Faculty Profile

Jay Gingrich, M.D./PH.D.

Sackler Institute Professor of Clinical Developmental Psychobiology

Director, Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology,
New York State Psychiatric Institute


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Education and Training:

  • Undergraduate:  University of Kansas, B.S., 1983
  • Medical School:  Duke University Medical Center, M.D./PH.D.
  • Internship:  Presbyterian Hospital, Medical, 1993 - 1994
  • Residency:  Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute, Adult Psychiatry, 1994 - 1997
  • Fellowship:  Columbia University, Psychiatric Research, 1997-1999
  • Board Certifications:  Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry

Specialties:

  • Depression
    Anxiety
    Schizophrenia
  • Treatment of psychiatric disorders in pregnancy
  • Treatment resistance

Contact Information:

Address:
NYS Psychiatric Institute
Room 4911A  Unit/Box:Unit 40
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY   10032

Phone: 212 543 6083
jag46@Columbia.edu


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Research Summary:

Use of mouse genetic models to identify brain mechanisms underlying normal brain function and the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders

Publications:

1. 19. Morelli E, Moore H, Rebello TJ, Gray N, Steele K, Esposito E, Gingrich JA, Ansorge MS: Chronic 5-HT transporter blockade reduces DA signaling to elicit basal ganglia dysfunction.  Journal of Neuroscience   2011;31 (44): 15742-50

2. Muller JM, Morelli E, Ansorge M and Gingrich JA: Serotonin transporter deficient mice are vulnerable to escape deficits following inescapable shocks.  Genes Brain Behav   2011;10 (2): 166-175

3. Weisstaub NV, Zhou M, Lira A, Lambe E, González-Maeso J, Hornung JP, Sibille E, Underwood M, Itohara S, Dauer WT, Ansorge MS, Morelli E, Mann JJ, Toth M, Aghajanian G, Sealfon SC, Hen R, Gingrich JA : Cortical 5-HT2A Receptor Signaling Modulates Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Mice.  Science  2006;313: 536-540.

4. Gingrich JA : Oxidative stress is the new stress.  Nature Medicine  2005;11: 1281-1282

5. Ansorge, M, Zhou, M, Lira, A, Hen, R, Gingrich, JA : Early life blockade of the 5-HT transporter alters emotional behavior in adult mice.  Science  2004;306 : 879-881