Effective July 1, 2009, we are pleased to announce that three new
Paul Janssen Fellowships in Translational Neuroscience Research in
the Department of Psychiatry/Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology at
Columbia University have been
awarded.
Dr. Susanne Ahmari´s project will examine "Building translational
research in OCD: Using Endophenotypes to investigate OCD related-
behaviors in humans and mice, under the mentorship of Drs. Rene Hen
and Blair Simpson.
Dr. Victoria Cressman´s project will examine "Pruning of prefrontal
cortical inputs to the amygdala during adolescence in health and
psychiatric disease", under the mentorship of Drs. Holly Moore and
Bradley Peterson.
Dr. Jeffrey Miller´s project will examine the "Neurochemistry of
reversal learning: the role of the serotonin neurotransmitter
system", under the mentorship of Drs. Edward Smith and Ramin Parsey.
