The New Treatment Initiative

The COVID-19 pandemic put mental health squarely at the top of our national agenda. In response, HDRF began a fast-track research program called the New Treatment Initiative. For 2021-2024, HDRF awarded sizeable grants to four universities in order to accelerate novel, promising treatments for depression to the clinical trial stage.


  • James W. Murrough, M.D., Ph.D.

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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  • Jennifer M. Coughlin, M.D.

    Johns Hopkins

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  • Jyoti Mishra, Ph.D.

    University of California-San Diego, Director of NEATLabs

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  • Heather Abercrombie, Ph.D.

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

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  • Simon Goldberg, Ph.D.

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

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