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WPIC Residents Recognized for Academic Contributions The Office of Residency Training at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC (WPIC) recently honored the following psychiatric residents for their outstanding service to the academic community and for their commitment to teaching excellence at the 2013 Resident Graduation Ceremony: 2013 Outstanding Graduating ResidentNeil Puri, MD 2013 Outstanding...

UPPDA Presents Two Department Postdocs with Travel Awards The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce that two of its postdoctoral fellows were selected by the University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association (UPPDA) to receive Travel Awards. Maya Lambiase, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research Training Program directed by Karen Matthews, PhD, earned her doctorate...

13th Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day Best Poster and Special Recognition Awards Congratulations to the winners of the 13th Annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day Best Poster and Special Recognition Awards. This year?s Poster Session at the University Club featured the largest poster session in the history of the event. A total of 121 poster presenters shared their work. Thank you to all...

Pittsburgh is proud to host the inaugural International Congress for Integrative Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (the Flux Congress) at the Wyndham Grand Hotel downtown On September 19-21, 2013. The Flux Congress will serve as a forum for developmental cognitive neuroscientists to share their findings, expand their approaches, and be informed of translational approaches. This year?s theme aims to inform...

Speed Dat (a)ing! Relationships are important? especially when it comes to building collaborations with other researchers. This year at the Department of Psychiatry?s Annual Research Day on June 6th, we are hosting a Speed Dat(a)ing Session that showcases the work of 10 faculty in the early stages of their scientific careers through a series of five-minute presentations. Come join us to learn more about the...

Sarah Lichenstein Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Sarah Lichenstein and her mentor, Dr. Shirley Hill Sarah Lichenstein, a graduate student in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry?s Behavioral Genetics Research Program, has been selected by the National Science Foundation to participate in its Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Ms. Lichenstein is pursuing a PhD in...