Bennett Research Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry, and the Daniel H. Efron Research Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Gordon pursued a combined MD-PhD degree at the University of California, San Francisco, studying psychiatry and neuroscience. Michael Stryker, Gordon pioneered methods to study brain plasticity in the mouse visual system. He completed his psychiatry residency and research fellowship at Columbia University.ĭuring his 16 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, former Congressman (D-RI) Patrick J. Kennedy fought to end discrimination against mental illness, addiction, and other brain diseases.

He is best known as the lead sponsor of the groundbreaking Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act that provides millions of Americans, previously denied care, with access to mental health and addiction treatment by requiring insurance companies to treat illnesses of the brain the same way they treat illnesses of the body.Īs co-founder of the nonprofit One Mind, Kennedy helped spark a global revolution in how scientists collaborate to study, diagnose, and treat brain diseases. In 2013, he founded The Kennedy Forum, a nonprofit that unites mental health advocates, business leaders, and government agencies around a common set of principles, including full implementation of the Federal Parity Law. allan spreen senior panelist health sciences institute full#

Kennedy co-authored the New York Times bestseller A Common Struggle, in which he shared both his personal narrative and how he shepherded the Federal Parity Law. He served on the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, with his personal contributions focused on the declaration of a federal emergency and strong parity recommendations. Noopur Agarwal is vice president of social impact for MTV Entertainment Group, the world’s premier youth entertainment brand, and MTV’s 24-hour college network, mtvU, which reaches nearly 9 million students across 750 campuses nationwide. She oversees major “pro-social” campaigns to engage and activate America’s youth on the biggest issues impacting their generation.Īgarwal has represented MTV at industry forums, including the Consumer Electronics Show, South by Southwest, Advertising Week, and Social Media Week, as well as in such educational settings as Columbia University and New York University. She recently hosted MTV’s speaker series MTV Pioneers, where she interviewed groundbreaking leaders, including Blake Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS shoes, and Jamie Oliver, celebrity chef and food activist. allan spreen senior panelist health sciences institute series#

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