Neda Jahanshad, PhD

Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering

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Research Funding

  • Causal and Event Based Modeling of Brain Alterations in ADRD
    NIH · R01AG087513 · Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2029 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Worldwide Tractometry Initiative to Investigate Brain Microstructure, Cognitive Impairment & Dementia in Parkinsons Disease
    NIH · RF1NS136995 · Jun 1, 2024 – May 31, 2027 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Global studies into the Genetic Architecture of the Brain's White Matter Network through Harmonized and Coordinated Analyses in the ENIGMA-Consortium
    NIH · R01MH134004 · Sep 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2028 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • A global alliance to unlock brain mechanisms influencing suicidal behaviors through the ENIGMA Consortium
    NIH · R01MH117601 · Aug 9, 2018 – May 31, 2022 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • High resolution mapping of the genetic risk for disease in the aging brain
    NIH · R01AG059874 · Aug 1, 2018 – Apr 30, 2024 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Distinct profiles of white matter diffusivity in obesity and bipolar disorders: An ENIGMA bipolar disorders study in 2166 individuals. Psychol Med. 2026 Oct 23; 56:e342.. View in PubMed
  • Contrastive learning and advanced bundle metrics outperform fractional anisotropy for Alzheimer’s disease diffusion MRI prediction: findings from the Beyond FA challenge. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2026 Sep; 13(5):054003.. View in PubMed
  • Comparison of automated white matter lesion segmentation approaches for use in large, multi-site data analyses in Parkinson’s disease. Front Neurosci. 2026; 20:1904361.. View in PubMed
  • Regional choroid plexus calcifications and their associations with aging, brain structure, and disease. bioRxiv. 2026 Sep 16.. View in PubMed
  • Tissue- and compartment-resolved brain age reveals vascular-metabolic and neurodegenerative aging. Res Sq. 2026 Sep 11.. View in PubMed
  • Distribution and age-interactions of cortical thickness associated with specific classes of medication used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder: Results from the international ENIGMA consortium. Cortex. 2026 Sep 02; 205:1-23.. View in PubMed
  • Diagnostic classifications based on cognitive, CSF, and PET biomarkers across ADNI cohorts: cross-sectional and longitudinal variability. Brain Commun. 2026; 8(5):fcag312.. View in PubMed
  • Assessing molecular, cellular and transcriptomic bases of laminar perfusion and cytoarchitecture coupling in the human cortex. Nat Commun. 2026 Aug 13; 17(1).. View in PubMed
  • Brain Morphology Mediators of the Association of Childhood Trauma With Bipolar Disorder: An International ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group Study. JAMA Psychiatry. 2026 Aug 01; 83(8):847-856.. View in PubMed
  • FastEBM: Fast, Scalable, and Uncertainty-Aware Event-Based Disease Progression Modeling. bioRxiv. 2026 Jul 22.. View in PubMed