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4th Annual High School Neuroscience Virtual Forum
April 20, 2024
Hosted by the Stanford Department of Neurosurgery, Neurology & Neurological Sciences, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Aaron Gitler and Dr. Debra Kaysen
Guest Neuroscientists: Dr. Irene Llorente and Dr. Jamie Zeitzer
The intent of the forum is to provide a platform for students to showcase their work related to neuroscience, psychology, and/or mental health to a national/internationalaudience, while allowing them to enhance their presentation skills.
Funding Announcements
Wellcome Leap Program
Untangling Addiction
Awardee, Dr. Gregory Sahlem
March 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Sahlem, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences on being awarded as a performer for this years
Wellcome Leap Program!
The escalating rates of global substance use, addiction, and overdose-related deaths highlight an urgent need for innovative methods to prevent, diagnose, and treat substance use disorders (SUD) and alcohol use disorders (AUD). The myriad of biological factors that determine individual susceptibility to addiction and their responsiveness to intervention is poorly understood. A primary objective of this program is to identify biomarkers that can be detected through non-invasive or minimally invasive methods (e.g., blood tests, somatosensory evoked potentials, etc.) to facilitate quantitative assessment of the fundamental changes and neurobiological underpinnings of drug abuse and, ultimately, to demonstrate increased efficacy of prevention and treatment approaches using quantitative methods.