Yale University
Dept. of Psychiatry
300 George Street
New Haven, CT
06511 USA

Tel: 203-785-2117

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Clinical and Basic
Neuroscience Research
Training Program in Psychiatry

David Ross, M.D., Ph.D., PGYI
		David Ross, M.D., Ph.D. Email: david.ross@yale.edu Education 1999, B.S., Yale University 2005, M.D., Ph.D., Yale School of Medicine Research Interests Auditory processing; Neuroimaging

Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D., PGYI
		Srijan Sen, M.D., Ph.D. Email: Srijan.Sen@yale.edu Education 1996, B.S., Cornell University 2004, Ph.D., University of Michigan 2004, M.D. University of Michigan Research Interests Identifying genetic variants involved in human behavior and elucidating the effects of these variants at the level of gene expression, cellular activity, brain structure and function, psychological traits and psychopathology.

Fatih Ozbay, M.D., PGY3

Fatih Ozbay, M.D.

Email: fatih.ozbay@yale.edu

Education

2001, MD Marmara University, Istanbul

Research Interests

Neuro-endocrinology and genetics of PTSD; Neurocircuitry of dissociative states.

Christopher J. Pittenger, M.D., Ph.D., PGY3
		ChristopherJ. Pittenger, M.D., Ph.D. Email: christopher.pittenger@yale.edu Education 1994, BS Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale College 1994, MS Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University 2000, M.Phil. Neurobiology & Behavior, Columbia University 2002, Ph.D. Neurobiology & Behavior, Columbia University 2003, MD Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Research Interests Exploration of striatum-based habit learning and instrumental conditioning, and their relationship to psychopathology, in animal models. Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Akira Kugaya, M.D., Ph.D., PGY4
		Akira Kugaya, M.D., Ph.D., Email: akira.kugaya@yale.edu Education 1992, MD Hiroshima University, Japan 1996, PhD Hiroshima University, Japan Research Interests Affective and anxiety disorders; pharmacotherapy; serotonin and amino acid systems; neuroimaging.

Arie Kaffman M.D., Ph.D., Instructor
		Arie Kaffman, M.D., Ph.D. Email: arie.kaffman@yale.edu Education 1994, BA University of California Berkeley 1999, PhD University of California, SF 2001, MD University of California, SF Research Interests Maternal care early in life establishes a developmental trajectory that programs vulnerability to stress across a broad range of mammalian species. We are currently testing the hypothesis that at least some aspects of this maternally mediated developmental programming is mediated by the ability of maternal care to regulate neurogenesis during early development and in adulthood.

Arthur A. Simen, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
		Arthur A. Simen, M.D., Ph.D. Email: arthur.simen@yale.edu Education 1999, Ph.D. Neurobiology, University of Chicago 2001, M.D., University of Chicago Research Interests Genetics of human neuropsychiatric disorders; Neuronal stem and precursor cells; Neurodevelopment; Biostatistics and bioinformatics.

Peter Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
		Peter Morgan, M.D. Email: peter.morgan@yale.edu Education M.D., Ph.D., Albert Einstein University Resesarch Interests Neurobiology of cocaine addiction, sleep, and cognition.

Richard Yun, M.D., Clinical Fellow
		Richard Yun, M.D. Email: richard.yun@yale.edu Education 1994 BS Physics University of California, Irvine 2000 MD University of California, Irvine Research Interests Neurocircuitry of depression; Using neuroimaging to investigate mechanisms of learned helplessness in humans.

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