Neurosciences Seminar Series

Unless noted otherwise, all seminars are held 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at:
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
THE COMMITTEE Lecture Hall
The Skaggs Institute Building (MBB)

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Spotlight on Social Anxiety Disorder

Murray B. Stein, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Family & Preventive Medicine
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Host: George Koob, Ph.D.
Contact: Floriska Chizer, (858) 784-7226

Abstract: Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) is a common (lifetime prevalence ~ 5%), frequently disabling anxiety disorder. It is characterized by extreme fear and avoidance of situations that involve the potential for scrutiny and negative evaluation. Social anxiety disorder often begins in childhood, and is a risk factor for the subsequent development of major depression and substance use disorders. The etiology of social anxiety disorder is still incompletely understood, but clinical and translational research studies using functional neuroimaging and genetics approaches are yielding clues to its development. Numerous advances in therapeutics of social anxiety disorder have been made in the past decade, and these will be highlighted

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Title - To Be Determined

Amelia J. Eisch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Host: Chitra Mandyam, PhD.
Contact: Floriska Chizer, (858) 784-7226

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Title - To Be Determined

William A. Carlezon, Jr., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Department of Psychiatry
Behavioral Genetics Laboratory
Belmont, MA

Host: Loren (Larry) Parsons, Ph.D.
Contact: Floriska Chizer, (858) 784-7226