Research goals: To elucidate the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders which lead to suicide, including mood disorders and schizophrenia. These studies will be conducted by the examination of genetic and transcriptional variation in patients relative to comparison groups. Through these investigations, we aim to identify novel biochemical targets for improved psychotropic medication and biological markers to facilitate diagnosis.

Activities

July 2010: 1st Prize Poster in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Summer Research Expo!

UIC scientists at the ACNP, 2011 meeting.

4/19/12: CPB Department Seminar: "Control of energy metabolism by editing of serotonin receptor mRNAs". Kazuko Nishikura. 12PM, 1st Floor Auditorium MBRB.

2/22/12: BPS Department Seminar "Disrupted RNA Editing of the Glutamate and Serotonin Systems in Psychiatric Disorders." PHAR 134-3.

12/5/11 - 12/9/11: 50th Annual Meeting for the American College of Neuropsycho- pharmacology (ACNP).

11/12/11 - 11/16/11: Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting (SfN).

9/28/11: UAB Psychology Colloqium Series Presentation: "Decoding Mixed Messages in Schizophrenia and Depression."