The Pitt Department of Psychiatry welcomes Paul Kenny, PhD for a Special Guest Lecture on December 2, 2020 at noon via Zoom.

Dr. Kenny is the Ward-Coleman Professor & Chair Department of Neuroscience, Director, Drug Discovery Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. His research involves the study of behavioral paradigms, physiological analyses, and the molecular underpinnings of neurobehavioral disorders. He is actively investigating the brains of rodents to uncover new signaling cascades that may play a role in addiction-like behaviors.  The Kenny Laboratory is focused on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of drug addiction, obesity and schizophrenia, with an emphasis on the role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in these processes. They employ a multidisciplinary approach that includes complex behavioral paradigms, physiological analyses and molecular biological techniques. Current projects include the utilization of vector-based delivery systems to modify gene expression in the brains of rodents to identify novel signaling cascades that may play a role in addiction-like behaviors.

Date & Time. December 2, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join Zoom Meeting. Click here for Zoom link. Meeting ID: 944 9397 3711; Passcode: 727490

For More Information. Please contact Frances Patrick (patrickfm@upmc.edu) 

CEU and CME credits are not available for this lecture.