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Welcome from the DirectorMartin Paulus, M.D.
President and Scientific Director “I am honored and excited to be the new Director and President of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. The institute offers a unique opportunity to bring cutting edge neuroscience and neuroimaging to improve clinical care of patients with psychiatric disorders. My goal is to help the investigators to achieve prominence in their respective research fields and to make the results of their research findings matter for daily clinical care. To this end, we will soon launch an unprecedented study, called the Tulsa 1000, which aims to answer the question “Can we develop an EKG for the psychiatrist?” Finally, I am looking forward to working with academic institutions and mental health leaders in the community to make LIBR a valuable resource for Tulsa." 
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Meet the InvestigatorsJonathan Savitz, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator In 2009, I joined the newly established Laureate Institute for Brain Research to better understand the relationship between immune function (or dysfunction) and the "higher level" neuroimaging abnormalities associated with mood disorders. My lab is currently working to combine state-of-the-art functional and high-resolution morphometric MRI techniques, genetic data and immunological assays to study the pathophysiology of mood disorders, with an emphasis on bipolar and major depressive disorder. Dr. Savitz is currently an Assistant Professor at LIBR and the School of Community Medicine at the University of Tulsa, OK. 
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What's New & NoteworthyLIBR Investigator Featured by Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation recently highlighted the work of Jonathan Savitz, Ph.D. in their report on "Immune System Chemicals Linked to a Depression Symptom". Dr. Savitz is a 2009 NARSAD Young Investigator grant recipient. In the featured study, published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, patients with depression had fewer neuroprotective kynurenine metabolites in the blood relative to neurotoxic metabolites, and the lower proportion correlated with smaller sizes of the amygdala and hippocampus in depressed patients, structures that help regulate emotional processing and consolidate memories. Click the arrow below to read the full article. 
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01/05/2015
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Tulsa 1000 Project Launch: Landmark Study Now Enrolling
On January 5th, 2015, LIBR began enrolling participants in the groundbreaking new Tulsa 1000 (T-1000) study that aims to determine how biological and objective behavioral measures can improve assessment and treatment of people with disorders of mood and anxiety, eating and substance use. 1000 people from Tulsa and the surrounding areas will be recruited to enter the study. To learn more about participating in research at LIBR, please visit our Ongoing Studies section, call 918-502-5100, or email info@laureateinstitute.org. |
02/03/2015
The William K. Warren Jr. "Frontiers in Neuroscience" Conference Series
Topic: The Neurobiology of Child Abuse and Neglect: Implications for the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Presenter: Dr. Charles Nemeroff, M.D., University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Where: Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital Conference Room
When: February 3rd, 2015 at 12 noon
To register, please call 918-494-6490 or email kecochran@saintfrancis.com.
The event is free and open to the public.
Topic: The Neurobiology of Child Abuse and Neglect: Implications for the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Presenter: Dr. Charles Nemeroff, M.D., University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Where: Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital Conference Room
When: February 3rd, 2015 at 12 noon
To register, please call 918-494-6490 or email kecochran@saintfrancis.com.
The event is free and open to the public.
02/23/2015
Visiting Scientist Lecture from Reese Minshew, Ph.D
On Monday, February 23rd, please join us as we welcome Dr. Reese Minshew to LIBR. She will present her work "Neither Here Nor There: Trauma, Affect Regulation, and the Role of the Cerebellum" at 12 noon in the LIBR Conference Room A.
Dr. Minshew is a candidate for a postdoctoral position in Dr. Aupperle’s laboratory. Her research interests relate to the neural and peripheral physiological underpinnings of traumatic stress. Her master’s thesis focused on implicit and explicit memory in survivors of chronic interpersonal violence. Her presentation at LIBR will describe the results from her dissertation focused on cerebellar function related to childhood trauma.
On Monday, February 23rd, please join us as we welcome Dr. Reese Minshew to LIBR. She will present her work "Neither Here Nor There: Trauma, Affect Regulation, and the Role of the Cerebellum" at 12 noon in the LIBR Conference Room A.
Dr. Minshew is a candidate for a postdoctoral position in Dr. Aupperle’s laboratory. Her research interests relate to the neural and peripheral physiological underpinnings of traumatic stress. Her master’s thesis focused on implicit and explicit memory in survivors of chronic interpersonal violence. Her presentation at LIBR will describe the results from her dissertation focused on cerebellar function related to childhood trauma.
