On February 17, 2023 our Researchers on the Rise series with feature presentations by two of our innovative early-career researchers: Max Joffe, PhD and Kyle Ketchesin, PhD.
Dr. Joffe, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, received a PhD and conducted NIMH-funded postdoctoral training in pharmacology at Vanderbilt University. His research concentrates on brain dysfunction and novel pharmacology in models of alcohol use disorder. Dr. Joffe currently leads a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism R00 Award designed to test the hypothesis that sex differences in drinking are modulated by mGlu receptors on specific neuronal subpopulations in the prefrontal cortex.
Dr. Ketchesin is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Michigan. Upon earning his doctorate, Dr. Ketchesin joined the Pitt Department of Psychiatry as a postdoctoral fellow in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded Training for Transformative Discovery in Psychiatry T32 training program under the mentorship of Colleen McClung, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science). Dr. Ketchesin investigates the epigenetic mechanisms underlying circadian dysfunctions in mood disorders, particularly depression. He is principal investigator of an NIMH K01 career development award focused on the role of DNA methylation in regulating striatal molecular rhythm alterations in depression.
Lectures will be offered as a hybrid event. Join us in-person in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Auditorium (masking is required) or to attend remotely, use the Zoom information below to join us:
Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/92755328509
Meeting ID: 927 5532 8509
For More Information. Please contact Jeanie Knox at knoxjv@upmc.edu.
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