Depression Task Force Scientists Share Progress at Annual Scientific Summit,
September 25, 2025

Last week, the senior investigators of HDRF’s Depression Task Force (DTF) and forty of the young scientists in their labs convened in Durham, North Carolina for their Annual Scientific Summit. This three-day retreat gives researchers from our nine DTF laboratories the opportunity to share and discuss their latest findings.

Each day was filled with presentations, followed by lively discussions about new treatment strategies. Our scientists covered a wide array of topics including deep brain stimulation, psychedelic treatments, stress regulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and newly identified gene and protein targets associated with depression.