Table of Contents

1. Schizophrenia Researchers
   
2. Introductory Presentation on the Biology of Schizophrenia
   
   

• Schizophrenia Researchers - Following is a list of some of the researchers who are helping most to advance the science as well as the public understanding of schizophrenia. Its an exciting time in schizophrenia biology and genetics today - with advancements and research papers on many new genes involved in schizophrenia coming out on a monthly basis. The work being done by "Decode Genetics, Inc." in particular seems to be some of the most forward looking and progressive. Decode's work represents the first time a gene has been identified by two independent studies to be associated with schizophrenia.
  • Dr. E. Fuller Torrey - Stanley Medical Research Institute
    • Schizophrenia's Most Zealous Foe
    • Dr. Brain (Princeton Alumni Magazine)
    • Brain Storm (Stanford University Magazine)
    • Dr. Torry's Biography - (from Treatment Advocacy Center)
    • Recently Published Books
      • Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Consumers, and Providers (4th Edition)
      • Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families, and Providers
      • The Invisible Plague: The Rise of mental Illness from 1750 to the Present

      • Out of the Shadows : Confronting America's Mental Illness Crisis

  • Nancy C. Andreasen - University of Iowa
    • President awards Nancy Andreasen National Medal Of Science
    • Dr. Michael Flaum on his work with Nancy Andreasen
    • Nancy C. Andreasen M,D., Ph.D. Biography
    • Ask the Experts: Nancy C. Andreasen M,D., Ph.D.
      
    • Published Books
    • Brave New Brain: Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome
    • Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry (3rd Edition)
      
    • The Broken Brain
    • Schizophrenia: From Mind to Molecule (American Psychopathological Association)
    • Schizophrenia: Positive and Negative Symptoms and Syndromes (Modern Problems of Pharmacopsychiatry, Vol. 24)
      
  • Dr. Kari Stefansson, Founder, Decode Genetics, Inc. (Iceland)
    • Genetic Research, Icelandic genes offer a wealth of disease clues
    • DeCode-ing Schizophrenia
    • Gene May Play a Role in Schizophrenia (2nd Study Confirms)
      
    • Research Paper: The Neuregulin 1 gene and Susceptibility to Schizophrenia (300K pdf file)
    
    
  • Dr. Irv Gottesman - University of Virginia
    • Interview with Dr. Gottesman (who has been a ever-helpful source of information for schizophrenia.com)
    • Published Books
      • Psychiatric Genetics and Genomics
      • Schizophrenia Genesis: The Origins of Madness
  • Dr. March Shelton - Harvard University
    • Interview with Dr. Shelton (Harvard University)
  • Dr. Ann Pulver - Johns Hopkins University
    • Epidemiology - Genetics Program in Psychiatry
    • Zeroing in on Schizophrenia Genes
    • Study Shows First Genetic Evidence for Schizophrenia Susceptibility
    • Search for Schizophrenia Gene Takes an Unplanned Turn
  • Dr. Tonmoy Sharma - Institute of Psychiatry (London, UK)
    • New Imaging Research Reveals Dysfunction In The Brain's "Hub" In The Earliest Stages Of Schizophrenia
    • 25-minute test distinguishes between different types of schizophrenia
    • Schizophrenia test moves closer (BBC)
    • Brain images provide a means of screening for schizophrenia (The Scientist)
    • In Schizophrenia, Thalamus Is Smaller Than Normal
      
    • Books Published
      • Brain Imaging in Schizophrenia: Insights and Applications
        
      • Cognition in Schizophrenia: Impairments, Importance, and Treatment Strategies
        
  • Dr. Peter McGuffin
    • Interview with Dr. McGuffin
  • Dr. Daniel R. Weinberger
    • Interview with Dr. Weinberger
      
      
  • More Very Good Interviews with Schizophrenia Researchers
    
  
  
• Introductory Presentation on the Biology of Schizophrenia
  • Neurobiological Bases of Psychiatric Disorders
  • What do we mean by Disease?
  • Inheritability of Disease
  • Twin Studies
  • Neural Mechanisms Usually Follow Effective Drug Treatment
  • Importance of Biogenic Amines
  • Schizophrenia - an Overview
  • Strong Genetic Component to Schizophrenia
  • MRI Images of Brains of People that Have Schizophrenia
  • Cellular Disarray in Brains of People that Have Schizophrenia
  • Hypofrontality in Schizophrenia
  • Chlorpromazine treatment of Schizophrenia
  • Dehospitalization Rates After Adoption of Antipsychotic Medications
  • Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
  • Effectiveness of Neuroleptic medications is highly correlated with binding affinity to DA receptors
  • How Chlorpromazine Works
  • Dopamine is not the Whole Story
  
  
  Other Biology of Schizophrenia Presentations
  
  • Schizophrenia and Other Psychiatric Disorders (Houghton University)
    
  • Psychiatric Disorders (University of Illinois, Chicago)