Since the list of schizophrenia-associated genes is growing and diverse, the ability to test the function of disease-associated genes in neural disease models is crucial to identifying the most essential genes implicated in disease pathogenesis. Combining the gene screening platform, and the candidate gene list allows for the first time the ability to test the function of disease-associated genes in regulating the migration of human interneurons. Therefore, this platform can be utilized to further test the role of additional genes in regulating human interneuron development, and possibly uncover cellular mechanisms of complex diseases such as schizophrenia. With a better cellular and molecular understanding of psychiatric disease states and etiology, more targeted therapies can be developed.