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Behrang Mahjani, PhD
About Me
Dr. Mahjani is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, and the Deparment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His research focuses on uncovering the biological mechanisms underlying maternal and child mental health, integrating methods from statistical genetics, computational biology, and epidemiology.
The Mahjani Lab is part of the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The Seaver Autism Center is a fully integrated, translational research center that leads progressive studies and provides personalized care to individuals with autism and related rare disorders. As a team, we are dedicated to discovering the biological causes of autism and developing breakthrough treatments.
Dr. Mahjani is also affiliated with the Women’s Mental Health Center and the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Psychiatry, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
Research Topics
Autism, Gene Discovery, Genomics
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine [AIET], Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]
Education
BSc - Applied Mathematics, KNT University of Technology
MSc - Complex Adaptive Systems, Chalmers University of Technology
MSc - Mathematical Statistics, Chalmers University of Technology
PhD - Statistical and Scientific Computing, Uppsala University
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Epidemiology and Biostat, Karolinska Institutet
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Biological Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Awards
2025
Moderate effect size genes in autism spectrum disorder
R01 - NIMH
2023
Risk architecture of postpartum psychosis
R21 - NIMH
2020
Prenatal Maternal Depression And Anxiety, And Risk Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders In Children
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Research
We study the genetic and developmental mechanisms underlying childhood-onset psychiatric disorders, including autism and ADHD, as well as severe perinatal mental illnesses such as postpartum psychosis.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Rare Variants in Antisense Long Noncoding RNA–Protein-Coding Gene Overlap Regions Contribute to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Seulgi Jung, Madison Caballero, Shelby Smout, Behrang Mahjani. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
- Association of parental prenatal mental health with offspring neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Adrianna Kępińska, Thalia Robakis, Shelby Smout, Rachel Bercovitch, Lily Cohen, Ingrid Christina Gustavsson Mahjani, Alkistis Skalkidou, Veerle Bergink, Behrang Mahjani. Psychological Medicine
- Autism Heterogeneity Related to Preterm Birth: Multi-Ancestry Results From the Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge Sample. Charikleia Chatzigeorgiou, Zeynep Asgel, Marina Natividad Avila, Behrang Mahjani, Vahe Khachadourian, Tade Souaiaia, Niamh Mullins, Magdalena Janecka. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
Industry Relationships
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Mahjani during 2025 and/or 2026. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Outside Employment
- Karolinska Institutet
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