August 23, 2023
New Publication: Updates on the Prechter Program Cohort
Prechter Program Researchers recently published a paper that examined the latest key findings in the Program's cohort profile.
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August 18, 2023
Sarah Sperry Awarded K23 Career Development Award from National Institute of Mental Health
Congratulations to Sarah Sperry, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the Prechter Program, for her K23 Award!
August 17, 2023
Sarah Sperry, Ph.D., to be Featured Speaker for Meet the Scientist Webinar
Join Sarah Sperry Ph.D., and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation on September 12th for their webinar "A Precision-Health Approach to Bipolar Disorder."
July 11, 2023
Hanjoo Kim, Ph.D., Awarded for Research on Anxiety and Depression in Bipolar Disorders
Hanjoo Kim, Ph.D., a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Prechter Program, was awarded the Society for Research in Psychopathology President's Award.
July 11, 2023
The Global Bipolar Cohort and the Human Phenotype Ontology Group Collaborate for Summit
The groups came together in June of 2023 in Chicago, IL for a Summit focused on improving and expanding the inclusion of mood-related terms within the Human Phenotype Ontology Group.
July 10, 2023
Reflections from “Living Well with Bipolar Disorder”
NAMI Volunteer, Lily Johns pens her thoughts about the Prechter Program "Living Well with Bipolar Disorder" webinar.
June 23, 2023
Sarah Sperry, Ph.D., Awarded the Samuel Gershon Junior Investigator Award
Sarah Sperry, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program wins the award at the 2023 International Society of Bipolar Disorders Conference.
June 21, 2023
Sarah Sperry, Ph.D., interviewed for "The Mental Health Agenda"
Sarah Sperry, Ph.D., makes her television debut on NAMI Washtenaw County's "The Mental Health Agenda."
June 15, 2023
Summer 2023 e-Newsletter Out Now!
Check out the Summer 2023 e-Newsletter and what's been going on at the Prechter Program.
June 8, 2023
Ending the Silence: My mental health story
Prechter Program research participant, Wendy Ascione-Juska wrote about her mental health journey for NAMI Washtenaw County.
May 25, 2023
Dr. Kelly Ryan Featured in New Article Looking at ADHD and Bipolar Disorder
A recent article from Mental , "Is it ADHD? Or Bipolar? Could It Be Both? What. Is. Going. On." explores the overlap of the two conditions. Dr. Kelly Ryan of the Prechter Program weighs in.
May 18, 2023
Living Well with Bipolar Disorder featured on Michigan Medicine Health Lab Blog
Sarah Sperry, Ph.D., expands on how we look at wellness: "Health is more than the absence of disease"
May 10, 2023
New "Ask the Doctor" column written by Dr. Melvin McInnis for bpHope
What to Do About Low Moods Between Bipolar Episodes
May 8, 2023
New Study: Examining Interpersonal Trauma and Depression Severity in Bipolar Disorder
Collaborators at Deakin University in Australia used data from the Prechter Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder to examine the experiences of interpersonal trauma and its affects on the trajectory of bipolar disorder.
May 5, 2023
Prechter Program Research Assistant Receives University of Michigan Psychology Research Award
Victoria Murphy, Prechter Program and EmoTe Lab Research Assistant was awarded the Louis Bernstein Psychology Research Award to support her honor’s thesis.
April 11, 2023
Prechter Program Researchers Investigate Inflammation and Bipolar Disorder
Prechter Program researchers investigated the relationship between inflammation and bipolar disorder.
April 10, 2023
New Research: Understanding the Role the Brain Waves Play in Gaze Processing in Bipolar Disorder
Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program contributed data for this research that examined the difficulties individuals with bipolar disorder may show with eye gaze processing.
March 29, 2023
New Research Examines Family Environment and Bipolar Disorder
Results from the paper support focusing on reducing communication conflict and improving family cohesion and adaptability to support adolescents’ resilience.
March 27, 2023
Ask Me Anything: Dr. Sarah Sperry and Dr. Sagar Parikh take to Reddit for World Bipolar Day
Prechter Program faculty members Sarah Sperry, Ph.D. and Sagar Parikh, M.D., FRCPC, will be participating in a Reddit Ask Me Anything thread for World Bipolar Day on March 30, 2023
March 20, 2023
Dr. Sue O'Shea Featured Faculty in Michigan Medicine Webinar
Prechter Program researcher Dr. Sue O'Shea was a featured faculty member in Well Aware with Michigan Medicine - Awe-inspiring research: Bridging the gap between science fiction and reality