Publications


2025

Psilocybin reduces depressive-like behavior and improves cognition in healthy aging mice via epigenetic regulation of plasticity- and immune-related genes

Taena Hanson, Moira G. Semple, Dylan Lifshitz, Beatriz A. Flores, Joseph Balducci, Samantha A. Harker, Alyssa Ford, Sarah E. Mennenga, and Candace R. Lewis

Associations between relative abundances of Bifidobacterium species in the gut and DNA methylation of cortisol-related genes in a pediatric population

Samantha A Harker, Kevin Scott Bonham, Shelley Hoeft McCann, Alexandra R Volpe, Qiyun Zhu, Viren D’sa, Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, Sean CL Deoni, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj, Candace R Lewis

2024

The Developing Myeloarchitecture of the Human Cortex: Relationships between Intra-Cortical Myelination and Developing Cognitive Function

Sean CL Deoni, Viren D’Sa, Jennifer Beauchemin, Matthew Huentelman, Candace Lewis, Susan Carnell, Kevin Bonham, Vanja Klepec-Ceraj, Muriel Bruchhage, Alexandra Volpe

FTO variation and early frontostriatal brain development in children

Gita Thapaliya, Poorbita Kundu, Elena Jansen, Marcus A Naymik, Richard Lee, Muriel Marisa Katharina Bruchhage, Viren D’Sa, Matthew J Huentelman, Candace R Lewis, Hans‐Georg Müller, Sean CL Deoni, RESONANCE consortium, Susan Carnell

Peripheral DNA methylation of cortisol- and serotonin-related genes predicts hippocampal volume in a pediatric population

Taena Hanson, Sophie Spencer, Samantha A Harker, Fatoumata Barry, Phoebe Burton, Jennifer Beauchemin, Sarah E Mennenga, B Blair Braden, Viren D’sa, Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, Sean CL Deoni, Candace R Lewis

2023

APOE ε4-Allele in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic Adults: Associations with Verbal Learning and Memory

Samantha A Harker, Lamees Al-Hassan, Matthew J Huentelman, B Blair Braden, Candace R Lewis

FTO Variation and Early Brain Development in Children over First 3500 Days of Life

Gita Thapaliya, Poorbita Kundu, Elena Jansen, Marcus Naymik, Muriel Bruchhage, Viren D’Sa, Matthew Huentelman, Candace Lewis, Hans-Georg Muller, Sean Deoni, Susan Carnell

Psilocybin-induced changes in cerebral blood flow are associated with acute and baseline inter-individual differences

Nathalie M Rieser, Ladina P Gubser, Flora Moujaes, Patricia Duerler, Candace R Lewis, Lars Michels, Franz X Vollenweider, Katrin H Preller

Precision Medicine as a New Frontier in Speech-Language Pathology: How Applying Insights From Behavior Genomics Can Improve Outcomes in Communication Disorders

Beate Peter, Laurel Bruce, Lizbeth Finestack, Valentin Dinu, Melissa Wilson, Judith Klein-Seetharaman, Candace R Lewis, B Blair Braden, Yi-Yuan Tang, Nancy Scherer, Mark VanDam, Nancy Potter

Parent-reported child appetite moderates relationships between child genetic obesity risk and parental feeding practices

Elena Jansen, Marcus Naymik, Gita Thapaliya, Matt Huentelman, Jennifer Beauchemin, Viren D’Sa, Candace R Lewis, Sean Deoni, RESONANCE consortium, Susan Carnell

What is up with psychedelics anyway?

Candace R Lewis, Matthew McMurray, Sarah E Mennenga, Steve Helms Tillery

At-home dried blood spot (DBS) collection to increase population heterogeneity representation in pediatric research: An ECHO study

Joseph M Green, Fatoumata Barry, Phoebe Burton, Jennifer Beauchemin, Matthew J Huentelman, Sean CL Deoni, Candace R Lewis, program collaborators for Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes

Pilot study suggests DNA methylation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) is associated with MDMA-assisted therapy treatment response for severe PTSD

Candace R Lewis, Joseph Tafur, Sophie Spencer, Joseph M Green, Charlotte Harrison, Benjamin Kelmendi, David M Rabin, Rachel Yehuda, Berra Klosinski, Baruch Rael Cahn

2021

Leukocyte and cytokine variables in asymptomatic Pugs at genetic risk of necrotizing meningoencephalitis

Rebecca Windsor, Samuel D Stewart, Joshua Talboom, Candace Lewis, Marcus Naymik, Ignazio S Piras, Stefan Keller, Dori L Borjesson, Gary Clark, Chand Khanna, Matthew Huentelman

Family SES is associated with the gut microbiome in infants and children

Candace R Lewis, Kevin S Bonham, Shelley Hoeft McCann, Alexandra R Volpe, Viren D’sa, Marcus Naymik, Matt D De Both, Matthew J Huentelman, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant, Sarah K Highlander, Sean CL Deoni, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj

Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA gene and metagenome sequencing in pediatric gut microbiomes

Danielle Peterson, Kevin S Bonham, Sophie Rowland, Cassandra W Pattanayak, RESONANCE Consortium, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj

Two separate, large cohorts reveal potential modifiers of age-associated variation in visual reaction time performance

JS Talboom, MD De Both, MA Naymik, AM Schmidt, CR Lewis, WM Jepsen, AK Håberg, T Rundek, BE Levin, S Hoscheidt, Y Bolla, RD Brinton, NJ Schork, M Hay, CA Barnes, E Glisky, L Ryan, MJ Huentelman

Smoking is associated with impaired verbal learning and memory performance in women more than men

CR Lewis, JS Talboom, MD De Both, AM Schmidt, MA Naymik, AK Håberg, T Rundek, BE Levin, S Hoscheidt, Y Bolla, RD Brinton, M Hay, CA Barnes, E Glisky, L Ryan, MJ Huentelman

Harsh parenting predicts novel HPA receptor gene methylation and NR3C1 methylation predicts cortisol daily slope in middle childhood

Candace R Lewis, Reagan S Breitenstein, Adrienne Henderson, Hayley A Sowards, Ignazio S Piras, Matthew J Huentelman, Leah D Doane, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant

2020

Smoking Impairs Women’s Verbal Learning and Memory Performance More than Men’s: An International Web-Cohort Study of 70,000 Participants

CR Lewis, JS Talboom, MD De Both, AM Schmidt, MA Naymik, AK Håberg, T Rundek, BE Levin, S Hoscheidt, Y Bolla, RD Brinton, M Hay, CA Barnes, E Glisky, L Ryan, MJ Huentelman

Telomere length and autism spectrum disorder within the family: relationships with cognition and sensory symptoms

Candace R Lewis, Francis Taguinod, Wayne M Jepsen, Jorey Cohen, Komal Agrawal, Matthew J Huentelman, Christopher J Smith, Shannon DR Ringenbach, B Blair Braden

Epigenetic differences in inflammation genes of monozygotic twins are related to parent-child emotional availability and health

Candace R Lewis, Hayley A Sowards, Matthew J Huentelman, Leah D Doane, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant

Rostral anterior cingulate thickness predicts the emotional psilocybin experience

Candace R Lewis, Katrin H Preller, B Blair Braden, Cory Riecken, Franz X Vollenweider

Reinventing neuroaging research in the digital age

Matt J Huentelman, Joshua S Talboom, Candace R Lewis, Zhao Chen, Carol A Barnes

2019

Telomere length in autism spectrum disorder

Brittany Braden, Candace Lewis, Francis Taguinod, Wayne Jepsen, Christopher Smith, Matt Huentelman

Parenting gets under the skin: epigenetic consequences of harsh parenting

Candace Lewis, Reagan S Breitenstein, Adrienne Henderson, Hayley Sowards, Matt Huentelman, Leah Doane, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant

Family history of Alzheimer’s disease alters cognition and is modified by medical and genetic factors

Joshua S Talboom, Asta Håberg, Matthew D De Both, Marcus A Naymik, Isabelle Schrauwen, Candace R Lewis, Stacy F Bertinelli, Callie Hammersland, Mason A Fritz, Amanda J Myers, Meredith Hay, Carol A Barnes, Elizabeth Glisky, Lee Ryan, Matthew J Huentelman

Dopaminergic gene methylation is associated with cognitive performance in a childhood monozygotic twin study

Candace R Lewis, Adrienne Henderson-Smith, Reagan S Breitenstein, Hayley A Sowards, Ignazio S Piras, Matthew J Huentelman, Leah D Doane, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant

2018

Associations between dopaminergic gene methylation and executive performance in a childhood MZ twin difference design

Candace Lewis, Adrienne Henderson-Smith, Reagan Breitenstein, Matthew Huentelman, Leah D Doane, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant

NR3C1 methylation is associated with internalizing symptoms in middle childhood

Candace Lewis, Reagan Breitenstein, Adrienne Henderson-Smith, Matthew Huentelman, Leah D Doane, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant