The Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center is hosting the SUNY Downstate Medical Center Genomic Psychiatry Cohort research study on Monday July 16 and Wednesday July 18.
According to the SUNY Downstate Medical Center Genomic Psychiatry Cohort:
The Genomic Psychiatry Cohort was founded by Drs. Michele and Carlos Pato to enroll a large clinical cohort of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD, and control participants.
The GPC was formed from an initial population of ~10,000 participants from earlier studies. Over the past six years, we have enrolled an additional 23,000 participants. (~9,000 Caucasian, ~5,000 African American, ~8,000 Latino, ~1,000 other). Along with Downstate Medical Center participation we hope to enroll another 15,000 – 20,000 participants….
