Bassett, Susan S., 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
  

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.