Gabriel R. Fries
@FriesGabriel
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Ass. Professor @uthpsychiatry.
Houston, TX
Joined June 2014
Could premature #aging help explain the variability in #Alzheimer's risk in #bipolardisorder (BD)? Excited to share our latest findings on the link between epigenetic aging and amyloid biomarkers in BD, now published in @AmJGeriPsych: https://t.co/AMZWX8X3bo
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🚨🚨Important Opportunity to Impact the Future of Metabolic Psychiatry🚨🚨 Our first @HubMetPsych survey of patient/family/healthcare provider priorities for our metabolic psychiatry research identified 49 research questions. Please now tell us your top 10 from this list to
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A new preprint from the PGC SUI Workgroup reports multi-ancestry GWAS meta-analyses of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and suicide death across >50 cohorts, identifying 77 loci (59 novel) and implicating synaptic and subcortical brain pathways. 📷 https://t.co/kykS8eZ22K
medrxiv.org
Suicidality is heritable and a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, yet its biological etiology remains largely elusive. We conducted multi-ancestry genome-wide association study meta-a...
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Baszucki Group is proud to announce the six recipients of the first-ever Metabolic Psychiatry Scholar Award. This new initiative supports exceptional early-career scientists and clinicians working to advance understanding of the connection between metabolic health and mental
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Powerful @EMC_ISBD4 panel discussion on #networking @tatiana1195 @kamillawm ‘Without networking I wouldn’t have a career’ @RecoveryDoctor Summary 🧵: ‘feel the fear & do it anyway’ @ conference -reach out ahead of 🕒 & arrange ☕️ -ask Qs @ session
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Good news deserves to be celebrated! 🥳 Happy to share that our lab was recently awarded 1) a Pilot grant from @UTHealthHouston and 2) a CaDRE award from @uthpsychiatry to develop novel in vitro neuronal models to investigate mechanisms linked to suicide and bipolar disorder 🧠🔬
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Last week, we held our 3rd annual X—a day filled with insightful presentations from our dedicated team members. A day where we come together to showcase ongoing efforts to enhance patient care, drive discovery, and strengthen our shared commitment to advancing health.
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Updated lab photo from our Department’s Annual Behavioral Health Research Day @UTHealthHouston 😎
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Check out our new Seminar on bipolar disorder in @TheLancet. It was wonderful to work with these co-authors, led by Balwinder Singh. https://t.co/MlWlWj5lgz
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Gabriel Fries, https://t.co/p04DCgNL1m., PhD, was featured on Doug Pikes Fifty+ Show to speak about Epigenetics, the study of how behaviors and environments can affect how our genes work, without altering DNA . Click the link below to listen in! https://t.co/hvoP4LC4zj
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NEW REVIEW: Molecules that mimic calorie restriction: metformin, rapamycin, resveratrol, spermidine, aspirin https://t.co/uHl7QJJVs4
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Excited to share our *open access* review on vascular homeostasis and suicidal behaviors, trying to make sense of the links between stress, vascular health, inflammation, and suicidal behaviors, just out in @BiologicalPsyc1 : https://t.co/b432Emj7pJ
biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com
Suicidal behaviors (SBs) remain a major global health challenge, reflecting persistent gaps in understanding their neurobiological underpinnings. The scarcity of validated biological markers for...
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📖 #book #timelinecleanse Do you remember the book that made you cry for the 1st time? This one by 🇧🇷 author José Mauro de Vasconcelos made my 8-year old self cry out loud (but fall in love w/ reading bc of that)
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https://t.co/GQuhJv7sjL Anyone out there with Bioplar I: our son @BaszuckiMatt made this video to help you find your way. He struggled for years, then one by one put in place strategies that keep him well. Please share this with anyone struggling with bipolar disorder who needs
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Latin America has experienced an increase in suicide rate, contrasting with a global decline. We review possible reasons for this in this piece: https://t.co/YzdcvSziIK Led by @brendacabreram and @RenatoPolimanti , 1st publication from the @LAGCPsychGene Suicide Working Group.
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Submissions for parallel symposia, interactive workshops, posters and new & trending oral sessions are now open for #ISBD2025! Click link below to see all submission details and important deadlines. https://t.co/H0HwMKGSBl
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🚨Looking for an APA accredited postdoctoral fellowship where you can do research and clinical work focused on bipolar disorder? I am recruiting for an adult slot this year! Check out our 2024 brochure and reach out if interested https://t.co/l93c8UcOzp
medicine.umich.edu
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New publication alert 🚨 We systematically reviewed the literature to investigate whether #aging processes act as targets of existing pharmacotherapies approved for #bipolardisorder. Check it out here: https://t.co/TmFgbw9FHT
@alancourtes @jaircsoares @n_topolski @uthpsychiatry
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The #MontalvoOrtizlab is hiring for a Postbac position. The candidate will work on the All of Us Research Program and other projects. DM me if interested or help me spread the word! Thanks! @YalePsych
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More locus-specific #HERVs linked to brain-related traits—this time, neurodegenerative diseases like #MS and #ALS! 🧠 New connections between ancient viral DNA and modern health challenges. Summary here: https://t.co/oIE1IAxrJb Paper here: https://t.co/coJb8MBZlv
@powell_tim_r
kcl.ac.uk
New research has revealed a connection between ancient viral DNA embedded in the human genome and the genetic risk for two major diseases that affect the central nervous system.
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