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May 28, 2020

CiTECH Funding Awarded to Postdoctoral Scholar Elizabeth McGuier, PhD, for Project Focused on Child Wellbeing

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth McGuier, PhD, Department of Psychiatry postdoctoral research scholar, has received a Center for Interventions to Enhance Community Health (CiTECH) Practice Innovation Opportunity award. CiTECH is a unique partnership between the School of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry dedicated to enhancing the quality and length of life of individuals living with behavioral...

May 25, 2020
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Meryl Butters, PhD, Honored by the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society

Dr. Meryl Butters

Congratulations to Meryl Butters, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science. Dr. Butters has been awarded the Edith Kaplan Award, which is given biannually by the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society to a clinician/researcher in the field of neuropsychology who has continued to uphold the theory of the Process Approach to Neuropsychology. Dr. Butters is nationally and internationally...

May 22, 2020
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Current Pitt Psychiatry Research on Suicide Recognized by the National Institute of Mental Health

Dr. Alexandre Dombrovski

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has recognized recent Pitt Psychiatry research on suicide as a “Notable NIMH Grant.” “2020 Spring Inside NIMH” featured “Notable NIMH Grants” among its Director’s Highlights. Notable grants are a selection of the NIMH’s recently funded projects that exemplify the Institute’s efforts to accelerate research on mental illness, and to advance the NIMH Strategic Plan for...

May 20, 2020
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Now in Nature Communications: New Findings on the Maturation of the Striatal Dopamine System Using Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Luna & Colleagues Nature Communications 2020

Adolescence can be marked by heightened reward drive and sensation-seeking behaviors, which engage the reward system. These behaviors are thought to be caused by a developmental peak in dopamine processing in the nucleus accumbens, part of the striatal reward system. However, a better understanding of the relationship between these behaviors and dopamine has been difficult to achieve because the standard techniques...

May 18, 2020
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COVID-19 in Our Community: Lia Ahonen, PhD, Expands Her Work in an Underserved Area by Organizing a Food Drive for Children and Families

Dr. Lia Ahonen

As schools and businesses close temporarily to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many communities are suffering from the impact of lost jobs and services. Some areas face urgent needs around the suspension of in-school breakfast and lunch programs, which many children depend on for nutritious meals. While some districts have successfully implemented meal-to-go distributions, the children of Clairton, PA, currently...

May 14, 2020
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David Kolko, PhD, Honored for Medical Student Research Mentorship

Dr. David Kolko

Congratulations to David Kolko, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science), who has received a Medical Student Research Mentoring Merit Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The Research Mentoring Merit Award recognizes outstanding Longitudinal Research Project mentorship of a graduating Pitt Med student and is traditionally presented at the...

May 12, 2020
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Meet UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Ambulatory & Consultation Leadership: Drs. Gannon, Glance, Gopalan, Perez and Schlesinger

WPH Ambulatory Leadership

UPMC is dedicated to providing access to care for individuals across western Pennsylvania. Below, meet the leaders who oversee UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH)’s more than 85 ambulatory programs and consultation services. Jessica Gannon, MD Dr. Gannon is Medical Director, Ambulatory Comprehensive Recovery Services (CRS), which provides comprehensive specialized services to adults with schizophrenia...

May 8, 2020
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Honoring Pitt Psychiatry Faculty Society of Biological Psychiatry 2020 Awardees Even as COVID-19 Pandemic Forces Cancellation of Annual Meeting

SOBP 2020 Honors

The annual Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) meeting, originally scheduled for April 30–May 2, 2020, is among the numerous academic conferences to be canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the meeting did not occur, the Department of Psychiatry remains committed to celebrating the achievements of our faculty. We are delighted to announce this year’s George Thompson Award honoree, as well as...

May 6, 2020
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Kenneth Perkins, PhD, Receives Prestigious Division 28 MED Associates Brady-Schuster Award from the American Psychological Association

Dr. Kenneth Perkins

The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to congratulate Kenneth Perkins, PhD, who has been honored by the American Psychological Association (APA). Dr. Perkins received the APA’s Division 28 MED Associates Brady-Schuster Award, which honors a senior scientist who conducts outstanding research underscoring the fundamental importance of behavioral science to psychopharmacology or substance use disorder . An expert...

May 4, 2020
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Recent Study in Science Advances Reports Discovery of Ribosome-Associated Vesicles, a Novel Form of Endoplasmic Reticulum

Freyberg & Colleagues Science Advances 2020

Scientists representing an international consortium of labs—including postdoctoral associate Despoina Aslanoglou, PhD, Kenneth Fish, PhD, and the study’s senior author, Zach Freyberg, MD, PhD, from Pitt Psychiatry—has published a new study in Science Advances, reporting new insights into the organization of the endoplasmic reticulum. The endoplasmic reticulum is a membrane network within a cell that is important in...

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