Title
- Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences
Education
- MD, University of Maryland
- Residency in psychiatry, University of Wisconsin
- Postdoctoral fellowship in biological psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health
Research focus
Genetics of bipolar disorder; genetic underpinning of comorbidity between bipolar disorder and substance usage; biomarkers of depression and response to treatment, including measures of cellular aging, inflammation, and oxidative stress
Clinical focus
Treatment of bipolar disorder; treatment-resistant major depressive disorder
Teaching focus
Psychopharmacology of mood disorders; differential diagnosis of mood disorders; endophenotypes; mentorship in research training