Lauren Weiss, PhD

Associate Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry
School of Medicine
+1 415 476-7650

Lauren A. Weiss is a human geneticist and her research laboratory studies the complex genetics of autism using both analytical and experimental methods. Lauren joined the CSW after starting a Professional Problem Solving group for junior female faculty. She was inspired to do so after attending an AAMC leadership event for women with a session on table manners where female faculty were taught how to set a table and told not to leave lipstick marks on a glass (because it can be very distracting for male colleagues), but where the other attendees had more helpful ideas to share based on their career experiences. Lauren was a co-recipient of the Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women based on her work with CSW to develop 'tip sheets' to reduce gender bias in common academic scenarios. She is currently the CSW Policy/Advocacy Chair (but has no policy recommendations regarding lipstick use).

Joined UCSF: 2008
Joined CSW: 2011
CSW sub-committee: Advocacy & Policy

Publications

A cross-disorder analysis of CNVs finds novel loci and dose-dependent relationships of genes to psychiatric traits.

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

Shanta O, Klein M, Sacks M, MacDonald JR, Maihofer A, Ahangari M, Engchuan W, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Guevara J, Hong O, Huguet G, Sønderby I, Kalyuzhny M, Adams MJ, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Aiello AE, Alda M, Allardyce J, Amstadter AB, Andlauer TFM, Andreassen OA, Artigas MS, Austin SB, Ayub M, Baker DG, Bass N, Baune BT, Bayas M, Berger K, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli T, Bisson JI, Blackwood D, Boks M, Braff D, Bramon E, Breen G, Brueckl T, Bryant RA, Bulik CM, Buxbaum J, Cairns MJ, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Campbell M, Campion D, Carr VJ, Castelao E, Chaumette B, Cichon S, Cohen D, Corvin A, Craddock N, Crosbie J, Czamara D, Dannlowski U, Degenhardt F, Delahanty DL, Dempfle A, Desachy G, Di Florio A, Dickerson FB, Djurovic S, Domschke K, Douglas L, Drange OK, Duncan LE, Edenberg HJ, Esko T, Faraone S, Feeny NC, Forstner AJ, Franke B, Frye M, Fu DJ, Fullerton JM, Gareeva A, Garvert L, Gatt JM, Gejman P, Geschwind DH, Giegling I, Glatt SJ, Glessner J, Goes FS, Gordon-Smith K, Grabe H, Green MJ, Green MF, Greenwood T, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Gur RE, Gur RC, Guzman-Parra J, Haavik J, Hahn T, Hakonarson H, Hallmayer J, Hamshere ML, Hartmann AM, Hassan A, Hayward C, Hebebrand J, Hemmings SMJ, Herms S, Herrera-Rivero M, Hinney A, Homuth G, Ingason A, Ito LT, Iwata N, Jones I, Jones LA, Jonsson L, Jönsson EG, Kahn RS, Karlsson R, Kaufman ML, Kelsoe JR, Kennedy JL, King A, Kircher T, Kirov G, Knappskog P, Knowles JA, Kobayashi N, Koenen KC, Konte B, Korgaonkar M, Kowalec K, Krebs MO, Landén M, Laurent-Levinson C, Lebois LA, Levinson D, Lewis C, Li Q, Liberzon I, Light G, Loo SK, Lu Y, Lucae S, Marmar C, Martin NG, Mayoral F, McIntosh AM, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, McQuillin A, Medland SE, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Milanova V, Mitchell PB, Molina E, Mowry B, Muller-Myhsok B, Mullins N, Murray R, Nöthen MM, Nurnberger JI, O'Connell KS, Ophoff RA, Orcutt HK, Owen MJ, Palotie A, Pato C, Pato M, Pawlak J, Peters T, Petryshen TL, Pistis G, Potash JB, Powell J, Preisig M, Quested D, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Ressler KJ, Ribasés M, Rietschel M, Risbrough VB, Rivera M, Rothbaum AO, Rothbaum BO, Rujescu D, Saito T, Sanders AR, Schachar RJ, Schofield PR, Schulte EC, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Seedat S, Sheerin C, Shi J, Sklar P, Smalley S, Smeland OB, Smoller JW, Sonuga-Barke E, Clair DS, Steen NE, Stein D, Stein F, Stein MB, Streit F, Swerdlow N, Thibaut F, Thygesen JH, Timerbulatov I, Toma C, Trapido E, Tremblay M, Tsuang MT, Uddin M, Vawter MP, Vincent JB, Völzke H, Walters JT, Weickert CS, Weiss LA, Weissman MM, Werge T, Witt SH, Xavier M, Yolken R, Young RM, Zayats T, Zoellner LA, AGP Consortium, PEIC Psychosis Endophenotypes International Consortium, ADHD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Autism Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, PTSD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, CNV Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Kendall K, Riley B, Wray NR, O'Donovan MC, Sullivan PF, Sanchez-Roige S, Nievergelt CM, Jacquemont S, Scherer SW, Sebat J

Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Anttila V, Bulik-Sullivan B, Finucane HK, Walters RK, Bras J, Duncan L, Escott-Price V, Falcone GJ, Gormley P, Malik R, Patsopoulos NA, Ripke S, Wei Z, Yu D, Lee PH, Turley P, Grenier-Boley B, Chouraki V, Kamatani Y, Berr C, Letenneur L, Hannequin D, Amouyel P, Boland A, Deleuze JF, Duron E, Vardarajan BN, Reitz C, Goate AM, Huentelman MJ, Kamboh MI, Larson EB, Rogaeva E, St George-Hyslop P, Hakonarson H, Kukull WA, Farrer LA, Barnes LL, Beach TG, Demirci FY, Head E, Hulette CM, Jicha GA, Kauwe JSK, Kaye JA, Leverenz JB, Levey AI, Lieberman AP, Pankratz VS, Poon WW, Quinn JF, Saykin AJ, Schneider LS, Smith AG, Sonnen JA, Stern RA, Van Deerlin VM, Van Eldik LJ, Harold D, Russo G, Rubinsztein DC, Bayer A, Tsolaki M, Proitsi P, Fox NC, Hampel H, Owen MJ, Mead S, Passmore P, Morgan K, Nöthen MM, Rossor M, Lupton MK, Hoffmann P, Kornhuber J, Lawlor B, McQuillin A, Al-Chalabi A, Bis JC, Ruiz A, Boada M, Seshadri S, Beiser A, Rice K, van der Lee SJ, De Jager PL, Geschwind DH, Riemenschneider M, Riedel-Heller S, Rotter JI, Ransmayr G, Hyman BT, Cruchaga C, Alegret M, Winsvold B, Palta P, Farh KH, Cuenca-Leon E, Furlotte N, Kurth T, Ligthart L, Terwindt GM, Freilinger T, Ran C, Gordon SD, Borck G, Adams HHH, Lehtimäki T, Wedenoja J, Buring JE, Schürks M, Hrafnsdottir M, Hottenga JJ, Penninx B, Artto V, Kaunisto M, Vepsäläinen S, Martin NG, Montgomery GW, Kurki MI, Hämäläinen E, Huang H, Huang J, Sandor C, Webber C, Muller-Myhsok B, Schreiber S, Salomaa V, Loehrer E, Göbel H, Macaya A, Pozo-Rosich P, Hansen T, Werge T, Kaprio J, Metspalu A, Kubisch C, Ferrari MD, Belin AC, van den Maagdenberg AMJM, Zwart JA, Boomsma D, Eriksson N, Olesen J, Chasman DI, Nyholt DR, Avbersek A, Baum L, Berkovic S, Bradfield J, Buono RJ, Catarino CB, Cossette P, De Jonghe P, Depondt C, Dlugos D, Ferraro TN, French J, Hjalgrim H, Jamnadas-Khoda J, Kälviäinen R, Kunz WS, Lerche H, Leu C, Lindhout D, Lo W, Lowenstein D, McCormack M, Møller RS, Molloy A, Ng PW, Oliver K, Privitera M, Radtke R, Ruppert AK, Sander T, Schachter S, Schankin C, Scheffer I, Schoch S, Sisodiya SM, Smith P, Sperling M, Striano P, Surges R, Thomas GN, Visscher F, Whelan CD, Zara F, Heinzen EL, Marson A, Becker F, Stroink H, Zimprich F, Gasser T, Gibbs R, Heutink P, Martinez M, Morris HR, Sharma M, Ryten M, Mok KY, Pulit S, Bevan S, Holliday E, Attia J, Battey T, Boncoraglio G, Thijs V, Chen WM, Mitchell B, Rothwell P, Sharma P, Sudlow C, Vicente A, Markus H, Kourkoulis C, Pera J, Raffeld M, Silliman S, Boraska Perica V, Thornton LM, Huckins LM, William Rayner N, Lewis CM, Gratacos M, Rybakowski F, Keski-Rahkonen A, Raevuori A, Hudson JI, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Monteleone P, Karwautz A, Mannik K, Baker JH, O'Toole JK, Trace SE, Davis OSP, Helder SG, Ehrlich S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Danner UN, van Elburg AA, Clementi M, Forzan M, Docampo E, Lissowska J, Hauser J, Tortorella A, Maj M, Gonidakis F, Tziouvas K, Papezova H, Yilmaz Z, Wagner G, Cohen-Woods S, Herms S, Julià A, Rabionet R, Dick DM, Ripatti S, Andreassen OA, Espeseth T, Lundervold AJ, Steen VM, Pinto D, Scherer SW, Aschauer H, Schosser A, Alfredsson L, Padyukov L, Halmi KA, Mitchell J, Strober M, Bergen AW, Kaye W, Szatkiewicz JP, Cormand B, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Sánchez-Mora C, Ribasés M, Casas M, Hervas A, Arranz MJ, Haavik J, Zayats T, Johansson S, Williams N, Dempfle A, Rothenberger A, Kuntsi J, Oades RD, Banaschewski T, Franke B, Buitelaar JK, Arias Vasquez A, Doyle AE, Reif A, Lesch KP, Freitag C, Rivero O, Palmason H, Romanos M, Langley K, Rietschel M, Witt SH, Dalsgaard S, Børglum AD, Waldman I, Wilmot B, Molly N, Bau CHD, Crosbie J, Schachar R, Loo SK, McGough JJ, Grevet EH, Medland SE, Robinson E, Weiss LA, Bacchelli E, Bailey A, Bal V, Battaglia A, Betancur C, Bolton P, Cantor R, Celestino-Soper P, Dawson G, De Rubeis S, Duque F, Green A, Klauck SM, Leboyer M, Levitt P, Maestrini E, Mane S, De-Luca DM, Parr J, Regan R, Reichenberg A, Sandin S, Vorstman J, Wassink T, Wijsman E, Cook E, Santangelo S, Delorme R, et al

Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism.

Nature

De Rubeis S, He X, Goldberg AP, Poultney CS, Samocha K, Cicek AE, Kou Y, Liu L, Fromer M, Walker S, Singh T, Klei L, Kosmicki J, Shih-Chen F, Aleksic B, Biscaldi M, Bolton PF, Brownfeld JM, Cai J, Campbell NG, Carracedo A, Chahrour MH, Chiocchetti AG, Coon H, Crawford EL, Curran SR, Dawson G, Duketis E, Fernandez BA, Gallagher L, Geller E, Guter SJ, Hill RS, Ionita-Laza J, Jimenz Gonzalez P, Kilpinen H, Klauck SM, Kolevzon A, Lee I, Lei I, Lei J, Lehtimäki T, Lin CF, Ma'ayan A, Marshall CR, McInnes AL, Neale B, Owen MJ, Ozaki N, Parellada M, Parr JR, Purcell S, Puura K, Rajagopalan D, Rehnström K, Reichenberg A, Sabo A, Sachse M, Sanders SJ, Schafer C, Schulte-Rüther M, Skuse D, Stevens C, Szatmari P, Tammimies K, Valladares O, Voran A, Li-San W, Weiss LA, Willsey AJ, Yu TW, Yuen RK, Cook EH, Freitag CM, Gill M, Hultman CM, Lehner T, Palotie A, Schellenberg GD, Sklar P, State MW, Sutcliffe JS, Walsh CA, Scherer SW, Zwick ME, Barett JC, Cutler DJ, Roeder K, Devlin B, Daly MJ, Buxbaum JD

Autism traits in the RASopathies.

Journal of medical genetics

Adviento B, Corbin IL, Widjaja F, Desachy G, Enrique N, Rosser T, Risi S, Marco EJ, Hendren RL, Bearden CE, Rauen KA, Weiss LA

Association Between Microdeletion and Microduplication at 16p11.2 and Autism.

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

Lauren A Weiss, Yiping Shen, Joshua M. Korn, Dan E. Arking, David T. Miller, Ragnheidur Fossdal, Evald Saemundsen, Hreinn Stefansson, Manuel A. R. Ferreira, Todd Green, Orah S. Platt, Douglas M. Ruderfer, Christopher A. Walsh, David Altshuler, Aravinda Chakravarti, Rudolph E. Tanzi, Kari Stefansson, Susan L. Santangelo, James F. Gusella, Pamela Sklar, Bai-Lin Wu, Mark J. Daly

Disruption of neurexin 1 associated with autism spectrum disorder.

American journal of human genetics

Kim HG, Kishikawa S, Higgins AW, Seong IS, Donovan DJ, Shen Y, Lally E, Weiss LA, Najm J, Kutsche K, Descartes M, Holt L, Braddock S, Troxell R, Kaplan L, Volkmar F, Klin A, Tsatsanis K, Harris DJ, Noens I, Pauls DL, Daly MJ, MacDonald ME, Morton CC, Quade BJ, Gusella JF