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Zachary Piserchia

Henry M. Jackson Foundation

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Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 3 Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 2 Approach:Bayesian inference· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Christal N. DavisiD· 3 shared Henry R. KranzleriD· 3 shared Joshua C. GrayiD· 3 shared Christopher T. RentschiD· 2 shared Michael R. SetzeriD· 2 shared Samantha G. MaloneiD· 2 shared Amy C. JusticeiD· 1 shared Eleni FriligkouiD· 1 shared

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Shared Genetic Architecture and Neurobiological Pathways of Problematic Alcohol Use and Anxiety Disorders

Mingjian Shi, Tommy Gunawan, Samantha G. Malone, Michael R. Setzer, Zachary Piserchia, Christal N. Davis, Christopher T. Rentsch, Eleni Friligkou, Hang Zhou, Renato A Polimanti, Lu Wang, Nataraja Sarma Vaitinadin, Henry R. Kranzler, Joshua C. Gray

This study identifies shared genetic and neurobiological pathways between problematic alcohol use and anxiety disorders using genomic analyses.

Neuropsychopharmacology · Jul 13, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Disaggregating the Genetic Overlap Between Educational Attainment and Substance Use Phenotypes

Christal N. Davis, Yousef Khan, Zachary Piserchia, Joshua C. Gray, Henry R. Kranzler

The paper investigates the genetic overlap between educational attainment and substance use traits, finding distinct genetic patterns for cognitive and non-cognitive components of education.

medRxiv · Jul 18, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Alcohol use disorder and body mass index show genetic pleiotropy and shared neural associations

Samantha G. Malone, Christal N. Davis, Zachary Piserchia, Michael R. Setzer, Sylvanus Toikumo, Hang Zhou, Emma L. Winterlind, Joel E. Gelernter, Amy C. Justice, Lorenzo Leggio, Christopher T. Rentsch, Henry R. Kranzler, Joshua C. Gray

The paper investigates genetic and neural overlaps between alcohol use disorder and BMI, finding polygenic overlap despite minimal genetic correlation and identifying shared brain regions involved in executive function and reward.

Nature Human Behaviour · Mar 31, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine