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Tarek Rajji

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Tarek Rajji

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Neurophysiology Neuroplasticity Adjunct Treatment Brain Stimulation Pharmacology Smoking Cessation Alzheimer'S Disease Mild Cognitive Impairment

Latest papers

Genetic predisposition to hand grip strength predicts cognitive decline.
Neurobiology of aging · 2026
Decreased Mitochondrial DNA Integrity and Elevated Inflammatory Markers in Late-Life Depression: A Longitudinal Study.
Biological psychiatry global open science · 2025
Delineating the Effects of Alcohol Use on Cognition in Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders.
The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2025

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Empowering the journey of aging: Sharing experts' knowledge about prevention, evaluation, and care
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$8,000
Helping Women with Diabetes Quit Smoking: A Gender-Informed Approach to Brain Health
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$98,795
Using non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline for the treatment of tobacco dependence: a randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$623,476

All 26 grants and awards

23 publications.

Genetic predisposition to hand grip strength predicts cognitive decline.

Bercovitch R, Tio ES, Wickramatunga R, Misztal M, Gicas K, De Jager PL, Schneider JA, Buchman AS, Bennett DA, Rajji T, Kennedy JL, Felsky D

Neurobiology of aging2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2026.02.008 PMID: 41955736

Decreased Mitochondrial DNA Integrity and Elevated Inflammatory Markers in Late-Life Depression: A Longitudinal Study.

Mendes-Silva AP, El-Ahmad P, Costa AP, Balbuena LC, Nikolova YS, Rajji T, Kennedy JL, Vieira EL, Gonçalves VF, Diniz BS

Biological psychiatry global open science2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100598 PMID: 41069684

Delineating the Effects of Alcohol Use on Cognition in Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders.

Cuperfain AB, Black SE, Fostoc M, Freedman M, Ma C, Rajji T, Strother S, Tang-Wai DF, Tartaglia MC, Kumar S, Research TC

The Journal of clinical psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.24m15738 PMID: 40767839

Regional free-water diffusion is more strongly related to neuroinflammation than neurodegeneration

Sumra V, Hadian M, Dilliott AA, Farhan SMK, Frank AR, Lang AE, Roberts AC, Troyer A, Arnott SR, Marras C

Journal of Neurology202514 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00415-025-13201-1

Are Opioids Agitating? A Data Analysis of Baseline Data from the STAN Study.

Lesage M, Cinalioglu K, Chan S, Kumar S, Rajji T, Melichercik A, Desjardins C, Friedland J, Burhan A, Colman S, Chu L, Davies S, Derkach P, Elmi S, Gerretsen P, Graff-Guerrero A, Hussain M, Ismail Z, Kim D, Krisman L, Moghabghab R, Mulsant BH, Pollock BG, Rostas A, Van Bussel L, StaN Study Group, Rej S

Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports2024

DOI: 10.3233/adr-240025 PMID: 39434822

Care considerations in medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition: a qualitative study of patient and family perspectives.

Stergiopoulos V, Bastidas-Bilbao H, Gupta M, Buchman DZ, Stewart DE, Rajji T, Simpson AIF, van Kesteren MR, Cappe V, Castle D, Shields R, Hawke LD

BMC psychiatry2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05541-5 PMID: 38355467

Sex Differences Among Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder: Results From the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) Project.

Blanken MAJT, Oudega ML, Almeida OP, Schouws SNTM, Orhan M, Beunders AJM, Klumpers UMH, Sonnenberg C, Blumberg HP, Eyler LT, Forester BP, Forlenza OV, Gildengers A, Mulsant BH, Rajji T, Rej S, Sarna K, Sutherland A, Yala J, Vieta E, Tsai S, Briggs FBS, Sajatovic M, Dols A

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.10.008 PMID: 37981507

Bipolar symptoms, somatic burden and functioning in older‐age bipolar disorder: A replication study from the global aging & geriatric experiments in bipolar disorder database (GAGE‐BD) project

Sajatovic M, Rej S, Almeida OP, Altinbas K, Balanzá‐Martínez V, Barbosa IG, Beunders AJM, Blumberg HP, Briggs FBS, Dols A

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry202419 citations

DOI: 10.1002/gps.6057

Review of Major Social Determinants of Health in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Psychotic Disorders: III. Biology.

Jeste DV, Malaspina D, Bagot K, Barch DM, Cole S, Dickerson F, Dilmore A, Ford CL, Karcher NR, Luby J, Rajji T, Pinto-Tomas AA, Young LJ

Schizophrenia bulletin2023

DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbad031 PMID: 37023360

Atorvastatin lowers serum calcium levels in lithium-users: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Soh JF, Bodenstein K, Yu OHY, Linnaranta O, Renaud S, Mahdanian A, Su CL, Mucsi I, Mulsant B, Herrmann N, Rajji T, Beaulieu S, Sekhon H, Rej S

BMC endocrine disorders2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12902-022-01145-w PMID: 36153583

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Tarek Rajji

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Genetic predisposition to hand grip strength predicts cognitive decline.

Decreased Mitochondrial DNA Integrity and Elevated Inflammatory Markers in Late-Life Depression: A Longitudinal Study.

Delineating the Effects of Alcohol Use on Cognition in Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders.

Regional free-water diffusion is more strongly related to neuroinflammation than neurodegeneration

Are Opioids Agitating? A Data Analysis of Baseline Data from the STAN Study.

Care considerations in medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition: a qualitative study of patient and family perspectives.

Sex Differences Among Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder: Results From the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) Project.

Bipolar symptoms, somatic burden and functioning in older‐age bipolar disorder: A replication study from the global aging & geriatric experiments in bipolar disorder database (GAGE‐BD) project

Review of Major Social Determinants of Health in Schizophrenia-Spectrum Psychotic Disorders: III. Biology.

Atorvastatin lowers serum calcium levels in lithium-users: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Frequent collaborators

Soham Rej

Sanjeev Kumar

Nathan Herrmann

Serge Beaulieu

Istvan Mucsi

Benoit Mulsant

Ayal Schaffer

Alastair Flint

Outi Linnaranta

Philip Gerretsen

Damien Gallagher

Ariel Graff-Guerrero

Robert Chen

Nancy Low

Dar Dowlatshahi

David Grimes

Sara Tremblay

Gustavo Saposnik

Malcolm Binns

Mario Masellis

Clement Ma

Robert Platt

Stephen Pasternak

Stephen Strother

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Demetrios Sahlas

Elizabeth Finger

Connie Marras

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Romina Mizrahi

Robert Bartha

Michael Borrie

Alan Evans

Andrew Olagunju

Bernard Le Foll