In 2008, Scientific Council Members Mary-Claire King, Ph.D. from the University of Washington—widely known for her discovery of a mutation in a gene she named BRCA1 that led to powerful breast cancer diagnostics—and...
Basic Research
Drs. Rapoport and King
March 19, 2012
Eric R. Kandel, M.D.
March 12, 2012
Scientific Council member, Eric R. Kandel, M.D. is featured in an insightful and inspiring question and answer session with New York Times journalist, Claudia Dreifus. In their discussions, Dr. Kandel (2000 Nobel...
Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D.
March 02, 2012
In 2006, Scientific Council Member, Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D. and a team of researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), discovered that the presence of a gene known as neuregulin 1 increases the...
Dolores Malaspina, M.D.
March 01, 2012
In 2001, NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, Dolores Malaspina, M.D. concluded that having an older father increases the risk of developing schizophrenia. Schizophrenia has strong genetic components, including de...
Drs. Greengard and Kandel
February 17, 2012
In 2000, Scientific Council Members, Eric R. Kandel, M.D. and Paul Greengard, Ph.D. were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their important contributions to understanding the molecular changes in the...
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