News and Announcements
- Dr. Arash Javanbakht discusses coping with school shootings and trauma
- Congratulations to TNP student Alixandria Trombley for placing 2nd at the Graduate Research Symposium 3MT competition
- Neurologists get ready for clinical trial with exploratory grant worth $2 million from NIH
- TNP student Erin Edwards explores how exercise improves multiple sclerosis
- Dr. Justin Jeong awarded grant that investigates novel benefit-risk analysis for presurgical evaluation of pediatric drug-resistant focal epilepsy
- Dr. Stanley and Dr. Diwadkar awarded grant to establish a new school-based behavioral health clinic
- Dr. Arash Javanbakht took part in Wayne State’s SYNERGY: Convergence of Medicine & Technology event on September 30th
- Dr. Leslie Lundahl discusses team’s efforts on the Today@Wayne Podcast to study the potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis use by veterans
- Dr. Seth Norrholm has been selected to serve on International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) Board of Directors
- Publication by Drs. Sandra and Joseph Jacobson, '"Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on cognitive and behavioral development..." (Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)
- Dr. Jun Li named liaison to ANA/NINDS Career Development Symposium Planning Committee
- Dr. Mark Greenwald will be evaluating the effectiveness of NET (NeuroElectric Therapy) in treating patients with opioid use disorder.
- Dr. Arash Javanbakht filmed for the Wayne State University South End discussing exercise on reducing anxiety and depression.
- Dr. Sandra Jacobson is awarded an NIH/NIAA grant for her research project, "Contribution of Sleep Disruption to Memory Impairment and Emotion Dysregulation in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders"
- Dr. Mark Greenwald (Co-PI), et al were funded by the NIDA for their reserach project, "Planning a Multi-Level Intervention to Reduce Substance Use Stigma in HIV Prevention and Care"
- Dr. Shane Perrine and Dr. Kamran Avanaki awarded by the NIDA for their research project, "In vivo photoacoustic imaging of prefrontal cortex in rats undergoing fentanyl self administration"
- Published article by Dr. Hilary Marusak, Dr. Tanja Jovanovic, et al for their paper, Are the kids really alright? Impact of COVID-19 on mental health in a majority Black American sample of schoolchildren. Highlighted by UNICEF as a top pick.
- Published article by Dr. Tanja Jovanovic and Anais Stenson; Abuse and Delayed Brain Maturation in Girls: The Cost of Lagging Behind (The American Journal of Psychiatry.
- Dr. Rosenberg featured in upcoming national television special on A&E
- Published article by Dr. Seth Norrholm; Does COVID‐19 count?: Defining Criterion A trauma for diagnosing PTSD during a global crisis (Anxiety and Depression Association (AADA)).
- TNP student James Matchynski dissertation published in journal Photoacoustic; Direct Measurement of Neuronal Ensemble Activity Using Photoacoustic Imaging in the Stimulated Fos-LacZ Transgenic Rat Brain: A Proof-of-Principle Study.
- Dr. Leslie Lundahl (PI), Dr. Seth Norrholm (Co-PI) and colleagues - awarded $7 million grant to explore therapeutic effects of cannabis for veterans (MI Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs’ Marijuana Regulatory Agency).
- Written piece by Dr. Arash Javanbakht featured on the Conversation; The aching red: Firefighters often silently suffer from trauma and job-related stress.
- Published article by Dr. Mark Greenwald and colleagues; A novel online curriculum and coaching strategy to expand the addiction medicine workforce (Academic Medicine).
- Published article by Dr. Mark Greenwald and colleagues; Prevalence and predictors of peripheral neuropathy after breast cancer treatment (Cancer Medicine).