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Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Brain & Behavior Research Foundation INTERNATIONAL AWARDS DINNER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st The Pierre 2019 Celebrating our Pardes Humanitarian Prizewinners and Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners WELCOME Welcome to our 2019 International Awards Dinner. This year’s Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health honors Dr. William T. Carpenter, Jr., a member of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council, and a BBRF prizewinner and grant recipient. Dr. Carpenter has been a transformative force in psychiatry for more than 40 years, dramatically changing how we treat schizophrenia, reduce stigma, and enhance the ethics of treatment and research. Dr. Carpenter has taken a person-centered, rather than an illness-centered view of schizophrenia which has led to more compassionate care for people with this illness. He has played a critical role in shifting the focus of treatment to the earliest stages of the illness, when interventions may have their most profound impact and maximize the likelihood of recovery. The 2019 Honorary Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health is being award- ed to Cynthia Germanotta and Born This Way Foundation for their extraordinary accomplishments and their commitment to supporting the wellness of young people and empowering them to create a kinder and braver world. Bestowed annually since 2014, the Pardes Prize recognizes a person(s) or organization whose humanitarian work is transformative and of great magnitude, changing the lives and bringing the joy of living to those facing challenges to mental health. The Prize focuses public attention on the burden of mental illness on individuals and on society, and the urgent need to expand and enhance mental health services both in the developed world and in developing countries. The Prize was named in honor of Dr. Herbert Pardes, the first recipient of the award. One of Dr. Pardes’ many contributions to our field has been his founding and continued leadership of BBRF's Scientific Council, a volunteer group of 184 mental health experts across disciplines in brain and behavior research who review all Foundation grant applications and recommend the most promising ideas to fund. Tonight nine innovative and exceptional scientists—many of them Foundation grantees— will also be honored for their contributions to the advancement of our understanding and treatment of depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Their work is distinguished by their use of cutting-edge technology and devotion to finding innovative new therapies that will improve our care for those living with mental illness, as well as their efforts to seek preventive and diagnostic tools for the future. Our Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners are selected by special committees of the BBRF's Scientific Council. We are delighted you are here to celebrate the progress being made in brain and behavior research. Our shared commitment to scientific advancement will change what it means to live with mental illness and will help pave the way for more people to live full, happy and productive lives. Thank you for your ongoing support. Enjoy the evening! Sincerely, Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D. President & CEO 4 Board of Directors & Dinner Committee Sponsors & Contributors 6 PARDES HUMANITARIAN PRIZE IN MENTAL HEALTH Honoree: William T. Carpenter, Jr., M.D. Honorary Tribute: Cynthia Germanotta and Born This Way Foundation 12 LIEBER PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH Alan S. Brown, M.D., M.P.H. Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York State Psychiatric Institute John J. McGrath, M.D., Ph.D. The University of Queensland / Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research 14 MALTZ PRIZE FOR INNOVATIVE & PROMISING SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH Christoph Kellendonk, Ph.D. Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York State Psychiatric Institute James P. Kesby, Ph.D. The University of Queensland 16 COLVIN PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOOD DISORDERS RESEARCH Dennis S. Charney, M.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Sophia Frangou, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.Psych Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai John H. Krystal, M.D. Yale University 19 RUANE PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley / University of California, San Francisco 20 GOLDMAN-RAKIC PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE René Hen, Ph.D. Columbia University / New York State Psychiatric Institute 21 Previous Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners 31 BBRF Scientific Council BOARD OF DIRECTORS DINNER COMMITTEE President & CEO Anne and Ronald Abramson Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D. Carol Atkinson President, Janet and Donald Boardman Scientific Council Raymonde and J. Anthony Boeckh Herbert Pardes, M.D. Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D. Susan Lasker Brody, MPH Suzanne and John Golden OFFICERS Marla Press and Ken Harrison Kathy and John Hollister Chairman Stephen A. Lieber Stephen A. Lieber Carole and Harvey Mallement Vice President Tamar and Milton Maltz Anne E. Abramson Miriam E. Katowitz Léa Dartevelle and Marc R. Rappaport Secretary Virginia and Mark Silver, M.D. John B. Hollister Kenneth Sonnenfeld, Ph.D, J.D. Treasurer Barbara and John Streicker Donald M. Boardman Barbara Toll Frances and Robert Weisman, Esq. DIRECTORS Carol A. Atkinson J. Anthony Boeckh Susan Lasker Brody, MPH Suzanne Golden John Kennedy Harrison II Miriam E. Katowitz Carole H. Mallement Milton Maltz Marc R. Rappaport Virginia M. Silver Ken Sonnenfeld, Ph.D., J.D. Barbara K. Streicker Barbara Toll Robert Weisman, Esq. 4 SPONSORS PLATINUM BRONZE Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC Anne and Ronald Abramson Family Foundation Borrego Foundation, Inc. Columbia University Lieber Family Graham Boeckh Foundation King & Spalding LLP GOLD Tamar and Milton Maltz FPO SUPPORTERS BENEFACTOR INDIVIDUAL Arleen Baez Susan Lasker Brody, M.P.H. NewYork Presbyterian Hospital Miriam Katowitz Sandy Kazlow AMBASSADOR Jeffrey Peterson Janet and Donald Boardman Mary Rossell Janina and Andrew Boral Jill and Sanford Sirulnick Jason Stipanov HONOR ROLL VIP Joanne Marian Born This Way Foundation Carol Trager Beth and Robert Elliott Andrea Graham and Geoffrey Simon Marla Press and Ken Harrison Shari and Louis Innamorato JSquared Press, Inc. Keysite Capital Partners Teresa and Robert Simon Barbara Streicker Janet and Myron Susin Barbara Toll Weill Cornell Medicine 5 PARDES HUMANITARIAN PRIZE IN MENTAL HEALTH THIS INTERNATIONAL PRIZE RECOGNIZES No one has better described the goals of a physician, scientist, public citizen or orga- this international Prize than Dr. Pardes nization whose extraordinary contribution himself: “Mental illness is the largest single DR. HERBERT PARDES has made a profound impact on advancing health challenge in the world. For many the understanding of mental health and decades society has recognized major providing hope and healing for people who contributions in basic science, clinical are living with mental illness. Established research and clinical care in the non- in 2014 and awarded annually, the Pardes psychiatric health fields. The Pardes Humanitarian Prize is named in honor Humanitarian Prize has been established of Dr. Herbert Pardes, the first recipient to honor individuals who comprehensively of the award. care, teach, investigate, work, and passionately advocate for improving the The recipient of the Prize is chosen by a mental health of society, and who have distinguished international Selection had a powerful impact on reducing the Committee from nominations solicited pain inflicted by psychiatric illness.” worldwide and receives an honorarium. The Pardes Humanitarian Prize focuses public attention on the burden of mental illness on individuals and society and the urgent need to expand and enhance mental health services in the United States and globally. The Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health is sponsored in part by Janssen Research & Development, LLC, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. 6 PARDES HUMANITARIAN PRIZE SELECTION COMMITTEE Herbert Pardes, M.D. Helen S. Mayberg, M.D. Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Psychiatry and Neuroscience Director, Center of Advanced Circuit Therapeutics Celso Arango, M.D., Ph.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service Hospital General Universitario Gregoria Vikram Patel, Ph.D., F.Med.Sci. Maranon, Madrid Professor of Global Health & Social Medicine, Department of Global and Social Medicine Jack D. Barchas, M.D. Harvard Medical School Chair, Department of Psychiatry Honorary Professor of International Mental Weill Cornell Medical College Health Psychiatrist-in-Chief London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Co-Founder & Member of Managing Committee Sangath, Goa, India William T. Carpenter, Jr., M.D. Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology Adjunct Professor & Joint Director Director, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center Centre for Chronic Conditions & Injuries, University of Maryland School of Medicine Public Health Foundation of India Robert R. Freedman, M.D. Judith L. Rapoport, M.D. Professor and Chairman, Department of Chief, Child Psychiatry Branch Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH) University of Colorado School of Medicine Norman Sartorius, M.D., Ph.D., Dilip V. Jeste, M.D. F.R.C.Psych. Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care President Estelle and Edgar
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