckit
Marc A. Schuckit University of California, San Diego
Danielle M. Dick
Danielle M. Dick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Laura J. Bierut
Laura J. Bierut Washington University in St. Louis
John P. Rice
John P. Rice Washington University in St. Louis

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