
Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz
@janitzamontalvo
Assistant Professor @Yale. Neuroscientist doing exciting research in Psychiatric Genomics. Mom of 2 boys. #Cayeyana #Borinqueña #uprrp #LatinasinSTEM 🇵🇷
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Our article has been published in Nature Genetics (Impact Factor: 31.8), the Top international journal in genetics and genomics. A fantastic article led by colleagues at Yale University, Baylor College of Medicine and University of Florida. Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz Elizabeth Atkinson


Out today in Nature Genetics: Psychiatry genetics in Latin America! 🧬 Scientific genetic discovery, prevalence & genetic admixtures to advance precision brain health. Proudly led by LAGC-PsychiatricGenetics's Estela Maria Bruxel, Diego Rovaris & Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz 🧠🌎✨ doi.org/10.1038/s41588…


📢 BrainLat UAI (Santiago, Chile) is hiring! Open-rank, full-time faculty positions (tenure/tenure-track) starting late 2025. Fields: brain health, aging, cognitive neuroscience, OMICS. 📩 Apply: [email protected] 🔗 Info: brainlat.uai.cl/faculty-positi… #AcademicJobs



🔬New Nature Genetics study warns: >85% of psychiatric genomics data come from Europe, limiting equity in precision psychiatry. Latin America must not be left behind. Co-authored by our Scientific Director Agustin Ibañez and an international team. 📖 t.ly/X55np



I'll be presenting today at the Colombian Congress of Brain Health our work from LAGC-PsychiatricGenetics. Excited to present alongside many Latin American scientists doing amazing research! #MontalvoOrtizLab Yale Psychiatry


A study by Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz & former Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience awardee José Jaime Martínez-Magaña finds 85% of genome-wide association study participants are of European ancestry—highlighting a disparity that limits our understanding of genetic influences on mental health. More 👇 medicine.yale.edu/news-article/g…

Thank you Yale School of Medicine and Yale Psychiatry for featuring our work from LAGC-PsychiatricGenetics! medicine.yale.edu/news-article/g…

Presented today at the 1rst Annual PTSD Research Conference. Thank you for the invitation! Very interesting discussion and sharing of findings. #MontalvoOrtizlab Yale Psychiatry



Listen to my conversation with Patrick Short, CEO of Sano Genetics, about Population Genetics, Medical Genomics, and Local Capacity Building in Latin America! Thanks for the invitation to #TheGeneticsPodcast! youtube.com/watch?v=880Wxy…

