Watch the BBRF Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners and the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health recipient present updates on leading research discoveries across brain and behavior disorders. Click on each presentation in any order that you prefer.
PRESENTATIONS:
Welcome
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D.
President & CEO, BBRF
Opening Remarks
Herbert Pardes, M.D.
President, BBRF Scientific Council
Overview
Robert M.A. Hirschfeld, M.D.
Founding BBRF Scientific Council Member
Thirty Years of Studying Families at Risk for Depression: What Have We Learned?
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Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D.
Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons,
Columbia University
PRIZEWINNER, BBRF PARDES HUMANITARIAN PRIZE IN MENTAL HEALTH
Identifying a Genetic Subtype of Schizophrenia That is Clinically Relevant for Patients and Families
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Anne S. Bassett, M.D., FRCPC
University of Toronto
Toronto General Hospital and Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
BBRF LIEBER PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
Dissecting the Role of Repetitive Regions of the Genome in Schizophrenia and Autism
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Melissa Gymrek, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego,
Institute for Genomic Medicine
BBRF MALTZ PRIZEWINNER FOR INNOVATIVE AND PROMISING SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
Thinking Rationally about the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
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Martin Alda, M.D., FRCPC
Dalhousie University
BBRF COLVIN PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOOD DISORDERS RESEARCH
How Pain Shapes the Brain: Impact of Childhood Trauma on Suicide Risk
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Gustavo Turecki, M.D., Ph.D.
Douglas Institute, McGill University
BBRF COLVIN PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOOD DISORDERS RESEARCH
How Early Childhood Experiences Shape Brain Development and Influence Mental and Physical Health Trajectories
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Joan L. Luby, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
BBRF RUANE PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
Prefrontal Circuits That Regulate Threat and Reward-Elicited Behaviors
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Angela C. Roberts, Ph.D.
University of Cambridge
BBRF GOLDMAN-RAKIC PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
A Causal Analysis of the Attentional Network
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Robert Desimone, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BBRF GOLDMAN-RAKIC PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
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