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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
The Department of Psychiatry offers several research opportunities. Some studies may offer compensation and/or treatment.
