*ADULT PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS*Mary Jeanne Kreek, M.D. is the Patrick E. and Beatrice M. Haggerty Professor and Head of the Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases at the Rockefeller University. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Kreek completed her residency in Internal Medicine, and was a USPHS Postdoctoral Fellow in Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, at Cornell University Medical College. Dr.

*ADULT PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS*John H. Krystal, M.D. is the Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Deputy Chairman for Research, Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Krystal obtained his B.A. from the University of Chicago, his M.D. from Yale University, and was a psychiatric resident at Yale University School of Medicine. He is the Director, Clinical Neuroscience Division, National Center for PTSD, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Director of the NIAAA Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism.

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Department of PsychiatryColumbia University, College of P&S NYS Psychiatric InstituteDIVISION OF BRAIN STIMULATION AND THERAPEUTIC MODULATIONJOURNAL CLUBFortunato Battaglia, M.D., Ph.D.Asst. Professor, Sophie Davis School of Bio-Medical Education, CCNY, CUNYAdjunct Asst.

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*NURSING GRAND ROUNDS*Creating a Positive Workplace EnvironmentSpeaker: Patrick Coonan, Ed.D., RN, CNAA Dean and Professor, Adelphi University, School of NursingOctober 2, 20081:30-3:00 p.m.Reception 3:00-4:00 p.m.New York State Psychiatric InstituteHellman Auditorium ? First Floor1051 Riverside DriveNew York, N.Y.

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Please join Columbia University, NIAAA, and OBSSR in New York this fall for the following conference: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Mechanisms of Behavior Change (MOBC) in Alcohol: Connecting Basic Science Discoveries to Behavior Change ResearchSupported by The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and The Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR)Conference Overview: The conference will focus on emerging cross disciplinary knowledge about reward systems and emotional regulation in the domains of cognitive science, brain imaging, neurophysiology and gene

Columbia University Department of Psychiatry andNew York State Psychiatric Instituteinvite you to attend a specialNARSAD FORUM: Breakthroughs in Psychiatric ResearchClick here to view detailsTo RSVP, e-mail byrdson@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu or call 212.543.4186

Transdisciplinary Approaches to Mechanisms of Behavior Change (MOBC) in Alcohol: Connecting Basic Science Discoveries to Behavior Change ResearchPlace: Columbia University, New York CityOrganizers: Marsha Bates, Rutgers UniversityHans Breiter, Harvard Medical SchoolRobert Huebner, NIAAAJon Morgenstern, Columbia UniversityMark Willenbring, NIAAA For more details, click here: