Member Spotlight
Members have contributed to numerous developments in the field of neuropsychopharmacology. Be sure to also see Member History Interview Transcripts.
Eric Nestler
National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members
April 29, 2025
Barbara Rothbaum
Women Trailblazers in Mental Health
March 24, 2025
Sarah Hollingsworth "Holly" Lisanby
Sarah Hollingsworth "Holly" Lisanby named Founding Dean of the Arizona State University School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering.
January 29, 2025
Margarita L. Dubocovich
White House Honors Dubocovich With Award
January 16, 2025
Myrna Weissman
Dr. Myrna M. Weissman has been presented with the 2024 Alma Dea Morani, MD Renaissance Woman Award on October 8, 2024. Her remarks on her career and research during the acceptance and excerpts from the speech are included.
August 30, 2024
Barbara Sahakian
Barbara Sahakian recognised in King's Birthday Honours 2024
June 15, 2024
Barbara Sahakian
Professor Barbara Sahakian invited to The Queen’s reception at Clarence House
March 28, 2024
Philip Harvey
Dr. Philip Harvey Receives Lieber Prize for Outstanding Schizophrenia Research
August 21, 2023
Ryan Logan
Ryan Logan receives inaugural NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative Director’s Trailblazer Award
March 8, 2023
Marina Wolf
Marina Wolf awarded Julius Axelrod Prize from the Society for Neuroscience 2022 Outstanding Career and Research Achievements
November 15, 2022
Ian Maze
Ian Maze awarded Jacob P. Waletzky Award from the Society for Neuroscience 2022 Outstanding Career and Research Achievements
November 15, 2022
Debra A. Bangasser
Debra Bangasser Named Associate Director for the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Appointed as Inaugural GRA Distinguished Investigator
August 8, 2022
Gregory J. Quirk
Q&A with Gregory Quirk in Neuron
October 20, 2021
Rene Hen and Gustavo Turecki
National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members
October 18, 2021
Chadi G. Abdallah
Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB) and the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) have awarded the 2021 Best Negative Data Prize in Clinical Neuroscience to Chadi Abdallah, MD whose work inadvertently revealed mechanisms that may play a role in depression relapse following treatment with ketamine.
October 4, 2021
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth shares Lasker Award for research on microbial molecules behind optogenetics
September 24, 2021
Ian Maze and Kay Tye
HHMI Invests $300 Million in 33 New Investigators
September 23, 2021
Ellen Frank
Ellen Frank is the recipient of the Donald Klein Lifetime Achievement Award for the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
June 1, 2021
Barbara J. Sahakian
Barbara J. Sahakian is the recipient of the British Association for Psychopharmacology 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award
March 11, 2020
Carrie R. Ferrario
Carrie R. Ferrario is the recipient of the 2020 Henry Russel Award.
February 17, 2020
William T. Carpenter
William T. Carpenter is the recipient of the 2019 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health
September 26, 2019
Joshua Gordon and Ellen Leibenluft
NIMH Director Joshua Gordon and IRP Researcher Ellen Leibenluft Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
November 9, 2018
Members in the News
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Article with Barbara Sahakian
Brain Boost launches – bringing a powerful message
Source: Cambridge
February 5, 2025
Article with Amit Etkin
Alto Neuroscience Presents Key Data, Study Findings on ALTO-300
Source: Psychiatric Times
December 26, 2024
Article with Jonathan Posner
Stimulant Medication Normalizes Brain Structures in Children with ADHD: New Study
Source: ADDitude
December 19, 2024
Article with Rita Goldstein
Prefrontal cortex activity increases after inpatient treatment for heroin addiction
Source: Nature Mental Health
June 1, 2024
Article with Peter Kalivas, Kathryn Cunningham, and Kerry Ressler
Empowering African researchers through training
Source: The Aga Khan University
May 30, 2024
Article with Rajita Sinha
Brain activity related to craving and heavy drinking differs across sexes
Source: Yale News
May 6, 2024
Article with Margarita Dubocovich
Dubocovich’s Contributions to Translational Workforce Diversity, Inclusion Honored
Source: University at Buffalo
April 3, 2024
Article with Jibran Khokhar
New study on vapes challenges belief that adolescents experience less severe withdrawal symptoms
Source: Medical Express
December 7, 2023
Article with Rita Goldstein and Anna Konova
Perception—but not expectation—of reward is altered in people with cocaine addiction
Source: EurekAlert
October 25, 2023
Article with Gitte Knudsen
Scientists Reveal Why Antidepressants Take So Long to Work
Source: Health News
October 10, 2023
Article with Stephanie Gorka
Young adults who are easily startled are more likely to engage in binge drinking
Source: PsyPost
September 12, 2023
Article with Rita Goldstein
Study Shows Differences in How Patients With Heroin Use Disorder Process Drug and Reward Cues
Source: Mount Sinai
July 18, 2023
Article with Dr. Vinod Menon
Children with autism have broad memory difficulties, Stanford Medicine-led study finds
Source: Stanford Medicine
July 10, 2023
Article with Rita Goldstein
Men died of overdose at 2-3 times greater a rate than women in the U.S. in 2020-2021
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
June 14, 2023
Article with Dr. Rita Goldstein
Human Cocaine and Heroin Addiction Is Found Tied to Impairments in Specific Brain Circuit Initially Implicated in Animals
Source: EurekaAlert!
October 6, 2022
Article with Dr. Barbara Sahakian
Scientists reveal why common anti-depressants cause emotional ‘blunting’ in users
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
January 23, 2023
Article with Dr. Rudolf Uher
Speech Analysis Can Help Measure Diagnosis, Severity, and Onset of Mental Illness
Source: Neuroscience News
January 7, 2023
Article with Dr. E. Sherwood Brown
Curbing depression among parents improves control of children's asthma, study finds
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
November 8, 2022
Article with Dr. Kerry Ressler
Understanding the brain correlates of dissociative disorders
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
November 3, 2022
Article with Drs. Kymberly Young and Todd Gould
When Sadness Lingers Understanding and Treating Depression
Source: NIH News in Health
November 1, 2022
Article with Drs. Rebecca Price and Sanjay Mathew
Smiling faces might help the drug ketamine keep depression at bay
Source: npr
October 31, 2022
Article with Dr. D.P. Devanand
Crossword puzzles beat computer video games in slowing memory loss
Source: ScienceDaily
October 27, 2022
Article with Dr. Hartmuth Kolb
What is Click Chemistry-- for which this year's Nobel Prize has been awarded
Source: Firstpost
October 5, 2022
Article with Dr. Gerard Sanacora
Ketamine infusions improve symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, study says
Source: CNN Health
September 12, 2022
Article with Dr. Arthur Toga
New study finds subtle structural brain alterations in youth with suicidal behaviors
Source: Keck School of Medicine at USC
September 8, 2022
Article with Dr. Albert Powers
PRIME Clinic Receives Four Additional Years of SAMHSA Funding
Source: Yale Biological & Biomedical Sciences
September 7, 2022
Article with Dr. Nora Volkow
Meet the director: Dr. Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Source: NIH Medline Plus Magazine
August 8, 2022
Article with Dr. Clifford Cassidy
Research suggests specialized brain imaging can unveil mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease, other disorders
Source: EurekAlert
May 12, 2022
Article with Dr. Subhash Pandey
A 'factory reset' for the brain may cure anxiety, drinking behavior, study suggests
Source: ScienceDaily
May 4, 2022
Article with Dr. Ann Graybiel
Scientists Identify The Neurons That Process The Outcomes of Actions
Source: Science Alert
March 29, 2022
Article with Dr. Yvette Sheline
New Study Explores the Depression-Inflammation Link in Older Age
Source: Technology Networks
March 29, 2022
Article with Dr. Stephen Dager
Scientists identify overgrowth of key brain structure in babies who later develop autism
Source: University of Washington News
March 29, 2022
Article with Dr. Karl Deisseroth
Switching neurons on and off to probe autism circuits
Source: Spectrum
March 23, 2022
Article with Dr. Scott Small
Does a mild case of COVID really damage your brain?
Source: Business World
March 20, 2022
Article with Dr. Hitoshi Hashimoto
Switching off Specific Brain Cells Protects Against Stress
Source: Neuroscience News
March 18, 2022
Article with Dr. Pierre Tariot
This form of memory loss is common — but most Americans don't know about it
Source: npr
March 18, 2022
Article with Dr. Gabriella Gobbi
LSD, a future anti-anxiety pill?
Source: McGill Newsroom
March 17, 2022
Article with Dr. Tony George
Brain Stimulation Shows Promise as Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder in People With Schizophrenia
Source: Neuroscience News
March 5, 2022
Article with Dr. Henry Kranzler
More alcohol, less brain: Association begins with an average of just one drink a day
Source: ScienceDaily
March 4, 2022
Article with Dr. Steven Siegel
Research Shows What Happens in Our Brains When We Change Our Minds
Source: Healthline
March 3, 2022
Article with Drs. Vinod Menon and Lawrence Fung
Differences Between Brains of Girls and Boys With Autism
Source: Neuroscience News
February 18, 2022
Article with Dr. Jeffrey Conn
Understanding the Molecules and Brain Circuits Recruited by Stressful Experience
Source: Neuroscience News
February 18, 2022
Article with Drs. Nora Volkow, Joshua Gordon, and George Koob
Words Matter When Discussing Alcohol Issues: A New Stigma-Free Vocabulary for Better AUD Outcomes
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
February 18, 2022
Article with Dr. John Krystal
Depression and Alzheimer’s disease share genetic roots
Source: ScienceDaily
February 17, 2022
Article with Dr. A. Eden Evins
MGH claims breakthrough in detecting marijuana impairment
Source: Boston Globe
February 4, 2022
Article with Drs. Matcheri Keshavan, John Krystal and Larry Seidman
Mindmap Reduced Duration of Untreated Psychosis in the New Haven Area
Source: Yale School of Medicine
February 2, 2022
Article with Dr. A. Eden Evins
Brain-based method to determine impairment from cannabis intoxication
Source: ScienceDaily
January 11, 2022
Article with Dr. Brady Maher
New study finds neurons derived from stem cells predict psychosis and cognitive deficits in individuals with schizophrenia
Source: EurekAlert!
January 11, 2022
Article with Dr. Mark Rasenick
Chicago Researchers Find Biomarker for Depression Detectable With Blood Test
Source: NBC Chicago
January 11, 2022
Article with Dr. Thomas Neylan
Anxiety and PTSD linked to increased myelin in brain's gray matter
Source: ScienceDaily
January 7, 2022
Article with Dr. Daniel Weinberger
New study finds genes and air pollution multiply healthy people’s risk of depression
Source: EurekAlert!
November 8, 2021
Article with Drs. Alik Widge and Darin Dougherty
Researchers boost human mental function with brain stimulation
Source: ScienceDaily
November 1, 2021
Article with Dr. Alan Schatzberg
Experimental depression treatment is nearly 80% effective in controlled study
Source: Stanford Medicine
October 28, 2021
Article with Dr. Jennifer Blackford
Study explores sex differences in alcohol use disorder
Source: University of Nebraska Medical Center
October 27, 2021
Article with Dr. Andrew Krystal
Brain implant relieves patient’s severe depression in “landmark” US study
Source: ARS Technica
October 5, 2021
Article with Dr. Paul Holtzheimer
How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression
Source: Popular Science
October 5, 2021
Article with Dr. Perry Renshaw
Environmental Location and Change Affect Rates of Depression and Anxiety
Source: The Daily Utah Chronicle
October 2, 2021
Article with Dr. Sheldon Preskorn
Understanding Major Depressive Disorder and Treatment Resistance
Source: Psychiatric Times
October 2, 2021
Article with Dr. Erin Calipari
True behavior of the ‘pleasure molecule’ will reshape how we treat psychiatric diseases and addiction
Source: ScienceDaily
September 16, 2021
Article with Drs. Armin Raznahan and David Glahn
X chromosome exerts extra influence on brain development
Source: Spectrum
September 15, 2021
Article with Dr. Arthur Toga
ENIGMA-PD Global 5-year Study to Investigate Brain Imaging, Genetics
Source: Parkinson's News Today
September 15, 2021
Article with Dr. Nora Volkow
Disparities in opioid overdose deaths continue to worsen for Black people, study suggests
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
September 9, 2021
Article with Dr. Michael Bruchas
Beyond dopamine: New reward circuitry discovered
Source: ScienceDaily
September 1, 2021
Article with Drs. Vince Calhoun and Godfrey Pearlson
Georgia State Researcher Receives $1.3 Million to Study Causal Relationships in the Brain Georgia State Researcher Receives $1.3 Million to Study Causal Relationships in the Brain
Source: Georgia State University
August 12, 2021
Article with Dr. John Krystal
Study finds altered brain gene expression patterns in people with opioid use disorder
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
August 10, 2021
Article with Drs. Nora Volkow, Josh Gordon and George Koob
Words matter: Language can reduce mental health and addiction stigma
Source: Science Daily
July 18, 2021
Article with Dr. Emeran Mayer
UCLA researchers find link between early-life adversity and stress in adulthood
Source: Daily Bruin
July 3, 2021
Article with Dr. Nora Volkow
Adolescent marijuana, alcohol use held steady during COVID-19 pandemic
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
June 24, 2021
Article with Dr. Nora Volkow
Cannabis use may be associated with suicidality in young adults
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
June 22, 2021
Article with Dr. Paul Kenny
Newly detailed nerve links between brain and other organs shape thoughts, memories, and feelings
Source: Science
June 10, 2021
Article with Dr. Michael Treadway
Study shows adaptive brain response to stress, and its absence in people with depression
Source: Emory News Center
June 8, 2021
Article with Dr. Christopher Cowan
Sex-specific genetics of autism
Source: Mirage
May 5, 2021
Article with Dr. Nora Volkow
An Artist And A Scientist Take On The Stigma Of Addiction
Source: npr
May 1, 2021
Article with Dr. Owen Wolkowitz
Cells age prematurely in those with depression, study suggests
Source: Live Science
April 8, 2021
Article with Drs. Jill Goldstein, Margaret McCarthy, and Catherine Monk
Stress before Birth Affects Midlife Brain Circuits Differently in the Sexes
Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
April 7, 2021
Article with Dr. Nora Volkow
Teenage Brains May Be Especially Vulnerable to Marijuana and Other Drugs
Source: The New York Times
March 29, 2021
Article with Drs. Frank Berger, Arvid Carlsson, and Wallace Mendelson
How the World Wars Affected Modern Neuropsychopharmacology
Source: Psychiatric Times
March 23, 2021
Article with Drs. James Murrough and Ming-Hu Han
Researchers Identify Brain Ion Channel as New Approach to Treating Depression
Source: Mount Sinai Press Release
March 3, 2021
Article with Dr. Barbara Sahakian
How the pandemic may damage children’s social intelligence
Source: The Conversation
February 12, 2021
Article with Drs. Alicia Smith and Kerry Ressler
Study Links PTSD Stress To Cortical Thinning and Shorter Expected Lifespan
Source: Brain & Behavior
February 11, 2021
Article with Drs. Francis McMahon and Barbara Lipska
Distinctness of mental disorders traced to differences in gene readouts
Source: National Institutes of Health
February 8, 2021
Article with Dr. Cheryl Corcoran
Alzheimer’s Prediction May Be Found in Writing Tests
Source: The New York Times
February 1, 2021
Article with Dr. Ruth Lanius
Study: Brain training may help in treating post-traumatic stress disorder
Source: Hindustan Times
January 31, 2021
Article with Dr. Barbara Sahakian
‘Male’ vs ‘female’ brains: having a mix of both is common and offers big advantages – new research
Source: The Conversation
January 20, 2021
Article with Dr. Vince Calhoun
Researchers use deep learning to study the effect of mental illness and other disorders on the brain
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
January 15, 2021
Article with Dr. Solomon Snyder
Can Stinky 'Rotten Egg' Gas Protect Against Alzheimer's?
Source: Futurity
January 14, 2021
Article with Dr. Robert Malenka
Researchers identify mouse brain pathways active during feelings of empathy
Source: Medical Xpress
January 8, 2021
Article with Dr. Andrea King
Increase in pleasurable effects of alcohol over time can predict alcohol use disorder
Source: ScienceDaily
January 5, 2021
Article with Dr. Barbara Sahakian
Six ways to ‘reboot your brain’ after a hard year of COVID-19 – according to science
Source: The Conversation
December 31, 2020
Article with Dr. Consuelo Walss-Bass
Gene pathway linked to schizophrenia identified through stem cell engineering
Source: ScienceDaily
December 21, 2020
Article with Dr. Mark Rapaport
New CEO chosen for Huntsman Mental Health Institute, which will research anxiety and the genetics of suicide
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
November 16, 2020
Article with Dr. Roland Griffiths
Another Study Shows Psychedelic Psilocybin Mushrooms Offering Long-Term Relief From Depressive Symptoms
Source: Good News Network
November 8, 2020
Article with Dr. Charles Reynolds
Rigorous Study Backs A Psychedelic Treatment For Major Depression
Source: npr
November 4, 2020
Article with Dr. Ted Abel
‘MoSeq’ identifies drug-specific behaviors in autism mouse model
Source: Spectrum
November 2, 2020
Article with Dr. K. Luan Phan
Experts worry that winter months will be tough for people with mental health issues
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
November 2, 2020
Article with Dr. Schahram Akbarian
Integrating molecular data may reveal subgroups of autism
Source: Spectrum
October 30, 2020
Article with Dr. Nora Volkow
This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?
Source: The New York Times
October 27, 2020
Article with Dr. Nora Volkow
NIH-funded study links adolescent brain differences to increased waist circumference
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
October 12, 2020
Article with Dr. Per Svenningson
New clues about the link between stress and depression
Source: ScienceDaily
October 2, 2020
Article with Dr. Abraham Palmer and Dr. Chloe Jordan, NPP Editorial Intern
COVID-19 Ushers in the Future of Conferences
Source: The Scientist
September 28, 2020
Article with Dr. Godfrey Pearlson
Marijuana May Not Lower Your IQ
Source: Scientific American
September 18, 2020
Article with Dr. Karl Deisseroth
Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine
Source: npr
September 16, 2020
Article with Dr. Rajita Sinha
Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
Source: U.S. News
September 2, 2020
Article with Dr. Anthony Rothschild
New Editor-in-Chief Announcement
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
September 1, 2020
Article with Dr. Carmine Pariante
Lithium in Drinking Water Tied to Reduced Suicide Rates
Source: PsychCentral
July 27, 2020
Article with Dr. Vince Calhoun
New way to analyze fMRI data offers path to improving treatment for schizophrenia
Source: Medical Xpress
June 26, 2020
Article with Dr. William Mobley
One-time treatment generates new neurons, eliminates Parkinson's disease in mice
Source: ScienceDaily
June 25, 2020
Article with Dr. Steven Siegel
Psychiatrist Helps Health Care Workers Cope With COVID-19
Source: U.S. News
June 12, 2020
Article with Dr. Maria Oquendo
A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression, Census Bureau finds amid coronavirus pandemic
Source: The Washington Post
May 26, 2020
Article with Dr. Daniel Weinberger
Emerging evidence on genetics of schizophrenia raises hopes for new treatment targets
Source: Medical Xpress
May 21, 2020
Article with Dr. Josh Gordon
Act Now To Get Ahead Of A Mental Health Crisis, Specialists Advise U.S.
Source: NPR
May 13, 2020