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Mary Amanda Dew, Ph.D. will be inducted as a Fellow in the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine in November 2013. This is an honor not only for Dr. Dew, but for the Department of Psychiatry, as she is one of the few psychologists ever to have been inducted into the Academy.The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine represents psychiatrists dedicated to the advancement of medical science, education, and healthcare for...

Cocaine-Induced Membrane Adaptation in the Central Nucleus of Amygdala Chen B, Ma Y-Y, Wang Y, Wang X, Schülter OM, Dong Y, and Huang YH After the initial pleasurable feelings subside, chronic drug users typically experience a withdrawal-related negative emotional state that includes unhappiness, stress, anxiety, and depression. The central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) is a brain area that is involved in the...

Jessica Levenson, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in the University of Pittsburgh Translational Research Training in Sleep Medicine Fellowship, has been selected for the 2013 Drs. Rosalee G. and Raymond A. Weiss Research and Program Innovation Award from the American Psychological Foundation. The grant supports innovative research, education, and interventions in: 1) Understanding and fostering the connection between...

Inaugural Flux International Congress for Integrative Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Spearheaded by Dr. Beatriz Luna, Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and Professor of Psychology, the inaugural meeting of the Flux International Congress for Integrative Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience was highly successful and very productive. The aim of the meeting, which was held September 19-21, 2013, at...

Boris Birmaher, MD Presented with Colvin Prize Congratulations to Boris Birmaher, MD on being selected by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for the 2013 Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research. Dr. Birmaher is the Endowed Chair in Early Onset Bipolar Disease and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and serves as the Co-Director of the...

Pittsburgh to Host International Life History Research Society Meeting Pittsburgh will welcome researchers from around the world when the city hosts the Life History Research Society Meeting, May 7-10, 2014 in Oakland. The Life History Research Society is an informal, multi-disciplinary group of scholars who are pursuing prospective longitudinal research examining various aspects of human development across the...