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Akira Sawa, MD, Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD

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Psychiatry • Baltimore, MD

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Professor of Neuroscience

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  • Office

    600 North Wolfe Street
    Meyer 3-166
    Baltimore, MD 21287
    Phone+1 410-955-4726
    Fax+1 410-614-1792

Education & Training

  • Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
    Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of TokyoClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2015 - 2025

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Host–Parasite Interaction Associated with Major Mental Illness  
    Nicola Cascella, Faith Dickerson, Yian Chen, Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, Akira Sawa, Robert H Yolken, Nature
  • Sulforaphane Augments Glutathione and Influences Brain Metabolites in Human Subjects: A Clinical Pilot Study  
    Akira Sawa, MD, Molecular Neuropsychiatry

Authored Content

  • TAR DNA-Binding Protein 43 and Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 Coaggregation Disrupts Dendritic Local Translation and Mental Function in Frontotemporal Lobar DegenerationMarch 2018
  • TDP-43 and DISC1 Co-Aggregation Disrupts Dendritic Local Translation and Mental Function in FTLDMarch 2018

Press Mentions

  • Assessing Brain Metabolism with 7-T Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Patients with First-Episode Psychosis
    Assessing Brain Metabolism with 7-T Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Patients with First-Episode PsychosisMarch 1st, 2020
  • Digest | New Evidence: Links Abnormally Formed Proteins with Schizophrenia
    Digest | New Evidence: Links Abnormally Formed Proteins with SchizophreniaJune 10th, 2019
  • How Sulforaphane in Broccoli May Benefit Those with Schizophrenia, Autism and Alzheimer’s
    How Sulforaphane in Broccoli May Benefit Those with Schizophrenia, Autism and Alzheimer’sMay 23rd, 2019
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