AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Georgia Health Sciences University Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior will have unprecedented representation at the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research for the second time.
Seven GHSU investigators, including medical students, fellows, junior faculty and senior leadership, will present their research at the biennial meeting April 2-6 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
"The department continues to make substantial contributions toward the treatment and understanding of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders," said Dr. Peter Buckley, Dean of the Medical College of Georgia and former Chairman of the department. "Our significant presence at this international meeting is recognition of our accomplishments in the research of the disease, its possible causes and potential treatments."
Buckley, an advisory board member for the Congress, will discuss his National Institutes of Mental Health-funded research findings regarding schizophrenia relapse and metabolic signatures for several neuropsychiatric diseases. He will also host a workshop addressing schizophrenia researchers' role in patient care.
Other GHSU presentations:
The Congress will also be host to a meeting of the editorial board of the GHSU-led Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses. Buckley is the journal's Editor-in-Chief.