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Wesley Thompson

University of California San Diego

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Neuroscience· 2 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Genetics· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Approach:Bayesian inference· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Research Focus:polygenic risk· 1 Research Focus:trajectory inference· 1

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Anders Martin DaleiD· 2 shared Adam Schwartz· 1 shared Adam Stuart KibeliD· 1 shared Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative· 1 shared Amar OjhaiD· 1 shared Andrew J. SaykiniD· 1 shared Anthony Gamst· 1 shared Arthur W. TogaiD· 1 shared

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Developmental variation in dopamine neurobiology, neurocognitive functioning, and impulsivity shape substance use trajectories in youth

Ashley C. Parr, Amar Ojha, Daniel Justin Petrie, Finnegan J. Calabro, Brenden Tervo‐Clemmens, Will Foran, Douglas Fitzgerald, Susan Frances Tapert, Kate Brody Nooner, Wesley Thompson, David B. Goldston, Duncan B. Clark, Beatríz Luna

This study identifies four substance use trajectories in youth and links them to dopamine-related neurobiology, impulsivity, and inhibitory control during adolescence.

Nature Communications · Jun 11, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

African-specific improvement of a polygenic hazard score for age at diagnosis of prostate cancer

Roshan A. Karunamuni, Minh‐Phuong Huynh‐Le, Chun Chieh Fan, Wesley Thompson, Rosalind A. Eeles, Zsofia Kote‐Jarai, Kenneth Ross Muir, UKGPCS Collaborators, Artitaya Lophatananon, Catherine M. Tangen, Phyllis J. Goodman, Ian Murchie Thompson, William J. Blot, Wei Zheng, Adam Stuart Kibel, , Tyler M. Seibert

The paper improves a polygenic hazard score for prostate cancer age at diagnosis by adding SNPs specific to African ancestry, enhancing performance in this population.

International Journal of Cancer · Sep 22, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

The Bayesian polyvertex score (PVS-B): a whole-brain phenotypic prediction framework for neuroimaging studies

Weiqi Zhao, Clare E. Palmer, Wesley Thompson, Terry L. Jernigan, Anders Martin Dale, Chun Chieh Fan

The paper introduces PVS-B, a whole-brain prediction framework that improves variance explained in behavior prediction from neuroimaging data compared to traditional methods.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience

Heritability of regional brain volumes in large-scale neuroimaging and genetic studies

Bingxin Zhao, Joseph G. Ibrahim, Yun Li, Tengfei Li, Yue Wang, Yue Shan, Ziliang Zhu, Fan Zhou, Jingwen Zhang, Chao Huang, Huiling Liao, Liuqing Yang, Paul M. Thompson, Hongtu Zhu B, Pediatric Imaging, Neurocognition and Genetics (PING), , John Hsiao

The paper examines the heritability of regional brain volumes using genetic and neuroimaging data from multiple cohorts, finding high heritability and consistent patterns across populations.

Cerebral Cortex · Jul 2, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics