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November 8

GWAS + snRNAseq = Cellular Maps for Schizophrenia and Diverse Brain Phenotypes

Laramie Duncan, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
November 13

The Long-Term Mental Health Consequences of the War in Ukraine

Robert van Voren, PhD Chief  Executive, Human Rights in Mental Health - Federation Global Initiative on Psychiatry and Professor of Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Vytautas Magnus University
November 22

Translational Approaches to Dissect Neural Mechanisms Underlying Binge Eating

Britny Hildebrandt, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The Spatial Topography of Prefrontal Circuits Regulating Defense

Joseph Stujenske, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
December 6

Comorbid Substance Use and Personality Disorders

Tiffany Painter, MSW Program Director, Bellefield Intensive Outpatient Program, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
December 20

Adult Autism

Abigail Schlesinger, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Shelly Kucherer, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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