Bio for Dr. Ikwunga Wonodi

Ikwunga Wonodi, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Maryland Psychiatric Research Center
Department of Psychiatry

K12 Appointment Dates: July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2011

Research Project: A Genetic Study of Schizophrenia Endophenotypes

Multidisciplinary Expertise Utilized: Psychiatry, Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

 Mentors  Dicipline
 O. Colin Stine, PhD  Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
 Braxton D. Mitchell, PhD  Medicine and Epidemiology
 Gunvant K. Thaker, MD   Psychiatry

Place of Birth: Nigeria

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry  
Primary Appointment: Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Secondary Appointment: Program in Genetics and Genomic Medicine, University of Maryland   School of Medicine
Center/Department/Division: Schizophrenia Related Disorders Program, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center

Education
Medical School: College of Health Sciences, University of Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
Internship: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Residency: (Research Track) University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt
Fellowship: Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Summary of Current Work: Research interests primarily center on the application of established schizophrenia endophenotypes in the genetic dissection of schizophrenia. Endophenotypes are found in schizophrenia individuals and their unaffected relatives, and likely represent specific neurobiological processes that are more relevant than symptoms in the pathophysiology of this complex disorder. Data generated from this line of work could help us better characterize the neurobiology of aberrant genes and explore their causal paths with high translational potential for testing in animal models. Other scholarly interests include antipsychotic-induced adverse events, pharmacologic probe studies, and pharmacogenomics. K12 Award creates an opportunity for multidisciplinary mentorship in molecular techniques, epidemiology and bioinformatics, and schizophrenia research.

Recent Publications: For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

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