Laura Bierut, MD

Research Program Prevention and Control
Laura Bierut

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 1987 - 1991: Resident, Psychiatry, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • 1994 - 1996: Postdoctoral Fellow and Instructor, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Education

  • 1987: MD, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Genetic epidemiology of complex common diseases. My colleagues and I are developing and refining methods for the detection of susceptibility and protective genes. We are especially interested in linkage and association studies of quantitative phenotypes and nicotine dependence.

Research Publications

Smoking Cessation and Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivorship: Real-World Data From a National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center.
Authors:

Tohmasi S, Baker TB, Heiden BT, one or more additional authors omitted Bierut LJ, Chen LS

Journal & Year:

J Natl Compr Canc Netw • 2025

Genomic insights for personalised care in lung cancer and smoking cessation: motivating at-risk individuals toward evidence-based health practices.
Authors:

Chen T, Pham G, Fox L, one or more additional authors omitted Bierut LJ, one or more additional authors omitted Chen LS

Journal & Year:

EBioMedicine • 2024

Smoking and alcohol by HPV status in head and neck cancer: a Mendelian randomization study.
Authors:

Thakral A, Lee JJ, Hou T, one or more additional authors omitted Bierut L, one or more additional authors omitted Espin-Garcia O

Journal & Year:

Nat Commun • 2024

Investigating the Relationship Between Smoking Behavior and Global Brain Volume.
Authors:

Chang Y, Thornton V, Chaloemtoem A, one or more additional authors omitted Bierut LJ

Journal & Year:

Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci • 2024

Challenges in studying the interplay of genes and environment. A study of childhood financial distress moderating genetic predisposition for peak smoking.
Authors:

Bierut L, Biroli P, Galama TJ, Thom K

Journal & Year:

J Econ Psychol • 2023

Smoking cessation, harm reduction, and biomarkers protocols in the PhenX Toolkit: Tools for standardized data collection.
Authors:

Bierut LJ, Hendershot TP, Benowitz NL, one or more additional authors omitted Swan GE

Journal & Year:

Addict Neurosci • 2023

Genomic medicine to reduce tobacco and related disorders: Translation to precision prevention and treatment.
Authors:

Chen LS, Baker TB, Ramsey A, Amos CI, Bierut LJ

Journal & Year:

Addict Neurosci • 2023