Mark Geyer is Professor and Vice-Chair for Scientific Affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego. A pioneer in the translational study of sensorimotor gating deficits in schizophrenia and related animal models, Dr. Geyer is the Director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit of the VISN 22 VA’s Mental Illness Research, Clinical, and Education Center and Associate Chief of the Psychophysiology Unit of the VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health. He has been involved intensively in the NIMH-funded MATRICS, TURNS, and CNTRICS Programs.

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