Thirteen Grants Awarded from The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)

Researchers at the School of Medicine have received 13 grants from The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) totaling almost $780,000. NARSAD is a leading donor-supported organization funding worldwide research on brain disorders. The following researchers will each receive a two-year Young Investigator Award of approximately $60,000: Patrick B. Allen, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry; Vladimir Coric, M.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry; Carrol M. D’Sa, Ph.D., associate research scientist in psychiatry; Naomi R. Driesen, Ph.D., associate research scientist in diagnostic radiology; Wen-Jun Gao, M.D., Ph.D., associate research scientist in neurobiology; Xingguang Luo, M.D., postdoctoral associate in psychiatry; Snezana M. Milanovic, M.D., hospital resident; Maria Mouratidis, Psy.D., postdoctoral fellow in psychiatry; Edward B. Perry, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry; Samuel N. Sathyanesan, Ph.D., associate research scientist in psychiatry; Gilles D. Tamagnan, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry adjunct; Christopher P. Turner, Ph.D., associate research scientist in pediatrics (endocrinology); and Pieter Joost van Wattum, M.D., Ph.D., assistant clinical professor in the Child Study Center.