SOBP August 2018 Newsletter

Letter from the Editor

Hello Everyone,

I hope this finds you well. As I start the role as Newsletter Editor, I realize it is a distinguished honor for me to continue after the leading contribution of my predecessor, Dr. Stephen Strakowski. Coming after him is not an easy task. I am thankful for all who attended the 73 ^rd annual meeting in New York this past May and contributed to its success. We had a record attendance of 2071 participants, including 144 SOBP travel awardees with cutting edge scientific contributions across plenaries, symposia, and posters sessions. Having had the privilege to take part in it and interacting with so many younger attendees, made me reflect on the fact that we continue to be part of a major scientific organization which fosters the growth of the next generation of behavior and clinical neuroscientist. The success of the meeting would not have been possible without the leadership of Lori McMahon and Carol Tamminga. For the first time this year, the plenary sessions were recorded and uploaded to the SOBP YouTube channel . The YouTube channel is an opportunity to disseminate knowledge among non-scientist who would otherwise unlikely have access to scientific discoveries on biological constructs of mental illness. I would like to encourage you to subscribe to the SOBP YouTube channel and become active members. This will be for all of us an inspirational reminder of what our colleagues do to advance the field and, more importantly, by communicating at large the science of mental illness, we will in turn raise awareness and help decreasing stigma. The 73 ^rd meeting also marked Maggie & Mimi’s retirement. I would like to personally thank them for their inspirational leadership and for having made of our Society a tight community united by the tireless dedication to a common goal in a spirit of fruitful collaboration and mutual respect. On a personal note, I owe to them and to their encouragement since our very first interactions, the great joy of serving the Society. Maggie & Mimi, THANK YOU.

I look forward to continuing engaging with you all through our Newsletters as we work hard to foster dissemination of scientific discoveries and collegiality, to ultimately better serve patients suffering with mental illness and their families. To achieve this goal, I will work closely with Dr. Robert Howland, Assistant Newsletter Editor. Please, don’t hesitate to send us ideas and suggestions that we could use to make the Newsletter an even better tool and in line with your goals.

Sincerely,

Jorge Almeida

Member, SOBP

Director, Bipolar Disorder IPU

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Dell Medical School at University of Texas at Austin

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in these editorials are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, its officers, or members.

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