The Department welcomes Dost Öngür, MD, PhD from Harvard Medical School as our Distinguished Scientist Lecturer on March 22, 2024.
Dr. Öngür is the William P. & Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder Research Program at the Harvard Medical School. He also serves as Chief of the Psychotic Disorders Division at McLean Hospital. Dr. Öngür's group is working to understand brain abnormalities in people with psychotic disorders and to develop new treatment approaches to correct these abnormalities. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder commonly involve difficulty integrating thoughts and sensory input. In addition, people with these conditions often have abnormal moods, as in depressive and manic episodes. At McLean, Dr. Öngür’s group uses innovative techniques to look closely at the basic biology of psychotic disorders. Dr. Öngür and his staff apply an array of tools—including functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), electroencephalography (EEG), and cognition research —to probe and model the brain systems that go awry in these disorders.
Join us in person in the UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Auditorium or via Zoom using the information below:
Zoom Link; https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99092432707
Passcode: 885597
For More Information. Please contact Shardai Key Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.
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