Child Fellowship
Goals & Objectives
Letter to Applicants
Application
Faculty Research
Maps for Applicants
From Garage to Renard (PDF)
From Garage to Renard (JPG)
Child Psychiatry Faculty Research Interests
Botteron KN, M.D. : 1) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies of childhood affective disorders; 2) MRI studies of normal brain development; 3) imaging studies in twin populations; 4) development/implementation of image analysis methods for neuromorphometric analysis of MRI
Constantino JN, M.D. : 1) studies of the influence of early attachment relationships on social development; 2) research on the prevention of conduct disorder and violent behavior; 3) studies of the association between monoamine neurotransmitters and temperament in childhood
Geller B, M.D. : 1) phenomenology and course of child and adolescent bipolar disorders; 2) psychopharmacology of child and adolescent mood disorders; 3) longitudinal course of prepubertal onset major depression disorder
Glowinski A, M.D. : 1)twin studies; 2) identification of distal and proximal risk factors for youth psychopathology, particularly child and adolescent affective disorders; 3) Suicidal Behaviors in children and adolescents
Luby JL, M.D. : 1) affective disorders; 2) infant/preschool psychopathology and nosology; 3) developmental epidemiology of infant preschool populations; 4) social/emotional development of the infant and toddler; 5) early intervention in Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Reiersen A, M.D.: 1)Genetics of childhood-onset psychiatric disorders, including autism, ADHD, and others. 2) Childhood precursors to schizophrenia. 3) Early onset schizophrenia. 3) Relationships between psychiatric disorders and neurological disorders. 4) Neurodevelopmental mechanisms involved in psychiatric disorders.
Todd RD, Ph.D., M.D. : 1) molecular genetic studies of dopamine autoreceptor function and addiction; 2) DNA mapping studies of severe neuropsychiatric disorders; 3) family/genetic studies of childhood onset affective disorders; 4) twin/genetic studies of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression and memory
There are research oppurtunities for 2nd year fellows in many of the programs listed above. For more information, contact Anne L. Glowinski at glowinsa@wustl.edu.