Chromosome

News and patient stories: Chromosome

Worldwide OCD genetics study offers clues for higher risk

May 13, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the largest-ever study into the genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder, researchers have identified multiple DNA variants that could…

Department of Psychiatry, +3 more

Fired up about neurons: New Wertheim UF Scripps scientist uncovers brain cell biology

March 26, 2024

JUPITER, Fla. — Science can lead to surprising places. Ezgi Hacisuleyman, Ph.D., had not intended to study the brain. Rather, she wanted to understand how…

The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

Ezgi Hacisuleyman, Ph.D., is inventing new ways to document the changes to neurons before and after they fire — and discovering many new facts about learning in the process.