May 13, 2016
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NIMH grantees receive presidential award for mental health research
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Three NIMH grantees recently received the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in their early research careers.
Award winners include:
- Kafui Dzirasa , PhD, of Duke University’s Institute for Brain Sciences, whose research focuses on the role of stress within severe neuropsychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorder and PTSD;
- Tina Goldstein, PhD, of the department of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, for research on dialectical behavior therapy as a skills-based psychotherapy for treatment of bipolar disorder in adolescents; and
- Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, of Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine, for research on the role of endocannabinoids in stress-induced neuroadaptation.
Patel’s research also includes an NIMH-funded study assessing efficacy of a novel pharmacological strategy that increases endogenous brain cannabinoid levels to treat mood and anxiety disorders.
The PECASE supports further development of the awardees to foster innovative developments in science and technology and increase awareness of careers in science and engineering, according to an NIMH press release.