Past Projects

Research Grants

• A Classical Twin Study of Chronic Fatigue
• A Twin-Family Study of Alcohol Dependence in Women
• Adolescent African American Drug Use: A Twin Study
• Adolescent Behavioral Development: A Twin Study
• Detecting Susceptibility Genes for Nicotine Addiction
• Detecting Susceptibility Loci for Recurrent Depression
• Genetic & Environmental Determinants of Smoking Cessation
• Genetic and Environmental Influences on Energy Regulation
• Genetic Epidemiology- Aging and Macular Degeneration
• Genetic Epidemiology - Development of Cardiovascular Risk
• Genetic Epidemiology of Seizures: A Twin Study
• Genetic Study of Status Epileptics in Twins
• Molecular Genetics of Schizophrenia
• Genomewide Search for Schizophrenia Susceptibility Loci
• Pathways to Adult Psychopathology: A Study of Etiological Factors
• Psychiatric Genetic Epidemiology
• Versatile Software for Biomedical Genetic Applications
• The Genetic Epidemiology of Schizophrenia in Ireland
• Familial Risk for the Development of Conduct Disorder
• Irish Affected Sib Pair Study of Alcohol Dependence PI: Carol Prescott [09/02-08/06]
• Building Research Careers in Women.s Health Scholar: Donna Miles, Kristen Jacobson [09/00-08/05]
• Multi-Site Longitudinal Analysis-Psychiatric Risk of SUD PI subc: Lindon Eaves[09/03-08/06]
• Adenovirus & Human Obesity-Longitudinal and Twin Studies PI subc: Hermine Maes [09/01-08/06]
• Aging & Genomic Changes: Role of Environment/Genetics Inv: Linda Corey [09/02-09/07]
• Familial Psychiatric Disorder & Attention in Schizophrenia PI subc: Kenneth Kendler [04/00-03/05]
• The Epidemiology of Mood, Anxiety and Alcohol Disorders PI: Kenneth Kendler [09/92-11/05]
• The Transmission of Vulnerability Factors for Schizophrenia PI subc: Kenneth Kendler [12/01-11/06]
• Genetic Epidemiology of Juvenile Psychopathology PI subc: Lindon Eaves [02/99-01/04]
• Parental Effects on Depression and Disruptive Behavior in Children of Twins PI: Judy Silberg [09/01-08/06]
• Candidate Genes in Models of Adolescent Health PI: Edwin van den Oord [12/02-11/05]
• Psychopathology: Models, Measurement and Classification PI: Michael Neale [02/03-12/07]
• Genetics of Fear and Anxiety Disorders PI: Jack Hettema [07/02-06/07]
• Genetics of Vulnerability to Antisocial Behavior PI: Kristen Jacobson [09/02-08/06]
• Developmental Genetic Epidemiology of Psychopathology PI: Lindon Eaves [07/03-06/07]
• A Genetic Study of Status Epilepticus in Twin Kindreds PI subc: Linda Corey [02/00-01/05]
• Genetic Epidemiology of Seizures: A Twin Study PI: Linda Corey [05/94-08/05]

Private Foundation Grants

• Family Spiritual Values in the Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
• A Twin Study of the Genetics of Fear Conditioning
• Gender Differences in the Development of Major Depression and Anxiety Disorders: The Role of Comorbidity
• Candidate Gene Studies of Anorexia Nervosa PI: Brien Riley [09/02-08/04]
• Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry Co-PI: Lindon Eaves [01/99-06/05]
• Exploring the use of haplotype maps to detect susceptibility to schizophrenia PI: Edwin van den Oord [09/02-09/04]
• Using Biological haplotypes to identify susceptible genes for schizophrenia PI: Xiangning Chen [07/02-06/04]
• Parental Effects on Depression in Children of Twins PI: Judy Silberg [07/02-06/04]
• Virginia Youth Tobacco Project Inv: Kenneth Kendler [12/01-06/08]

Scientist Awards

• Psychiatric Genetics
• Eating Disorders - Genetic Epidemiology
• Gene/Environment Interaction in Development of Drug Use
• Mediation and Moderation of Genetic Risk for Alcoholism
• Psychiatric Genetic Epidemiology

Training Grants

• Pre- & Post-doctoral Training Program in Cancer Control C0-PI: Hermine Maes [09/02-08/07]

Subcontracts

• Transmission of Vulnerability Factors for Schizophrenia
• Twin Study of Vulnerability to Alcoholism

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