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2008 Independent Investigators

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John R.Z. Abela, Ph.D.
McGill University
Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression During Childhood: A Multi-Wave Longitudinal Study

Andreas Bechdolf, M.D.
Orygen Research Centre University of Melbourne
Prospective Pilot Evaluation of At-Risk Criteria for Bipolar Disorder

Kiki D. Chang, M.D.
Stanford University
Effects of Family Focused Therapy on Prefrontal-Limbic Activation in Youth at High-Risk for Bipolar Disorder

Xiangning Chen, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
A Comparative Study of Transcriptomes of Schizophrenia Patient and Healthy Control by Solexa Sequencing

Zafiris J. Daskalakis, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP(C)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health University of Toronto
The Role of GABA-B Receptor Mediated Inhibitory Neurotransmission in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Schizophrenia

Luis de Lecea, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Optogenetic Control of Brain Arousal

Andrew J. Dwork, M.D.
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc./NYSPI Columbia University
Myelination of Subicular Region Association Fibers in Development and Schizophrenia

Haim Einat, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota--Duluth School of Medicine
Distinguishing Drug Effects on Specific Domains of Bipolar Disorder: A Novel Battery of Tests for Facets of Mania

Michael Fainzilber, Ph.D.
Weizmann Institute of Science
Synapse to Nucleus Transport Mechanisms - Importins in Mental Disorders?

Lourdes Fananas, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Barcelona
Copy Number Variation in Childhood and Adolescent Functional Psychosis

Ayman Fanous, M.D.
Georgetown University
Molecular Genetics of Schizophrenia in Egypt

David E. Featherstone, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Modulation of Extracellular Glutamate and Behavior by slc7a11

Ruth Feldman, Ph.D.
Bar-Ilan University
Assessing the Brain Basis of PTSD in Children Exposed to War and Terror: An fMRI Study

Sophia Frangou, M.D., MSc, Ph.D.
Institute of Psychiatry/King's College London University of London
Effective Connectivity in Bipolar Disorder

Thomas F. Franke, M.D., Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine New York University
Genetic Studies Toward an Epigenetic Mechanism Controlling Paternal Imprinting in Neuronal Function and Cognition

Mary Beth Genter, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Acetaminophen vs. Metformin and Rosiglitazone: Can an OTC replace prescription drugs in the reversal of antipsychotic drug-induced metabolic complications?

Rolf H. Joho, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Kv3 Potassium Channel-Deficient Mice: A Model for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Tadafumi Kato, M.D., Ph.D.
RIKEN Brain Science Institute
Re-Sequencing of Causative Genes for CPEO in Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Joan L. Luby, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine Washington University
Serotonin Transporter Polymorphisms and Course of Preschool Onset Depression

Andreas Luthi, Ph.D.
Friedrich Miescher Institute (FMI)
Dissecting the Neuronal Microcircuitry of Fear Conditioning and Extinction

Giovanni Marsicano, Ph.D.
INSERM Universite Paris VI
Physical Exercise, Endocannabinoids, Fear and Anxiety: Neuronal Circuits and Molecular Mechanisms

Klaus Mathiak, M.D., Ph.D.
Institute of Psychiatry/King's College London University of London
Self-Control of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations with Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Brain-Computer-Interfaces

Lori L. McMahon, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Learned Helplessness, Estrogen, and Hippocampal Synaptic Function

Onno C. Meijer, Ph.D.
Leiden Amsterdam Center for Drug Research Leiden University
Adaptive Capacity of the Stress System: The Activity of Steroid Receptor Coactivator 1 in Health and Depression

Roel A. Ophoff, Ph.D.
University Medical Center Utrecht Utrecht University
The Role of Epigenetic DNA Methylation and Schizophrenia Susceptibility

Julie V. Patterson, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
P85 Sensory Gating: A New Biological Marker for Bipolar Disorder

Mani N. Pavuluri, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Longitudinal fMRI Study of Affective and Cognitive Circuits in PBD: Relation to Academic Achievement and Executive Skills

Diego A. Pizzagalli, Ph.D.
Harvard University
The Effects of Acute Stress on the Neurobiology of Reward Processing in Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Mikhail Pletnikov, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University
A New Approach to Studying Gene-Environment Interactions in Schizophrenia

James B. Potash, M.D., M.P.H.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University
Epigenetic Mechnanisms in Antidepressant Action

Laura P. Richardson, M.D.
University of Washington
SERT Polymorphisms and Depression Remission Under Usual Care Conditions Among Adolescents

Donald C. Rojas, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Denver
Gamma-Band Dysfunction in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia

Stephen R. Salton, M.D., Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
VGF: A Novel Exercise-Regulated Antidepressant

Hongjun Song, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Role of sFRP3 in Antidepressant-Induced Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Behavior

Leif Andre Sourander, M.D.
Columbia University
Early Developmental Risk Factors for Bipolar Disorder in a Finnish National Birth Cohort

Jaana Suvisaari, M.D., Ph.D.
National Public Health Institute
Chronic Inflammation and Serum Fatty Acid Composition in Psychotic Disorders: A Population-Based Study

Jane R. Taylor, Ph.D.
Yale University School of Medicine Yale University
Cortico-Limbic-Striatal Substrates of Cognitive Impulsivity: PCP-Dependent Mechanisms

Roger Tootell, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University
A Comprehensive Functional MRI Analysis of Visual Deficits in Schizophrenia

Gustavo X. Turecki, M.D., Ph.D.
Douglas Mental Health University Institute McGill University
Childhood Adversity, Methylation of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene, and Major Depressive Disorder: A Translational Study

John B. Vincent, Ph.D.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health University of Toronto
Identification of Autism Candidate Genes on the X-Chromosome from Copy Number Variants Identified by 500K SNP-Chip Analysis

Mark T. Wallace, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Multisensory Processing Alterations in Schizophrenia

Mark Weiser, M.D.
Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tel Aviv University
Add-on Sarcosine for Schizophrenia: A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial


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2008/2009 NARSAD Grant Deadlines:

2008 Young Investigator Earliest Start Date: July 1, 2008

2009 Young Investigator Award Application Deadline: July 25, 2008

2008 Independent Investigator Award Earliest Start Date: September 15, 2008

2008 Staglin Awards Earliest Start Date: September 15, 2008

2009 Independent Investigator Award Application Deadline: March 5, 2009

2009 Distinguished Investigator Earliest Start Date: May 1, 2009

2009 Young Investigator Earliest Start Date: July 1, 2009
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