Child Fellowship
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Letter to Applicants
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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. For more information on Dr. Botteron’s research interests, click here
Constantino JN, M.D. : 1) Longitudinal study of the life course and genetic structure of autistic social impairment; 2) Preventive intervention program for stressed urban families, in which early parent-child relationships are enhanced in the setting of an infant center, designed to promote healthy social development in children; 3) Follow-up study of temperament and behavior in children from whom cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolites were obtained in infancy; 4) Study of internal working models (mental representations) of attachment in adolescent twins; 5) Special Populations, Data Sets and Facilities; 6) Clinical sample of 250 sibling pairs concordant and discordant for autism, enrolled in a longitudinal study of social development; 7) A collaboration with the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) to confirm and refine quantitative linkage signals (SRS phenotype) for chromosomal regions potentially containing genetic susceptibility loci for autism; 8) Participating site in the Simon's Simplex Autism Collection, an international gene bank for single-incidence autism. For more information on Dr. Constantino’s research interests, click here
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. For more information on Dr. Glowinski’s research interests, click here
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. For more information on Dr. Luby’s research interests, click here
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
Pruett JR, Jr., MD, PhD: 1) The neuroscience of autism and related disorders; 2) Attention to social and non-social stimuli in autism and typical development;3) Social cognition / Theory of Mind;4) Comparative cognition of autism;5) Form vision. For more information on Dr. Pruett’s research interests, click here
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.