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Academy for Psychosomatic Medicine Presents Travel Awards to Four Psychiatry Residents The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine presented four psychiatry residents with travel awards to support their participation at the Academy?s 2015 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The residents were recognized at a large awards luncheon at the meeting, where they also presented their work at poster sessions and as part of a workshop...

The effects of aging on circadian patterns of gene expression in the human prefrontal cortex Chen C-Y, Logan RW, Ma T, Lewis DA, Tseng G, Sibille E and McClung CA Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 2015, Published Online Examination of thousands of genes from nearly 150 human brains shows the circadian rhythm of gene activity changes with aging, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by...

Congratulations to the following members of the Department of Psychiatry faculty who were recognized for their contributions to the field and their service by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). The honors were announced at the College's annual meeting which took place in Hollywood, Florida on December 7-10, 2015. Erika Forbes, PhD received the Eva King Killam Research Award in recognition of...

White Matter Hyperintensity Accumulation during Treatment of Late-Life Depression Khalaf A, Edelman K, Tudorascu D, Andreescu C, Reynolds CF and Aizenstein H Neuropsychopharmacology. 40:3027-3035, 2015 White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) have been shown to be associated with the development of late-life depression and eventual treatment outcomes. In a study led by University of Pittsburgh medical student Alexander...

From Anxious Youth to Depressed Adolescents: Prospective Prediction of 2-Year Depression Symptoms via Attentional Bias Measures Price RB, Rosen D, Siegle GJ, Ladouceur CD, Tang K, Allen KB, Ryan ND, Dahl RE, Forbes EE and Silk JS. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2015, Published Online Anxious youth are at heightened risk for subsequent development of depression. However, little is known regarding which anxious...

Congratulations to the Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program Class of 2015 Please join us in congratulating the newest graduates of the Department of Psychiatry Clinician Educator Faculty Development Program (CEFDP): Alin Severance, MDNolan Hughes, MDShabana Khan, MDDavid Yankura, MDJessica Kettel, MD, PhDVernon Nathaniel, MDSarah DeBrunner, MD The Department established the two-year program in 2012 to...