Tony J. Simon, Ph.D.
Journal Articles
2014 Hwang V, Maar D, Regan J, Angkustsiri K, Simon TJ, Tassone F. Mapping the
deletion endpoints in individuals with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome by droplet digital
PCR. BMC Medical Genetics.15, 106. DOI: 10.1186/s12881-014-0106-5.
2014 Sellier C, Hwang VJ, Dandekar R, Durbin-Johnson B, Charlet-Berguerand N, Ander
BP, Sharp FR, Angkustsiri K, Simon TJ, Tassone F. Decreased DGCR8 expression
and miRNA dysregulation in individuals with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. PLoS ONE,
9, e103884, DOI: 0.1371/journal.pone.0103884.
2014 Wong LM, Goodrich-Hunsaker NJ, McLennan Y, Tassone F, Rivera SM, Simon TJ. A
cross-sectional analysis of orienting of visuospatial attention in child and adult carriers
of the fragile X permutation. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 6, 45. DOI:
10.1186/1866-1955-6-45.
2014 Stephenson DD, Beaton EA, Weems CF, Angkustsiri K, Simon TJ. Identifying
patterns of anxiety and depression in children with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion
syndrome: Co-morbidity predicts behavioural difficulties and impaired functional
communications. Behavioral Brain Research, 276, 190-198. DOI:
10.1016/j.bbr.2014.05.056.
2015 Wong LM, Tassone F, Rivera SM, Simon TJ. Temporal dynamics of attentional
selection in adult male carriers of the fragile X premutation allele. Frontiers in Human
Neuroscience, 9, 37. DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00037.
2015 Vorstman JAS, Breetvelt E, Duijff S, Eliez S, Schneider M, Jalbrzikowski M, Armando
M, Vicari S, Shashi V, Hooper SR, Chow EWC, Fung WLA, Butcher NJ, Young DA,
McDonald-McGinn DM, Vogels A, van Amelsvoort T, Gothelf D, Weinberger R,
Weizman A, Klaassen PWJ, Koops S, Kates WR, Antshel KM, Simon TJ, Ousley OY,
Swillen A, Gur RE, Bearden CE, Kahn RS, Bassett AS, and the International 22q11.2
Brain Behavior Syndrome Consortium. A cognitive decline precedes the onset of
psychosis in patients with the 22q11.2 deletion. JAMA Psychiatry. 72, 377-385. DOI
10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.2671.
2015 Nordahl CW, Iosif AM, Young GS, Perry LM, Dougherty R, Lee A, Li DD, Buonocore,
MH, Simon TJ, Rogers SJ, Wandell BA, Amaral DG. Sex differences in the corpus
callosum in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Molecular Autism.
2015 Deng Y, Goodrich-Hunsaker NJ, Cabaral M, Amaral DG, Buonocore M, Harvey D,
Kalish K, Carmichael OT, Schumann CM, Lee A, Dougherty RF, Perry LM, Wandell
BA, Simon TJ. Disrupted fornix integrity in children with chromosome 22q11.2
deletion syndrome. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. 232, 106-114.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2015.02.002
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2015 Mlynarski E, Sheridan M. Xie M, Guo T, Racedo S, McDonald-McGinn DM, Gai X,
Chow E, Vorstman J, Swillen A, Devriendt K, Breckpot J, Diglio MC, Marino B,
Dallapicoloa B, Philip N, Roberts A, Simon TJ, Piotrowica M, Bearden C, Eliez S,
Gothelf D, Coleman K, Kates W, Devoto M, Zackai E, Heine-Suner D, Shaikh T,
Bassett A, Goldmuntz B, Morrow B, Emanuel B. Copy Number Variation of the
glucose transporter gene SLC2A3 and Congenital Heart Defects in the 22q11.2
Deletion Syndrome. American Journal of Human Genetics 96:753-64. doi:
10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.03.007.
Presentations
2014 Mildly threatening stimuli impact self-regulation in children with 22q11.2DS. 20th
International Scientific Meeting of the VCFS Educational Foundation, Las Vegas,
Nevada (with Popa A and others). July.
2014 Investigating brain midline anomalies in children with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion
syndrome - A subtype analysis using unsupervised clustering analytical approach. 20th
International Scientific Meeting of the VCFS Educational Foundation, Las Vegas,
Nevada (with Deng Y and others). July.
2014 When worrying meets thinking: The impact of negative emotional states on cognitive
functioning in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. 20th International Scientific
Meeting of the VCFS Educational Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada (with Shapiro H
and others). July.
2015 Integrating cognitive and affective factors to understand and improve outcomes in
youth with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Institute, Worcester MA. February.
2015 Cognitive and affective factors and psychosis risk (and protection?): The case of
chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Prader-Willi Syndrome Mental Health
Research Strategy Workshop, Washington DC. February.
2015 Translating Basic and Clinical Neuroscience into a Spatiotemporal Cognition
Neurotherapeutic Video Game. Entertainment Software and Cognitive
Neurotherapeutics Summit at Neurogaming Conference, San Francisco, CA. (T.J.
Simon TJ, Aronson T, Hollinger E, Hunicke2 R, Middleton M). May.
2015 Adaptation to a Mild Stressor in Initially Anxious Children was related to their Attention
to Perceived Threat in a Dot Probe Experiment. Society for Biological Psychiatry.
Toronto, CA (with Popa A and others). May.
2015 A Potentially Efficient Screening Tool for Psychotic Thinking in Youth with
Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Society for Biological Psychiatry. Toronto,
CA (Simon TJ, Antshel KM, Stoddard J, Fremont W, Kates WR). May.
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Research Funding
22q Healthy Minds Clinic. Dempster Foundation, 1/1/14-12/31/14, $6,000. Simon TJ (PI).
Visuospatial cognitive deficit in del22q11.2 syndrome. NIH/NICHD, 2009-2015, $422,113
(annual direct), 2 R01-HD042974. Simon TJ (PI).
Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. DHHS/AUCD. 7/1/07-6/30/16, Hansen R
(PI), Simon TJ (Investigator).
The International Consortium on Brain and Behavior in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.
NIH/NIMH, 9/26/13-7/31/17, $1,524,155. Gur R (PI); Simon TJ (Subcontractor).
MIND Institute Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center. NIH/NICHD &
MIND Institute, 9/1/13-8/31/18, $844,156. Abbeduto L (PI); Simon TJ (Assoc. Director/CoInvestigator).
Community Service
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Biological Psychiatry
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Associate Editor, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Member, Autism Summit Infrastructure Working Group, University of California
Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers in Child and Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry
Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers in Genetic Disorders
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Member, Graduate Student Committee, (Lindzi Wessel, Neuroscience Program), University
of California, Davis
Member, Leadership Team of MIND International Training Program in Neurodevelopmental
Disorders (ITPND) Working Group
Member, Mentoring Academy (Curriculum Workgroup), University of California Davis
Schools of Health
Member, MIND Institute Executive Committee
Member, MIND Institute Space Committee
Member, Neuroscience Graduate Group Admission Committee
Member, Research Advisory Committee, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University of California, Davis
Member, UC Davis Clinical Translational Science Center, Resource Review Committee,
MIND Institute Representative. Inaugural Meeting – January 2014
Standing Member, MRI Safety Committee, Imaging Research Center, University of
California, Davis
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Gregory Sokolov, M.D.
Community Service
Chair, Addiction Psychiatry Committee, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Co-Chair, Annual Meeting Program Committee, American Academy of Psychiatry and the
Law
Member, Annual Meeting, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Member, American Psychiatric Association
Member, Central California Psychiatric Society
Member, Sacramento County Domestic Violence Death Review Team
Member, Sacramento County Mental Health Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
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