Zachary Harvanek, MD/PhD
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Biography
I am from Boulder, Colorado and studied Biomedical Engineering & Biology during my undergraduate time at Duke University. I went on to complete an MD/PhD at the University of Michigan, studying how perception of the environment regulated neuropeptidergic signaling pathways, metabolism, and aging. I then came to Yale for my Psychiatry residency as part of the Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP). Here at Yale I have studied how stress and resilience influence obesity, metabolic disease, and aging with Drs. Rajita Sinha and Ke Xu. I further specialized with a clinical fellowship in the psychiatric care of the medically ill (Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, formerly Psychosomatic Medicine), and have now joined faculty, with plans to continue studying the complex interactions between physical and mental health.
Education & Training
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry FellowYale University (2023)
- ResidentYale University (2022)
- MD/PhDUniversity of Michigan, Molecular & Integrative Physiology (2018)
- BEngSciDuke University, Biomedical Engineering & Biology (2010)
Activities
- Relationships Between Childhood Adversity, Epigenetic Aging, and ObesityTampa, FL, United States 2023Academy of Neuropsychopharmacology Conference
- Childhood Adversity, Accelerated GrimAge, and Associated Health ConsequencesAustin, TX, United States 2023Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Conference
- Psychological Resilience Protects Against Stress Effects on Insulin Resistance and Epigenetic AgingNew Orleans, LA, United States 2022Society of Biological Psychiatry Conference
- Behavioral and Biological Resilience Modulates Stress Effects on Epigenetic AginSOBP - virtual poster presentation 2021Society of Biological Psychiatry Conference
- Behavioral and Biological Resilience Modulates Stress Effects on Epigenetic AgingVirtual AAGP Presentation for AAGP scholars 2021American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Conference
- Male Costs of Reproduction are Self-Imposed and Mediated by Perception of the Opposite SexChicago, IL, United States 2015Drosophila Genetics Society of America Conference
- The Effects of Mating-Reward and Pheromone Perception on the Cost of Reproduction in Drosophila melanogasterSanta Barbara, CA, United States 2014Glenn/American Federation for Aging Research Grantee Conference
- The Effects of Mating-Reward and Pheromone Perception on the Cost of Reproduction in Drosophila melanogasterSan Diego, CA, United States 2014Drosophila Genetics Society of America Conference
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Yale Physician-Scientist Development Award | Yale School of Medicine | 2023 |
| APA Research Colloquium | American Psychiatric Association | 2023 |
| William Webb Fellowship | Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | 2022 |
| Seymour Lustman Resident Research Award - 2nd Place | Yale Department of Psychiatry | 2022 |
| Honors Scholars Program | American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry | 2022 |
| Early Career Investigator Travel Award | Society of Biological Psychiatry | 2021 |
| Seymour Lustman Resident Research Award - 1st Place | Yale Department of Psychiatry | 2021 |
| Outstanding Resident Award Program - Honorable Mention | NIMH | 2020 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Epigenetics and Epigenomics | Topic editor for Epigenetic Basis of Circadian Rhythm and Metabolism | 2023 - Present |
| Developmental Psychology | Reviewer | 2022 - Present |
| Epigenomics | Reviewer | 2022 - Present |
| Psychoneuroendrocrinology | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
| eLife | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |