Faculty

ACNP Selects Four Department of Psychiatry Faculty for 2010 Travel Awards Four members of the Department of Psychiatry faculty have been selected as 2010 Travel Award recipients by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP): Alexandre Dombrovski, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Lisa Pan, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Dorothy K.Y. Sit, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry David Volk, MD, PhD...

Maria Kovacs, PhD promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry Congratulations to Maria Kovacs, PhD on her promotion to the rank of Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The distinguished professorship appointment constitutes the highest honor that the University can accord a member of the faculty. Dr. Kovacs is an internationally recognized...

Beatriz Luna, PhD has been promoted to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Luna's work in the area of neurodevelopment and pediatric neuroimaging examines changes in brain processes that support improvements in the voluntary control of behavior. She has focused on the period from adolescence to adulthood because this is the time when individuals show the greatest vulnerability...

NIDDK Invites Melissa Kalarchian, PhD to Serve on Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Subcommittee The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) recently appointed Melissa Kalarchian, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, to its Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Subcommittee (DDK-C). The DDK-C subcommittee is a chartered subcommittee responsible for reviewing...

Andrea F. DiMartini, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Surgery, was presented with the 2011 Research Award by the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine at the Academy's annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ on November 18, 2011. Dr. DiMartini received the award in recognition for her outstanding contributions to the field of transplant psychiatry. Dr. DiMartini has worked for nearly 20 years as a clinician and...

Colleen McClung, PhD Receives Johnson & Johnson / IMHRO Rising Star Translational Research Award Each year the International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO), in collaboration with Johnson and Johnson's Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT), presents up to two awards to highly talented translational scientists whose research focuses on working toward novel therapies for psychiatric illness...