Depression Grand Challenge

In an article about resources being explored by UC Berkeley, The Daily Californian – the student-run newspaper at UC Berkeley – referenced the Depression Grand Challenge’s STAND program.

Jonathan Flint, genetics expert and DGC Executive Committee member, traveled with UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to sites like London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Geneva, Singapore, Bangkok, Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul.

Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Kevin Love joined Michelle Craske, psychology and psychiatry professor and co-director of the Depression Grand Challenge, Aug. 19, 2019 for "Minds Matter: Raising the Curtain on Depression and Anxiety," the first in the ongoing Minds Matter event series hosted by UCLA Psychology and the Geffen Playhouse.

The funds will enable the DGC to upgrade the STAND Program (dubbed STAND 2.0), including an enhanced digital treatment platform and the creation of new algorithms and back-end tools.

Nelson Freimer, director of the Depression Grand Challenge, was interviewed in a UCLA Newsroom article about findings from a study published in Nature he co-led with researchers from UCLA, in collaboration with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; the University of Michigan and 18 other institutions.

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge launched the Perinatal Mood and Behavior Tracking study, a pilot partnering with the OB/GYN clinic that is part of the UCLA Health System.

UCLA announced that Jonathan Flint; UCLA behavioral geneticist, expert in the genetic determinants of depression and Depression Grand Challenge Executive Committee team member; was named to the Royal Society of London for his work to uncover the genetic determinants of depression.

Forbes, STAT, TheFix.com, MedShadow, The Standard, Yahoo News and Tech Xplore feature quotes from Michelle Craske, PhD, co-director of the Depression Grand Challenge, about virtual reality as a treatment for anhedonia — an often overlooked symptom of depression that reflects a lack of ability to feel pleasure and joy.

Jonathan Flint, MD will present at the 10th annual Emerging Research Speaker Series and reception hosted by UCLA Staff Assembly. His talk, "The Genetic Basis of Depression," will share how his research explores how genes influence behavior.

The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge hosted a TEDxUCLA salon titled "Tackling Depression: Understanding, Preventing, and Treating the World’s Greatest Health Problem."