Past Events from 2022

Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

The purpose of this NIH BRAIN Initiative workshop is to discuss unmet needs and emerging imaging approaches to characterizing brain cell types and their connectivity in human and other mammalian brains.

During this talk, Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of insider researchers–researchers who are members of the populations being studied–in biomedical and behavioral research.

This webinar explains the post-award process and how to manage a grant once NIMH has awarded it.

In a virtual fireside chat, Serena Spudich, M.D., M.A., and NIMH Director Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., will discuss the impact of HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 viruses on the central nervous system, similarities and differences in the pathology and clinical effects, and how this knowledge could inform research and interventions for SARS-CoV-2.

Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.M.I., Chief Executive Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, will discuss the program’s historic effort to collect and study data from one million or more people living in the United States.

This webinar focuses on strategies for developing a successful individual training grant application.

Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

This webinar focused on establishing an independent career in global mental health research.

This meeting will address two fundamental needs that could serve as a foundation for identifying meaningful clinical signatures.

This webinar is an opportunity to hear from experienced scientific workforce diversity thought leaders about exciting and innovative initiatives at the National Institutes of Health designed to promote inclusive excellence in the extramural research ecosystem.

Much work in advancing research with combined PET-MRI has been done, and the invited experts in this workshop discuss these advances and avenues of research.

NIMH Intramural Research Program is conducting a scientific symposium in honor of Dr. Leslie G. Ungerleider’s sizeable contributions to neuroscience.

Ken Duckworth, M.D., will provide an overview of NAMI and the lessons found in his upcoming book, You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health―With Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real Individuals and Families.

In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month in September, NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse are co-hosting a Facebook Live event on the intersection of suicide and substance use.

This webinar presents methods and measures to enhance data collection efforts on violent deaths among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations.

As children prepare to return to school during these uncertain times, NIMH is conducting a Facebook Live event on the nation’s youth mental health crisis featuring Deputy Director Shelli Avenevoli, Ph.D.

The 25th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research (MHSR): Transforming Challenges into New Opportunities brings together leading mental health services researchers, as well as clinicians, mental health advocates, and federal and non-federal partners. MHSR 2022 will highlight scientific opportunities for the next generation of high-impact research to drive mental health care improvement.

The winner of the 2022 James S. Jackson Memorial Award, Karen D. Lincoln, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.A., discussed her research and the life experiences that shaped her prolific career in disparities research and advocacy.

This interactive webinar will feature the James Jackson Memorial Award winner’s research lecture, audience Q&A session, and remarks from NIMH senior leadership, the Disparities Team, the previous year’s winner, and Dr. Jackson’s family.

This webinar focuses on research career development awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for early-career scientists in global mental health research.

TNIMH is conducting a webinar on new HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) product introduction planning in Africa, including an overview of the CATALYST implementation study exploring PrEP choice that is being conducted through Maximizing Options to Advance Informed Choice for HIV Prevention (MOSAIC).

Secretary of the Smithsonian, Lonnie G. Bunch III, will tell his story of bringing his clear vision and leadership to build the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

This webinar provides an overview of the structural competency framework.

NIMH experts discussed the signs, symptoms, treatments, and latest research on the menopause transition and depression.

This webinar examined the neurobiology of depression and mood disorders during the menopause transition and later life.

Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

This webinar discussed funding opportunities from NIH for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in global mental health research.

AANHPI Mental Health Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Promoting Resilience

This webinar discussed some of the critical pre-award grant management processes and milestones, including but not limited to roles and responsibilities from different NIMH officials, review of the project budget, and collection of Just in Time (JIT) information.

Helen A. Neville, Ph.D., will provide an overview of the psychology of the radical healing framework.

Dr. Gates is a theoretical physicist known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He presented on how looking at genetics and networks led to solving a quantum gravity problem.

Nick Gaiano, Ph.D., focused on how to prepare and submit grant applications to the National Institutes of Health.

Learn about training opportunities available in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP).

Foluso Agboola, MBBS, MPH provided a brief background on the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and describe the Value Assessment Framework using their review of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression as an example.

Experts from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration conducted a Q&A on mental health, well-being, and aging. Experts discussed common concerns among older adults and tips to improve overall mental health.

In recognition of American Heart Month, clinical psychologists Laurie Friedman Donze, Ph.D., from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Krystal M. Lewis, Ph.D., from the National Institute of Mental Health discussed stress and heart health by demonstrating ways to reduce stress and bring on your body’s relaxation response.

Dr. Otis Brawley provided an overview of cancer incidence and mortality trends in populations defined by race, socioeconomic status, area of residence.

NIMH hosted a workshop on nonaffective psychosis in midlife and beyond to share the latest findings, challenges, and opportunities for transformative research in mid to late-life populations.

This listening session will feature a panel of researchers sharing their perspectives on barriers and facilitators to equity in funding success for minoritized NIMH grant applicants.

Cynthia Rogers, M.D. provided an overview of adverse exposures and their influence on child development, discussing exposure to poverty, crime, and pre-and postnatal exposures to psychopathology and substance use.

NIMH hosted a webinar for diverse stakeholders, including school administrators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders, to learn about new and innovative practices in school-based suicide prevention.

The NIH Workshop on Psychedelics explored how these compounds act, their perceptual and therapeutic effects, and potential for separation in treatments.