Research Group Leader: Dr. rer. nat. Sergi Papiol, PhD

Internal Collaborators: Prof. Peter Falkai / Prof. Thomas G. Schulze / Prof. Moritz Rossner

Research Interests: Genomics, polygenicity, biomarker, biobank

One of our main interests is to understand the influence of genetic variants on the expression of psychiatric symptoms and other clinical features. For this purpose, we implement strategies based on polygenic burden or pathway analyses to disentangle the genetic factors that ultimately contribute to the behavioural expression of psychiatric disorders. A second focus of research is the identification of polygenic signatures and peripheral biomarkers suitable for the prediction of clinical outcomes in these patients.