Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds

Trainee Research Award Presentations, Part II

Stressed Out Cells: The Case of Hypoxia

Susan Shen, MD, PhD
Resident Physician
Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• List two ways that hypoxia is relevant to psychiatry
• Describe two key aspects of the hypoxia inducible factor
• Identify two technologies used in drug discovery

A Foundational Autism Protein Interaction Atlas Reveals Molecular Convergence

Belinda Wang, MD, PhD
Fellow
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Learning objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe some challenges in developing pharmacological treatments for autism
• Describe the concept of a genes-to-mechanism approach of understanding disease biology
• Describe why it is important that the proteins encoded by autism risk genes overlap at the level of protein complexes

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists who participate in this activity.