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Andrew Gerlach

Assistant Professor
gerlachar@upmc.edu
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Dr. Andrew Gerlach is a nuclear engineer by training, now applying his computational expertise to multimodal neuroimaging integration. His focus is on exploring the underlying neurobiology and treatment response of late-life depression and anxiety. In his free time, he enjoys just about anything that will take him and his family into wild spaces, especially rock climbing.

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PhD, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

MSE, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

BSE, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

McGaffey, A., Castelli, G., Friedlander, M.P., Proddutur, S., Simpkins, C., Middleton, D.B., Spencer, K.O., Taormina, J.M., Gerlach, A., & Nowalk, M.P. (2024). Going (Anti)Viral: Improving HIV and HCV Screening and HPV Vaccination in Primary Care. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 50(9), 645-654.Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.06.002.

Kazan, J., Gerlach, A.R., Mizuno, A., Andreescu, C., Aizenstein, H.J., Ward, S., Buente, K.J., & Stahl, S.T. (2023). Depressive symptoms anticipate behavioral and emotional factors among older adults: A prospective cross-lagged panel design. Psychiatry Res Commun, 3(1), 100096.Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100096.

Szymkowicz, S.M.M., Gerlach, A.R.R., Homiack, D., & Taylor, W.D.D. (2023). Biological factors influencing depression in later life: role of aging processes and treatment implications. TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY, 13(1), 160.Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02464-9.

Wilson, J.D.D., Gerlach, A.R.R., Karim, H.T.T., Aizenstein, H.J.J., & Andreescu, C. (2023). Sex matters: acute functional connectivity changes as markers of remission in late-life depression differ by sex. MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, 28(12), 5228-5236.Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-02158-0.

Gerlach, A.R., Karim, H.T., Pecina, M., Ajilore, O., Taylor, W.D., Butters, M.A., & Andreescu, C. (2022). MRI predictors of pharmacotherapy response in major depressive disorder. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL, 36, 103157.Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103157.

Gerlach, A.R., Karim, H.T., Kazan, J., Aizenstein, H.J., Krafty, R.T., & Andreescu, C. (2021). Networks of worry-towards a connectivity-based signature of late-life worry using higher criticism. TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY, 11(1), 550.Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01648-5.

Cao, L., Gerlach, A., Xu, Y., Downar, T., & Lee, J.C. (2015). Neutronics modeling of the SPERT III E-Core critical experiments with MPACT and KENO. ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, 80, 207-218.Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.anucene.2015.02.013.

Kazan, J., Gerlach, A.R., Mizuno, A., Andreescu, C., Aizenstein, H.J., Ward, S., Buente, K.J., & Stahl, S.T. Depressive symptoms anticipate behavioral and emotional factors among older adults: A prospective cross-lagged panel design. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. doi: 10.1101/2022.08.31.22279439.

Gerlach, A., Wilson, J., Karim, H., Aizenstein, H., & Andreescu, C. (2022). Sex Moderates the Relationship Between Functional Connectivity and Remission in Late-Life Depression. In NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 47, (pp. 285-286).

Gerlach, A., Karim, H., Krafty, R., Aizenstein, H., & Andreescu, C. (2021). Neural Markers of Worry - Functional Connectivity Correlations Using Higher Criticism. In NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 46(SUPPL 1), (p. 110).

Kazan, J., Gerlach, A., Mizuno, A., Aizenstein, H., & Stahl, S. (2021). Temporal Relations Among Emotional and Behavioral Factors in Late-Life Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 46(SUPPL 1), (pp. 77-78).