| University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry

December 6, 2017

Faculty

Faculty Members Awarded BRAINS Grants from the National Institute of Mental Health

Fabio Ferrarelli, MD, PhD; Judith Morgan, PhD; and Rebecca Price, PhD each received a Biobehavioral Research Award for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. This year, 17 researchers from around the country received these prestigious awards at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference. The awards support the research and career development of outstanding...

December 6, 2017

Department

Save the Date! Department of Psychiatry to Host Its 18th Annual Research Day on June 7, 2018

Be sure to mark your calendars and join us on Thursday, June 7, 2018 when the Department of Psychiatry will host its 18th Annual Research Day at the University Club on the Oakland campus. Research Day highlights the diverse research taking place in the Department and celebrates the many accomplishments of our outstanding faculty, trainees and staff. The program features a morning poster session highlighting the...

November 28, 2017

Department

Residents and Faculty Members Honored with Best Poster Award at Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting

Residents Craig Riccelli, MD (PGY4) and Manivel Rengasamy, MD (PGY4) and faculty members Eva Szigethy, MD, and Francis Lotrich, MD received the Best Poster Award for “Associations of Tryptophan Metabolites and Depression in Inflammatory Bowel Disease” at the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting held November 7-11 in Orlando, FL. Autoimmune diseases are associated with a 20%-60% increased risk of...

November 27, 2017

Department Faculty Win Big at Annual UPSOM Curriculum Colloquium

Each year the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) recognizes outstanding faculty contributions to medical education through several prestigious awards at its annual Curriculum Colloquium. The Award Review Committee and Dean select honorees based on student and faculty nominations. This year, Department of Psychiatry faculty members garnered four awards in recognition of their outstanding...

November 14, 2017

Faculty

Department of Psychiatry Welcomes Talented New Researcher Dr. Polina Vanyukov to Its Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to welcome Polina Vanyukov, PhD to its faculty as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Vanyukov studies decision-making in suicide and the social and cognitive aspects of decision-making. Her research characterizes impairments associated with suicidal behaviors using behavioral, eye-tracking, and brain-imaging methods. Dr. Vanyukov earned an undergraduate degree in Logic...