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Jubao Duan , PhD

Charles R. Walgreen Research Chair
Director, Stem Cell and Functional Genomics in Psychiatry
Co-Director, Center for Psychiatric Genetics, NorthShore University HealthSystem
Professor (part-time), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Chicago

Contact Information

 224.364.7564
 224.364.7570 Fax
mailto:jduan@uchicago.edu

Education

  • Undergraduate: B.S., Department of Biochemistry; Shandong University; Jinan, China
  • Graduate: Ph.D., Molecular Genetics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship: Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

Research and Academic Interests

Molecular basis of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders; Psychiatric genetics and functional genomics; Disease modeling by human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC)-derived neurons and organoids; Genome editing; Gene expression and regulation.

Honors and Awards

  • 2019/2020 Provost's Global Faculty Award, University of Chicago
  • 2017    Excellence in Research Award, Northshore University Healthsystem
  • 2016    Special Presidents’ Award, NorthShore University Healthsystem
  • 2015    Excellence in Research Award, Northshore University Healthsystem
  • 2011    NorthShore University HealthSystem Pilot Grant Award
  • 2006    NARSAD (National Alliance for Research of Schizophrenia and Depression) Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Investigator
  • 2005    NARSAD (National Alliance for Research of Schizophrenia and Depression) Young Investigator Award, USA
  • 2004    Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Research Career Development Award
  • 2001    NARSAD (National Alliance for Research of Schizophrenia and Depression) Young Investigator Award, USA

Professional Memberships/Affiliations/Activities

  • American Society of Human Genetics
  • International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
  • Ad hoc grant reviewer for MRC (Medical Research Council) of UK, Research Grant Council (RGC) of Hong Kong and other international agencies
  • Ad hoc member of NIH study sections:  IFCN-Z(57) and BDCN-W(06)M (2017); MDCN-P (57) (2016-2019); NINDS ZNS1 SRB-A (24) Special Emphasis Panel (LBD Center Without Walls (CWOW)) and IFCN-S (55) (2020); ZRG1 BCMB-A (51) R (Transformative R01 Program) (2020);  NINDS ZNS1 SRB-S(03) U54 and GHD (2021

Scholarly Work