
Thomas B and Nancy Upjohn Woodworth Professor of Bipolar Disorder and Depression
Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Learning Health Sciences
Program Director of Bipolar Psychiatry
Medical School
[email protected]
Available to mentor
Melvin G McInnis, MD, FRCPsych

Professor
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Center MemberCenter for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
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Center MemberEisenberg Family Depression Center
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Ryan KA, Yocum AK, Zhang Y, Han P, Marshall DF, Costa PT, Sperry SH, Suzuki T, McInnis MG, Zöllner S. J Affect Disord, 2025 Jul 1; 380: 746 - 755.Journal ArticlePredictive evidence for the impact of personality styles on depression and functioning in two bipolar disorder cohorts.
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.131 PMID: 40139400 -
Mishra HK, Wei H, LeRoux M, Ko D, Rohr K, Nievergelt CM, Maihofer AX, Shilling PD, Alda M, Berrettini WH, Coryell WH, Frye M, Gershon E, McInnis MG, Nurnberger J, Oedegaard KJ, Zandi PP, Kelsoe JR, McCarthy MJ. FEBS J, 2025 Jun; 292 (11): 2806 - 2822.Journal ArticleCircadian clock genes and cell survival in bipolar disorder: Insights into lithium responsiveness and molecular mechanisms in patient-derived neural progenitor cells and mouse neurons.
DOI:10.1111/febs.70034 PMID: 39995020 -
McInnis MG, Coleman B, Hurwitz E, Robinson PN, Williams AE, Haendel MA, McMurry JA. Biol Psychiatry, 2025 May 23;Journal ArticleIntegrating Knowledge: The Power of Ontologies in Psychiatric Research and Clinical Informatics.
DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.05.014 PMID: 40414449 -
Sperry S, Stromberg A, Yocum A, Tso I, McInnis M. Biological Psychiatry, 2025 Apr 11; 97 (9): s132Proceeding / Abstract / Poster91. Novel Methods for Characterizing and Predicting Mood Instability in Bipolar Disorder
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Suzuki T, Menkes MW, McInnis MG, Kang J, Niendam TA, Walton MA, Deldin PJ, Tso IF, Taylor SF. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 2025 May 29; 100540Journal ArticleResponse Monitoring Theta-Band Activities across Emotional Contexts in Schizophrenia- and Bipolar-Spectrum Disorders
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Freeman K, Zwicker A, Fullerton JM, Hafeman DM, van Haren NEM, Merranko J, Goldstein BI, Stapp EK, de la Serna E, Moreno D, Sugranyes G, Mas S, Roberts G, Toma C, Schofield PR, Edenberg HJ, Wilcox HC, McInnis MG, Propper L, Pavlova B, Stewart SA, Denovan-Wright EM, Rouleau GA, Castro-Fornieles J, Hillegers MHJ, Birmaher B, Mitchell PB, Alda M, Nurnberger JI, Uher R. JAMA Netw Open, 2025 Apr 1; 8 (4): e255331Journal ArticlePolygenic Scores and Mood Disorder Onsets in the Context of Family History and Early Psychopathology.
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5331 PMID: PMC12004201 -
Lee C, Gates KM, Chun J, Kontar RA, Kamali M, McInnis MG, Deldin P. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2025 Apr 1; 20:Journal ArticleSuicide risk estimation in bipolar disorder using N200 and P300 event-related potentials and machine learning: A pilot study
DOI:10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100875 -
Smith JL, McInnis MG, Sperry SH. Psychiatry Res, 2025 Feb; 344: 116357Journal ArticleAlcohol and substance use differentially impact suicidal ideation in a longitudinal cohort of bipolar disorder.
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116357 PMID: PMC12063688
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