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Sarah Pedersen, PhD, Receives Nancy Petry Mid-Career Award from American Psychological Association Division 50 – Society of Addiction Psychology

Congratulations to Sarah Pedersen, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, and Psychology), who has received the American Psychological Association Division 50 (Society of Addiction Psychology) Nancy Petry Mid-Career Award. The award was presented at the Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) conference, which brings together Society of Addiction Psychology and American...

Biological Psychiatry – The Impact of Intravenous Ketamine on Attentional Bias: Probing Mechanisms of Rapid-Acting Antidepressant Effects in Two Clinical Studies

Biological Psychiatry

Intravenous ketamine produces reliable, fast-acting, and potent antidepressant effects even among individuals with treatment-resistant depression. Ketamine can also be a powerful experimental tool to provide a more precise evaluation of neurocognitive mechanisms underlying reduction in depression symptoms. Cognitive theorists of depression have long posited that systematic alterations in attentional bias (giving...

Congratulations to UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES) Honorees Jatinder Babbar, MD, and Nadeem Ahmed, MD

ACES honorees Dr. Babbar and Dr. Ahmed Celebrate Their Awards

Please join us in congratulating Jatinder Babbar, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and Nadeem Ahmed, MD (UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Adult Services physician), who have received 2024 UPMC Award for Commitment to Excellence in Service (ACES). The prestigious ACES, received by less than 1% of UPMC staff annually, honors individuals who routinely go above and beyond. Dr. Babbar is medical director of the...

Neuropsychopharmacology: Brain and Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Stress in Remitted and Recurrent Late-Life Depression

Neuropsychopharmacology

Among older adults who successfully achieve clinical remission from depression, 35%-45% will experience a new depressive episode within two years. The factors that contribute to the emergence of recurrent depressive episodes in older adults are not well understood. Psychological stress may play a role in depression remission and recurrence, yet important questions remain about the brain and physiological profiles...

Karen Jakubowski, PhD, Recognized for Excellence in Medical Student Research Mentorship

Dr. Karen Jakubowski

Please join us in congratulating Karen Jakubowski, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), who has received a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Medical Student Research Mentoring Merit Award. This prestigious award is presented to a Longitudinal Research Project (LRP) mentor of a graduating Pitt Med student in recognition for outstanding mentorship over the course of the LRP. Dr. Jakubowski’s research...

Neurobiology of Disease: Phosphorylated-tau Associates with HSV-1 Chromatin and Correlates with Nuclear Speckles Decondensation in Low-Density Host Chromatin Regions

Leonardo D'Aiuto, PhD

Abnormal tau phosphorylation is a key pathophysiological mechanism in neurodegenerative diseases. In addition to genetic and environmental factors, infectious agents, such as Herpes Simplex Virus 1, may be associated with the onset or progression of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. However, outstanding questions remain regarding the contribution of viruses in the etiology of...

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