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- New NIMH Research Program Launches Autism Trials
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September 7, 2006
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NIMH has launched three major clinical studies on autism at its research program on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
- Colleagues, Friends Gather to Commemorate Nobel Laureate Axelrod
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May 18, 2005
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Luminaries from the fields of neuroscience and mental health will gather at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Monday, May 23, to celebrate the life and achievements of one of their most honored colleagues, the late Nobel Laureate Julius Axelrod, Ph.D. Dr. Axelrod, known to his friends as "Julie", spent most of his 50 years as an NIH scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), which will host the symposium, Celebrating Julie.
- NIMH Research Showcased at APA Meeting
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May 18, 2005
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At the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) annual meeting in Atlanta next week, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) will showcase advances in translating new scientific knowledge into improved treatments for mental disorders.
- Dr. Solomon Snyder to be Awarded National Medal of Science
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February 24, 2005
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Dr. Solomon Snyder, longtime NIMH grantee and director of the Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, will be awarded the National Medal of Science by President Bush at a White House ceremony March 14th. nation’s highest science honor.
- Nobel Laureate Axelrod, Neuroscience Pioneer
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December 30, 2004
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Nobel Laureate Julius Axelrod, Ph.D., an NIMH researcher since 1955, died in his sleep early Wednesday morning, December 29, 2004.
- NIMH Leaders, Grantees Honored
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October 31, 2003
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Director Thomas R. Insel, M.D., was among 65 newly elected members of the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine (IOM), announced this week.
- Thomas R. Insel, M.D., Named New Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
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September 10, 2002
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Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the appointment of Thomas R. Insel, M.D., as Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
- Distinguished NIMH Scientist Richard Jed Wyatt Dies
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June 14, 2002
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Schizophrenia researcher Richard Jed Wyatt, M.D., Chief, Neuropsychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, died June 7, 2002, at the age of 63, after a long bout with cancer.
- Longtime NIMH Colleague Hazel Rea Dies at 91
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June 14, 2002
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Hazel Rea, who joined the fledgling NIMH Intramural Research Program (IRP) in 1949 as a secretary and rose through the ranks to become its deputy director, died in her home on May 18, 2002, three months after her 91st birthday.
- NIMH Web Information on Child, Adolescent Mental Health Honored
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January 15, 2002
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The NIMH web site has been awarded a five-star rating by the Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide for its child and adolescent mental health information.
