Pouget Lab

Research

The Pouget Lab is a computational (dry) lab that leverages large-scale human genetic studies and multiomic sequencing technologies to understand how the brain works at a molecular level. We use these insights to shed light on the neurobiology of psychosis and related disorders. The ultimate goal of our research is to translate molecular discoveries into earlier, more personalized interventions and prevention strategies for young people experiencing mental illness.

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Fine-mapping the CYP2A6 regional association with nicotine metabolism among African American smokers.
Fine-mapping the CYP2A6 regional association with nicotine metabolism among African American smokers.
Jennie G Pouget, Haidy Giratallah, Alec W R Langlois, Ahmed El-Boraie, Caryn Lerman, …, Nikki L Nollen, Jasjit S Ahluwalia, Christian Benner, Meghan J Chenoweth, Rachel F Tyndale
Molecular psychiatry  ·  31 Aug 2024  ·  pubmed:39217253
Cross-disorder analysis of schizophrenia and 19 immune-mediated diseases identifies shared genetic risk.
Cross-disorder analysis of schizophrenia and 19 immune-mediated diseases identifies shared genetic risk.
Jennie G Pouget, Buhm Han, Yang Wu, Emmanuel Mignot, Hanna M Ollila, …, Richard A Spritz, Hakon Hakonarson, Constantin Polychronakos, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Jo Knight
Human molecular genetics  ·  15 Oct 2019  ·  pubmed:31211845
A method to decipher pleiotropy by detecting underlying heterogeneity driven by hidden subgroups applied to autoimmune and neuropsychiatric diseases.
A method to decipher pleiotropy by detecting underlying heterogeneity driven by hidden subgroups applied to autoimmune and neuropsychiatric diseases.
Buhm Han, Jennie G Pouget, Kamil Slowikowski, Eli Stahl, Cue Hyunkyu Lee, …, Wei-Min Chen, Suna Onengut-Gumuscu, Stephen S Rich, Naomi R Wray, Soumya Raychaudhuri
Nature genetics  ·  16 May 2016  ·  pubmed:27182969

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2025

Molecular Signatures of Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia: Transcriptomic and Machine-Learning Insights into Calcium and cAMP Signaling, Including Sex-Specific Patterns.
Molecular Signatures of Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia: Transcriptomic and Machine-Learning Insights into Calcium and cAMP Signaling, Including Sex-Specific Patterns.
Sara Sadat Afjeh, Sohom Dey, Daniel Kiss, Marcos Sanches, Fernanda Dos Santos, Jennie G Pouget, Niki Akbarian, Shreejoy Tripathy, Vanessa F Gonçalves, James L Kennedy
International journal of molecular sciences  ·  16 Dec 2025  ·  pubmed:41465535

2024

Association between maternal schizophrenia and risk of serious asthma exacerbations in childhood.
Association between maternal schizophrenia and risk of serious asthma exacerbations in childhood.
J G Pouget, E Cohen, J G Ray, A S Wilton, H K Brown, …, T F Oberlander, A Bérard, K Tu, L C Barker, S N Vigod
Schizophrenia research  ·  20 Dec 2024  ·  pubmed:39708390
Sex-dependent association study of complement C4 gene with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and hospitalization frequency.
Sex-dependent association study of complement C4 gene with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and hospitalization frequency.
Kowsar Teymouri, Mahbod Ebrahimi, Cheng C Chen, Venuja Sriretnakumar, Ayeshah G Mohiuddin, Arun K Tiwari, Jennie G Pouget, Clement C Zai, James L Kennedy
Psychiatry research  ·  23 Sep 2024  ·  pubmed:39342786
Fine-mapping the CYP2A6 regional association with nicotine metabolism among African American smokers.
Fine-mapping the CYP2A6 regional association with nicotine metabolism among African American smokers.
Jennie G Pouget, Haidy Giratallah, Alec W R Langlois, Ahmed El-Boraie, Caryn Lerman, …, Nikki L Nollen, Jasjit S Ahluwalia, Christian Benner, Meghan J Chenoweth, Rachel F Tyndale
Molecular psychiatry  ·  31 Aug 2024  ·  pubmed:39217253
Association study of the complement component C4 gene and suicide risk in schizophrenia.
Association study of the complement component C4 gene and suicide risk in schizophrenia.
Mahbod Ebrahimi, Kowsar Teymouri, Cheng C Chen, Ayeshah G Mohiuddin, Jennie G Pouget, Vanessa F Goncalves, Arun K Tiwari, Clement C Zai, James L Kennedy
Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany)  ·  10 Feb 2024  ·  pubmed:38341430
CYP2A6 associates with respiratory disease risk and younger age of diagnosis: a phenome-wide association Mendelian Randomization study.
CYP2A6 associates with respiratory disease risk and younger age of diagnosis: a phenome-wide association Mendelian Randomization study.
Haidy Giratallah, Meghan J Chenoweth, Jennie G Pouget, Ahmed El-Boraie, Alaa Alsaafin, Caryn Lerman, Jo Knight, Rachel F Tyndale
Human molecular genetics  ·  07 Jan 2024  ·  pubmed:37802914

2023

Associating CYP2A6 structural variants with ovarian and lung cancer risk in the UK Biobank: replication and extension.
Associating CYP2A6 structural variants with ovarian and lung cancer risk in the UK Biobank: replication and extension.
Alec W R Langlois, Jennie G Pouget, Jo Knight, Meghan J Chenoweth, Rachel F Tyndale
European journal of human genetics : EJHG  ·  14 Dec 2023  ·  pubmed:38097766
Heart rate variability: Evaluating a potential biomarker of anxiety disorders.
Heart rate variability: Evaluating a potential biomarker of anxiety disorders.
Julia Tomasi, Clement C Zai, Jennie G Pouget, Arun K Tiwari, James L Kennedy
Psychophysiology  ·  21 Nov 2023  ·  pubmed:37990619
Genotyping, characterization, and imputation of known and novel CYP2A6 structural variants using SNP array data.
Genotyping, characterization, and imputation of known and novel CYP2A6 structural variants using SNP array data.
Alec W R Langlois, Ahmed El-Boraie, Jennie G Pouget, Lisa Sanderson Cox, Jasjit S Ahluwalia, Koya Fukunaga, Taisei Mushiroda, Jo Knight, Meghan J Chenoweth, Rachel F Tyndale
Journal of human genetics  ·  14 Apr 2023  ·  pubmed:37059825

2022

Exploring the association of interleukin polymorphisms with aggression and internalizing behaviors in children and adolescents.
Exploring the association of interleukin polymorphisms with aggression and internalizing behaviors in children and adolescents.
Jennie G Pouget, Lyubov Bryushkova, Emiko Koyama, Clement C Zai, Trehani M Fonseka, Daniel Mueller, James L Kennedy, Joseph H Beitchman
Brain and behavior  ·  28 Sep 2022  ·  pubmed:36168941
Pharmacogenetics of Antipsychotic Treatment in Schizophrenia.
Pharmacogenetics of Antipsychotic Treatment in Schizophrenia.
Samar S M Elsheikh, Daniel J Müller, Jennie G Pouget
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)  ·  01 Jan 2022  ·  pubmed:36068471

2021

Transferability of Ancestry-Specific and Cross-Ancestry CYP2A6 Activity Genetic Risk Scores in African and European Populations.
Transferability of Ancestry-Specific and Cross-Ancestry CYP2A6 Activity Genetic Risk Scores in African and European Populations.
Ahmed El-Boraie, Meghan J Chenoweth, Jennie G Pouget, Neal L Benowitz, Koya Fukunaga, …, Nicole L Nollen, Lisa Sanderson Cox, Caryn Lerman, Jo Knight, Rachel F Tyndale
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics  ·  01 Jan 2021  ·  pubmed:33300144

2019

Association Study of the Complement Component C4 Gene in Tardive Dyskinesia.
Association Study of the Complement Component C4 Gene in Tardive Dyskinesia.
Clement C Zai, Arun K Tiwari, Gwyneth C Zai, Natalie Freeman, Jennie G Pouget, …, Nicole Braganza, Daniel J Müller, Aristotle N Voineskos, Gary Remington, James L Kennedy
Frontiers in pharmacology  ·  26 Nov 2019  ·  pubmed:31849639
Cross-disorder analysis of schizophrenia and 19 immune-mediated diseases identifies shared genetic risk.
Cross-disorder analysis of schizophrenia and 19 immune-mediated diseases identifies shared genetic risk.
Jennie G Pouget, Buhm Han, Yang Wu, Emmanuel Mignot, Hanna M Ollila, …, Richard A Spritz, Hakon Hakonarson, Constantin Polychronakos, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Jo Knight
Human molecular genetics  ·  15 Oct 2019  ·  pubmed:31211845
The complement system in schizophrenia: where are we now and what s next
The complement system in schizophrenia: where are we now and what's next?
Julia J Woo, Jennie G Pouget, Clement C Zai, James L Kennedy
Molecular psychiatry  ·  22 Aug 2019  ·  pubmed:31439935

2018

The Emerging Immunogenetic Architecture of Schizophrenia.
The Emerging Immunogenetic Architecture of Schizophrenia.
Jennie G Pouget
Schizophrenia bulletin  ·  20 Aug 2018  ·  pubmed:29701842
A Comprehensive Analysis of Nuclear-Encoded Mitochondrial Genes in Schizophrenia.
A Comprehensive Analysis of Nuclear-Encoded Mitochondrial Genes in Schizophrenia.
Vanessa F Gonçalves, Carolina Cappi, Christian M Hagen, Adolfo Sequeira, Marquis P Vawter, …, Ari B Cuperfain, Patrick F Sullivan, Michael Christiansen, James L Kennedy, Lei Sun
Biological psychiatry  ·  15 Mar 2018  ·  pubmed:29628042

2017

Joint evaluation of serum C-Reactive Protein levels and polygenic risk scores as risk factors for schizophrenia.
Joint evaluation of serum C-Reactive Protein levels and polygenic risk scores as risk factors for schizophrenia.
Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar, Faith Dickerson, Jennie G Pouget, Kodavali Chowdari, Colm O’Dushlaine, Joel Wood, Lambertus Klei, Bernie Devlin, Robert Yolken
Psychiatry research  ·  21 Dec 2017  ·  pubmed:29306175
Genetic risk scores and family history as predictors of schizophrenia in Nordic registers.
Genetic risk scores and family history as predictors of schizophrenia in Nordic registers.
Y Lu, J G Pouget, O A Andreassen, S Djurovic, T Esko, C M Hultman, A Metspalu, L Milani, T Werge, P F Sullivan
Psychological medicine  ·  25 Sep 2017  ·  pubmed:28942743

2016

Impact of histamine receptors H1 and H3 polymorphisms on antipsychotic-induced weight gain.
Impact of histamine receptors H1 and H3 polymorphisms on antipsychotic-induced weight gain.
Arun K Tiwari, Danning Zhang, Jennie G Pouget, Clement C Zai, Nabilah I Chowdhury, …, Natalie Freeman, Jeffrey A Lieberman, Herbert Y Meltzer, James L Kennedy, Daniel J Müller
The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry  ·  15 Dec 2016  ·  pubmed:27855565
Rapporteur summaries of plenary, symposia, and oral sessions from the XXIIIrd World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics Meeting in Toronto, Canada, 16-20 October 2015.
Rapporteur summaries of plenary, symposia, and oral sessions from the XXIIIrd World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics Meeting in Toronto, Canada, 16-20 October 2015.
Gwyneth Zai, Bonnie Alberry, Janine Arloth, Zsófia Bánlaki, Cristina Bares, …, Khethelo Xulu, Ryan K C Yuen, Jingjing Zhao, Clement C Zai, James L Kennedy
Psychiatric genetics  ·  01 Dec 2016  ·  pubmed:27606929
Genomics implicates adaptive and innate immunity in Alzheimer s and Parkinson s diseases.
Genomics implicates adaptive and innate immunity in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Sarah A Gagliano, Jennie G Pouget, John Hardy, Jo Knight, Michael R Barnes, Mina Ryten, Michael E Weale
Annals of clinical and translational neurology  ·  04 Nov 2016  ·  pubmed:28097204
Investigating the Causal Relationship of C-Reactive Protein with 32 Complex Somatic and Psychiatric Outcomes: A Large-Scale Cross-Consortium Mendelian Randomization Study.
Investigating the Causal Relationship of C-Reactive Protein with 32 Complex Somatic and Psychiatric Outcomes: A Large-Scale Cross-Consortium Mendelian Randomization Study.
Bram P Prins, Ali Abbasi, Anson Wong, Ahmad Vaez, Ilja Nolte, …, John R B Perry, Jennie G Pouget, Yalda Jamshidi, Harold Snieder, Behrooz Z Alizadeh
PLoS medicine  ·  21 Jun 2016  ·  pubmed:27327646
Genome-Wide Association Studies Suggest Limited Immune Gene Enrichment in Schizophrenia Compared to 5 Autoimmune Diseases.
Genome-Wide Association Studies Suggest Limited Immune Gene Enrichment in Schizophrenia Compared to 5 Autoimmune Diseases.
Jennie G Pouget, Vanessa F Gonçalves, Sarah L Spain, Hilary K Finucane, Soumya Raychaudhuri, James L Kennedy, Jo Knight
Schizophrenia bulletin  ·  30 May 2016  ·  pubmed:27242348
A method to decipher pleiotropy by detecting underlying heterogeneity driven by hidden subgroups applied to autoimmune and neuropsychiatric diseases.
A method to decipher pleiotropy by detecting underlying heterogeneity driven by hidden subgroups applied to autoimmune and neuropsychiatric diseases.
Buhm Han, Jennie G Pouget, Kamil Slowikowski, Eli Stahl, Cue Hyunkyu Lee, …, Wei-Min Chen, Suna Onengut-Gumuscu, Stephen S Rich, Naomi R Wray, Soumya Raychaudhuri
Nature genetics  ·  16 May 2016  ·  pubmed:27182969
Analysis of five chronic inflammatory diseases identifies 27 new associations and highlights disease-specific patterns at shared loci.
Analysis of five chronic inflammatory diseases identifies 27 new associations and highlights disease-specific patterns at shared loci.
David Ellinghaus, Luke Jostins, Sarah L Spain, Adrian Cortes, Jörn Bethune, …, Tom H Karlsen, Jeffrey C Barrett, Miles Parkes, Matthew A Brown, Andre Franke
Nature genetics  ·  14 Mar 2016  ·  pubmed:26974007
Cerebrovascular and microglial states are not altered by functional neuroinflammatory gene variant.
Cerebrovascular and microglial states are not altered by functional neuroinflammatory gene variant.
Daniel Felsky, Philip L De Jager, Julie A Schneider, Konstantinos Arfanakis, Debra A Fleischman, …, Romina Mizrahi, Bruce G Pollock, James L Kennedy, David A Bennett, Aristotle N Voineskos
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism  ·  13 Jan 2016  ·  pubmed:26762507

2015

Increased Nigral SLC6A3 Activity in Schizophrenia Patients: Findings From the Toronto-McLean Cohorts.
Increased Nigral SLC6A3 Activity in Schizophrenia Patients: Findings From the Toronto-McLean Cohorts.
James L Kennedy, Nian Xiong, Jinlong Yu, Clement C Zai, Jennie G Pouget, …, Hong Qing, Tao Wang, Eden Martin, Deborah L Levy, Zhicheng Lin
Schizophrenia bulletin  ·  26 Dec 2015  ·  pubmed:26707863
Investigation of TSPO variants in schizophrenia and antipsychotic treatment outcomes.
Investigation of TSPO variants in schizophrenia and antipsychotic treatment outcomes.
Jennie G Pouget, Vanessa F Gonçalves, Erika L Nurmi, Christopher P Laughlin, Karyn S Mallya, …, Werner Steimer, Stefan Leucht, Jo Knight, Daniel J Müller, James L Kennedy
Pharmacogenomics  ·  01 Jan 2015  ·  pubmed:25560467

2014

Pharmacogenetics and outcome with antipsychotic drugs.
Pharmacogenetics and outcome with antipsychotic drugs.
Jennie G Pouget, Tahireh A Shams, Arun K Tiwari, Daniel J Müller
Dialogues in clinical neuroscience  ·  01 Dec 2014  ·  pubmed:25733959
The three-year incidence of fracture in chronic kidney disease.
The three-year incidence of fracture in chronic kidney disease.
Kyla L Naylor, Eric McArthur, William D Leslie, Lisa-Ann Fraser, Sophie A Jamal, …, Jennie G Pouget, Charmaine E Lok, Anthony B Hodsman, Jonathan D Adachi, Amit X Garg
Kidney international  ·  15 Jan 2014  ·  pubmed:24429401
Pharmacogenetics of antipsychotic treatment in schizophrenia.
Pharmacogenetics of antipsychotic treatment in schizophrenia.
Jennie G Pouget, Daniel J Müller
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)  ·  01 Jan 2014  ·  pubmed:25150876

2013

Characterization of bla SHV genes on plasmids from Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolates from Canadian food animals 2006-2007 .
Characterization of bla(SHV) genes on plasmids from Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolates from Canadian food animals (2006-2007).
Jennie G Pouget, Fiona J Coutinho, Richard J Reid-Smith, Patrick Boerlin
Applied and environmental microbiology  ·  05 Apr 2013  ·  pubmed:23563948

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