Daniel F. Levey
1250 Country Creek ct., Indianapolis, IN 46234
614-352-1486
dlevey@iupui.edu
EDUCATION
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Medical Neuroscience
2011-Present
Overall GPA 3.55/4.0
2011-Present
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
Biology
2009-2011
Overall GPA 3.7/4.0
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
B.S. in Psychology
1999-2003
Overall GPA 3.4/4.0 Psychology GPA 3.6/4.0
AWARDS
First Place Poster Award in Translational Research,
6th Annual VA Scientific Symposium, Indianapolis, IN
2014
University Fellowship, Indiana University School of
Medicine, IBMG Program
2011
Dean’s List Highest Honors, Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis
Dean’s List, Indiana State University
2009 - 2010
2000 - 2003
Sigma XI Grant-in-Aid of Research: Mechanisms of
Attention in an Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
2001
PUBLICATIONS
D.F. Levey, H. Le-Niculescu, J. Frank, M. Ayalew, N. Jain, B. Kirlin, R. Learman, E. Winiger, Z.A.
Rodd, A. Shekhar, N. J. Schork, F, Kiefe, N. Wodarz, B. Müller-Myhsok, N. Dahmer, GESGA
Consortium, M. Nöthen, R. Sherva, L. Farrer, A. H. Smith, H. Kranzler, M. Rietschel, J. Gelernter,
A. B. Niculescu.
Genetic Risk Prediction and Neurobiological Understanding of Alcoholism. Translational
Psychiatry 2014. Epub May 2014.
Le-Niculescu H*, Levey DF*, Ayalew M, Palmer L, Gavrin LM, Jain N, Bhosrekar S, Shankar G,
Belanger E, Olesek K, Duckworth H, Vergo J, Schweitzer R, Radel M, Yard M, Ballew A, Shekhar
A, Sandusky G, Schork NJ, Kurian SM, Salomon DR, Niculescu AB.
Discovery and Validation of Blood Biomarkers for Suicidality. Molecular Psychiatry
2013 Dec;18(12):1249-64. doi: 10.1038/mp.2013.95. Epub 2013 Aug 20.
*The first two authors contributed equally to this work
Ayalew M*, Le-Niculescu H*, Levey DF, Jain N, Changala B, Patel SD, Winiger E, Breier A,
Shekhar A, Amdur R, Koller D, Nurnberger JI, Corvin A, Geyer M, Tsuang MT, Salomon DR,
Schork NJ, Fanous A, O’Donovan M, Niculescu AB.
Convergent Functional Genomics of Schizophrenia: From Comprehensive Understanding to
Genetic Risk Prediction. Molecular Psychiatry 2012 Sep; 17(9):887-905. Epub May 15.
Daniel F. Levey
1250 Country Creek ct., Indianapolis, IN 46234
614-352-1486
dlevey@iupui.edu
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Graduate Research Assistant
2012 - Present
PI: Dr. Alexander Niculescu
Graduate Research Rotations
PIs: Dr. Alexander Niculescu, Dr. Andrew Saykin, and Dr.
Eri Hashino
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IN
2011 - 2012
Undergraduate Research Assistant
PI: Dr. Charles Goodlett
2010-2011
Indiana University School of Medicine, Terre Haute, IN
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2002
PI: Dr. Peter Duong
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2001
PI: Dr. Carol Yoder
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2000 – 2002
PI: Dr. Allen Butt
Work Experience
Simplex Investments, Chicago, IL
Derivatives Trader
Employed various trading strategies utilizing theoretical
pricing models while monitoring the U.S. derivatives
market.
2004 – 2008