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October 20

Racism and its Implications for Clinical Research Workshop

October 22

Beyond Mismatch Negativity: Studying Echoic Memory and Adaptation in the Monkey to Better Understand Auditory Deficits in Schizophrenia

Meet the PI Lecture
Tobias Teichert, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Bioengineering , University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
October 29

Ketamine: New Directions in Ketamine Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders

Clinical Grand Rounds
Rebecca Price, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sharvari Shivanekar, MBBS Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
November 5

Extracellular Vesicles as Systemic Stress Signals and Novel Mechanisms in Neurodevelopment

Distinguished Scientist Lecture
Tracy Bale, PhD Professor of Pharmacology and Director, Center for Epigenetic Research in Child Health & Brain Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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