Guest speaker and UAB alumnus Nathaniel G. Harnett, Ph.D., with Lillian J. Brady, Ph.D., M. Alec Owens, Ph.D., and Kirsten Schoonover, Ph.D.The UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology hosted its 2024 Annual Research Symposium on April 23. Nathaniel G. Harnett, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital and alumnus of the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, was welcomed as the event’s guest speaker.

Faculty presentations featured Lillian J. Brady, Ph.D., Jennifer Lockman, Ph.D., and Michael “Alex” Owens, Ph.D., and were followed by oral and poster presentations from department trainees.

“I am grateful to all the faculty speakers for their engaging presentations,” said Yogesh Dwivedi, Ph.D., director of the Division of Behavioral Neurobiology and vice chair for faculty affairs/faculty development. “I sincerely appreciate the hard work of each of the trainees and the immense effort of their mentors, which led to such impressive presentations.”

The oral and poster presentation winners, based on scores from both attendees and judges, are as follows:Cassie Wicken, M.D., and George Ling, M.D., present at the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology's 2024 Annual Research Symposium.

Oral presentation

1st place: Zoe Fokakis, trainee of J. Andrew Hardaway, Ph.D.

2nd place: Patric Joseph Perez, trainee of J. Andrew Hardaway, Ph.D.

3rd place (TIE): Hillary Patton, trainee of Adrienne Lahti, M.D.; Neysa Dechachutinan, trainee of Elizabeth Lucas, Ph.D.

Poster presentation

1st place: Jana Badrani, trainee of Shin-ichi Kano, Ph.D.

2nd place: George Ling, trainee of Junghee Lee, Ph.D.

3rd place: Cassie Wicken, trainee of Matthew Macaluso, D.O.