Integrated research training for the psychiatrist neuroscientist
The purpose of the Research Concentration (RC) program is to prepare residents for careers as investigators in academic psychiatry by facilitating greater exposure to research activities and training during residency. Pictured, from left: John Denninger, MD, PhD; Maurizio Fava, MD (co-director); Shelly Greenfield, MD (co-director); Kathy Sanders, MD; Justin Baker, MD, PhD; Joy Littlefield (program manager)
Unlimited Research Opportunities
The research opportunities within the Department of Psychiatry at the MGH and at McLean Hospital are unlimited. Each campus has world-renowned researchers in all areas of psychiatry including both the clinical and basic sciences.
Over $100 Million Annual Research Budget
The combined annual research budgets for the MGH Department of Psychiatry and the McLean Hospital are over $100 million. This represents a variety of federal grants, as well as private and industry supported grants.
Collaborations Across Harvard and Around the World
Our faculty collaborates with other clinical and research teams throughout Harvard University, across the country, and around the world. This great wealth of clinical and research resources is available to our residency training program through individual and group supervision, seminars, and research opportunities.
An Interdisciplinary Approach
The rich academic community in the Boston area also provides a tremendous opportunity for interdisciplinary research, and residents have participated in these interdisciplinary projects.Recent Resident Publications
Sharmin Ghaznavi, Class of 2012 » Rumination in bipolar disorder: evidence for an unquiet mind. Biol Mood Anxiety Disord. 2012 Jan 23;2(1):2.
Vinod Rao, Class of 2015 »
Neural correlates of prior expectations of motion in the lateral intraparietal and middle temporal areas. J Neurosci. 2012 Jul 18;32(29):10063-74.Jenn Gatchel, Class of 2014 » Gcn5 loss-of-function accelerates cerebellar and retinal degeneration. Human Molecular Genetics. 2012 Jan 15;21(2):394-405.
Justin Chen, Class of 2013 » Association between patient beliefs regarding assigned treatment and clinical response: reanalysis of data from the Hypericum Depression Trial Study Group. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Dec. 72(12):1669-76.
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