Assoc.Prof. Priv.Doz. Dr. Lukas Pezawas
Function/Position:
Associate Professor/Head Outpatient Clinic, Clinical Neuroimaging
E-Mail: Lukas.pezawas@meduniwien.ac.at
Research topic:
Neuroimaging, diagnosis and therapy of affective disorders, biological mechanisms
Research interests:
Imaging Genetics; prediction of antidepressant response on a biological level such as brain function of peripheral correlates
5 selected publications:
Meyer, B. M. et al. Oppositional COMT Val158Met effects on resting state functional connectivity in adolescents and adults. Brain Struct Funct 221, 103-114, doi:10.1007/s00429-014-0895-5 (2016).
Rabl, U. et al. Additive gene-environment effects on hippocampal structure in healthy humans. J Neurosci 34, 9917-9926, doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3113-13.2014 (2014).
Pezawas, L. et al. Evidence of biologic epistasis between BDNF and SLC6A4 and implications for depression. Molecular psychiatry 13, 709-716, doi:10.1038/mp.2008.32 (2008).
Pezawas, L. et al. 5-HTTLPR polymorphism impacts human cingulateamygdala interactions: a genetic susceptibility mechanism for depression. Nat Neurosci 8, 828-834, doi:10.1038/nn1463 (2005).
Pezawas, L. et al. The brain-derived neurotrophic factor val66met polymorphism and variation in human cortical morphology. J Neurosci 24, 10099-10102, doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2680-04.2004 (2004).
Research projects of the last 5 years:
- Principal Investigator (PI): Pezawas L. Title: Visiting Scholar Award. Amount: 10.000 USD Grant: Visiting Scholar Award, Stanford Neurosciences Institute (SNI).
- PI: Pezawas L. Title: Neural Correlates of SSRI Drug Response: Impact of Stress System Genes. Amount: 169.000 Euros Grant: Clinical Call, Austrian Science Fund (FWF).
- PI: Pezawas L. Title: Neural, Genetic, and Peripheral Correlates of SSRI Pharmaco-Response. Amount: 87.000 Euros Grant: Anniversary Fund, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB).
- PI: Moser E, Co-PI: Pezawas L. Title: Impact of Serotonergic Haplotypes on Structural and Functional Neural Circuitries in Depression. Amount: 65.000 Euros Grant: Anniversary Fund, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB).
- PI: Pezawas L. Title: P3514: Multimodal Imaging of Human Brain Monoamine Transporters, SFB F35-B11: Transmembrane Transporters in Health and Disease. Amount: 308.080 Euros Grant: SFB, Austrian Science Fund (FWF).
Specific opportunities for doctoral students:
International collaborations, multiprofessional team