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Scientific Advisory Council

The Scientific Advisory Council of HDRF consists of preeminent leaders in psychiatric, psychological and neuroscience research, each of whom has pioneered fruitful and innovative approaches to mind and brain research. This group of individuals provides a unique resource for HDRF in developing scientific priorities, engaging with the research community and insuring a high visibility for HDRF's work. The members of the Scientific Advisory Council lend their scientific prestige to our efforts and provide their unique vision for HDRF's long-term direction.

MEMBER

TITLE

AFFILIATION

Sidney Blatt, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology; Chief, Psychology Section,
Department of Psychiatry

Yale University

J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D.

Henry Phipps Professor and Director, Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences,
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine;
Psychiatrist-in-Chief,
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Eric R. Kandel, M.D.*

University Professor at Columbia,
Fred Kavli Professor and Director,
Kavli Institute for Brain Sciences;
Senior Investigator,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Columbia University,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Otto Kernberg, M.D.

Director, Personality Disorders Institute,
New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division;
Professor of Psychiatry,
Weill Cornell Medical College

New York-Presbyterian Hospital,
Weill Cornell Medical College

Marcel Kinsbourne, D.M.

Professor of Psychology,
Department of Psychology,
The New School for Social Research;
Research Professor,
Center for Cognitive Studies,
Tufts University

The New School for Social Research,
Tufts University

Rodolfo Llinas, M.D., Ph.D.

Chairman, Department of
Physiology and Neuroscience,
NYU School of Medicine;
Thomas and Suzanne Murphy
Professor of Neuroscience,
NYU Langone Medical Center

New York University School of Medicine,
New York University Langone Medical Center

Helen S. Mayberg, M.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Department of Psychiatry

Emory University School
of Medicine

Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.

Alfred E. Mirsky Professor,
Head, Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology

The Rockefeller University

Arnold Modell, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
Training Psychoanalyst, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts Mental Health Center
at Harvard Medical School,
Boston Psychoanalytic Institute

Donald W. Pfaff, Ph.D.

Professor and Head, Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior

The Rockefeller University

V.S. Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor, Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program,
University of California, San Diego;
Adjunct Professor of Biology,
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

University of California, San Diego, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Oliver Sacks, M.D.

Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry

Columbia University Medical Center,
Columbia University

James Watson, Ph.D.*

Chancellor Emeritus

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

* Nobel Laureates