Jia Guo

Jia Guo is an Assistant Professor of Neurobiology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, with additional affiliation to the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His research integrates neuroscience, engineering, and deep learning to develop translational imaging biomarkers for schizophrenia, brain aging, and Alzheimer’s disease.

• Develops AI-driven biomedical imaging techniques
• Focuses on molecular-to-system-level brain dysfunction
• Specializes in MRI and MRS for metabolite-level analysis

His work traces dysregulated pathways like the glutamate metabolic cycle from animal models to human biomarkers, enabling mechanism-based clinical interventions. He leads NIH-funded collaborative research advancing precision psychiatry.

Scientific Awards

• BBRF Young Investigator Award
• Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Award

Dr. Guo’s lab at the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind, Brain, Behavior Institute develops imaging tools to map brain abnormalities across functional, morphometric, and metabolic dimensions.