UCSF Psychiatry News

Bartley

UCSF's Bartley named an HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow

September 12, 2019
UC San Francisco postdoctoral researcher Christopher Bartley, MD, PhD, has been named as one of this year's Hanna Gray Fellows by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
Schwab

Dyslexia, other learning challenges are focus of new $20M initiative

September 12, 2019
With a $20 million gift from Charles Schwab, UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have launched a two-campus multidisciplinary clinical and research alliance to deepen the understanding of dyslexia and other specific neurodevelopmental differences that impact learning.
Bush and Thoemmes

Bush, Thoemmes to receive Chancellor Awards for Diversity

September 03, 2019
The UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach has announced that two Department of Psychiatry members will be among the dozen employees honored by the university with 2019 Chancellor Awards for Diversity.
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Mood of children during earliest stages of life linked to maternal mental health

August 30, 2019
While numerous studies have explored the intergenerational transmission of mood disorders from parent to child, little research has been done on whether this connection extends in both directions. Can negative mood symptoms in children lead to a higher risk of mental health concerns for their parents?
Yaffe

Yaffe appointed to Governor's Task Force on Alzheimer's Preparedness and Prevention

August 28, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that Kristine Yaffe, MD, has been appointed as a member of the newly formed Governor’s Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force.
McLane

In Memoriam: Maura McLane, MS, MFT

August 19, 2019
Longtime Bay Area psychotherapist Maura McLane, MS, MFT, passed away on July 15, 2019, following a brief illness.
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UCSF ranked among top 10 in the nation for adult psychiatric care

July 30, 2019
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and UCSF Medical Center have once again been ranked among the nation's top centers for adult psychiatry in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals survey.
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UCSF Psychiatry Residency Training Program once again named among best in U.S. by physicians

July 23, 2019
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry Residency Training Program (RTP) is among the top psychiatry residency programs in the nation, according to new data released by physician social networking site Doximity.
Oberndorfs

$25M gift from Susan and Bill Oberndorf supports psychiatry, translational research

July 11, 2019
The Susan and Bill Oberndorf Foundation has made a new commitment of $25 million to UCSF Psychiatry in hopes of advancing translational research.
Kheirbek

Kheirbek named a 2019 Pew Biomedical Scholar

June 14, 2019
Department of Psychiatry researcher and assistant professor Mazen A. Kheirbek, PhD, is one of two UCSF scientists who have been named 2019 Pew Scholars in the biomedical sciences.

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