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 Young Investigator  2007 Young Investigator Award Recipients Cindy J. Aaronson, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine PET Imaging of Orbitofrontal Cortex and Amygdala in Panic Disorder after Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Tanja Adam, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Mechanisms of Weight Gain in Major Depression Dalila Akkal, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Identifying Neural Markers of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Pediatric and at Risk Populations: A First Stage fMRI Study Janet Alder, Ph.D. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School & University of Medicine Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) The BDNF-induced Neuropeptide VGF in Human Depression and Animal Models Paul P. Allen, Ph.D. Institute of Psychiatry/King's College London University of London Effective Connectivity in Individuals at Risk of Schizophrenia Estibaliz Arce, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Homeostatic Regulation of Affect: The Neural Basis of Resilience Juan Carlos Arevalo, Ph.D. New York University Molecular Mechanisms Underlying BDNF Learning and Memory Alberto Bacci, Ph.D. European Brain Research Institute Parvalbumin Modulation of Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission and Network Oscillations in the Neocortex Vaishali P. Bakshi, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison A Novel Model of Stress-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: CRF-NE Interactions in the Regulation of Sensorimotor Gating Andres Barria, Ph.D. University of Washington Structural Motifs Controling NMDA-Rs Trafficking Richard Bergeron, M.D., Ph.D. University of Ottawa Role of D-serine at Glutamatergic Synapses Irina N. Bespalova, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Identifying a Schizophrenia Susceptibility Gene in a Genetically Isolated Population Seth Blackshaw, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University The Role of Tanycytes in Hypothalamic Plasticity and Regeneration: Relevance to Molecular Mechanisms of Depression Giuseppe Blasi, M.D. University of Bari The Impact of Dopamine Regulating Genes and of Antipsychotic Treatment on Attentional Processes in Schizophrenia Yuval Bloch, M.D. Shalvata Mental Health Center Tel Aviv University rTMS in Treating Adolescent Depression Amanda R. Bolbecker, Ph.D. Indiana University Investigation of Neural Timing Circuits in Bipolar Disorder using Eyeblink Conditioning Methodology Alexandre Bonnin, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University Serotonin Modulates Axon Guidance Mechanisms during Brain Development Stephanie L. Borgland, Ph.D. Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center/UCSF Orexin Modulation of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission: A Potential Novel Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Schizophrenia Christopher R. Bowie, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Specificity and Generalizability of Cognitive Remediation and Functional Skills Training in Schizophrenia Irene M. Bratti, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles Construction of a Brief Cognitive Rating Scale for Schizophrenia Gerome Breen, Ph.D. Institute of Psychiatry/King's College London Seperating Drug Abuse From Psychosis: Genetic Examination of Methamphetamine Abusers With and Without Drug-Induced Psychosis Colleen A. Brenner, Ph.D. Indiana University An Association Study with Psychophysiological Endophenotypes in Schizophrenia David J. Bucci, Ph.D. Dartmouth College Contributions of Kynurenic Acid to Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia Tony W. Buchanan, Ph.D. University of Iowa Effects of Stress on Memory in Depression Xiang Cai, Ph.D. University of Maryland AMPA Receptor Exocytosis on the Hippocampal CA1 Terminal Apical Dendrites by Serotonin 5-HT1B Signaling Murray Cairns, BSc(hon), Ph.D. University of Newcastle Post Transcriptional Gene Silencing in Schizophrenia Nicole Calakos, M.D., Ph.D. Duke University Evaluation of Cortico-Striatal Synaptic Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Chadi A. Calarge, M.D. University of Iowa Metabolic and Hormonal Abnormalities in Children Treated with Risperidone: A 2-year Follow up Study Ana M. Carneiro, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Integrin Regulation of the Antidepressant Sensitive Serotonin Transporter Eunice Y Chen, Ph.D. University of Chicago Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Clients with Major Depression and Bulimia Nervosa Wen-Jang Chu, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati Clinical 1H MRS Studies of Glutamatergic Neurotransmission in Bipolar Disorder Steven J. Clapcote, Ph.D. Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital/ University of Toronto Functional Analysis of DISC1 and PDE4B Mutations in the Mouse Jean-Francois Cloutier, Ph.D. McGill University Role of Slitrk Family Members in Neurodevelopment Charles R. Conway, M.D. Saint Louis University Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Depression: PET Studies Christoph U. Correll, M.D. The Zucker Hillside Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Molecular Mechanisms of Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain and Insulin Resistance Kelly P. Cosgrove, Ph.D. VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Division (VA)/Yale University A Pilot Study to Assess the Sensitivity of a Novel 5-HT1B Receptor Ligand to Endogenous Serotonin James J. Crowley, Ph.D University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Fine Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis of Autism Spectrum Disorders Melita L. Daley, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles The Neurobiological Basis of Early Phases of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder in Adolescence Kristy L. Dalrymple, Ph.D. Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Integrated Behavior Therapy to Augment Pharmacotherapy in Patients with Principal Major Depressive Disorder and Secondary Social Phobia Kim M. Dalton, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison Autonomic Responses and Brain Function in Autism during an Attention-demanding Task Heidi E.W. Day, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder Exercise and Stress Reduction: Strategies to Determine Neural Mechanisms Paola Dazzan, M.D., MSc, MRCPsych Institute of Psychiatry/King's College London What Underlies Neurological Abnormalities In First Episode Psychosis? A Study Using Multimodal Brain Imaging Gabriel Alejandro de Erausquin, M.D., Ph.D. Washington University School of Medicine Imaging of Dopaminergic Networks in a Unique Population of Untreated Patients with Schizophrenia Graziella Di Cristo, Ph.D. University of Montreal Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Development and Plasticity of GABAergic Synapses in Adolescent Neocortex Danielle M. Dick, Ph.D. Washington University School of Medicine Identifying Genes Involved in Susceptibility to Suicide Attempts and Related Psychiatric Disorders Florin Dolcos, Ph.D. Duke University Medical Center The Impact of Emotion on Cognition: Investigation of the Neural Correlates of Opposing Emotional Biases in Depression and Older Adulthood Brian M. D'Onofrio, Ph.D. Indiana University Quasi-Experimental Studies of the Intergenerational Transmission of Major Depression Christina M. Dording, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of Maca Root (L. meyenii) in the Treatment of Antidepressant Induced Sexual Dysfunction in Women Antonia L. Dow, Ph.D. Harvard University Role of Bone Marrow-derived Adult Progenitor Cells in Neurogenesis and Antidepressant Treatment Stephanie Dulawa, Ph.D. University of Chicago Mechanisms of Genetic and Early Life Influences on the Antidepressant Response using Mouse Models Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Chicago Role of Apoptosis in Depression: Identification of Altered Activation and/or Expression of Critical Apoptotic Proteins in Postmortem Brain of Depressed Subjects Effat S. Emamian, M.D. Rockefeller University Behavioral Analysis of NR1 Phosphomutant Mice Juan M. Encinas, Ph.D. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Antidepressant Therapies and Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis Irina Esterlis, Ph.D. VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Division (VA)/Yale University Role of Nicotine and b2-nAChR in Cognition in Schizophrenia Christina L. Fales, Ph.D. Washington University Reactive Cognitive Control and Emotion Dysregulation in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Alexander Fan, M.D. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Augmentation Study with Allopurinol for Treatment Resistant Mania Jinbo Fan, Ph.D. The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Comprehensive Association Testing of Common Mitochondrial DNA Variations in Bipolar Disorder Xiaoduo Fan, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University Intranasal Insulin Treatment in Patients with Schizophrenia Daniel M. Fass, Ph.D. The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Small-molecule Enhancers of CREB-dependent Transcription and BDNF Expression Kate D. Fitzgerald, M.D. University of Michigan Medical Center The Functional Neuroanatomy of Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder W. Gordon Frankle, M.D. University of Pittsburgh In Vivo Measurement of Cortical Dopamine Levels in Schizophrenia Janice M. Fullerton, Ph.D. Garvan Institute of Medical Research Identification of Variants Causing Altered Expression of Melatonin Receptor in Bipolar Disorder Matthew A. Garlinghouse, Ph.D. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth College fMRI of Brain Reward Processing in Schizotypal Personality Disorder Brandon A. Gaudiano, Ph.D. Butler Hospital/Brown University Intervention to Improve Treatment Adherence Among Patients with Comorbid Bipolar and Substance Use Disorders John Georgiou, Ph.D. Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto Analysis and Rescue Of Synaptic and Cognitive Function in Mice With Modified NCS-1 (Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1), a Gene Upregulated in Psychiatric Disorders Andrew J. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University MRI of Brain Changes During Psychotherapy for Panic Disorder Subroto Ghose, M.D., Ph.D. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas The NAAG System in Schizophrenia Charles F. Gillespie, M.D., Ph.D. Emory University Trauma and the Genetics of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor System Marina Goldman, M.D. University of Pennsylvania Brain Substrates Associated with Vulnerability to Substance Abuse in Adolescents with Conduct Disorder Benjamin I. Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic/University of Pittsburgh Family-Focused Treatment of Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder and Substance Use Disorders Jodi M. Gonzalez, Ph.D. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Treatment Development and Responsivity for Adults With Bipolar Disorder and a History of Childhood Adversity or Personality Disorder Marianne Gorlyn, Ph.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Aggressive Behavior in Depression and Suicide: Biochemical, Behavioral and Cognitive Aberrations in the Stress Response Govindaiah Govindaiah, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dopaminergic Modulation of Thalamocortical Signalling and its Role in Schizophrenia Isabella A. Graef, M.D. Stanford University Calcineurin/NFAT Signaling and Transcriptional Control in Human Schizophrenia Deepak Grover, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University Genetic Association of HPA Axis-related Genes with Major Depressive Disorder Handan Gunduz-Bruce, M.D. VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Division (VA)/Yale University Modeling Glial Dysfunction in Psychotic and Mood Disorders Stephen J. Haggarty, Ph.D. The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Role of Histone Deacetylases in Mood Disorders Tomas Hajek, M.D., Ph.D. Dalhousie University Neuroanatomical/neurochemical Risk Factors for Bipolar Disorders and their Pathophysiology - High-risk Study Tibor Hajszan, M.D., Ph.D. Yale University Hippocampal Synaptic Remodeling in Postpartum Depression Mei-Hua Hall, Ph.D McLean Hospital/Harvard University Auditory Sensory Deficits and Thought Disorder Endophenotypes in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Families Ming-Hu Han, Ph.D. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Cellular Mechanisms of Mesolimbic Dopamine System Regulation after Chronic Social Defeat Stress Stefanie Hassel, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Processing Facial Affect in Bipolar Disorder: A Magnetoencephalography Study Dan W. Haupt, M.D. Washington University School of Medicine Direct, Noninvasive Measurements of Cardiometabolic Risk in Treated Schizophrenia Patients Paul Holtzheimer, M.D. Emory University School of Medicine Structural and Functional Connectivity of the Subgenual Cingulate in Major Depression Mei Huang, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Role of 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C Receptors in Regulation of Dopamine (DA) Release in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex-Studies in 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C Receptor Knockout Mice Yanhua Huang, Ph.D. Washington State University, Pullman CREB Modulation of the Accumbens NMDA Receptors in Depression Eva C. Ihle, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Modulating the Modulators: Defining the Role of Neuropeptides in Social and Vocal Behaviors Philip Jackson, Ph.D. Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard Laval University The Behavioral, Neural and Genetic Correlates of Empathy Disturbance in Schizophrenia Suma Jacob, M.D., Ph.D. University of Illinois, Chicago Autism and OCD: Associations With Oxytocin Receptor Gene and Related Peptides Björn Johansson, M.D., Ph.D. Karolinska Institute Study of Lithium and its Effects on Cell Lipids using ToF-SIMS Imaging Mass Spectrometry Arie Kaffman, M.D., Ph.D. Connecticut Mental Health Center/Yale University Vulnerability to Stress is Programmed by Postnatal Maternal Care via Stable Alterations in Neurotrophic Factors Expression Levels Allan V. Kalueff (Kaluev), Ph.D. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH) The Role of Serotonin Transporter and BDNF in Experimental Models of Transition from Anxiety to Depression Atsushi Kamiya, M.D., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine The Interaction of BBS and DISC1: A Possible Common Molecular Pathway for Psychosis in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Beata Karolewicz, Ph.D. University of Mississippi Medical Center Glutamate Metabolizing Enzymes in Depression Michele P. Kelly, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Using MRI in an Endophenotypic Mouse Model of Schizophrenia to Identify the Developmental versus Degenerative Origins of Neuroanatomical Changes and their Relationship to Neurocognitive Deficits Ilan A. Kerman, M.D., Ph.D. University of Michigan Medical Center Genome-wide Gene Expression Studies in Raphe Nuclei in Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder Amy M. Kilbourne, Ph.D. VA Ann Arbor Healthcare/University of Michigan Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Patients with Bipolar Disorder Joon Kim, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Molecular Analysis of Centrosomal/Ciliary Functions in Cerebellar Development and Axonal Decussation Soo-Jeong Kim, M.D. University of Florida Glutamate Transporter Genes and Susceptibility to Repetitive and Stereotyped Behavior and Interests in Autism Spectrum Disorders David Kimhy, Ph.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University The Influence of Arousal on Paranoid Ideation in Schizophrenia: An Experience Sampling Study Diane Alix Klein, M.D. Columbia University Effects of Mifepristone in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Michael Krause, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine Effects of Reduced Numbers of Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons on Circuit Activity in an Animal Model of Schizophrenia Lars V. Kristiansen, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham Subcellular Expression of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Schizophrenia Scott A. Langenecker, Ph.D. University of Michigan Medical Center fMRI Challenge, 5HT1A Binding, and Cognition Predict Treatment Response in Affective Disorders Claudine Laurent, M.D., Ph.D. Pitie-Salpetriere Medical School Proteomics of Schizophrenia Candidate Proteins and their Interacting Partners Steven R. Laviolette, Ph.D. University of Western Ontario Dopamine and Cannabinoid Modulation of Emotional Learning Plasticity in the Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortical Pathway: Implications for Addiction and Schizophrenia Bridget C. Lear, Ph.D. Northwestern University Functional and Regulatory Analysis of a Unique Ion Channel Andrea J. Levinson, M.D. Centre For Addiction and Mental Health/University of Toronto Evaluating Cortical Inhibition in Motor and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Patients with Bipolar Disorder through Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Ming Li, Ph.D. University of Nebraska, Lincoln Behavioral Mechanisms of Action of Atypical Antipsychotics: A Preclinical Investigation Qin Li, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Functions of The Splicing Factors PTB and nPTB in Neural Development and Plasticity Weidong Li, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Developmental Studies of DISC1 Mutations Using Inducible Transgenic Mice Qing-song Liu, Ph.D. Medical College of Wisconsin Modulation of NMDA Transmission in Prefrontal Cortex by Nicotine Dana Lizardi, Ph.D. Columbia University Enhancing Treatment Engagement of Suicidal Individuals Rachel Loewy, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Validation of Screening for Prodromal Psychosis Christopher A. Lowry, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder Functional Consequences of Increased TPH2 mRNA Expression in Depression Clare E. Mackay, Ph.D. University of Oxford Investigation of the Integrity of Frontal White Matter Pathways in Bipolar Disorder Simone Macri, Ph.D. Istituto Superiore di Sanita Early Life-Based Animal Models of Depressive Disorder at a Crossroad: Paving the way for a Therapy or Perpetrating Ill-Defined Experimental Protocols? Christina V. Mangurian, M.D. Columbia University Effect of Behavioral Therapy on Adiposity in Antipsychotic-Treated Hispanic Patients with Major Mental Illness: A Washington Heights Community Service Study Antonio Mantovani, M.D., Ph.D. Columbia University Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Panic Disorder (PD) with Comorbid Major Depression Yingwei Mao, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Role of DISC1 in Wnt Signaling during Neurodevelopment Helene Marie, Ph.D. European Brain Research Institute Effects of Chronic Antidepressant Treatment on Hippocampal Glutamatergic Transmission and Neuronal Excitability Andrea Horvath Marques, M.D., Ph.D. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH) Cytokine Measurement in Plasma and Sweat Patches in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Before and After Pharmacological and Behavior Therapy Rachel Marsh, Ph.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University An fMRI Study of Self-regulatory Control in Depressed Adolescents with Bulimia Nervosa Christian R. Marshall, Ph.D. The Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto Assessment of Copy Number Variation in the Autism Genome Nira Mashal, Ph.D University of Chicago Hemispheric Asymmetry in Language Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: An fMRI Study Jose Mathews, M.D. Washington University School of Medicine Washington University Characterizing Human Taste Reward Function During Olanzapine Treatment Using fMRI Anna Mattsson, Ph.D. Karolinska Institute Cortical Cholinergic Dysfunction and Schizophrenia: An Experimental MRI Study Brian D. McCabe, Ph.D. Columbia University The Synaptic Function of Schizophrenia Associated Genes in Drosophila Michael R. McCart, Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina Augmentation of Exposure Therapy with D-Cycloserine for Pediatric PTSD Colleen Ann McClung, Ph.D. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Regulation of Manic Behavior and Dopaminergic Activity by CLOCK Margaret C. McKinnon, Ph.D. St. Joseph's Healthcare -- Hamilton McMaster University Neural and Behavioral Correlates of Autobiographical Memory in Depression Thomas W. Meeks, M.D. University of California, San Diego Inflammatory Markers in Older Adults with Major Depression and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Amy Mezulis, Ph.D. University of Washington Pathways to Depression in Adolescence: Cognitive Vulnerability, Stress, and Family Risk Models of Depression by Race, Gender, and Age Jeffrey Miller, M.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University Predicting Remisssion From Major Depression: Combining Functional MRI and Positron Emission Tomography James Millonig, Ph.D. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) ENGRAILED 2 and Autism Susceptibility Aaron L. Mishara, Ph.D., Psy.D. Connecticut Mental Health Center Yale University Performance Monitoring and Reward Processing in Schizophrenia: A Combined ERP fMRI Study Valeria Mondelli, M.D. Institute of Psychiatry/King's College London University of London Understanding the Neuroendocrine Regulation of Weight Gain in Psychosis Francis M. Mondimore, M.D. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University MTHFR Polymorphisms and Folate in Major Depression Eric Matthew Morrow, M.D., Ph.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University Identification and Characterization of Genes Regulating Dendrite Formation in Patients with Mild Mental Retardation and Comorbid Psychosis Michelle M. Morrow, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Functional Neuroanatomy of OCD-Spectrum Disorders Eydie L. Moses-Kolko, M.D. UPMC - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh PET Imaging of Postpartum Dopamine Function-II Jennifer G. Mulle, Ph.D. Emory University Investigating the Role of Genomic Copy Number Variation in Risk for Schizophrenia Marcus R. Munafo, Ph.D. University of Bristol Effects of CO2 Challenge on Stress Response in Cigarette Smokers Graham Murray, M.D., Ph.D. University of Cambridge The Neurophysiology of Anhedonia in Schizophrenia and Depression Gretchen N. Neigh, Ph.D. Emory University School of Medicine Underlying Neurobiology of Vascular Depression Galit Nimrod, Ph.D. University of Haifa Depression Online Communities Mary O'Brien, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Randomized Trial of Psycho-educational Multi-Family Group versus Skills Training with Adolescents at High-Risk for Developing Psychosis Xiao-Ming Ou, Ph.D. University of Mississippi Medical Center Novel Transcription Factors of Monoamine Oxidase A in Brains from Depressed Suicide Victims Fatih Ozbay, M.D. Yale School of Medicine Yale University A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of Riluzole Augmentation in Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitor-Resistant Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Karen J. Parker, Ph.D. Stanford University Oxytocin, Stress, and HPA-axis Physiology Paresh D. Patel, M.D., Ph.D. University of Michigan Medical Center Stress and Emotional Reactivity in TPH2 Knockdown Mice Sanjeev Pathak, M.D. Children's Hospital Medical Center University of Cincinnati Individualized Fluoxetine Dosing for Adolescents with Depression Based on CYP 2D6 Genotype Martha E. Payne, Ph.D., R.D., M.P.H. Duke University Antioxidants and MRI-Defined Vascular Depression Peter Penzes, Ph.D. Northwestern University Molecular Mechanisms of Cortical Synaptic Structural Plasticity Isabel Perez-Otano, Ph.D. University of Navarra, Pamplona Role of NR3A in the Development of Neural Circuitry: Implications for New Animal Models of Schizophrenia Michael J. Peterson, M.D.,Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison Local Slow-Wave Sleep Homeostasis in Major Depressive Disorder Paul E. Phillips, Ph.D. University of Washington The Actions of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor on Phasic Dopamine Transmission Andrew A. Pieper, M.D., Ph.D. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Investigation of the Role of the Brain Specific Transcription Factor Neuronal PAS Domain Protein 3 (NPAS3) in Hippocampal Neurogenesis Christopher Pittenger, M.D., Ph.D. Connecticut Mental Health Center Yale University The Mechanisms of Habit: CREB-regulated Genes in Long-lasting Striatum-dependent Procedural Memory Franck Polleux, Ph.D. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Role of GABAergic Signaling in the Control of Interneuron Tiling During Cortical Development Elizabeth Ralevski, Ph.D. Yale University Mecamylamine for the Treatment of Patients with Depression and Alcohol Dependence Mohini Ranganathan, M.D. Yale University Psychotomimitec Effects of the Kappa Receptor Agonist Salvinorin A in Healthy Humans Graham W. Redgrave, M.D. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University Longitudinal Changes in Brain Function in Anorexia Nervosa Allison D. Redlich, Ph.D. Policy Research Associates, Inc. The Risk of False Confession Among Persons with Psychotic, Bipolar, and Mood Disorders James L. Reilly, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Chicago Performance on Translational Attention and Working Memory Tasks in First-Episode Psychosis Before and After Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment Siobhan E. Roche, Ph.D. Trinity College Functional Assessment of S100B as a Susceptibility Gene for Bipolar Affective Disorder Joshua L. Roffman, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University Effects of MTHFR C677T Genotype and Folate Supplementation on Frontal Lobe Function in Schizophrenia Camilo J. Ruggero, Ph.D. Rhode Island Hospital Brown University Improving Detection of Bipolar Disorders: The Role of Mood-Dependent Memory Processes Edward S. Ruthazer, Ph.D. McGill University The Role of Calcineurin in the Developmental Refinement of Neuronal Connections Dean Sabatinelli, Ph.D. University of Florida Measuring Pleasure in Major Depression: Rapid Functional Imaging of Medial Prefrontal and Ventral Striatal Covariation Ruth E. Salo, Ph.D. University of California, Davis Medical Center University of California, Davis Neural and Behavioral Predictors of Psychosis in Methamphetamine Abuse Athina Samara, Ph.D. Foundation of Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens Cholesterol Production and Mood Consequences Jason Scalia, Ph.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University The Effects of Convulsive Therapies for Depression on the Neuronal Organization of the Hippocampus Thomas G. Schulze, M.D. Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim University of Heidelberg The Impact of Genetic Variation at the G72 Locus on Personality Traits in the General Population Jennifer S. Silk, Ph.D. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic University of Pittsburgh Neural and Social Mechanisms of Altered Emotion Regulation among Adolescents at High-Risk for Depression Anne F. Simon, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Genetics of Aggregation, a Basic Adaptive Social Behavior in Drosophila David Sitzer, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Cognitive Rehabilitation for Adults with Schizophrenia Daniel J. Smith, M.B., M.D., MRCPsych. Cardiff University Genetic Dissection of the Unipolar-Bipolar Interface Moria Smoski, Ph.D. Duke University Medical Center Duke University Reward System Recovery following Behavioral Activation Therapy in Depressed Older Adults Kirsty L. Spalding, Ph.D. Karolinska Institute Retrospective Analysis of Cell Turnover in the Brain, in Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders Alexandra L. Sporn, M.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University Genetic Predictors of Antidepressant Response to repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Treatment Resistant Depression Joanna E. Steinglass, M.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University D-cycloserine and Exposure Therapy: A Novel Treatment Approach to Anorexia Nervosa David Stellwagen, Ph.D. Stanford University The Regulation of Synaptic Function by TNFa During Depression Eric A. Storch, Ph.D. University of Florida D-Cycloserine Augmentation of Therapy for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder John Strauss, M.D., M.Sc. Centre For Addiction and Mental Health University of Toronto Sex Effects in Mood Disorders: An Epigenetic Study of the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene M. Elizabeth Sublette, M.D., Ph.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University Assessing the Relationships Between Plasma Fatty Acid Levels and Brain Serotonergic Functioning in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide Risk Per Svenningsson, M.D., Ph.D. Karolinska Institute P11, Serotonin Receptor Signalling and the Neurobiology of Mood Disorders James E. Swain, M.D., Ph.D. Yale University Effects of Postpartum Depression on Adolescent Mothers - Interview, Videotape and fMRI Studies Ardesheer Talati, Ph.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia University The Genetics of Panic Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder: a Pilot fMRI Study Kenji Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D. Columbia University The Role of Serotonin Receptor 1B Signals on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Symptoms Susumu Tomita, Ph.D. Yale School of Medicine Yale University Regulation of Glutamate Receptors by TARPs: Regulation by Psychomimetic Drugs Masaaki Torii, Ph.D. Yale School of Medicine Yale University Role of Eph/ephrin Signaling on the Development of Neocortical Columns: Relevance to Psychiatric Disorders Gonzalo E. Torres, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Functional Coupling between Plasma Membrane Uptake and Vesicular Storage for Dopamine Elizabeth Twamley, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Genotype, Cognition, and Treatment Outcome in Schizophrenia Ornella Valenti, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Role of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex - Basolateral Amygdala Circuit in Consolidation of Fear Extinction Giovanni Vazza, Ph.D. University of Padova Identification of mtDNA Variants Affecting the Susceptibility to Schizophrenia Ranjana Verma, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University The Role of Neurotrophin System Genes in Major Depression Susceptibility Gordana D. Vitaliano, M.D. McLean Hospital Harvard University New Clathrin-based Targeted Nanoparticles for Contrast Enhanced MRI Study of Dopamine Receptors in Limbic Structures Nicole M. Vittoz, Ph.D. University of British Columbia Modulation of Prefrontal Cortex Activity by Hypocretin/Orexin Susan Voglmaier, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Trafficking of Vesicular Glutamate Transporters Tom Walsh, Ph.D. University of Washington Characterization a Brain-Specific Non-Coding mRNA Disrupted by Inherited Translocation in a Young Schizophrenia Patient Consuelo Walss-Bass, Ph.D. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Correlation of a Novel Neuregulin 1 Missense Mutation with Functionality Bei Wang, MD University of California, San Francisco Genetic Control of GABAergic Differentiation: Role of Dlx6 Diane Warden, Ph.D., M.B.A. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Predictors of Attrition in Clinical Research for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Stuart Watson, MBBS, M.D., PRCPsych University of Newcastle upon Tyne The Immune System in Bipolar Disorder and its Relationship with the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis Baldwin M. Way, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Developmental Trajectory of Gene by Environment Interaction Effects upon Amygdala Reactivity: A Longitudinal Gene-fMRI Study of Adolescents Andrea H. Weinberger, Ph.D. Yale School of Medicine Yale University Cue Reactivity in Cigarette Smokers with and without Major Depression John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D. University of Iowa Identifying the Site of ASIC1a Action and its Effects on Conditioned Fear Jens R. Wendland, M.D. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH) Genetic Dissection of FEV's Role in Bipolar Disorder Julie A. Williams, Ph.D. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Effects of Toll Signaling on Sleep Behavior in Drosophila Matthew B. Wintersteen, Ph.D. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Parent, Adolescent, and Family Predictors of Future Adolescent Suicide Jutta M. Wolf, Ph.D. University of British Columbia Molecular Mechanisms Connecting Depression and Inflammation Chun Xu, M.D., Ph.D. Centre For Addiction and Mental Health University of Toronto TRPM2 Functional Variants in Bipolar Disorder and Their Allele-Specific Influence on its Expression and Function Frances M. Yang, Ph.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard University Developing a Culturally- and Clinically-Sensitive Depression Instrument to Improve Screening Among Minority Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease H. Gunes Yucel, Ph.D. University of California, Davis Medical Center University of California, Davis The Relationship between Sensory Processing Abnormalities and Attention Deficits in Autism Eunice Y. Yuen, Ph.D. State University of New York, Buffalo Serotonergic Regulation of NMDA Receptor Functions in Prefrontal Cortex Richard J. 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