Findings from an open trial of the STAND system of care were published in the journal JMIR Mental Health on July 24, 2023. UCLA STAND ALACRITY Center Co-Director Kate Wolitzky-Taylor, PhD, is the paper’s lead author; several other DGC-affiliated researchers contributed.
Dr. Nelson B. Freimer, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge director, highlighted current DGC research in a lecture titled “Transformations Coming to Psychiatric Assessment: The Role of Genetics and Digital Technologies” on Apr. 18, 2023.
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.