Faculty

Jill R Glausier, PhD

Jill R Glausier, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Translational Neuroscience Program
NIH NeuroBioBank

Education & Training

PhD
Neuroscience, Emory University
Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

Member, Society for Neuroscience
Member, Society of Biological Psychiatry
Member, Schizophrenia International Research Society
Member, Microscopy Society of America

Selected Honors & Awards

Inaugural Recipient, National Institutes of Health NeuroBioBank Award of Excellence, National Institutes of Health
Hamilton Family Award for Basic Neuroscience Research in Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry
Young Investigator Award, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Research Interests

Postmortem human brain tissue research; Schizophrenia; Cortical circuitry & mitochondrial alterations
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Glausier JR, Maier M, Bouchet-Marquis C, Wu K, Banks-Tibbs T, Melchitzky D, Ning J, Lewis DA, Freyberg Z. Characterization of the three-dimensional synaptic and mitochondrial nanoarchitecture within glutamatergic synaptic complexes in postmortem human brain via focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy. iScience. 2025 Jul 18;28(7).
  2. Ning J*, Glausier JR*, Hsieh C, Schmelzer T, Buck SA, Franks J, Hampton CM, Lewis DA, Marko M, Freyberg Z. Cryo-FIB workflow for imaging brain tissue via in situ cryo-electron microscopy. BioRxiv 528064 [Preprint]. February 12, 2023. DOI:10.1101/2023.02.11.528064. *Designates equal contribution.
  3. Xue X, Zong W, Glausier JR, Kim SM, Shelton MA, Phan BN, Srinivasan C, Pfenning AR, Tseng GC, Lewis DA, Seney ML, Logan RW (2022). Molecular rhythm alterations in prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens associated with opioid use. Transl Psychiatry, 12(1).
  4. Glausier JR*, Datta D*, Fish KN, Chung DW, Melchitzky DS, Lewis DA (2021). Laminar differences in the targeting of dendritic spines by cortical pyramidal neurons and interneurons in human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Neuroscience, 452: 181-191. *Designates equal contribution.
  5. Glausier JR, Enwright JF 3rd, Lewis DA (2020). Diagnosis- and cell type-specific mitochondrial functional pathway signatures in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Am J Psychiatry, 177(12): 1140-1150. Featured in The American Journal of Psychiatry Articles of Import and Impact 2020 with accompanying editorial.

Pitt Psychiatry’s 2025 Research Day, Part I: A Celebration of Science

Research Day Attendees

The 23rd annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day, held on June 12, 2025, was the most highly attended Research Day ever, with 653 faculty members, trainees, and staff gathering at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Lunchtime Roundtables More than 300 individuals participated in or facilitated one of 30 roundtable discussion groups focused on topics including...

Pitt Psychiatry Research Published in Molecular Psychiatry

Collage of Molecular Psychiatry Co-Authors

Multiple Pitt Psychiatry investigators have recently published studies in Molecular Psychiatry. Below is a roundup of recent original research on adolescent neurodevelopment, aging and cognition, and the association between sleep and psychosis. Adolescent maturation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex glutamate: GABA and cognitive function is supported by dopamine-related neurobiology Pitt Psychiatry investigators...

Jill Glausier, PhD, Honored by the National Institutes of Health NeuroBioBank

Dr. Jill Glausier

Congratulations to Jill Glausier, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) NeuroBioBank, a national resource for investigators using human post-mortem brain tissue and related biospecimens for their research. Dr. Glausier is the inaugural recipient of the NIH NeuroBioBank Award of Excellence, which was presented at the NIH NeuroBioBank Annual...

Biological Psychiatry: Diurnal Alterations in Gene Expression Across Striatal Subregions in Psychosis

Drs. Kyle Ketchesin & Colleen McClung

Psychosis, an impairment that manifests as hallucinations and/or delusions, is a defining feature of schizophrenia and highly prevalent in bipolar disorder. Individuals suffering with these illnesses also have major disruptions in sleep and circadian rhythms, which can precipitate or exacerbate psychotic symptoms. A group of investigators including Kyle Ketchesin, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), Madeline...