Department

January 29, 2018

Department

Center for Sleep and Circadian Science Advances the Science and Practice of Sleep Medicine While Preparing Talented Young Researchers for Careers as Independent Scientists

Depression. Bipolar disorder. Substance use. Alzheimer’s disease. Diabetes. Obesity. Cardiovascular disease. Accidental death. What do these seemingly disparate psychiatric and physical disorders have in common? Each of them is linked to disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms. The Center for Sleep and Circadian Science (CSCS) is an internationally-recognized group of investigators, educators, and clinicians...

January 15, 2018

Department

Drs. Alexandre Dombrovski and Susanne Ahmari Elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigators

Alexandre Dombrovski, MD and Susanne E. Ahmari, MD, PhD have been elected to the membership of the American Society of Clinical Investigators (ASCI). The Society, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies, is comprised of young physician-scientists from all medical specialties. Members are elected for their outstanding records of scholarly achievement in biomedical research. Dr. Ahmari...

January 8, 2018

Department

Department Faculty Members and Student Researcher Receive ACNP Travel Awards

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) selected three faculty members (Drs. Jay Fournier, Danella Hafeman and Judith Morgan) and a Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) student (Dr. Wonjae Chung) in the Department of Psychiatry to receive travel awards. ACNP annually selects distinguished young scientists in the field of neuropsychopharmacology to receive these awards, which offer an opportunity...

December 6, 2017

Department

Save the Date! Department of Psychiatry to Host Its 18th Annual Research Day on June 7, 2018

Be sure to mark your calendars and join us on Thursday, June 7, 2018 when the Department of Psychiatry will host its 18th Annual Research Day at the University Club on the Oakland campus. Research Day highlights the diverse research taking place in the Department and celebrates the many accomplishments of our outstanding faculty, trainees and staff. The program features a morning poster session highlighting the...

November 28, 2017

Department

Residents and Faculty Members Honored with Best Poster Award at Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting

Residents Craig Riccelli, MD (PGY4) and Manivel Rengasamy, MD (PGY4) and faculty members Eva Szigethy, MD, and Francis Lotrich, MD received the Best Poster Award for “Associations of Tryptophan Metabolites and Depression in Inflammatory Bowel Disease” at the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting held November 7-11 in Orlando, FL. Autoimmune diseases are associated with a 20%-60% increased risk of...

November 17, 2017

Department

Pitt PinCH® Wearables Competition

The Emotion Prosthetics team took first place in the Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh®) final event for creating Purrr, an autoreactive wearable device that detects rising stress levels and empowers people to effortlessly control them. The sensing technology used in Purrr recognizes when a person starts to become stressed and responds by applying layered vibration frequencies to the person's wrist or back, and the...