University of California-Los Angeles · PsychologyAdolescent Depression Research Unit
Tiffany Cheing Ho · Los Angeles, California
Research Focus
Dr. Tiffany Cheing Ho's research focuses on understanding the biological mechanisms related to depression in adolescents, especially why some young individuals do not respond to common antidepressant medications. By studying inflammatory responses and brain chemistry in depressed teens during social stress situations, her lab aims to identify factors that could help predict treatment outcomes. The ultimate goal is to develop better therapeutic approaches for adolescents struggling with depression that does not improve with standard treatments.
adolescent depressiontreatment resistanceinflammationglutamateneuroimagingsocial stressmental healthbiomarkersmachine learning
Research Aims
4AIM 01Investigate the link between inflammation and treatment resistance in depressed adolescents.
AIM 02Assess brain activity in response to social stress in adolescents with depression.
AIM 03Identify predictors of treatment response using machine learning techniques.
AIM 04Evaluate changes in clinical symptoms over time following antidepressant treatment.
Skills the Lab Values
neuroimagingfMRImachine learningcytokine assaysstress testingclinical assessmentsdata analysisbrain mappinglongitudinal study design
Output against the department
Publications201top 33% of dept.98th of 296
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Citations8.5ktop 35% of dept.103rd of 296
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