Bassett, Susan S.

Susan Spear Bassett, PhD Associate Professor Director, Division of Psychiatric Neuroimaging Main Office Address Phipps 300-D The Johns Hopkins Hospital 600 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287-0005 Phone: 410-614-2813 Fax: 410-614-3676 E-mail: sbassett@jhmi.edu Administrative Assistant Mark Christie Phone: 443-287-2462 E-mail: mgc@jhmi.edu

 Education

Professional Interests

• Genetics of Alzheimer’s disease
• Neuroimaging and genetics
• Cognitive changes in Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease
• Disability and psychiatric illness
• Genetic testing

Click the following links to learn more about Dr. Bassett's research

Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease

Selected Publications

Bassett SS, Avramopoulos D, Fallin MD.  Evidence for parent of origin effect in late onset Alzheimer’s disease. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics). 2002; 114(6):679-686.

Bassett SS, Havastad SL, Chase GA. The role of test accuracy in predicting acceptance of genetic
susceptibility testing for Alzheimer’s disease. Genetic Testing.  2004; 8(2):120-126.

Avramopoulos D, Fallin MD, Bassett SS. Linkage to chromosome 14q in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients without psychotic symptoms. American Journal of Medical Genetics  (Neuropsychiatric Genetics). 2004; 132B(1):9-13.

Bassett SS., Kusevic I, Cristinzio C, Yassa M., Avramopoulos D., Yousem D., Fallin, DM.  Differential fMRI activation patterns in offspring of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease  correspond to previously identified linkage heterogeneity for Chromosome 10. Annals of Neurology. 2005; 58: 142-146.

Go RCP, Perry RT, Weiner H, Bassett SS, Blacker D, Devlin BJ, Sweet RA. Neuregulin-1 Polymorphism in Late Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Families with Psychoses.  American Journal of Medical Genetics; B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics.2005; 139B:28-32.