Science News About Institute Announcements
- NIMH’s Carlos Zarate Jr., M.D., Elected to National Academy of Medicine
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Carlos Zarate Jr., M.D., chief of the Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch within the NIMH Intramural Research Program, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
- NIMH Director’s Statement on Racism
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• Institute Update
Right now, people across the country are currently coping with yet another episode of violence perpetrated against a person of color. In this Institute Update, Dr. Gordon addresses recent events.
- New NIMH Strategic Plan Paves the Way for Advances in Mental Health Research
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The Strategic Plan for Research advances the Institute’s mission and helps guide future mental health research efforts.
- Digital Mental Health: Innovating in a Time of High Anxiety
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Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health, and P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.B.B.S., of Duke University School of Medicine, discuss the use of apps to manage mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
- NIMH Scientific Director Susan Amara Selected as AAAS President-Elect
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• Institute Update
Susan Amara, Ph.D., scientific director of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), has been selected to serve as president-elect of the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
- NIH Awards Funding for Early Autism Screening
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• Institute Update
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than four million dollars in FY 2019 to support seven research projects aimed at developing and validating screening tools to detect signs of autism spectrum disorder in the first year of life.
- NIMH Announces New Clinical Research Toolbox
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• Institute Update
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently developed a Clinical Research Toolbox designed to assist clinical investigators with the development of clinical research studies.
- NIMH Director’s Statement on Diversity
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• Institute Update
NIMH Director’s Statement on Diversity
- NIMH Deploys New Strategy for Outreach
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• Institute Update
NIMH has developed NIMH Education and Awareness, a portal on the NIMH website with tools and resources designed for and dedicated to outreach.
- NIMH Grantees Named Recipients of Prestigious Presidential Award
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• Institute Update
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) congratulates NIMH grantees who received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
- Nationwide Essay Contest Challenges High Schoolers to be Frank About Mental Health
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The National Institutes of Health invites students ages 16 to 18 years old to participate in the “Speaking Up About Mental Health!” essay contest to explore ways to address the stigma and social barriers that adolescents from racial and ethnic minority populations may face when seeking mental health treatment.
- Fifth Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting
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• Institute Update
On April 11-13, 2019, approximately 1,500 scientists from many disciplines will attend the fifth annual Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN)® Initiative Investigators Meeting in Washington, DC. This open meeting provides a forum for discussing scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.
- NIMH Explores the “Next Big Thing” in Mental Health Services Research
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• Institute Update
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)’s 24th biennial Mental Health Services Research (MHSR 2018) conference held August 1-2, in Rockville, MD, brought together mental health researchers, trainees, consumers, advocates, and mental health care providers to learn about current research findings and discuss new research that might close the gap between what science shows is most effective and what services people actually receive in real-world settings.
- NIH Directors Address Chronic Pain and Opioid Crisis at Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting
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On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at a press conference at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual Meeting, National Institutes of Health directors will discuss how NIH is marshalling resources, primarily through the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative, to come up with short- and long-term solutions for countering the pain and opioid crisis.
- NIMH Director Joshua Gordon and IRP Researcher Ellen Leibenluft Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
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• Institute Update
Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and Ellen Leibenluft, M.D., chief of the Section on Mood Dysregulation and Neuroscience and co-chief of the Emotion and Development Branch in the NIMH Intramural Research Programs, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Medicine.
- Media Advisory: NIMH Researchers Available to Discuss the Suicide Prevention Research
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• Institute Update
For National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon and Dr. Jane Pearson, chair of the Suicide Research Consortium at the NIMH, are available for interviews on suicide prevention research, trends, and the findings and implications of recent studies.
- NIMH Conference to Explore Mental Health Services Research
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• Institute Update
On August 1-2, 2018, the NIMH is hosting the 24th Mental Health Services Research (MHSR) Conference with the theme: What’s the Next Big Thing? The conference aims to promote high-priority areas in mental health services research and identify opportunities with potential for significant impact for people with mental disorders.
- NIMH’s Dr. Ann Wagner Designated as the National Autism Coordinator
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• Institute Update
NIMH’s Dr. Ann Wagner has been designed as the National Autism Coordinator. In this role, she will play a vital role in ensuring the implementation of national autism spectrum disorder research, services, and support activities across federal agencies.
- NIMH Twitter Chat on Seasonal Affective Disorder
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On February 20, 2018, join NIMH for a Twitter chat on Seasonal Affective Disorder with expert Dr. Matthew Rudorfer.
- Mental Illnesses by the Numbers
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Redesigned web section adds interactive tools, sharing features.
- Different Approaches to Understanding and Classifying Mental Disorders
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Research in a wide range of disciplines supports the idea that mental disorders result from the complex interplay of biological, developmental, social, and environmental processes; however, the more we learn about mental disorders, the more we realize there are still gaps in our understanding of how best to classify, diagnose, and treat them.
- Leading Neuropsychopharmacology Organization Promotes NIMH Director to Fellow Status
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• Institute Update
Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., Director of NIMH, has been promoted to Fellow status by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology based on his scientific reputation, contributions to the College through committee work and involvement in the Annual Meeting program.
- NIMH Director Joshua Gordon Elected to Rank of AAAS Fellow
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American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to induct Dr. Gordon and other recipients in February ceremony.
- NIMH Launches Twitter Account for Director
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Follow @NIMHDirector on Twitter.
- NIMH Releases Strategic Research Priorities Update
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• Institute Update
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently released its second annual update of the Strategic Research Priorities.
- The NIH NeuroBioBank: Addressing the Urgent Need for Brain Donation
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The directors of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke discuss the importance of post-mortem brain donation in a joint message.
- Avenevoli Named NIMH Deputy Director
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Dr. Shelli Avenevoli has been named deputy director of NIMH.
- Two NIMH Grantees Receive Prestigious Presidential Award
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) congratulates two NIMH grantees, Mary Kay Lobo from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Eric Morrow from Brown University, who are among the 102 scientists and researchers receiving the 2017 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).