Friday, October 24, 2025
9:30am-12:30pm EDT
Kaufman Music Center
129 W 67th St, New York, NY, 10023
Join us on Friday, October 24, 2025 for presentations on leading research discoveries across brain and behavior disorders by the Foundation’s 2025 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners and the Pardes Humanitarian Prizewinner.
PRESENTATIONS:
Welcome
Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D.
President & CEO, BBRF
Introduction and Moderator
Carol A. Tamminga, M.D.
BBRF Scientific Council Member
Listening to Schizophrenia: How Modern Neuroscience Explains the Subjective Experience of Schizophrenia and Points to New Treatment and Remediation Approaches
Daniel C. Javitt, M.D., Ph.D.
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research / Columbia University
BBRF LIEBER PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
Targeting Brain Circuits to Improve Emotion Recognition in Schizophrenia
Antigona Martinez, Ph.D.
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research / Columbia University
BBRF MALTZ PRIZEWINNER FOR INNOVATIVE AND PROMISING SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
Genetic Analyses Yields Biological Insights into Bipolar Disorder with Potential Clinical Relevance
Ole A. Andreassen, M.D. Ph.D.
University of Oslo / Oslo University Hospital
BBRF COLVIN PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOOD DISORDERS RESEARCH
What Can a Research Center in Brazil Tell Us About ADHD?
Luis Augusto Paim Rohde, M.D., Ph.D.
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil / Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre / UNIMAX/UNIFAJ
BBRF RUANE PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
What Happened to the “Mental” in “Mental” Disorders?
Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D.
New York University / NYU Langone
BBRF GOLDMAN-RAKIC PRIZEWINNER FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
Empowering Maternal Voices Through Peer Support and Advocacy
Nur Yanayirah, Founder
MotherHope Indonesia
PRIZEWINNER, BBRF PARDES HUMANITARIAN PRIZE IN MENTAL HEALTH
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