Dr. Ching is an Assistant Professor at The Imaging Genetics Center, part of the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine where his research focuses on neuroimaging and genomic markers of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. As a core member of the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis Consortium (ENIGMA), he designs and implements standardized processing and analysis techniques for large-scale, international neuroimaging studies for a wide range of brain conditions. He leads the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group, an effort including >200 researchers from around the world pooling data and resources to improve our understanding of the biological processes driving bipolar disorder. In complementary work, he studies rare copy number variants like 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome to understand how certain rare genetic mutations can lead to increased risk for developing psychiatric illness. Finally, he leads several large-scale transdiagnostic neuroimaging and genomic initiatives mapping the common and distinct brain and clinical factors across a range of serious mental illnesses.