Depression Center Announces New Set of Research Awardees

This past fall, the Depression Center announced a number of new research awards. The awards are as follows:

  • Eisenberg Scholar Award: Brendon Watson, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Watson will study “Biomarkers and mechanism of the antidepressant action of ketamine in rodents.”
  • Eisenberg Scholar Award: Jonathan Morrow, M.D., Ph.D. will study “Mast Cells as a Target for Psychiatric Treatment.”
  • Eisenberg Translational Research Award: Ada Eban-Rothschild, Ph.D. who will study “Neuronal mechanisms underlying sleep disturbances in depression.”
  • Oscar Stern Award for Depression Research: Yanni Liu, P.D., will study “A Longitudinal Study of Error-Monitoring Process in Children and Adolescents with Depression and Those at High Risk for Depression.”
  • Oscar Stern Strategic Translational Research Award (STAR): Katarzyna Glanowska, Ph.D. who will study “Utilizing Patient-specific IPS Cells-derived Neurons to Study Neuronal Maturation in Bipolar Disorder.”
  • Oscar Stern Strategic Translational Research Award (STAR): Rachel Bergmans, Ph.D. who will study “The influence of climatic factors and air quality on depression severity and suicidality.”
  • Rachel Upjohn Clinical Scholars Award: Adrienne Lapidos, Ph.D. will study “Preparing Veteran Peer Mentors for Suicide Prevention and Depression Support.”
  • STAR Award: Patricia Greco, M.D. will study “Can the Development of post-partum depression be predicted using urinary metabolite markers?”

Learn more about our research awards here.