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Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease using PiB and FDG PET Cohen AD and Klunk WE Neurobiology of Disease, 72:117-122, 2014 The use of biomarkers in the detection of early and preclinical Alzheimer's disease has become of central importance following publication of the revised criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and preclinical Alzheimer's disease by the National Institute...

Please join us in congratulating Duncan B. Clark, MD, PhD, on his promotion to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry with tenure by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He also holds an appointment in Pharmaceutical Sciences in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Clark completed a doctorate degree in Psychology, a clinical internship and postdoctoral training at UCLA. After...

American College of Neuropsychopharmacology presents Mary Phillips, MD with the Joel Elkes Research Award The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) has presented Mary L. Phillips, MD, MD (CANTAB) with the prestigious Joel Elkes Research Award in recognition of her outstanding clinical contributions to neuropsychopharmacology, and to increasing our understanding of self-regulatory processes as they...

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Rasim Somer Diler to the rank of Associate Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Diler is a graduate of the Istanbul University School of Medicine. He completed postdoctoral training and was a faculty member of the Çukurova University Medical School in Adana, Turkey prior to his relocation to Pittsburgh in 2000 to enter the research/clinical track...

Yanhua Huang, PhD Receives Travel Awardfrom American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congratulations to Yanhua Huang, PhD on her receipt of a Travel Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). Dr. Huang was selected as a Travel Awardee from over 300 submissions received by the organization. The award is supporting her participation at the 2014 ACNP Annual Meeting, which is taking place in...

Direct Regulation of Diurnal Drd3 Expression and Cocaine Reward by NPAS2Ozburn AR, Falcon E, Twaddle A, Nugent AL, Gillman AG, Spencer SM, Arey RN, Mukherjee S, Lyons-Weiler J, Self DW, and McClung CA Biological Psychiatry, In Press Circadian gene disruptions are associated with the development of psychiatric disorders, including addiction. However, the mechanisms by which circadian genes regulate drug reward...