2016 Symposium Presentation Videos
On Friday, October 28, 2016 the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation hosted its 28th Annual International Mental Health Research Symposium. Guests were treated to insightful, educational and inspiring presentations by the 2016 Foundation Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners. Their work is revolutionizing the ability of neuroscientists to explore the brain and apply new information to prevent or reverse the course of mental illness. Two especially promising NARSAD Young Investigator Grantees also presented exciting work related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Noninvasive Neuromodulation for chronic pain. In addition, we were honored to have Robert O. Boorstin, Senior Vice President, Albright Stonebridge Group to present "A Search for Balance: Personal & Political Reflections on Mental Health."
Below are the recordings of each presentation from the 2016 Symposium.
2016 Lieber Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research
Michael F. Green, Ph.D.
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
Topic: Seeing, Feeling, and Inferring the Social World in Schizophrenia
2016 Maltz Prizewinner for Innovative & Promising Schizophrenia Research
Amanda McCleery, Ph.D.
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
Topic: Neuroplasticity in Schizophrenia: How to Measure It, and What Does It Mean?
2016 Lieber Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research
Stephen R. Marder, M.D.
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
Topic: Improving Functioning in People with Psychotic Illness: A New Goal for Treatment Research
2016 Maltz Prizewinner for Innovative & Promising Schizophrenia Research
William P. Horan, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Topic: Developing Interventions to Enhance Social Cognition in Schizophrenia
2016 Colvin Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research
Thomas G. Schulze, M.D.
Institute of Psychiatric Phenomics and Genomics (IPPG),
Medical Center of the University of Munich
Topic: Exploring the Phenotypic Complexity in Psychiatric Genetics: From Pharmacoresponse to Illness Trajectories
2016 Colvin Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research
Francis J. McMahon, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program
Topic: Seeing the World in a Grain of Sand: Making Sense of the Many Genes that Underlie Bipolar Disorder
2016 Colvin Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research
Pamela Sklar, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai
Topic: Using Genomics to Change our Understanding of Mental Illness
Keynote Presentation
Robert O. Boorstin
Senior Vice President, Albright Stonebridge Group
Topic: A Search for Balance: Personal & Political Reflections on Mental Health
2016 Goldman-Rakic Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience
Earl K. Miller, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Topic: Cognition is Rhythmic
2016 Ruane Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Research
John L.R. Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California at San Francisco
Topic: Genetic Analyses of Forebrain Development Give Insights into Origins of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee
Tracy Butler, M.D.
New York University
Topic: Are Some Military Personnel Diagnosed with PTSD Actually Suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?
NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee
Timothy Mariano, M.D., Ph.D., MSc.
Harvard Medical School
Topic: Noninvasive Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain
