10th Annual NAMI Research Dinner

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota will host their 10th Annual Research Dinner on Feb. 28, at Radisson Hotel, 2540 North Cleveland Avenue, in Roseville. The event will feature leading researchers on the treatment of mental illnesses. Seating begins at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner and program starts at 6:00 p.m. For more information, call 651-645-2948 or 1-888-NAMI-Helps. Please respond by Feb. 20.

Researchers from the University of Minnesota

S. Charles Schulz, M.D., Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School –
Topic will include a top ten of research highlights over the past ten years

Kathryn Cullen, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry  –
Topic: “Adolescent Depression and Connections in the Brain”

Angus MacDonald, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry –
Topic: “Assessment of Neuroremediation in the Treatment of Schizophrenia”

Shauna Overgaard, Project Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry  –
Topic: “Testing of Proteomics as a Diagnostic Tool in Psychiatry”

Barry Rittberg, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry  –
Topic: “Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment Refractory Depression”