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Pitt Psychiatry and Vascular Medicine Institute Collaborate on Wood Next Grant to Study Genetic Factors and Vulnerability to Sleep Disruptions 

Colleen McClung, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science, and Director, Center for Adolescent Reward, Rhythms and Sleep), and Stephen Chan, MD, PhD, FAHA (Professor of Medicine, and Director, Vascular Medicine Institute), have been awarded $6.2 million to fund two research projects related to the association between genetics and sleep disruptions. Project 1 aims to identify genetic...

The Center for Sleep and Circadian Science Hosts Outstanding Three-Day Training and Research Innovation Event

An Outstanding Program of Sleep Research Training and Innovation

Over the course of three days in early November, the Center for Sleep and Circadian Science hosted the Fall 2021 SWIM (Sleep and Circadian Workshop on Indispensable Methods) Workshop and the Center’s 6th Annual Sleep and Circadian Science Research Day. SWIM is an intensive training program on state-of-the-art sleep and circadian science research methodologies. Twenty-nine trainees from across the US participated in...

Pitt Psychiatry News from the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 

News from ACNP 2021

Following a virtual conference in 2020, the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) was presented in a hybrid format, online and in-person in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Honorific Award Congratulations to Susanne Ahmari, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), who received the 2021 ACNP Eva King Killam Research Award. This award honors outstanding translational research...

Pitt Psychiatry at the 2021 Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting 2021

Pitt Psychiatry at the 2021 Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Annual Meeting

Pitt Psychiatry consultation-liaison faculty and trainees attended the virtual Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry annual meeting and presented four posters, seven symposia/workshops, and 10 oral papers. Award Meghan Keil, MD (PGY3) received a 2021 ACLP Trainee Registration Grant (formerly known as a Travel Award). She presented a poster entitled "‘I’m Finally Dealing with Everything at Once’: Perinatal...

Behavioral Health Clinicians, Researchers, Patients and Families Gather Virtually for the 38th Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference

Behavioral Health Clinicians, Researchers, Patients and Families Gather Virtually for the 38th Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference

The annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference, now in its 38th year, presents the latest clinical and research findings to an audience of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, service coordinators, researchers, and mental health policy administrators, as well as to patients and families. Conference course director K.N. Roy Chengappa, MD (Professor of Psychiatry) leads UPMC Western Psychiatric...

Addressing Clinical Challenges in Late Life: The 2021 Behavioral Health & Aging Conference

Addressing Clinical Challenges in Late Life: The 2021 Behavioral Health & Aging Conference

The October 2021 Behavioral Health and Aging Conference addressed challenges that clinicians face when working with older patients, including assessing and managing suicide risk, assessing ability to operate a motor vehicle, and considering the therapeutic options for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The conference was attended by a diverse group of physicians, nurses, front-line staff, case managers, service...

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