Welcome from the DirectorMartin Paulus, M.D.
President and Scientific Director "Since arriving at LIBR in 2014, I have been enormously energized by the opportunity to make a real difference using neuroscience to improve the life of patients with mental illness. At the same time, I recognize this is a very challenging task, which cannot be accomplished overnight. However, with a thoughtful eye on what is doable, we are hoping to make a measureable impact on ways to assess and treat patients within five years. We have started a major study at LIBR, the Tulsa 1000, or T-1000. The goal for this study is to determine whether neuroscience-based measures can be used to predict outcomes in patients with mental illness. In particular, we are trying to determine what factors best predict who will respond well to a particular treatment. The study is a definitive step towards developing a science-based personalized medicine approach in mental health. Unfortunately, mental health treatment providers are still using guesswork and intuition in matching treatments to patients. As a consequence mental health treatment is fundamentally a trial and error endeavor, which can result in prolonged suffering if treatments do not work. The hope is that we will be able to use scientific approaches to more precisely match patients to treatments." 
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Meet the InvestigatorsRobin Aupperle, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator Congratulations to Dr. Robin Aupperle for receiving a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) from the National Institute of Mental Health! Main Question What are the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral consequences of trauma and anxiety and how can we develop better treatments? Approach We use a multi-level approach, i.e. test patients behaviorally, physiologically, and during fMRI, to develop individual-based profiles that will help to personalize therapy treatments and develop novel therapies. Future Directions To develop individually tailored trauma and anxiety interventions that help patients to have better outcomes. Dr. Aupperle is currently a Principal Investigator at LIBR and Assistant Professor at the School of Community Medicine at the University of Tulsa, OK. 
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What's New & NoteworthyLIBR Awarded Prestigious Grant
LIBR is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) along with 12 other research institutions as part of a landmark study about the effects of adolescent substance use on the developing brain. This study will be a unique opportunity for the Tulsa region to contribute to a national effort to better understand the brain. The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study will follow 10,000 children nationwide beginning at ages 9 to 10, through the period of highest risk for substance use and mental health disorders. Scientists will track exposure to substances, academic achievement, cognitive skills, mental health, and brain structure and function using advanced research methods. 
Dr. Paulus joins JAMA Psychiatry Editorial Board
Congratulations to Dr. Martin Paulus for being appointed to the Editorial Board of the top-ranked psychiatry journal, JAMA Psychiatry.
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Healthy Brains for a Healthy Oklahoma: A New LIBR Lecture Series
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Upcoming Lectures
September 22, 2016 Topic: The Brain: From Alcohol to Zika Martin Paulus, M.D., Scientific Director and President, LIBR 6:00-8:00 pm, Laureate Conference Center, 6655 South Yale, Tulsa, OK October 27, 2016 Topic: TBD Speaker: TBD 6:00-8:00 pm, Laureate Conference Center, 6655 South Yale, Tulsa, OK There will be no lectures during November and December. The series will resume on January 26, 2017. Happy Holidays! |
Past Lectures
Recordings Available on our YouTube Channel February 25, 2016 How the Brain Grows Up Martin Paulus, M.D., Scientific Director and President, LIBR March 24, 2016 Parenting the Tweenage Brain Amanda Morris, Ph.D. Professor of Human Development, OSU-Tulsa April 28, 2016 Healthy Body, Healthy Brain Kyle Simmons, Ph.D., Associate Professor, LIBR, University of Tulsa May 26, 2016 The Resilient Brain Robin Aupperle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, LIBR, University of Tulsa June 23, 2016 Fear in the Brain and Body Justin Feinstein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, LIBR, University of Tulsa July 28, 2016 When Food Rules the Brain Sahib Khalsa, M.D., Ph.D., Assoc. Professor, LIBR, University of Tulsa August 25, 2016 Journey Inside the Brain Jerzy Bodurka, Ph.D., CTO, Assoc. Professor, LIBR, OU |
William K. Warren Jr. "Frontiers in Neuroscience" Conferences Series
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Dr. Pierre Tariot, Director of the Banner Alzheimer's Institute Topic: Preventing Alzheimer's: Pipedream or Possibility? Location: Laureate Conference Center, Saint Francis Hospital Campus Time: 11am Lunch, 12pm Presentation To register for the event, email Lauren Haguewood at lehaguewood@saintfrancis.com This event is free and open to the public. |
Tulsa 1000 Update
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In January 2015, LIBR launched the groundbreaking new Tulsa 1000 (T-1000) study. In our first year, we enrolled 164 of the 1000 participants. Currently, 340 people have completed the baseline study and new participants are continuing to enroll each week. We have also begun our one-year follow-up visits, with 75 people expected to complete the entire study by the end of the summer.
The T-1000 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. |
