Publications:28
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 | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
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
- Genome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Nora I. Strom, Zachary F. Gerring, Marco Galimberti, Dongmei Yu, Matthew W. Halvorsen, Abdel Abdellaoui, Cristina Rodriguez-Fontenla, Julia M. Sealock, Tim Bigdeli, Jonathan R. Coleman, Behrang Mahjani, Jackson G. Thorp, Katharina Bey, Christie L. Burton, Jurjen J. Luykx, Gwyneth Zai, Silvia Alemany, Christine Andre, Kathleen D. Askland, Julia Bäckman, Nerisa Banaj, Cristina Barlassina, Judith Becker Nissen, O. Joseph Bienvenu, Donald Black, Michael H. Bloch, Sigrid Børte, Rosa Bosch, Michael Breen, Brian P. Brennan, Helena Brentani, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, Enda M. Byrne, Judit Cabana-Dominguez, Beatriz Camarena, Adrian Camarena, Carolina Cappi, Angel Carracedo, Miguel Casas, Maria Cristina Cavallini, Valentina Ciullo, Edwin H. Cook, Jesse Crosby, Bernadette A. Cullen, Magdalena Janecka, Abraham Reichenberg, Sven Sandin, Dan J. Stein, Dorothy E. Grice. Nature Genetics
- A Family Peer Advocate Model to Address Disparities in Access to Care for Minority Autistic Children with Co-Occurring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Pilar Trelles, Behrang Mahjani, Emma Wilkinson, Nicholas Buonagura, Lauren Donnelly, Jennifer Foss Feig, Danielle Halpern, Mary McKay, Paige Siper, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Alexander Kolevzon. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
- Contribution of autosomal rare and de novo variants to sex differences in autism. Mahmoud Koko, F. Kyle Satterstrom, Branko Aleksic, Mykyta Artomov, Mafalda Barbosa, Elisa Benetti, Catalina Betancur, Monica Biscaldi-Schafer, Anders D. Børglum, Harrison Brand, Alfredo Brusco, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Gabriele Campos, Simona Cardaropoli, Diana Carli, Angel Carracedo, Marcus C.Y. Chan, Andreas G. Chiocchetti, Brian H.Y. Chung, Brett Collins, Ryan L. Collins, Edwin H. Cook, Hilary Coon, Claudia I.S. Costa, Michael L. Cuccaro, David J. Cutler, Mark J. Daly, Silvia De Rubeis, Bernie Devlin, Ryan N. Doan, Enrico Domenici, Shan Dong, Chiara Fallerini, Montserrat Fernández-Prieto, Giovanni Battista Ferrero, Christine M. Freitag, Jack M. Fu, J. Jay Gargus, Sherif Gerges, Elisa Giorgio, Ana Cristina Girardi, Stephen Guter, Emily Hansen-Kiss, Gail E. Herman, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, David M. Hougaard, Alexander Kolevzon, Behrang Mahjani, Abraham Reichenberg, Sven Sandin. American Journal of Human Genetics