Anthony Zoghbi

Anthony Zoghbi, M.D., is an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, affiliated with the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. His research focuses on the genomic basis of neuropsychiatric diseases, with an emphasis on translating genetic insights into clinical care, disease risk prediction, and therapeutic development. His work employs extreme phenotype sampling, whole genome sequencing, and advanced bioinformatics tools to identify genetic causes of disorders like schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

• Assistant Professor, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Focus on psychiatric genetics and genomic medicine
• Developing novel drug discovery paradigms for neurodevelopmental disorders
• Integrating pharmacogenetics with environmental risk factors

Research Interests: His laboratory investigates rare genetic variations in severe neuropsychiatric conditions, explores the interplay between common polygenic risk and rare variants, and aims to establish genomic disease risk stratification for targeted clinical trials. Current projects span pharmacogenetics in psychiatric care, neurodevelopmental disorder gene prediction, and cross-cultural OCD genomics.

Scientific Awards:

• Beth K. And Stuart C. Yudofsky Scholar

Publications & Contributions: Recent work includes computational biomarker discovery for neuroprogenitor cells, pharmacogenomic insights in psychiatric care, and international collaborations like the Latin American Trans-ancestry Initiative for OCD Genomics (LATINO). His research bridges genetic discoveries with clinical implementation strategies.