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Omar Shanta

Title(s)Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    1. Psychiatric disorders converge on common pathways but diverge in cellular context, spatial distribution, and directionality of genetic effects. medRxiv. 2025 Jul 16. Engchuan W, Shanta O, Kumar K, MacDonald JR, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Hamdan O, Klein M, Maihofer A, Guevara J, Hong O, Huguet G, Sacks M, Ahangari M, Feitosa RMMW, Han K, Mendes M, Zhou X, Bautista NX, Pellecchia G, Wang Z, Merico D, Yuen RKC, Trost B, Sønderby I, Adams MJ, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Aiello AE, Alda M, Allardyce J, Amstadter AB, Andlauer TFM, Andreassen OA, Artigas MS, Austin SB, Ayub M, Baker DG, Bass N, Baune BT, Bayas M, Berger K, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli T, Bisson JI, Blackwood D, Boks M, Braff D, Bramon E, Breen G, Brueckl T, Bryant RA, Bulik CM, Buxbaum J, Cairns MJ, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Campbell M, Campion D, Carr VJ, Castelao E, Chaumette B, Cichon S, Cohen D, Corvin A, Craddock N, Crosbie J, Czamara D, Dannlowski U, Degenhardt F, Delahanty DL, Dempfle A, Desachy G, Di Florio A, Dickerson FB, Djurovic S, Domschke K, Douglas L, Drange OK, Duncan LE, Edenberg HJ, Esko T, Faraone S, Feeny NC, Forstner AJ, Franke B, Frye M, Fu DJ, Fullerton JM, Gareeva A, Garvert L, Gatt JM, Gejman P, Geschwind DH, Giegling I, Glatt SJ, Glessner J, Goes FS, Gordon-Smith K, Grabe H, Green MJ, Green MF, Greenwood T, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Gur RE, Gur RC, Guzman-Parra J, Haavik J, Hahn T, Hakonarson H, Hallmayer J, Hamshere ML, Hartmann AM, Hassan A, Hayward C, Hebebrand J, Hemmings SMJ, Herms S, Herrera-Rivero M, Hinney A, Homuth G, Ingason A, Ito LT, Iwata N, Jones I, Jones LA, Jonsson L, Jönsson EG, Kahn RS, Karlsson R, Kaufman ML, Kelsoe JR, Kennedy JL, King A, Kircher T, Kirov G, Knappskog P, Knowles JA, Kobayashi N, Koenen KC, Konte B, Korgaonkar M, Kowalec K, Krebs MO, Landén M, Laurent-Levinson C, Lebois LA, Levinson D, Lewis C, Li Q, Liberzon I, Light G, Loo SK, Lu Y, Lucae S, Marmar C, Martin NG, Mayoral F, McIntosh AM, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, McQuillin A, Medland SE, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Milanova V, Mitchell PB, Molina E, Mowry B, Muller-Myhsok B, Mullins N, Murray R, Nöthen MM, Nurnberger JI, O'Connell KS, Ophoff RA, Orcutt HK, Owen MJ, Palotie A, Pato C, Pato M, Pawlak J, Peters T, Petryshen TL, Pistis G, Potash JB, Powell J, Preisig M, Quested D, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Ressler KJ, Ribasés M, Rietschel M, Risbrough VB, Rivera M, Rothbaum AO, Rothbaum BO, Rujescu D, Saito T, Sanders AR, Schachar RJ, Schofield PR, Schulte EC, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Seedat S, Sheerin C, Shi J, Sklar P, Smalley S, Smeland OB, Smoller JW, Sonuga-Barke E, Clair DS, Steen NE, Stein D, Stein F, Stein MB, Streit F, Swerdlow N, Thibaut F, Thygesen JH, Timerbulatov I, Toma C, Trapido E, Tremblay M, Tsuang MT, Uddin M, Vawter MP, Vincent JB, Völzke H, Walters JT, Weickert CS, Weiss LA, Weissman MM, Werge T, Witt SH, Xavier M, Yolken R, Young RM, Zayats T, Zoellner LA, AGP Consortium, PEIC Psychosis Endophenotypes International Consortium, ADHD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Autism Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the P, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, PTSD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, CNV Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Kendall K, Riley B, Wray NR, O'Donovan MC, Sullivan PF, et al. PMID: 40791676; PMCID: PMC12338884.
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    2. A cross-disorder analysis of CNVs finds novel loci and dose-dependent relationships of genes to psychiatric traits. medRxiv. 2025 Jul 16. Shanta O, Klein M, Sacks M, MacDonald JR, Maihofer A, Ahangari M, Engchuan W, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Guevara J, Hong O, Huguet G, Sønderby I, Kalyuzhny M, Adams MJ, Adolfsson R, Agartz I, Aiello AE, Alda M, Allardyce J, Amstadter AB, Andlauer TFM, Andreassen OA, Artigas MS, Austin SB, Ayub M, Baker DG, Bass N, Baune BT, Bayas M, Berger K, Biernacka JM, Bigdeli T, Bisson JI, Blackwood D, Boks M, Braff D, Bramon E, Breen G, Brueckl T, Bryant RA, Bulik CM, Buxbaum J, Cairns MJ, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Campbell M, Campion D, Carr VJ, Castelao E, Chaumette B, Cichon S, Cohen D, Corvin A, Craddock N, Crosbie J, Czamara D, Dannlowski U, Degenhardt F, Delahanty DL, Dempfle A, Desachy G, Di Florio A, Dickerson FB, Djurovic S, Domschke K, Douglas L, Drange OK, Duncan LE, Edenberg HJ, Esko T, Faraone S, Feeny NC, Forstner AJ, Franke B, Frye M, Fu DJ, Fullerton JM, Gareeva A, Garvert L, Gatt JM, Gejman P, Geschwind DH, Giegling I, Glatt SJ, Glessner J, Goes FS, Gordon-Smith K, Grabe H, Green MJ, Green MF, Greenwood T, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Gur RE, Gur RC, Guzman-Parra J, Haavik J, Hahn T, Hakonarson H, Hallmayer J, Hamshere ML, Hartmann AM, Hassan A, Hayward C, Hebebrand J, Hemmings SMJ, Herms S, Herrera-Rivero M, Hinney A, Homuth G, Ingason A, Ito LT, Iwata N, Jones I, Jones LA, Jonsson L, Jönsson EG, Kahn RS, Karlsson R, Kaufman ML, Kelsoe JR, Kennedy JL, King A, Kircher T, Kirov G, Knappskog P, Knowles JA, Kobayashi N, Koenen KC, Konte B, Korgaonkar M, Kowalec K, Krebs MO, Landén M, Laurent-Levinson C, Lebois LA, Levinson D, Lewis C, Li Q, Liberzon I, Light G, Loo SK, Lu Y, Lucae S, Marmar C, Martin NG, Mayoral F, McIntosh AM, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, McQuillin A, Medland SE, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Milanova V, Mitchell PB, Molina E, Mowry B, Muller-Myhsok B, Mullins N, Murray R, Nöthen MM, Nurnberger JI, O'Connell KS, Ophoff RA, Orcutt HK, Owen MJ, Palotie A, Pato C, Pato M, Pawlak J, Peters T, Petryshen TL, Pistis G, Potash JB, Powell J, Preisig M, Quested D, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Reif A, Ressler KJ, Ribasés M, Rietschel M, Risbrough VB, Rivera M, Rothbaum AO, Rothbaum BO, Rujescu D, Saito T, Sanders AR, Schachar RJ, Schofield PR, Schulte EC, Schulze TG, Scott LJ, Seedat S, Sheerin C, Shi J, Sklar P, Smalley S, Smeland OB, Smoller JW, Sonuga-Barke E, Clair DS, Steen NE, Stein D, Stein F, Stein MB, Streit F, Swerdlow N, Thibaut F, Thygesen JH, Timerbulatov I, Toma C, Trapido E, Tremblay M, Tsuang MT, Uddin M, Vawter MP, Vincent JB, Völzke H, Walters JT, Weickert CS, Weiss LA, Weissman MM, Werge T, Witt SH, Xavier M, Yolken R, Young RM, Zayats T, Zoellner LA, AGP Consortium, PEIC Psychosis Endophenotypes International Consortium, ADHD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Autism Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, PTSD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, CNV Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Kendall K, Riley B, Wray NR, O'Donovan MC, Sullivan PF, Sanchez-Roige S, et al. PMID: 40791719; PMCID: PMC12338896.
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    3. Gene dosage architecture across complex traits. medRxiv. 2025 Feb 26. Kazem S, Kumar K, Jean-Louis M, Huguet G, Renne T, Saci Z, Engchuan W, Shanta O, Thiruvahindrapuram B, MacDonald JR, Greenwood CMT, Scherer SW, Almasy L, Sebat J, Glahn DC, Dumas G, Jacquemont S. PMID: 40061331; PMCID: PMC11888502.
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    4. Effects of gene dosage on cognitive ability: A function-based association study across brain and non-brain processes. Cell Genom. 2024 Dec 11; 4(12):100721. Huguet G, Renne T, Poulain C, Dubuc A, Kumar K, Kazem S, Engchuan W, Shanta O, Douard E, Proulx C, Jean-Louis M, Saci Z, Mollon J, Schultz LM, Knowles EEM, Cox SR, Porteous D, Davies G, Redmond P, Harris SE, Schumann G, Dumas G, Labbe A, Pausova Z, Paus T, Scherer SW, Sebat J, Almasy L, Glahn DC, Jacquemont S. PMID: 39667348; PMCID: PMC11701252.
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    5. Rare copy number variation in posttraumatic stress disorder. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 12; 27(12):5062-5069. Maihofer AX, Engchuan W, Huguet G, Klein M, MacDonald JR, Shanta O, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Jean-Louis M, Saci Z, Jacquemont S, Scherer SW, Ketema E, Aiello AE, Amstadter AB, Avdibegovic E, Babic D, Baker DG, Bisson JI, Boks MP, Bolger EA, Bryant RA, Bustamante AC, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Cardoso G, Deckert J, Delahanty DL, Domschke K, Dunlop BW, Dzubur-Kulenovic A, Evans A, Feeny NC, Franz CE, Gautam A, Geuze E, Goci A, Hammamieh R, Jakovljevic M, Jett M, Jones I, Kaufman ML, Kessler RC, King AP, Kremen WS, Lawford BR, Lebois LAM, Lewis C, Liberzon I, Linnstaedt SD, Lugonja B, Luykx JJ, Lyons MJ, Mavissakalian MR, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, Mehta D, Mellor R, Morris CP, Muhie S, Orcutt HK, Peverill M, Ratanatharathorn A, Risbrough VB, Rizzo A, Roberts AL, Rothbaum AO, Rothbaum BO, Roy-Byrne P, Ruggiero KJ, Rutten BPF, Schijven D, Seng JS, Sheerin CM, Sorenson MA, Teicher MH, Uddin M, Ursano RJ, Vinkers CH, Voisey J, Weber H, Winternitz S, Xavier M, Yang R, McD Young R, Zoellner LA, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium PTSD Working Group, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium CNV Working Group, Salem RM, Shaffer RA, Wu T, Ressler KJ, Stein MB, Koenen KC, Sebat J, Nievergelt CM. PMID: 36131047; PMCID: PMC9763110.
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    6. The effects of common structural variants on 3D chromatin structure. BMC Genomics. 2020 Jan 30; 21(1):95. Shanta O, Noor A, Human Genome Structural Variation Consortium (HGSVC), Sebat J. PMID: 32000688; PMCID: PMC6990566.
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    7. Oligogenic Effects of 16p11.2 Copy-Number Variation on Craniofacial Development. Cell Rep. 2019 09 24; 28(13):3320-3328.e4. Qiu Y, Arbogast T, Lorenzo SM, Li H, Tang SC, Richardson E, Hong O, Cho S, Shanta O, Pang T, Corsello C, Deutsch CK, Chevalier C, Davis EE, Iakoucheva LM, Herault Y, Katsanis N, Messer K, Sebat J. PMID: 31553903; PMCID: PMC6988705.
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