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October 17, 2008
NARSAD’s 20th Annual New York Mental Health Symposium
Friday, Oct. 17, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Times Center
242 West 41st Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
Manhattan
Free and open to the public. Seating limited; reservations recommended.
RSVP at events@narsad.org or 800-829-8289
NARSAD Young Investigators conducting leading-edge research researchers will present their latest findings on schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and childhood mental disorders, with an equal emphasis on both basic research and the clinical perspective.
Event Highlights:
Moderator- Robert M. A. Hirschfeld, M.D., Titus H. Harris Chair; Harry K. Davis Professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Commentators
- Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D., Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience, chair, Arthur M. Fishberg Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Jan A. Fawcett, M.D., professor of psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Santa Fe, University of New Mexico Medical Center, Albuquerque
Morning session (9:00 a.m. – Noon): Advances in Basic Research
- “Understanding the Development of Major Mental Disorders: Convergence of Genetic Susceptibility Factors in a Common Disease Pathway,” Atsushi Kamiya, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
- “Chromosomal Proteins as Mediators of Memory and Mood: Toward Novel Therapeutics for Mental Illness,” Stephen J. Haggarty, Ph.D., Harvard University
- “Understanding Compulsive Behaviors: A Delicate Balance Between Parallel Learning Systems,” Christopher Pittenger, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University
- “Identifying New Pathways in the Brain for Treating Depression,” Janet Alder, Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ
- “Novel Molecular Targets for Treatment of Schizophrenia,” Effat S. Emamian, M.D., Rockefeller University
Afternoon session (1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.): New Ground in Clinical Research
- “The Eye as a Window Into the Brain: The Pupil as a Potential Biomarker of Risk for Child and Adolescent Depression,” Jennifer S. Silk, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
- “Sleep Patterns in Depression,” Michael J. Peterson, M.D., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
- “Postpartum Mood Disorders and the Role of the Neurotransmitter Dopamine,” Eydie L. Moses-Kolko, M.D., University of Pittsburgh
- “A Strategy for Primary Prevention of Schizophrenia: Genetic and Clinical Studies in a Special Population,” Gabriel Alejandro de Erausquin, M.D., Ph.D., Washington University
- “Risks and Benefits of Treating Schizophrenia Patients With Multiple Medications,” Dan W. Haupt, M.D., Washington University
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