Newly published research by UCSF has begun to fill these gaps in our understanding of the neuroscience of mood by continuously recording brain activity for a week or more in human volunteers and linking their day-to-day mood swings to specific patterns of brain activity.
UCSF Psychiatry News
Hoeft recognized by Society for Neuroscience for outreach and education efforts
November 05, 2018
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has announced that Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD, will receive this year's Science Educator Award, one of the organization's prestigious Science Education and Outreach Awards.
Second annual Weill Symposium to focus on modern psychiatry
November 05, 2018
The 2018 UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Symposium, hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine, will be held on Friday, November 9, in New York City.
UCSF Psychiatry to host annual International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day event on November 17
October 17, 2018
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry, along with the San Francisco chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), will host a morning of reflection, discussion, and support on Saturday, November 17, 2018, for International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.
NIMHD director to deliver Dr. Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture on October 30
October 10, 2018
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Director Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD, will deliver the 14th annual Dr. Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture in Cultural Competency and Diversity on Tuesday, October 30, as part of the Department of Psychiatry’s Grand Rounds series.
New Tourette disorder genes come to light
September 25, 2018
In the largest DNA sequencing study of Tourette disorder (TD) to date, UC San Francisco researchers and their collaborators have unearthed new data suggesting a potential role for disruptions in cell polarity in the development of this condition.
Reception for AMA President-Elect Harris set for October 17
September 24, 2018
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and San Francisco Marin Medical Society invite all medical professionals and trainees to a reception for American Medical Association (AMA) President-Elect Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA.
Seven faculty members receive nods from Academy of Medical Educators
September 21, 2018
Seven members of the University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry faculty have been selected for recognition by the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators
Dolby family gift launches new UCSF Center for Mood Disorders
September 18, 2018
A $20 million gift from longtime UC San Francisco donors Dagmar Dolby and her son, David, will establish the UCSF Dolby Family Center for Mood Disorders within the Department of Psychiatry.
Norman honored as inaugural UCSF Distinguished Professor for Adolescent and Young Adult Health
September 12, 2018
The University of California, San Francisco has named longtime UCSF Psychiatry faculty member Kim P. Norman, MD, as the inaugural UCSF Distinguished Professor for Adolescent and Young Adult Health
