Evgeny Rogaev

Evgeny Rogaev is a Professor of Psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School and the T.H. Chan School of Medicine. His primary affiliations include the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, NeuroNexus Institute, and various programs at the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He holds a PhD in Medical Genetics and a Dr.Sci. in Medical Sciences from the Russian Academy of Sciences.

His research focuses on molecular genetic mechanisms of neuropsychiatric diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and depression. Key interests include genetic association studies, positional cloning, and evolutionary aspects of human populations. Recent work explores presenilin genes, neurodegenerative pathways, and genomic variations in disease susceptibility.

Rogaev's publications span neurogenetics, genomics, and evolutionary biology. His lab investigates genetic defects in rare familial diseases and applies cutting-edge genomic technologies like chromosome conformation capture and exome sequencing. He collaborates internationally on projects involving population genetics and disease modeling.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his extensive grant-funded research includes studies on Alzheimer's immunology, schizophrenia genetics, and aging mechanisms. He advises postdoctoral researchers and leads teams at multiple institutions, focusing on translating genetic insights into therapeutic targets.