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Biomedical science writing | Scientific consultation | Designing & conducting research projects (Genetics)
Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing
Medical Writing,
Newswriting,
General Proofreading & Editing
Research
Fact Checking,
Scientific and Technical Research,
Systematic Literature Review
Consulting
Scientific and Technical Consulting
Work Experience
Senior Research Scientist
St. Petersburg State University
October 2016 - December 2022
Postdoctoral Fellow
St. Petersburg State University
October 2008 - January 2015
Assistant Professor (Contractual)
St. Petersburg State University
April 2009 - September 2013
Education
PhD (Neurogenetics)
McGill University
September 2002 - September 2008
PhD (Human Genetics)
McGill University
2002 - 2008
Masters of Science (Central Nervous System)
University of Montreal
May 2001 - August 2002
Bachelors (Biomedical Sciences)
University of Montreal
September 1998 - April 2001
Certifications
- Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexander Hatoum, Sarah M.C. Colbert, Emma C Johnson, Spencer B. Huggett, Joseph Deak, Gita A. Pathak, Mariela V. Jennings, Sarah Paul, Nicole Karcher, Isabella Hansen, et al.(2023). Multivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of over 1 million subjects identifies loci underlying multiple substance use disorders . Nature Mental Health. 1. (3). p. 210--223. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Anastasia Levchenko, Maria Plotnikova(2023). Genomic regulatory sequences in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder . Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. Frontiers Media {SA}
Anastasia Levchenko, Fedor Gusev, Evgeny Rogaev(2023). The evolutionary origin of psychosis . Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. Frontiers Media {SA}
(2020). A genome-wide association study identifies a gene network associated with paranoid schizophrenia and antipsychotics-induced tardive dyskinesia . Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry.
(2020). NRG1, PIP4K2A, and HTR2C as Potential Candidate Biomarker Genes for Several Clinical Subphenotypes of Depression and Bipolar Disorder . Frontiers in Genetics.
Anastasia Levchenko, Timur Nurgaliev, Alexander Kanapin, Anastasia Samsonova, Raul R. Gainetdinov(2020). Current challenges and possible future developments in personalized psychiatry with an emphasis on psychotic disorders . Heliyon. 6. (5). p. e03990. Elsevier {BV}
(2019). Opening up new horizons for psychiatric genetics in the Russian Federation: moving toward a national consortium . Molecular Psychiatry.
Anastasia Levchenko, Natalya Vyalova, Ivan V. Pozhidaev, Anastasiia S. Boiko, Diana Z. Osmanova, Olga Yu. Fedorenko, Arkadiy V. Semke, Nikolay A. Bokhan, Bob Wilffert, Anton J.M. Loonen, et al.(2019). No evidence so far of a major role of AKT1 and GSK3B in the pathogenesis of antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia . Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental. p. e2685. Wiley
Levchenko, A., Losenkov, I.S., Vyalova, N.M., Simutkin, G.G., Bokhan, N.A., Wilffert, B., Loonen, A.J.M., Ivanova, S.A.(2018). The functional variant RS334558 of GSK3B is associated with remission in patients with depressive disorders . Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine. 11. p. 121-126.
Levchenko, A., Kanapin, A., Samsonova, A., Gainetdinov, R.R.(2018). Human accelerated regions and other human-specific sequence variations in the context of evolution and their relevance for brain development . Genome Biology and Evolution. 10. (1). p. 166-188.
Levchenko, A., Davtian, S., Freylichman, O., Zagrivnaya, M., Kostareva, A., Malashichev, Y.(2015). Beta-catenin in schizophrenia: Possibly deleterious novel mutation . Psychiatry Research. 228. (3). p. 843-848.
Levchenko, A., Davtian, S., Petrova, N., Malashichev, Y.(2014). Sequencing of five left-Right cerebral asymmetry genes in a cohort of schizophrenia and schizotypal disorder patients from Russia . Psychiatric Genetics. 24. (2). p. 75-80.
Xiong, L., Montplaisir, J., Desautels, A., Barhdadi, A., Turecki, G., Levchenko, A., Thibodeau, P., Dubé, M.-P., Gaspar, C., Rouleau, G.A.(2010). Family study of restless legs syndrome in Quebec, Canada: Clinical characterization of 671 familial cases . Archives of Neurology. 67. (5). p. 617-622.
Rivière, J.-B., Xiong, L., Levchenko, A., St-Onge, J., Gaspar, C., Dion, Y., Lespérance, P., Tellier, G., Richer, F., Chouinard, S., et al.(2009). Association of intronic variants of the BTBD9 gene with Tourette syndrome . Archives of Neurology. 66. (10). p. 1267-1272.
Levchenko, A., Montplaisir, J.-Y., Asselin, G., Provost, S., Girard, S.L., Xiong, L., Lemyre, E., St-Onge, J., Thibodeau, P., Desautels, A., et al.(2009). Autosomal-dominant locus for restless legs syndrome in French-Canadians on chromosome 16p12.1 . Movement Disorders. 24. (1). p. 40-50.
Xiong, L., Catoire, H., Dion, P., Gaspar, C., Lafrenière, R.G., Girard, S.L., Levchenko, A., Rivière, J.-B., Fiori, L., St-Onge, J., et al.(2009). MEIS1 intronic risk haplotype associated with restless legs syndrome affects its mRNA and protein expression levels . Human Molecular Genetics. 18. (6). p. 1065-1074.
Xiong, L., Levchenko, A., Montplaisir, J., Rivière, J.-B., Thibodeau, P., St-Onge, J., Gaspar, C., Desautels, A., Lespérance, P., Chouinard, S., et al.(2008). Genetic association studies of neurotensin gene and restless legs syndrome in French Canadians . Sleep Medicine. 9. (3). p. 273-282.
Xiong, L., Dion, P., Montplaisir, J., Levchenko, A., Thibodeau, P., Karemera, L., Rivière, J.-B., St-Onge, J., Gaspar, C., Dubé, M.-P., et al.(2007). Molecular genetic studies of DMT1 on 12q in French-Canadian restless legs syndrome patients and families . American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 144. (7). p. 911-917.
Xiong, L., Jang, K., Montplaisir, J., Levchenko, A., Thibodeau, P., Gaspar, C., Turecki, G., Rouleau, G.A.(2007). Canadian restless legs syndrome twin study . Neurology. 68. (19). p. 1631-1633.
Levchenko, A., Provost, S., Montplaisir, J.Y., Xiong, L., St-Onge, J., Thibodeau, P., Rivière, J.B., Desautels, A., Turecki, G., Dubé, M.P., et al.(2006). A novel autosomal dominant restless legs syndrome locus maps to chromosome 20p13 . Neurology. 67. (5). p. 900-901.
Levchenko, A., Robitaille, Y., Strong, M.J., Rouleau, G.A.(2004). TAU mutations are not a predominant cause of frontotemporal dementia in Canadian patients . Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 31. (3). p. 363-367.
Levchenko, A., Montplaisir, J.-Y., Dubé, M.-P., Riviere, J.-B., St-Onge, J., Turecki, G., Xiong, L., Thibodeau, P., Desautels, A., Verlaan, D.J., et al.(2004). The 14q restless legs syndrome locus in the French Canadian population . Annals of Neurology. 55. (6). p. 887-891.
BOOK
Xiong, L., Turecki, G., Levchenko, A., Gaspar, C., Hening, W.A., Montplaisir, J., Rouleau, G.A.(2009). Genetics of Restless Legs Syndrome . Restless Legs Syndrome. p. 31-49.