Julio Licinio is the deputy director of SAHMRI where he leads the mind and brain research. He has specialized in pharmacogenomics and published extensively on depression, obesity, and the link between these topics. Throughout his career, Licinio has held various academic and research positions focusing on psychiatry and has over 21,000 citations and 240 publications on scientific studies related to pharmacogenomics and depression treatment.

1. A Brief About Julio Licinio And His Career
Julio licinio is the deputy director at SAHMRI and there he leads the mind and
brain. He is specialized in pharmacogenomics. He is also expertise in biology of
depression and has been editing books on both of these topics. He has published
research on obesity and the link between depression, obesity and the
antidepressants. Julio licinio lived in US for almost 25 years but received his
certificate of MD from Bahia. He is always asked to comment on questions related
to his field and mostly on science, research and academic development in general.
He has written four books of reviews for science that involves a commentary in
psychiatry.

2. Personal information
Julio licinio’s wife is also an expertise in depression and pharmacogenomics. They
worked together for 20 years and co-edited two books on the same topics. They
have two children and they are above 18. Licinio was an assistant teacher of
psychiatry in Yale University. He was then a unit chief at neurodocrinology branch.
He was later a professor of medicine and psychiatry at Geffen medical school. He
played multiple roles like founding director, graduate training in clinical
investigation and also mentored scholars program. Julio licinio was also a
temporary advisor at WHO and co chaired ten of the scientific sessions and
meetings in seven different countries he also co edited ten books from those
meetings and proceedings and they mainly focused on dysthymia.

3. Scientific research
He has a great history in his scientific research career. He is known for his study
and research in leptin and the role in promoting feeling of satiety. He has around
21000 citations and has published 240 papers in pubmed as well as written 12
books. He carried out extensive body work on pharmacogenomics in depression
and it started in the year 2000 as a part of NIGMS. His research resulted in many
publications on antidepressant treatment.
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