Joao P. De Aquino, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Assistant Chief of the Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit (CNRU), Psychiatry
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Biography
Dr. De Aquino is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and Assistant Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry at the Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit. In addition to treating persons with substance use disorders and co-occurring medical and psychiatric disorders, he combines behavioral pharmacology, computerized psychophysical techniques, and clinical trial methods to develop novel therapeutics for pain and addiction.
Education & Training
- Advanced Research FellowshipYale University & VA VISN-1 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) (2021)
- Addiction Psychiatry FellowshipYale University (2019)
- Psychiatry ResidencyYale University (2018)
- MDFederal University of Ceara, School of Medicine (2012)
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NIH Early Career Reviewer | National Institute of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review | 2023 |
| ASCP New Investigator Award | American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) | 2023 |
| ISCTM New Investigator Award | International Society of CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology (ISCTM) | 2023 |
| COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists | Doris Duke Foundation and Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) | 2023 |
| IMPOWR-YOU Pilot Award | Integrative Management of Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder for Whole Recovery-Yale Organizations United (IMPOWR-YOU) Research Center | 2022 |
| ACNP Past Travel Awardee Progress Funding | American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) | 2022 |
| CPDD Early Career Investigator Travel Award | College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) | 2022 |
| ACNP Travel Award | American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) | 2021 |
| K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award | National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 2021 |
| Mentored Clinical Research Award | Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust | 2019 |
| Early Career Investigator Travel Fellowship | Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) | 2019 |
| Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars (RAMS) | Boston University School of Medicine & National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 2019 |
| Laughlin Fellowship | American College of Psychiatrists (ACP) | 2018 |
| Seymour L. Lustman Resident Research Award | Yale Department of Psychiatry | 2018 |
| Trainee Travel Award | Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) | 2018 |
| Career Development Institute for Psychiatry Award | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine & Stanford University School of Medicine | 2018 |
| Early Career Addiction Psychiatry Award | American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) | 2017 |
| Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators Award | American Psychiatric Association (APA) | 2016 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) | ASCP Early Career Committee | 2023 - Present |
| National Institute of Health (NIH) | Neurobiology of Pain and Itch (NPI) Study Section | 2023 - 2024 |
| British Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology | Guest Editor | 2023 - Present |
| Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology | Editorial Board Member | 2022 - Present |
| Janeway Society | Council Member | 2022 - Present |
| College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) | Human Research Committee | 2022 - Present |
| Frontiers Psychiatry Addictive Disorders | Editorial Board Member | 2021 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit
- Division of Addictions
- Janeway Society
- Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP)
- Psychiatry
- Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
- Yale Medicine