Events

January 24, 2025, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

From Surviving to Thriving: Lived Experiences and Practical Tips for the Autism Community

The Pitt Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) invites you to a special hybrid event focusing on thriving within the autistic community on January 24, 2025 from 12:00-2:00pm. We will be providing an assortment of beverages and light snacks for in-person attendees from 12:00pm-12:30pm. Presentations and our panel discussion for in-person and virtual attendees will take place from 12:30pm-2:00pm.

January 28, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Learning from the Past to Accelerate the Future: Next Steps and Remaining Challenges to Developing TMS for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders

Dr. Daniel McCalley is a postdoctoral scholar within Stanford University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He is developing non-invasive, neural-circuit specific therapeutic tools for individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). In graduate school, Dan became interested in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation that has shown immense promise in helping individuals achieve sobriety.

January 31, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Distinguished Scientist Lectures

The Origins of Schizophrenia

We are delighted to welcome Renẻ Kahn, MD, PhD to the Department on January 31, 2025 for the next Distinguished Scientist Lecture.

February 5, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction in Opioid Addiction

On Wednesday, February 5, 2025 the Department welcomes Ryan Logan, PhD for a Special Guest Lecture on "Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Dysfunction in Opioid Addiction."

February 7, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Meet the PI Lectures

Imaging and Fluid Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease: Applications, Implications and Complications in Anti-amyloid Therapy

On February 7, 2025 our Meet the PI lecture series features the work of Victor Villemagne, MD. Dr. Villemagne is the Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and one of the most highly regarded experts in Alzheimer's disease biomarkers worldwide.

February 20, 2025, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Exploding the Exposome: Advancing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research in a Globalized World

Dr. Ganesh Babulal is an Associate Professor of Neurology within the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. He is interested in investigating the relationship between cognitive function and mental health and its impact on the daily living activities of those with chronic neurological diseases. Specific research projects of his include characterizing functional changes in older adults using Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, predicting global decline in aging using neurobehavioral markers, assessing how social forces (e.g.