Irina Esterlis, PhD
Irina Esterlis, PhD
Researcher
Director, Molecular Imaging Program at Yale
Clinical Neurosciences Division
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Academic Appointment
- Yale University, Associate Professor
Education
- University of Connecticut, Clinical Neuropsychology, Ph.D., 2005
- University of Connecticut, Clinical Psychology, MA, 2003
- State University of New York at Buffalo, Psychology, BA, 1999
- State University of New York at Buffalo, Studio Art, BA, 1999
Expertise and Interests
- Pathophysiology of mood and trauma disorders
- Molecular imaging
- Precision medicine in treatment of mood/trauma disorders
Membership in Professional Societies
- Member International Neuropsychological Society
- Member/Reviewer Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
- Member Society for Biological Psychiatry
- Member American College for Neuropsychopharmacology
- Member International Summit on Suicide Research
- Member American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
- Member Society for Neuroscience
Awards and Honors
- 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Symposia Chair
- ACNP Young Investigator Travel Award
- NIDA Women & Sex/Gender Junior Investigator Travel Award
- ICANA Young Investigator Travel Award
- CPDD Director's Travel Award
Selected Publications
Davis, M.T., Hillmer, A., Holmes, S.E., Pietrzak, R.H., DellaGiogia, N., Nabulsi, N, Matuskey, N., Angarita, G.A., Carson, R.E., Krystal, J.H., & Esterlis, I. (2019). In vivo evidence for dysregulation of mGluR5 as a biomarker of suicidal ideation. PNAS. 116, 11490-11495.
Holmes, S., Scheinost, D., Finnema, S., Naganawa, M., Davis, M.T., DellaGioia, N., Nabulsi, N, Matuskey, D., Angarita, G., Pietrzak, R., Duman, R., Sanacora, G., Krystal, J., Carson, R., & Esterlis I. (2019). Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations. Nature Communications. 10, 1529.
Holmes, S.E., Scheinost, D., DellaGioia, N., Davis, M, Matuskey, D., Pietrzak, R., Hampson, M., Krystal, J., & Esterlis, I. (2018). Cerebellar and prefrontal cortical alterations in PTSD: Structural and functional evidence. Chronic Stress.
Holmes, S.E., Girgenti, M.J., Davis, M.T., Pietrzak, R.H., DellaGioia, N., Nabulsi, N, Matuskey, D., Southwick, S., Duman, R., Carson, R.E., Krystal, J.H., & Esterlis, I., Traumatic Stress Brain Study Group. (2017). Altered metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 markers in PTSD: In-vivo and postmortem evidence. PNAS. 114, 8390-8395.
Abdallah, C.G., Hannestad, J., Mason, G.F, Holmes, S.E., DellaGioia, N., Sanacora, G., Jiang, L., Matuskey, D., Satodiya, R., Gasparini, F., Lin, X., Javitch, J., Planeta, B., Nabulsi, N., Carson, R.E., & Esterlis, I. (2017). mGluR5 and glutamate involvement in MDD: A multimodal imaging study. Biological Psych: CNN. 2, 449-456.
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