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DGC-affiliated researcher Elaine Hsiao awarded funding to investigate link between gut microbiome, antidepressants, maternal depression
Elaine Hsiao, PhD, director of the UCLA Goodman–Luskin Microbiome Center and an expert on the ways in which the gut microbiome influences neurobiology, has been awarded funding by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to lead a new maternal mental health research study.
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Underlying Mechanisms
BD2: Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with bipolar disorder
UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics tapped as collaborator in BD² genetics research

BD2, an organization funding large-scale bipolar research, unveiled a new research collaboration on March 30, 2023, to further understanding of the genetic basis of bipolar disorder. The collaboration is headed by The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and includes the New York Genome Center and the UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, led by UCLA Depression Grand Challenge Director Nelson Freimer, MD. 

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Causes & Trajectories
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health & UCLA: Public Partnership for Wellbeing
Depression Grand Challenge awarded funding for STAND implementation at ELAC
The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge was awarded two years of funding from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health under the DMH+UCLA Public Partnership for Wellbeing in July 2020. This demonstration project explores the feasibility of implementing STAND in community colleges, as community college students are less likely to have access to mental health services and face significant need.
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