Jonathan Hess, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
SUNY Upstate Medical University
2020 Young Investigator Grant
Jonathan Hess, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He specializes in computational neuroscience, dedicating his research to developing and applying novel computational genomics methods with the objective of uncovering factors contributing to the risk for and resilience against neuropsychiatric disorders and dementia, with a specific emphasis on schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Hess currently holds the role of principal investigator on several projects encompassing both federal and non-federal funding sources. His laboratory was established after receiving a 2020 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant.