Events

On March 20, 2026 the Department will feature the work of two talented early-career scientists as part of our Researchers on the Rise series: Candace Biernesser, PhD and Christine Call, PhD.

We'll be featuring the research of Jill Glausier, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, as part of our Meet the PI lecture series on March 27, 2026. 

On April 8, 2026 the Dick Thornburgh Family Lecture Series on Disability Law & Policy will welcome Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., for a special presentation on the topic "Meeting People Where They Are: Building Communities that Support Mental Health" at the University Club on the Pitt Oakland Campus.

Join us on April 10, 2026 when we feature the work of talented early-career investigators Shinnyi (Cindy) Chou, MD, PhD and Daniel Wonjae Chung, MD, PhD as part of our Researchers on the Rise lecture series.

Please join us for a Distinguished Scientist Lecture by Cynthia Rogers, MD, the Blanche F Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry at the Washington University School of Medicine, on April 17, 2026. 

We are delighted to welcome Olusola Ajilore, MD, PhD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine on April 24, 2026 to present a Special Guest Lecture.