Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Jeremy M. Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Pharmacology; Medical Director, Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD); Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Investigator

Contact Info

Phone
(615) 936-1701

Email
jeremy.veenstra-vanderweele@vanderbilt.edu

Address
7158 MRB III

Website

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vvwlab

Jeremy M. Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D.

Overview

Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele's current research involves development of mouse models of autism by introducing knock-in mutations in the seretonin transporter gene. His efforts also focus on the creation and analysis of novel transgenic strains of mice allowing him to examine the impact of SERT variants on brain development, neurochemisty, and behavior.

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Grants

  • Functional Studies of the OCD-associated Neuronal Glutamate Transporter
  • Neurobiological Signatures of Social Dysfunction and Repetitive Behavior

Topics

Jeremy M. Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D. is recruiting participants for research studies (5/21/201)

Much of the research completed at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is made possible by the generous contributions of the people and families who participate in research studies. This researcher needs research subjects to complete the studies listed below.

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In the News

Podcast, Video, and Images

  • Changes in the DSM-5: Ethical Considerations

    October 30, 2012
    Research Ethics Grand Rounds
    Panelists :
    Bruce Davis, Ph.D., TN Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
    Joseph McLaughlin, Ph.D., Clinical and Developmental Psychologist
    Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, M.D., Director, The Fragile X Treatment Research Program