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Students of the CTMHR Fellowship Complete the 2015 Undergraduate Summer Research Program On Friday, July 24, 2015, the ten week summer portion of the Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, funded by the NIMH Conte Center for Translational Mental Health Research (CTMHR), ended with the students' presentations of their research projects. The undergraduate program, directed by Dr. David Lewis and coordinated by Dr...

Age of Childhood Onset in Type 1 Diabetes and Functional Brain Connectivity in Midlife Ryan JP, Aizenstein HJ, Orchard TJ, Ryan CM, Saxton JA, Fine DF, Nunley KA and Rosano C Psychosomatic Medicine, Published Online, 2015 People diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in later childhood have weaker brain connectivity in midlife compared to those who were diagnosed at earlier ages. Dr. John Ryan, Assistant Professor of...

Chronic Stress Induces Brain Region-Specific Alterations of Molecular Rhythms that Correlate with Depression-like Behavior in MiceLogan RW, Edgar N, Gillman AG, Hoffman D, Zhu X and McClung CA Biological Psychiatry, 78:249-258, 2015 Emerging evidence implicates circadian abnormalities as a component of the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus...

Dr. Jason Rosenstock, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, has been appointed the Chair of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Curriculum Committee. Dr. Rosenstock will begin his three-year appointment on September 1, 2015. The Curriculum Committee monitors the broad scope of the curriculum and implements and oversees all planned curricular changes. In addition, it serves as a forum to review and approve...

Mary A. Carskadon Outstanding Educator Award The Sleep Research Society has presented Daniel J. Buysse, MD with the 2015 Mary A. Carskadon Outstanding Educator Award. The award was presented to Dr. Buysse for his outstanding efforts in disseminating basic or clinical sleep and circadian research as a mentor, teacher and through public education. " I am deeply honored to receive this award from the Sleep Research...

Molecular Mechanisms and Timing of Cortical Immune Activation in Schizophrenia Volk DW, Chitrapu A, Edelson JR, Roman KM, Moroco AE and Lewis DA American Journal of Psychiatry, 2015 Published Online Immune-related abnormalities are commonly reported in schizophrenia, including higher mRNA levels for the viral restriction factor interferon-induced transmembrane protein (IFITM) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). However...