Advancing Precision Psychiatry with Learning Health Systems
Official title: 3/7-PsycheMERGE: Advancing Precision Psychiatry
Funded at Suny Downstate Medical Center · NIH-11362471 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A research effort to use big data and AI to speed up accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment for people with mood and other affective disorders.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Suny Downstate Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Brooklyn, United States) |
| Project start | September 16, 2024 |
| Project end | May 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $944,162 |
| NIH project number | 5R01MH137208-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11362471 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Individuals experiencing psychiatric symptoms whose diagnosis and treatment could benefit from precision psychiatry approaches.
✕Less likely to help
Patients unlikely to benefit include those without access to the necessary healthcare infrastructure or data integrations.
What this research studies
This project aims to connect clinical data, genomic information, and social factors to create a learning health system for precision psychiatry. By analyzing patterns in real-world care, the team hopes to match patients with the most effective diagnoses and treatments faster. The work involves developing and applying AI-based methods at academic medical centers to study affective disorders. The goal is to shorten the diagnostic odyssey and improve long-term outcomes for patients with psychiatric symptoms.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could receive faster, more accurate diagnoses and personalized treatments.
How similar studies have gone: Previous precision psychiatry efforts show promise, but this project aims to scale and integrate findings within learning health systems for broader impact.
Where this research is happening
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Suny Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Peterson, Roseann Elizabeth — Suny Downstate Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Peterson, Roseann Elizabeth
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.