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title: "2001 MGH Psychopharmacology Spring Lecture Series"
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description: "Except where noted, all lectures take place from 12-1pm on Fridays in the Lower Auditorium of the Clinics Building."
published: 2026-08-10
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# 2001 MGH Psychopharmacology Spring Lecture Series

Published 2026-08-10

PART 3 / CH 97

The 2001 MGH Psychopharmacology Spring Lecture Series:

## Psychiatry in the Post-Genome Era

Except where noted, all lectures take place from 12-1pm on Fridays in the Lower Auditorium of the Clinics Building.

The 3/15 and 4/19 lectures will take place from 12-1pm on Thursday in the Ether Dome, as part of the Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds series.

| 3/15* | **Genetic Counseling in Psychiatry**Bruce Korf, MD, PhD*Medical Director, Partners Center for Human Genetics Associate Professor of Neurology, HMS* | 4/27 | **The Genomic Approach to Candidate Genes in Psychiatry**Pamela Sklar, MD, PhD*Instructor in Psychiatry, HMS/MGH Visiting Scientist, Whitehead Institute for Genome Research* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/23 | **The Genetics of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder**Elliot Gershon, MD*Foundations Fund Professor and Chairman, University of Chicago Department of Psychiatry* | 5/4 | (TBA) |
| 3/30 | **The Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Findings, Clinical Implications**Deborah Blacker, MD, ScD*Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, HMS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, HSPH* | 5/11 | (No lecture: APA week) |
| 4/6 | (TBA) | 5/18 | **Schizophrenia and Schizotaxia**Ming Tsuang, MD, PhD*Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, HMS Director, Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics Massachusetts Mental Health Center* |
| 4/13 | **The Genetics of ADHD**Stephen Faraone, PhD*Associate Professor of Psychiatry, HMS Massachusetts Mental Health Center Co-Editor, Neuropsychiatric Genetics* | 5/25 | **The Genetics of Anxiety Disorders**Jordan Smoller, MD, MS*Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, HMS Director of the Psychiatric Genetics Program in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, MGH* |
| 4/19* | **Pharmacogenomics, Academia and Industry**David Pickar, MD*Chief Science Officer, Comprehensive NeuroScience, Inc. Formerly Chief, Experimental Therapeutics Branch, NIMH* | 6/1 | **Knockout Mice in Psychiatry**Schahram Akbarian, MD, PhD*Instructor in Psychiatry, HMS / MGH* |

CME Credits Available – Contact Dr. Roy Perlis (724-5600) for details