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Events
Mental Health Wednesday Seminars
Weekly seminars hosted by the Department of Mental Health. Click here for the seminar schedule.
Conferences, Symposiums, and Meetings
February 25, 2009
Symposium: The Promises and Pitfalls of Pharmacogenetics in Psychiatry
This symposium will be held on February 25, 2009 from 1:00 - 6:00 pm in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Recent advances in the field of pharmacogenetics may provide new insights into how and why individuals vary in their response to medications, heralding an era of “individualized” psycho-pharmacotherapy. The symposium will bring together leaders in this burgeoning field to discuss the progress that has been made in our understanding of the genetic basis of medication responses in patients with serious mental illness, how genomic approaches may be utilized to address the many research questions that remain, and ethical considerations in taking advantage of genetic information to improve treatment. Interested faculty, students, and researchers will be invited to attend free of charge (registration required). The day after the symposium the panel of presenters will join our research team to consult on opportunities for advancing pharmacogenetic research in the CMHI studies.
November 15, 2007
Symposium: How Do We Recognize Recovery in Schizophrenia? Answers From Long Term Studies
This symposium was held on November 15, 2007 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This symposium brought world renowned researchers specializing in studying the course of schizophrenia to the school. Presenters included Dr. Evelyn Bromet, Dr. Josep Haro, and Dr. Robert Liberman. Dr. Will Carpenter served as the official discussant for the event. Interested faculty, students, and researchers were invited to attend free of charge. The day following the event the symposium presenters joined the CMHI research team to offer their feedback and suggestions for the Center’s current research projects.