About The Center

The Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research embraces a multi-disciplinary approach to improve our understanding of the psychological, environmental, and neurobiological factors associated with affective disorders. Depression, anxiety and related disorders are major public health problems. In the United States, one out of every five people will develop depression or an anxiety disorder in […]

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Director’s Message

Diego A Pizzagalli, Ph.D. is Director of the Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research, and a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

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Research

Individually and collaboratively, the four labs in the Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research maintain a robust and diverse research agenda.  Here you’ll find descriptions of current research topics in each lab.

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Events

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Mark Rasenick, University of Illinois at Chicago

April 5, 2023
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location: Zoom link will be sent out

Topic: “G-protein signaling and the neurobiology of depression and antidepressants”

Bianca Jones-Marlin, Columbia University

April 19, 2023
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location: Zoom link will be sent out

Topic: TBD

Jasmine Kwasa, Carnegie Mellon University

May 3, 2023
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location: Zoom link will be sent out

Topic: “Addressing racial and phenotypic bias in human neuroscience methods”

Meike Bartels, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

May 17, 2023
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location: Zoom link will be sent out

Topic: “Genetic and environmental influences on wellbeing and the implications for mental health”

Dylan Gee, Yale University

June 7, 2023
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location: Zoom link will be sent out

Topic: “Sensitive Periods of Brain Development: Implications for Optimizing Treatment for Youth”

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