Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Buckley, who recently received two prestigious UPMC awards! bit.ly/43jcs4g

One of our favorite events of the year! The Psychiatry Research Pathway Symposium provides UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital residents engaged in research the opportunity to present their work, learn from each other and faculty presenters, and gather for a post-symposium reception. bit.ly/474tq7O

Findings in a new study in Translational Psychiatry suggests that what adolescents’ brains are doing during reward processing, other than directly processing rewards, might interfere with treatment. bit.ly/4nDR9ma

Rui Peixoto, PhD, is an expert in developmental neuroscience and investigates abnormalities in cortical and striatal development associated with autism spectrum disorder. He is senior author of recent papers published in Cell Reports and Molecular Psychiatry. bit.ly/4gV8ioY

Pitt Psychiatry scientists have found that increased screen time in late childhood contributes to heightened depressive symptoms in early adolescence, with much of this effect mediated by shorter sleep duration and significant changes in brain white matter. bit.ly/4nJRBiv

Welcome to the faculty! Dr. Samaras provides care through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital's geriatric services; Dr. Scott investigates the role of biological rhythms in psychiatric illness; and Dr. Tessier is a psychiatrist with WPH’s outpatient addiction medicine services. bit.ly/4683lp5

Hello from Pitt Psychiatry! We are thrilled to welcome our newest class of clinical psychology interns, Nicolas Camacho, Victoria Guazzelli Williamson, Rowan Hunt, John (Kai) Kellerman, and Claire Klein! Meet them here: bit.ly/3K36eih