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Midwest ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSOURI OHIO Northeast/Mid-Atlantic CONNECTICUT MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA Southeast ALABAMA GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE Southwest COLORADO NEW MEXICO TEXAS Western CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON Canada MCGILL UNIVERSITY MCMASTER UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Midwest ILLINOIS University of Chicago Venue: Conference Room, H103 Goldblatt Entrance 860 East 59th Street Chicago, IL 60637 Parking Available on the Midway Time: 2pm-4:30pm Speakers: Stephanie A. Dulawa, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science “The Depressed Mouse” Elliot S. Gershon, M.D. (MODERATOR) Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry & Human Genetics, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science “New Perspectives on Genetics in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia” Elizabeth Grove, M.D. Professor, Department of Neurobiology “The Hippocampus and Fear” INDIANA Indiana University School of Medicine Venue: IUPUI, Campus Center 420 University Boulevard, CE 278 Indianapolis, IN 46202 Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Christopher McDougle, M.D. Albert E. Sterne Professor & Chairman; Professor, Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Neurobiology Speakers: Amit Anand, M.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Radiology “Personalized Treatment of Depression Using Brain Imaging and Genotyping” Alexander B. Niculescu, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry “Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry: Implications of the Genomics Revolution” David Posey, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry “Developing Personalized Therapeutics for Hyperactivity in Autism” IOWA University of Iowa College of Medicine Venue: Urmila Sahai Conference Room 2117 Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF) Carver College of Medicine Iowa City, IA 52246 Time: 1pm – 3pm Moderator: Del Miller, Pharm D., M.D. Griffin Professor of Psychiatry Speakers: Chadi Calarge, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry "Pharmacology & Genetics: Improving the Safety of Psychiatric Medication in Children" Jess Fiedorowicz, M.D. Associate "Excess Death and Mental Illness" Rob Philibert, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry; Member, Genetics and Neuroscience Programs "Neuronal Models of a Gene for Psychosis" MICHIGAN University of Michigan Venue: Depression Center & Ambulatory Psychiatry, Rachel Upjohn Building Garden Level Auditorium 4250 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor MI 48109 Time: 3pm-6pm Moderators: Gregory Dalack, M.D. Associate Professor & Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry John F. Greden, MD Rachel Upjohn Professor, Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences; Exec. Dir., Depression Center Speakers: Amy M. Kilbourne, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor of Psychiatry “Improving Medical & Psychiatric Outcomes in People with Bipolar Disorder” Stephan F. Taylor, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Co-director, Psychiatric Neuromodulation Program “Neuromodulation: An Update on Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry” Jon-Kar Zubieta, M.D., Ph.D. Phil F. Jenkins Research Professor of Depression; Professor of Psychiatry, Radiology & Research & Molecular; & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute “Interindividual Variations in the Neurobiology of Depression: Relationship with Clinical Presentation and Response” MINNESOTA University of Minnesota Venue: Moos Health Science Tower 515 Delaware Street SE Room 2-650 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Time: 1pm -4pm Moderator: S. Charles Schulz, M.D. Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry; Donald W. Hastings Endowed Chair Speakers: Kelvin O. Lim, M.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Drs. T.J. & Ella M. Arenson Endowed Chair "Current Techniques for Studying Serious Mental Illness Using Brain Imaging" Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Brain Sciences Center; American Legion Brain Sciences Chair; McKnight Presidential Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience; Director, Center for Cognitive Sciences "Next Steps in Applying Imaging to Brain Illness" Irving I. Gottesman, Ph.D., Hon. FRCPsych Emeritus Professor; Drs. Irving & Dorothy Bernstein Professorship in Adult Psychiatry; Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology Emeritus, University of Virginia, Charlottesville "Genetic Research: Discoveries and New Issues" MISSOURI Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Venue: Eric P. Newman Education Center 320 South Euclid Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Charles Zorumski, M.D. Samuel B. Guze Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry Speakers: Deanna Barch, Ph.D. Professor, Depts. of Psychology, Psychiatry & Radiology; Director, Conte Center “Cognition-Enhancing Substances in Schizophrenia: Course, Outcome & Treatment” John W. Newcomer, M.D. Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology & Medicine; Medical Director, Ctr. for Clinical Studies “Opportunities for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in People with Major Mental Illness” Yvette Sheline, M.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Center for Depression, Stress & Neuroimaging “New Strategies for Depression Treatment” OHIO University Hospitals Case Medical Center Venue: Wolstein Auditorium 2103 Cornell Road Cleveland, OH Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Moderator: Robert J. Ronis, M.D., M.P.H. Douglas Danford Bond Professor & Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Speakers: Robert Findling, M.D., Rocco L. Motto Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Director, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; Director, Discovery & Wellness Center for Children; Co-Director; Bipolar Disorder Research Center "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: New Therapeutic Advances" Keming Gao, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry "Mood Disorders & Anxiety: Phenomenology & Treatment Strategy" David Kemp, M.D., K-12 Research Scholar, Mood Disorders Program "Treating the Mind and Body for Total Health" University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Venue: College of Medicine - Medical Sciences Building 7th Floor – Room 7051 231 Albert Sabin Way Cincinnati, OH 45267 (Parking garage on Eden Avenue) Time: 1pm - 4pm Speakers: Caleb M. Alder, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Co-Director, Division of Bipolar Disorder Program “Neuroimaging: A Window into the Causes of Mental Illness” Melissa DelBello, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Co-Director, Division of Bipolar Disorder “Catching Mental Illness Before It Starts: Studying Kids At Risk for Bipolar Disorder” Stephen M. Strakowski, M.D. (MODERATOR) The Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Professor & Chair of Psychiatry; Professor of Psychology & Biomedical Engineering; Director, Center for Imaging Research “Moving Towards Novel Treatments and Prevention: UC Bipolar Imaging and Treatment Center” Northeast/Mid-Atlantic CONNECTICUT Yale University Venue: The Yale Anylan Center Auditorium Room N107 Yale School of Medicine 300 Cedar Street New Haven Time: 1pm-5pm Opening Remarks: William Sledge, M.D. Interim Chair & George D. & Esther S. Gross Professor of Psychiatry; Medical Director, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital Fred R. Volkmar, M.D. Director, Child Study Center; Irving B. Harris Professor, Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Psychology Speakers: Amy Arnsten, Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology "New Molecular Targets for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder" Hilary Blumberg, M.D. (MODERATOR) Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Diagnostic Radiology and in the Child Study Center; Director, Mood Disorders Research Program "Advances in Understanding the Brain Circuitry of Mood Disorders from Brain Scanning Research" Michael J. Crowley, Ph.D. Associate Director, Developmental Electrophysiology Laboratory, Child Study Center "Negative Affect Regulation: Child Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Beyond" Ronald Duman, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry & Pharmacology "New Insights on Repair of Mood Disorder Brain Circuitry by Medications and Exercise" Paul J. Lombroso, M.D. Director, Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology; Elizabeth Mear and House Jameson Professor, Child Study Center "Improving Cognitive Function: One Step at a Time" MARYLAND Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Venue: Hurd Hall Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Campus 600 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287 Time: 2:30pm- 5:15pm Moderator: J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D Henry Phipps Professor and Director Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Sol Snyder, M.D. Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Psychiatry Speakers: Russell Margolis, M.D. Director of the Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia, Genetic Neurobiology and Neurogenetic Testing Laboratory "Treatment Frontiers in Schizophrenia" Akira Sawa, M.D., Ph.D. Director for the Program in Molecular Psychiatry “Translational Approach to Schizophrenia: From Basic Neuroscience to Clinical Applications” David Valle, M.D. Professor and Director, SOM Genetics "Searching for Schizophrenia Genes" University of Maryland School of Medicine Venue: Maryland Psychiatric Research Center Maple and Locust Streets Spring Grove Hospital Center Catonsville, MD 21228 Time: 2pm-5pm Moderator: Anthony F. Lehman, M.D., M.S.P.H. Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry Speakers: Robert Buchanan, M.D. Chief, Outpatient Research Program, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center "New Directions in the Pharmacological Treatment of Schizophrenia" Lisa Dixon, M.D. Director, Division of Services Research; Associate Director of Research for the Mental Illness Research, Education & Clinical Center “Co-occurring Disorders: Vulnerability and Treatment Teodor Postolache, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Mood & Anxiety Program, Department of Psychiatry “Seasonality of Depression and Suicide” MASSACHUSETTS Harvard University--Massachusetts General Hospital & McLean Hospital Venue: Massachusetts General Hospital Charles River Plaza Richard B. Simches Research Center, Room 3110 185 Cambridge Street Boston Time: 1 pm-4 pm Moderator: Donald C. Goff, M.D. Director, Schizophrenia Clinical & Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Speakers: Francine Benes, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Program in Structural & Molecular Neuroscience, McLean Hospital; William P. & Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatric Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School "Cellular and Molecular Regulation of Complex Neural Circuits in Psychotic Disorders" Joseph Coyle, M.D. Director, Molecular Psychology Neuroscience Laboratory, McLean Hospital; Eben S. Draper Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School "What Can Mice Tell Us About Schizophrenia" Daphne Holt, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School "Emerging Neuroimaging Biomarkers of Psychiatric Illness: Toward Strategies for Early Detection and Intervention" University of Massachusetts Medical School Venue: University of Massachusetts Medical School Amphitheater 1 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655 Time: 1pm-4:30pm Moderator: Douglas M. Ziedonis, M.D., M.P.H Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Speakers: Alexis Henry, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry "Promoting Employment for People with Serious Mental Illness: State of the Science" Haley Melikian, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology “Molecular Targets for Treating Psychiatric Disorders: New Directions in the Brain” Evgeny Rogaev, Ph.D., Dr.Sci. Professor of Psychiatry "Search for Molecular Genetic Factors Underlying Mental Disorders: Insights from Genomic Approaches" NEW HAMPSHIRE Dartmouth College Venue: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Auditorium G One Medical Center Drive Lebanon, NH 03756 Time: 3pm-5:15pm Speakers: Stephen James Bartels, M.D., M.S. Professor of Psychiatry & of Community & Family Medicine; Medical Director, NH Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services "Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies: Saving Lives in Severe Mental Illness" Alan I. Green, M.D. (MODERATOR) Raymond Sobel Professor of Psychiatry; Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Chairman, Department of Psychiatry "Toward the Prevention of Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: Brain Reward Circuits" Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry & of Community & Family Medicine "Brain Behavioral Interactions: Improving Functioning in Severe Mental Illness" NEW JERSEY Robert Wood Johnson/UMDNJ Venue: Clinical Academic Building Room 1302 125 Patterson Street New Brunswick, NJ Time: 2pm -4pm Speakers: Sherie Novotny, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry “An Update on Autism Research at UMDNJ” Steven Silverstein, M.D. (MODERATOR) Professor of Psychiatry; Director of the Division of Schizophrenia Research “New Insights into Schizophrenia from Studies of Brain Imaging and Social Stress” Jill Williams, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry “Updates on Smoking, Nicotine, and Mental Illness” NEW YORK Columbia University Venue: New York State Psychiatric Institute Hellman Auditorium 1051 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10032 Time: 1pm-4pm Reception to follow Speakers: Anissa Abi-Dargham, M.D. Professor, Clinical Psychiatry & Radiology; Chief, Division of Translational Imaging; Chief of Clinical & Imaging Research “A Decade of Imaging Dopamine in Schizophrenia: What Have We Learned?” Eric R. Kandel, M.D. Fred Kavli Professor & Director, Kavli Institute for Brain Science; Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute “A New Perspective on Schizophrenia” Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D (MODERATOR) Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry; Dir., NY State Psychiatric Institute & Lieber Center for Schizophrenia Research; Psychiatrist-in-Chief, NY Presbyterian Hospital & Columbia Medical Center “Treatments for Brain Disorders: Prospects for Preventing & Recovering from Mental Illness” Mount Sinai Medical Center Venue: Goldwurm Auditorium 1st Floor Lobby 1425 Madison Avenue (@ 98th Street) New York, NY 10128 Time: 1pm-4pm Speakers: Dennis S. Charney, M.D. Dean & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Anne & Joel Ehrenkranz Professor, Depts. of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Systems Therapeutics “Development of New Therapies for Depression” Eric Hollander, M.D (MODERATOR) Esther & Joseph Klingenstein Professor & Chair of Psychiatry; Director, Seaver & NY Autism Center of Excellence “Development of New Therapies for Autism” Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D. Chair, Arthur M. Fishberg Department of Neuroscience; Director, Mount Sinai Brain Institute; Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience “Biology of Drug Addiction” New York University Medical Center Venue: Schwartz Lecture Hall E 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 Time: 1pm -3pm Speakers: Pamela Butler, Ph.D. Dir., Experimental Psychopathology Lab, Cognitive Neuroscience & Schizophrenia Research Program, Nathan Kline Institute “Visual Sensory/Perceptual Dysfunction in Schizophrenia” Daniel Javitt, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Program Dir., Cognitive Neuroscience & Schizophrenia Research Program, Nathan Kline Institute “Schizophrenia From A Glutamate Perspective” Dolores Malaspina, M.D., MSPH (MODERATOR) The Anita Steckler & Joseph Steckler Professor of Psychiatry; Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry “Factors that Increase Risk for Schizophrenia: Paternal Age and Prenatal Stress” Stony Brook University Venue: Wang Center, Room 301 SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Mary F. Kritzer, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Behavior, Stony Brook University Speakers: Fritz Henn, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Director for Life Sciences, Brookhaven National Laboratory "Translating Basic Science into Patient Care" Grigori Enikolopov, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory "Stem Cells, New Neurons and Mental Health" Lorna Role, Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University "New Paths in Mental Health Research from Studies of Genetically Modified Mice" University of Rochester Medical Center Venue: Class of ’62 Auditorium University of Rochester Medical Center 601 Elmwood Avenue (Parking available School of Medicine and Dentistry) Time: 1pm – 4pm Speakers: Emma Robertson-Blackmore, Ph.D. Associate Professor Psychiatry "Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period" Irene Richard, M.D. Associate Professor Neurology "A New Look at Depression and Its Treatment: What We’ve Learned from Parkinson’s Disease" Chris Stodgell, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology "Embryological Origins of Autism: From Gene-Environment Interaction to Phenotypes" Weill Cornell Medical College Venue: Uris Auditorium 1300 York Avenue (69th Street) New York, NY 10021 Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Jack D. Barchas, M.D. Chair, Department of Psychiatry Speakers: Stewart Anderson, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience; Associate Attending Psychiatrist, NY Presbyterian Hospital “Advances in Basic Science of Brain Development, from Stem Cells to Cortical Circuitry to Schizophrenia” B.J. Casey, Ph.D. Sackler Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry; Director, Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Department. of Psychiatry “The Adolescent Brain: Vulnerability to Anxiety and Depression” Francis S.Y. Lee, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Associate Professor of Pharmacology; Associate Attending Psychiatrist, NY Presbyterian Hospital “Mouse Models of Affective Disorders” Zucker Hillside Hospital/The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Venue: Zucker Hillside Hospital 75-59 263rd Street Glen Oaks, NY 11004 Time: 10am-12noon Speakers: Katherine Burdick, Ph.D. Neuropsychologist; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, AECOM “Cognition and Its Role in Psychosis” John Kane, M.D. (MODERATOR) Chairman, Department of Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience, AECOM “The Treatment of Schizophrenia: How far have we come?” Anil K. Malhotra, M.D. Director of Psychiatry Research; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, AECOM “Genetics of Schizophrenia” PENNSYLVANIA University of Pennsylvania Venue: Biomedical Research Building Auditorium and Lobby 421 Curie Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19104 Time: 1pm-4pm Speakers: Paul Grant, Ph.D., Postdoctorate Fellow & Aaron T. Beck, M.D., University Professor of Psychiatry “Improving Schizophrenia Outcomes with Cognitive Therapy" Wade Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D. (MODERATOR) Karl E. Rickels Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior; Director, Psychiatric Genetics “Genetics of Bipolar Disorder” Steven J. Siegel, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Stanley Center for Experimental Therapeutics “Patients’, Family Members' and Health Care Providers’ Attitudes Towards Implantable Psychiatric Medication” University of Pittsburgh (Center for Neuroscience) Venue: Frick Fine Arts Building Auditorium 650 Schenley Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Time: 1pm – 4pm Moderator: Bita Moghaddam, Ph.D. Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry Speakers: Anthony A. Grace, Ph.D. Professor of Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Psychology “Circuits in the Brain: What Goes Wrong in Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders” Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine & Graduate School of Public Health “Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders” Mary L. Phillips, M.D. Director of Functional Neuroimaging in Emotional Disorders, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic “Healthy Minds, Healthy Emotions: Evidence from Human Neuroimaging Studies” Southeast ALABAMA University of Alabama at Birmingham Venue: Co Sponsors: UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology/UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium Spain Wallace Building 7th Ave South & 19th Street South Birmingham, AL 35294 Time: 1pm-4:30pm Speakers: David Sweatt, Ph.D. Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurobiology Director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Research Institute "Epigenetic Mechanisms: A New Frontier in Mental Health Research" James H. Meador-Woodruff, M.D. (MODERATOR) Chairman and Heman E. Drummond Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology "Understanding Molecular Abnormalities in Schizophrenia" Xiaohua Li, M.D., Ph.D. (MODERATOR) Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology "Neurobiology of Mood Disorders: From Neuroregulation to Clinical Implication" GEORGIA Emory University Venue: Winship Cancer Institute 1365 Clifton Road Building C, 5th Floor, Room 5012 Atlanta, GA 30327 Time: 1pm-3pm Speakers: Helen S. Mayberg, M.D. Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Neurology “New Directions in Mental Health Research: Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression” D. Jeffrey Newport, M.D. (MODERATOR) Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director, Emory Women’s Mental Health Program “Reproductive Safety of Antidepressants: Limitations of the Research Evidence and Implications for Future Studies” Kerry Ressler, M.D., Ph.D. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences “Translational Research on Fear and PTSD: From Bench to Bedside” Medical College of Georgia Venue: Health Sciences Building Room EC-1211 987 St. Sebastian Way Augusta, GA Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Peter F. Buckley, M.D. Professor & Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Health Behavior; Associate Dean for Leadership Development Speakers: Clare M. Bergson, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology "New Insights Into the Brain Chemistry of Schizophrenia" Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D. Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Health Behavior "Obstacles to Recovery in Schizophrenia" Lin Mei, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Neurology; Chief, Program in Developmental Neurobiology; Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar "Genes and Brain Development in Schizophrenia" MISSISSIPPI University of Mississippi Medical Center Venue: Norman C. Nelson Student Union 2nd Floor Atrium 2500 North State Street (Intersection of Peachtree St. & Alumni Drive) Jackson, MS Time: 1:30pm-4:30pm Speakers: Beata Karolewicz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior "Brain Amino Acids: Evidence for their Involvement in Depression" Javier Miguel-Hidalgo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior "The Brain and Mental Illness--Its Not Just About Neurons: Roles for Glia in Psychiatric Disorders" Craig Stockmeier, Ph.D. (MODERATOR) Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior Director, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience "Remodeling of the Hippocampus: Its Role in Depression & Treatment" NORTH CAROLINA Duke University Medical Center Venue: Bryan Auditorium Bryan Research Building, Room 103 421 Research Drive, Durham Time: 2pm-5pm Moderator: Marvin Swartz, M.D. Professor & Executive Chairman, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Speakers: Marc Caron, Ph.D. James B. Duke Professor, Cell Biology, Department of Medicine “How Can You Make “Heads or Tails” of a Mouse With Schizophrenia or Depression?” Richard Keefe, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences "Recent Developments in Neurocognition as a Treatment Target & Predictor of Severe Mental Illness” Warren Taylor, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences "Risk Factors for Depression in Later Life: Do Genes Determine Destiny?” University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Venue: Friday Center Dogwood Room 100 Friday Center Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Time: 1pm-4pm Speakers: Aysenil Belger, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry “Multimodal Neuroimaging Studies of Teens at Risk for Schizophrenia: New Pre-emptive Directions in Research” Bryan Roth, M.D., Ph.D. (MODERATOR) Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmacology “New Approaches to Developing More Effective and Safer Antipsychotic Drugs” Scott Stroup, M.D. Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry “How Novel Trial Designs Can Advance Quality of Care” SOUTH CAROLINA Medical University of South Carolina Venue: Institute of Psychiatry Auditorium 67 President Street Charleston, SC 29425 Time: 1pm-4pm Speakers: Carla Kmett Danielson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences “Bridging the Gap Between Early Intervention and Treatment: Advances in Improving Mental Health Among Traumatized Adolescents” Mark George, M.D. (MODERATOR) Distinguished University Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences “An Update on TMS for Depression” Ziad Nahas, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences "Epidural Prefrontal Cortical Stimulation for Depression" TENNESSEE Vanderbilt University Venue: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Light Hall, Room 208 Medical Center Drive Nashville, TN 37232 Time: 2pm-4pm Moderator: Stephen Heckers, M.D. James G. Blackmore Chair in Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry & Radiology Speakers: Randy Blakely, Ph.D. Allan D. Bass Professor of Pharmacology & Psychiatry; Dir., Ctr. for Molecular Neuroscience; Dir., Vanderbilt Brain Institute “When Antidepressants Just Won’t Do: Insights from Prozac-Insensitive Mice” Ariel Deutch, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry & Pharmacology; Dir., National Parkinson’s Foundation “Schizophrenia and Brain Architecture: How Antipsychotic Drugs Modify Structural Brain Changes” Robert Kessler, M.D. Professor of Radiology "Regional Affects of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs on DA D2 Receptors" Southwest COLORADO University of Colorado Denver/Co-sponsor: Institute For Children's Mental Disorders Venue: Hensel Phelps Auditorium Research Center I-North Anschutz Medical Campus 12800 East 19th Avenue Aurora, CO 80045 Time: 9am-12pm Moderator: Robert Freedman, M.D. Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Speakers: Ann Olincy, M.D., MPH Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry “Smoking & Schizophrenia – Are There Drugs that Could Make Your Thinking Clearer?” Jason Tregellas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry “What Brain Imaging Tells Us About Schizophrenia” NEW MEXICO University of New Mexico Venue: College Pharmacy Auditorium 2502 Marble NE Albuquerque, NM 87131 Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: John Lauriello, M.D. Professor & Vice Chairman, Department of Psychiatry Introduction: “What is New and Promising in Schizophrenia Treatment” Speakers: Juan Bustillo, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Neurosciences “Understanding Schizophrenia Through Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy” Paula Hensley, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience “Bereavement –Related Depression” Nora Perrone-Bizzozero, M.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry "Genetics and Schizophrenia” TEXAS --PLEASE NOTE: HOUSTON CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER University of Texas HSC at Houston (includes participation from Baylor College of Medicine & University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) University of Texas HSC at San Antonio Venue: Dan Parman Auditorium 7703 Floyd Curl Drive San Antonio, Texas 78229 Time: 1pm - 4:30pm Moderator: Dawn I. Velligan, Ph.D. Professor and Co-Director, Department of Psychiatry Speakers: David C. Glahn Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry "Understanding Cognitive Functioning in Bipolar Disorders" Jodi Gonzalez Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry "Innovations in Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorder & Schizophrenia" Consuelo M. Walss-Bass Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry "Genetics of Schizophrenia: Where Are We Now?" University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Venue: T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building Auditorium 6001 Forest Park Road Dallas, Texas Time: 1pm - 3pm Moderator: Graham Emslie, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Division of Child Psychiatry Speakers: Nathan De Carolis, Ph.D. "New Neurons in an Old Brain" Catherine Karni, M.D. "A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders" Lisa Monteggia, Ph.D. "Genetic Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders" Leanne Tamm, Ph.D. "Novel Nonpharmacological Treatments for ADHD" Western CALIFORNIA University of California, Davis Venue: The M.I.N.D. Institute Auditorium 2825 50th Street Sacramento, CA 95817 Time: 1pm-3pm Speakers: David Amaral, Ph.D. Beneto Foundation Chair and Research Director M.I.N.D. Institute “Is There an Autoimmune Basis for Some Forms of Autism?” Cameron Carter, M.D. (MODERATOR) Director, UC Davis Imaging Research Center; Endowed Professor in Schizophrenia Research “Cognitive Neuroscience, New Science of the Mind: Improving the Lives of People with Schizophrenia” Ruth Salo, Ph.D. Assistant Adjunct Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences “Neuroscience of Addiction: Insights into Neutral Changes, Recovery, and Clinical Symptoms” University of California, Irvine NOTE: SATURDAY, SEPT. 13th Venue: The Beckman Center 100 Academy Irvine, CA 92617 Time: 2pm-5pm Speakers: William E. Bunney, Jr., M.D. (MODERATOR) Sr. Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine; Distinguished Professor, Della Martin Chair, Psychiatry “Rapid Acting Strategies to Treat Depression” Steven G. Potkin, M.D. Director of Clinical Research & Director of Brain Imaging Center, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior “Personalized Treatment of Schizophrenia” Adrian Preda, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior “Connections Matter: The Brain, The Mind and the Wires” University of California, Los Angeles Venue: Louis Jolyon West Auditorum (C8-183) Neuropsychiatric Institute 760 Westwood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90024 Time: 1pm-4pm Speakers: George Bartzokis, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine Tyrone Cannon, Ph.D. (MODERATOR) Staglin Family Professor, Depts. of Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior "Prediction and Prevention of Psychosis" Ian A Cook, M.D. Joanne & George Miller & Family Endowed Chair in Depression; Director, Depression Research Program "Guiding Treatment for Major Depression" University of California, San Diego Venue: UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest Main Auditorium 200 West Arbor Drive San Diego, CA Time: 1pm-4pm Speakers: Tiffany Greenwood, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Associate Director of the Genetics and Genomics Unit of the Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health "New Insights into the Genetics of Schizophrenia" Gregory Light, Ph.D. (MODERATOR) Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Associate Director, UCSD Schizophrenia Program; Associate Director Clinical Neuroscience Unit, VISN-22 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center "A Neurophysiological Basis of Functional Disability in Schizophrenia" Scott Matthews, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Staff Psychiatrist, VASDHS "Using Brain Imaging to Understand the Neurobiology of Major Depression" University of California, San Francisco Venue: Auditorium LP-190 Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute 401 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco, CA Time: 1pm-4pm Speakers: John L.R. Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D. Nina Ireland Distinguished Professor in Child Psychiatry "Possible Genetic Mechanisms of Autism" Sophia Vinogradov, M.D. Professor in Residence "Entering the Golden Age of Schizophrenia Treatment" Owen M. Wolkowitz, M.D. Professor in Residence "The Molecules of Melancholy: Discovering the Causes and Treatments of Major Depression" University of Southern California and California Institute of Technology Venue: USC--Harlyne Norris Research Tower Aresty Conference Auditorium 1450 Biggy Street, Lower Ground Los Angeles, CA 90033 Time: 1pm-4:30pm Speakers: Ralph Adolphs, Ph.D. Bren Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Cal Tech "Face Processing & Autism" Isabel Lagomasino, M.D., M.S.H.S. Asst. Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USC "Reaching Out to Latinos with Depression" Carlos N. Patos, M.D., Ph.D. Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USC --with-- Michele Pato, M.D. (MODERATOR) Professor & Associate Chair, Education in Psychiatry, USC "Shedding Light & Hope on the Genetics of Mental Illness" Paul H. Patterson, Ph.D. Professor of Neuroscience, Cal Tech "Immune Involvement in Autism & Schizophrenia: Etiology and an Animal Model" Carol Prescott, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, USC "Studying Twins to Understand How Genes Influence the Development of Substance Use Disorders" WASHINGTON University of Washington Venue: Kane Hall Walker Ames Room, Room 225 University of Washington Campus Seattle, WA Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Richard C. Veith, M.D. Professor & Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Speakers: John Neumaier, M.D., Ph.D. Professor & Head, Neuroscience Division, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences "Making Sense out of Serotonin" Debby Tsuang, M.D., M.Sc. Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences & Medical Genetics "Cracking the Schizophrenia Code: Endophenotypes and the Search for a Gene" Jack McClellan, M.D. Professor, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences "Rare Genetic Errors Are Associated with Schizophrenia" Paul E. M. Phillips, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences & Pharmacology "Subsecond Dopamine Transmission During Cognition: Implications for Mental Illness" Canada McGill University Venue: Montreal Neurological Institute Webster Pavilion – Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre 3801 University Street Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4 Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Chawki Benkelfat, M.D. James McGill Professor, Depts. of Psychiatry, Neurology & Neurosurgery Speakers: Michael Meaney, Ph.D. James McGill Professor, Depts. of Psychiatry, Neurology, & Neurosurgery; Dir., Program for the Study of Behavior, Genes, & Environment “Maternal Care and the Epigenetic Programming of Gene Expression and Neuroendocrine Function” Gillian O’Driscoll, Ph.D. William Dawson Scholar, Depts. of Psychology & Psychiatry "Evolving Science of Schizophrenia" Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D. William Dawson Chair; Director, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Institute “Science of Suicide; Dissecting a Complex Phenomenon” McMaster University Venue: Miller Amphitheatre, Room T2203 Juravinski Innovation Tower 50 Charlton Street Hamilton, Ontario Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Bruce Christensen, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Speakers: Jane Foster, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences "How the Body Communicates with the Brain Can Influence a Person's Level of Anxiety" Harriet MacMillan, M.D., M.Sc., FRCP(C) Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences "Preventing Family Violence & Improving Mental Health" Claudio Soares, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences "Sex on the Brain: How Hormones Cause Depression Among Women" University of British Columbia Venue: UBC Life Sciences Centre Lecture Hall #3 2350 Health Sciences Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Time: 1pm-4pm Moderator: Allan Young, M.D., Ch.B., MPhil, Ph.D., FRCPsych, FRCPC Co-Director, UBC Institute of Mental Health; Chair in Depression Research Speakers: Liisa Galea, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology; Michael Smith Senior Scholar, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Psychology "Stressed and Depressed? Investigating the Role of Hormones, Stress & Their Impact on Mental Health" Jeremy Seamans, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & The Brain Research Institute “Insights into the Neurobiology of Schizophrenia” Lakshmi Yatham, MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych (UK) Professor of Psychiatry; Associate Head, Research & International Affairs, Department of Psychiatry “Bipolar Disorder: A Mystery Waiting to be Solved” University of Toronto Venue: MacLeod Auditorium Medical Science Building University of Toronto 1 King’s College Circle Toronto, ON M5S 1A8 Time: 1pm – 4pm Moderators: James Kennedy, M.D., FRCP(C) Director, Neuroscience Research, CAHM; Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Medical Science Allan S. Kaplan, M.D., FRCP(C) Loretta Anne Rogers Chair in Eating Disorders, UHN; Sr. Clinician/Scientist, Mood & Anxiety Program; Vice Chair Research & Director Clinician Scientist Program Speakers: Z. Jeff Daskalakis, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP(C) Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Brain Stimulation Treatment and Research Program; Research Section Head, Schizophrenia Program "Brain Inhibition in the Development and Treatment of Schizophrenia" Arturas Petronis, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry & Pharmacology; Head, Krembil Family Epigenetics Laboratory, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health "Epigenomics of Major Psychosis" Cathy Barr, M.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute; Senior Scientist, the Hospital for Sick Children "Finding Genes that Contribute to Depression in Children" |
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