Positions
- Associate Professor
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Psychiatry Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Core Faculty
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Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CTRID)
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
- Member
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- BCM-Smith Medical Research Bldg (Office)
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Room: BCMA-A277
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- PhD from Baylor College Of Medicine
- 01/2009 - Houston, Texas United States
- Ph.D. from Baylor College Of Medicine
- 01/1999 - Houston, TX United States
Professional Interests
- Brain Imaging
- Neuropharmacology
- Reward/disappointment brain processing
- microbiome, brain connectivity, and inflammation
Professional Statement
Dr. Ramiro Salas’ research focuses on human brain imaging, specifically to study drug addiction, depression, anxiety, autism, and other brain-related problems. Dr. Salas laboratory strives to find relationships between brain imaging parameters, genetic and clinical data to advance toward improved psychiatric diagnostics and personalized treatment.Websites
Selected Publications
- Poblete G, Nguyen T, Gosnell S, Sofela O, Patriquin M, Mathew SJ, Swann A, Nielsen DA, Kosten TR, Salas R. "A Novel Approach to Link Genetics and Human MRI Identifies AKAP7-Dependent Subicular/Prefrontal Functional Connectivity as Altered in Suicidality.." Chronic stress (Thousand Oaks, Calif.). 2022 Mar 21;6 Pubmed PMID: 35340866
- Oh H, Lee J, Patriquin MA, Oldham J, Salas R. "Reward Processing in Psychiatric Inpatients With Depression.." Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2021 Jun 24; Pubmed PMID: 34174484
- Zwir I, Del-Val C, Hintsanen M, Cloninger KM, Romero-Zaliz R, Mesa A, Arnedo J, Salas R, Poblete GF, Raitoharju E, Raitakari O, Keltikangas-Järvinen L, de Erausquin GA, Tattersall I, Lehtimäki T, Cloninger CR. "Evolution of genetic networks for human creativity.." Mol Psychiatry.. 2022 Jan;27(1):354-376. Pubmed PMID: 33879864
- Gosnell SN, Meyer MJ, Jennings C, Ramirez D, Schmidt J, Oldham J, Salas R. "Hippocampal Volume in Psychiatric Diagnoses: Should Psychiatry Biomarker Research Account for Comorbidities?." Chronic Stress (Thousand Oaks). 2020 Feb 26; Pubmed PMID: 32440605
Languages
Spanish
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