Accomplishments

Research Track Graduate Paul Kim appointed to Assistant Professor at Emory University, working at Grady Psychiatry Emergency Services.
Research Track Resident Dr. Sumeet Sharma put out a new pre-print: “Dysregulation of Prefrontal Cortical Oligodendrocyte Lineage Cells Across Mouse Models of Adversity and Human Major Depressive Disorder."
Research Track Alumnus Christopher Villongco receives the career development award CRECD/MSCR R25 at Morehouse School of Medicine.
Research Track Resident Dr. Sumeet Sharma coauthors a paper at Journal of Neurochemistry: “Obesity during preclinical Alzheimer’s development exacerbates brain metabolic decline.”
Research Track Alumnus and Co-Director Dr. David Goldsmith receives R01 from NIMH entitled "Targeting Inflammation-Induced Changes in Brain Reward Signaling and Motivational Deficits in Patients with Schizophrenia Using an Anti-Inflammatory Challenge."
Research Track Resident Dr. Sumeet Sharma receives Honorable Mention recognition for the 2023 NIMH Outstanding Resident Award.

Research Track Graduate Dr. Benson Ku (Assistant Professor, Emory University) receives an NIMH K23 award, titled “Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Conversion to Psychosis among Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis.” Congrats, Benson!
Research Track Resident Dr. Paul Kim (PGY4) wins the prestigious Wellborn Fellowship.
Research Track Graduate Dr. Christopher Villongco (Assistant Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine) publishes new work in Psychoneuroendocrinology titled “The developmental consequences of early adverse care on infant macaques: A cross-fostering study.”
Research Track Resident Dr. Sumeet Sharma (PGY2) publishes new work in Briefings in Bioinformatics examining differential gene expression at the sub-cell-type level: “LRcell: detecting the source of differential expression at the sub-cell-type level from bulk RNA-seq data.”
Research Track Graduate Dr. Christopher Villongco (Assistant Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine) publishes new work in Academic Psychiatry on digital learning in medical school: “Increasing Learning Support, Access and Equity When Using Digital Learning During the Psychiatry Clerkship at an HBCU Medical School.”
Research Track Graduate Dr. Benson Ku wins 2022 Constructive Collisions Award.
Research Track Resident Dr. Sumeet Sharma receives Yerkes NPRC Pilot Research Program grant entitled "Single-cell profiling of immune activation after early life adversity."
Research Track Resident Dr. Sumeet Sharma coauthors a paper in Molecular Psychiatry: “Amygdala DCX and blood Cdk14 are implicated as cross-species indicators of individual differences in fear, extinction, and resilience to trauma exposure.”

PGY4 Chief Research Track Resident Dr. Benson Ku received the prestigious APA Resident Recognition Award
Dr. Ku publishes new first-authored work Schizophrenia Research and Psychiatry Research
Alumnus Michael Lucido appointed Assistant Professor, Emory University
Dr. Lucido publishes first-authored paper in Pharmacology Reviews (Lucido et al., 2021)
Alumnus Justin Ellis is appointed to Assistant Professor, Emory University
Dr. Ellis publishes new first author review neuroimaging studies in youth at high clinical risk for psychosis (Ellis et al., 2020)
Alumna Laura Hack (Research Fellow at Stanford University) receives NIMH K23 award, titled “A Targeted Intervention of a Putative Striatal Subtype of Pharmacoresistant Depression.”
Research Track Resident Dr. Sumeet Sharma publishes a first author paper in Schizophrenia Bulletin Open: “Cluster analysis of clozapine consumer perspectives and comparison to consumers on other antipsychotics.”

Dr. Gaby Ritfeld receives NIH Diversity Supplement
Dr. Benson Ku receives Skobba Memorial Resident Research Award – 3rd place
Dr. Benson Ku receives AΩA Postgraduate Fellowship
Drs. David Thylur and Michael Lucido nominated for 2020 MindGames by the American Psychiatric Association
Dr. David Thylur receives Walter Wellborn Fellowship.
Drs. Justin Ellis, Michael Lucido and Benson Ku present at Emory Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Dr. Benson Ku publishes new work in Psychiatric Services
Alumna Dr. Neguine Rezaii (2016-2018) receives Young Investigator Award from American Neuropsychiatric Association
Alumna Dr. Laura Hack (2016-2018) publishes new research in Nature Medicine and Molecular Psychiatry
Alumnus Dr. David Goldsmith publishes new work in Brain, Behavior & Immunity

Dr. Gaby Ritfeld receives AACAP travel award
Dr. Justin Ellis publishes first-authored paper in Comparative Neurology
Dr. Mina Boazak awarded Emory Department of Psychiatry Resident Research Award
Dr. Mina Boazak publishes new work in Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Services and CNS spectrums
Dr. Benson Ku publishes new work in Schizophrenia Research
Alumna Dr. Andrea Crowell publishes new research in American Journal of Psychiatry
Alumnus Dr. Yilang Tang is site PI for new VA-funded clinical trial for substance use disorders
Alumna Dr. Neguine Rezaii publishes new research in NPJ Schizophrenia
Alumnus Dr. David Goldsmith publishes new work in Brain, Behavior & Immunity

Dr. Mina Boazak receives Walter Wellborn Fellowship
Dr. Benson Ku publishes new work in Clinical Nephrology
Alumnus Dr. David Goldsmith receives K23 award from NIMH, titled “Impact of Inflammation on Reward Circuits, Motivational Deficits and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia.” Congrats, David! Dr. Laura Hack receives SOBP travel award
Drs. Neguine Rezaii and Laura Hack awarded Emory Department of Psychiatry Resident Research Award
Alumna Dr. Andrea Crowell receives Emory Department of Psychiatry Teaching Award
Alumnus Dr.Yilang Tang publishes new work in Psychiatric Genetics