UAB Synopsis, Vol. 27, No. 33, September 8, 2008
UAB will spotlight the latest research on schizophrenia and depression at “Healthy Minds Across America,” a free public event on September 14 at Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium from 1 pm to 4:30 pm.
Xiaohua Li, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is the program organizer on behalf of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology. UAB’s Comprehensive Neuroscience Center is event cosponsor.
“This event is being held simultaneously at 50 top academic institutions across the nation to promote awareness of exciting new research in mental health,” Dr. Li says. “Scientists are trying to understand these illnesses better, and clinicians are developing new and better treatments for them.” The event will include video and live presentations by UAB investigators and medical research posters, all focusing on psychiatric research and promising clinical treatments.
For more information, e-mail Ellen Abbott at abbott@uab.edu or visit www.narsad.org/help/campaign/publicannouncement.html.