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Tsuang's research interests include the effects of genetic and environmental risk factors on severe mental disorders. His work focuses on preventing the onset of severe mental disorders like schizophrenia by determining which genetic and environmental traits can lead to their onset.<ref name="ucsd"/>
Tsuang's research interests include the effects of genetic and environmental risk factors on severe mental disorders. His work focuses on preventing the onset of severe mental disorders like schizophrenia by determining which genetic and environmental traits can lead to their onset.<ref name="ucsd"/>


After earning his doctorate degrees, Tsuang began working in 1971 at [[Washington University]]'s Department of Psychiatry. One year later, he transitioned to the [[University of Iowa]], where he developed the Iowa 500, the first [[double-blind]] psychiatric study of families to follow up with as many [[index case|index patients]] and their family members as possible. The preliminary results of the study suggested genetics can affect a person's liability to schizophrenia and mood disorders.<ref name="NPG"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tsuang |first1=Ming T. |last2=Winokur |first2=G. |title=THE IOWA 500: Field Work in a 35-Year Follow-up of Depression, Mania, and Schizophrenia* |journal=Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal |date=August 1975 |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=359–365 |doi=10.1177/070674377502000505 |pmid=1182649 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1182649/ |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Winokur |first1=George |title=The natural history of mania, depression, and schizophrenia |date=1996 |publisher=American Psychiatric Press |location=Washington, DC |isbn=9780880487269 |page=233 |edition=1st |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Natural_History_of_Mania_Depression/F4xDWBCAtgMC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>
After earning his doctorate degrees, Tsuang began working in 1971 at [[Washington University]]'s Department of Psychiatry. One year later, he transitioned to the [[University of Iowa]], where he developed the Iowa 500, the first [[double-blind]] psychiatric study of families to follow up with as many [[index case|index patients]] and their family members as possible. The preliminary results of the study suggested genetics can affect a person's liability to schizophrenia and mood disorders. The Iowa 500 and the Iowa non-500 (the study of the people excluded from the Iowa 500 [[sample (statistics)|sample]]) have informed subsequent work in [[psychopathology]].<ref name="NPG"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tsuang |first1=Ming T. |last2=Winokur |first2=G. |title=THE IOWA 500: Field Work in a 35-Year Follow-up of Depression, Mania, and Schizophrenia* |journal=Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal |date=August 1975 |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=359–365 |doi=10.1177/070674377502000505 |pmid=1182649 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1182649/ |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Winokur |first1=George |title=The natural history of mania, depression, and schizophrenia |date=1996 |publisher=American Psychiatric Press |location=Washington, DC |isbn=9780880487269 |page=233 |edition=1st |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Natural_History_of_Mania_Depression/F4xDWBCAtgMC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Strauss |first1=John S. |title=The Origins and Course of Psychopathology : Methods of Longitudinal Research |date=1977 |publisher=Springer US |location=Boston, MA |isbn=9781468423556 |page=77 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Origins_and_Course_of_Psychopatholog/S-3TBwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 15:29, 8 July 2021

Ming T. Tsuang
Born (1931-11-16) November 16, 1931 (age 92)
Tainan, Taiwan
Occupation(s)Psychiatrist
Professor
Known forresearch in schizophrenia, manic-depressive illness and substance abuse
Academic background
EducationNational Taiwan University (MD)
University of London (DSc, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplinePsychiatrist
Sub-disciplinepsychiatric epidemiology, neurobiology and genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Diego

Ming Tso Tsuang (Chinese: 莊明哲; pinyin: Zhuāng Míngzhé; born 1931 in Tainan, Taiwan) is an American psychiatrist and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. He is considered a pioneering researcher in the genetic epidemiology of schizophrenia and other severe mental disorders. Tsuang has authored and co-authored more than 600 publications and serves as founding and senior editor of the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B.[1][2][3]

Education

Tsuang received his medical degree from National Taiwan University in 1957. He received a PhD in psychiatry and a doctor of science degree in psychiatric genetics and epidemiology from the University of London.[1][3]

Career

Tsuang holds positions at the University of California, San Diego, as the Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Behavioral Genomics Endowed Chair and director of the Center for Behavioral Genomics. At Harvard University, he directs the Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics.[3]

Tsuang's former positions with Harvard Medical School include: Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and president and superintendent of Massachusetts Mental Health Center.[4][1][2] He was the fourth president of the International Society for Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG) and served from 2005 to 2010.[5][3]

Work

Tsuang's research interests include the effects of genetic and environmental risk factors on severe mental disorders. His work focuses on preventing the onset of severe mental disorders like schizophrenia by determining which genetic and environmental traits can lead to their onset.[3]

After earning his doctorate degrees, Tsuang began working in 1971 at Washington University's Department of Psychiatry. One year later, he transitioned to the University of Iowa, where he developed the Iowa 500, the first double-blind psychiatric study of families to follow up with as many index patients and their family members as possible. The preliminary results of the study suggested genetics can affect a person's liability to schizophrenia and mood disorders. The Iowa 500 and the Iowa non-500 (the study of the people excluded from the Iowa 500 sample) have informed subsequent work in psychopathology.[2][6][7][8]

Awards

In 1995, Tsuang received the ISPG Lifetime Achievement Award, which is named after him.[9] Among other awards, he also received the 2010 Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Faraone, Stephen V.; Seidman, Larry J.; Buka, Stephen; Goldstein, Jill M.; Lyons, Michael; Kremen, William S.; Glatt, Stephen J. (2013). "Festschrift Celebrating the Career of Ming T. Tsuang". American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 162 (7): 551–558. doi:10.1002/ajmg.b.32194. PMID 24132890.
  2. ^ a b c "Editorial Board - Neuropsychiatric Genetics". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ming Tsuang". UCSD Profiles. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ming Tsuang". iem.ucsd.edu.
  5. ^ "History". ISPG. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  6. ^ Tsuang, Ming T.; Winokur, G. (August 1975). "THE IOWA 500: Field Work in a 35-Year Follow-up of Depression, Mania, and Schizophrenia*". Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal. 20 (5): 359–365. doi:10.1177/070674377502000505. PMID 1182649. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ Winokur, George (1996). The natural history of mania, depression, and schizophrenia (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press. p. 233. ISBN 9780880487269. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ Strauss, John S. (1977). The Origins and Course of Psychopathology : Methods of Longitudinal Research. Boston, MA: Springer US. p. 77. ISBN 9781468423556. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "ISPG Honorific Awards". ISPG. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research". Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

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