April 2018 Events

Friday, April 27, 2018

Colloquium Lecture

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Danto Auditorium

Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center

Ben Goldstein, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Director of the Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook HSC

Professor, Psychiatry & Pharmacology, University of Toronto

 

Dr. Goldstein's research focuses on bipolar disorder among adolescents. Bipolar disorder is the fourth most disabling medical condition among adolescents

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Anthony Rostain, MD, MA

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

RUB Auditorium

Anthony Rostain, MD, MA

Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Special Endowed Lectureship

Title: Integrative Treatment of Adults with ASD and ADHD

Disclosures: Dr. Rostain is a consultant for Shire, Arbor, Lundbeck, Ironshore. He also receives

Friday, April 20, 2018

Colloquium Lecture

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

CVC Danto Auditorium

Jonathan Downar, MD, PhD, FRCPC and Stephan Taylor, MD

Dr Jonathan Downar serves as the Co-Director of the MRI-Guided rTMS Clinic at University Health Network, and also holds the position of Scientist at the Toronto Western Research Institute. He completed a BSc in biology at McGill University, followed by a PhD in neuroimaging at the

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Martin Paulus, MD

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

RUB Auditorium

Martin Paulus, MD

Scientific Director and President, Laureate Institute for Brain Research

Dr. Paulus’ research focuses on three main areas:

(1) Understanding the neurobiology of anxiety disorders and addictive disorders using decision-making and interoception with brain imaging technology.
(2) Developing tools using

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Sheri L. Johnson, PhD

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

RUB Auditorium

Sheri L. Johnson, PhD

Professor, University of California, Berkley, Psychology Department

Basic and treatment research on bipolar disorder. Neurobiological, cognitive, emotional, and social triggers of mania, with a focus on the reward system. Psychosocial parallels in the triggers of bipolar and unipolar depression. Psychosocial

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Inaugural Eisenberg Lecture--Dr. Karl Deisseroth

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Danto Auditorium | Frankel Cardiovascular Center | 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor

Inaugural Eisenberg Lecture--Dr. Karl Deisseroth

Dr. Deisseroth focuses on developing molecular and cellular tools to observe, perturb, and re-engineer brain circuits. His laboratory is based in the James H. Clark Center at Stanford and employs a range of techniques including neural stem cell and tissue engineering methods,

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Brian Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

RUB Auditorium

Dr. Brian Ahmedani received his PhD and MSW degrees in Social Work from Michigan State University (MSU). He is a fully licensed clinical and macro masters-level social worker in the State of Michigan. Dr. Ahmedani also completed a graduate certificate in Epidemiology at MSU during his NIH / NIDA-funded fellowship program in Drug Dependence