MAR 17, 2016 12:00 PM PDT

Keynote Speaker - Animal models in psychiatry research

Speaker
  • Patricio O'Donnell, PhD

    Senior Research Fellow and Head of Psychiatry Discovery Research in CNS for the Neuroscience & Pain Research Unit at Pfizer, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY

Abstract

Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder are all uniquely human conditions.  Psychiatric conditions include alterations in several different and overlapping domains (NIMH RDoC). Each domain may have unique biological bases. Drug development efforts are now based on addressing domains/RDoC.  Can we model psychiatric conditions in rodents? Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder are all uniquely human conditions. Psychiatric conditions include alterations in several different and overlapping domains (NIMH RDoC).  Each domain may have unique biological bases. Drug development efforts are now based on addressing domains/RDoC.


MAR 17, 2016 12:00 PM PDT

Keynote Speaker - Animal models in psychiatry research