The University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry will host its 13th annual Robert S. Wallerstein, MD Visiting Lectureship on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy on Wednesday, March 21, 8 from 1-5 p.m. in Cole Hall Auditorium on the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus.
UCSF Psychiatry News
New genetic models of autism point to cellular roots of disease
December 05, 2017
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new genetic model of autism, using neurons created in the lab from patients’ own skin cells.
Three child psychologists join faculty ranks in December
December 04, 2017
The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to welcome three child psychologists to its academic faculty this month.
Anderson and Morgan receive CTSI Resident Research Funding Awards
November 29, 2017
A pair of resident physicians in the UCSF Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program have been chosen to receive Fall 2017 Resident Clinical and Translational Research Funding Awards.
Stress in pregnancy linked to changes in infant’s nervous system, less smiling, less resilience
November 22, 2017
Maternal stress during the second trimester of pregnancy may influence the nervous system of the developing child, both before and after birth, and may have subtle effects on temperament, resulting in less smiling and engagement, as well as diminished ability to regulate emotions.
Renée Binder selected to receive prestigious Isaac Ray Award
November 21, 2017
UCSF's Renée Binder, MD, has been chosen as the 2018 recipient of the Isaac Ray Award by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
UCSF Psychiatry hosts 2017 International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day event
November 20, 2017
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry, along with the San Francisco chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), hosted a morning of reflection, discussion, and support on Saturday, November 18, for International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day.
Sohal, Willsey selected to receive 2017 UCSF Weill Research Awards
November 16, 2017
The UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences has awarded funding to 11 UC San Francisco scientists seeking to support the Institute’s mission to improve the lives of people with brain diseases and disorders through innovative projects that unite the scientific disciplines of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery.
Cell mapping initiatives aim to uncover hidden pathways of disease
November 15, 2017
Nevan Krogan, PhD, is a mapmaker, but the object of his exploration is not any newfound continent or alien world. Instead, he and his colleagues map cells.
Hillman talks about sexual harassment in medicine and science during annual Evelyn Lee Lecture
November 15, 2017
Noted military justice expert and scholar Elizabeth L. Hillman, PhD, JD, MA, spoke to UCSF Psychiatry faculty and trainees about the pervasive nature of sexual harassment in science, technology, and engineering, particularly in the fields of medical training and education during the 13th annual Dr. Evelyn Lee Visiting Scholar Lecture in Cultural Competency and Diversity on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.