Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Nurnberger is a psychiatrist and a neuroscientist. He has developed methods for the identification of genes important in human behavior. Currently, he is involved in national and international collaborative efforts to localize and identify such genes with a concentration in the areas of affective disorders, alcohol dependence, and autism. He also has a particular interest in follow-up studies of adolescents from families with multiple cases of psychiatric illness. He received a B.S. in Psychology from Fordham College (Fordham University) in 1968, an M.D. from Indiana University in 1975, and a Ph.D. from Indiana University in Neural Sciences in 1983. Following completion of psychiatric residency at Columbia University-Presbyterian Medical Center (New York Psychiatric Institute) in 1978, Dr. Nurnberger served as Medical Officer at the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program. He left NIMH in 1986 to become Director of the Indiana University Institute of Psychiatric Research. In 1996 he became Joyce and Iver Small Professor of Psychiatry at Indiana and in 2015 he was appointed Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry. He also holds faculty appointments in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics and the Program on Medical Neuroscience. He presently serves as Vice Chairman for Preclinical Research in the Department of Psychiatry. He enjoys teaching medical students and residents in the areas of mood disorders and he runs several clinics with residents specializing in bipolar disorder and recurrent depression.
Friday, October 4
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM