Presented by Tammy Duong, MD, and Barbara Krishna Stuart, PhD

Education Spotlight is a faculty development series and monthly forum for Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences clinician-educators. Its aims are to discuss department-wide education topics, share innovations and best practices, build essential teaching skills.

This series is sponsored by the Academy of Medical Educator’s Endowed Chair in Psychiatry Medical Student Education.

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Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD
Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sponsored by the UCSF Center for Health and Community

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Lunch will be available for in-person attendees at the Pritzker Building.

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Each month, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, will host a workshop for those planning to submit or in the process of submitting an NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent application.

These will be informal group meetings aimed at helping participants improve the quality of their proposals and assist participants in navigating through the application process. It is understood that the composition of the group will change from month to month. It is not necessary to attend all sessions in order to participate.

Goals

Improve the quality of R01 or equivalent applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting R01 applicationsThese workshops are open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH R01 or equivalent research project grant application.

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If you have any questions that you'd like to submit for the research leadership team to address, please send them to molly.vitorte@ucsf.edu.

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

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This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

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Regular workshop facilitators include:

Brian Borsari, PhDJennifer Felder, PhDSusanna Fryer, PhDAndrew Krystal, MD, MSDaniel Mathalon, PhD, MDRachel Nosheny, PhD----------

Goals

Improve the quality of award applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting applications----------

Open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH K Award application.

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ABOUT THE SERIES
Bridging the Gap: Translational Neuroscience Seminar Series explores challenges and opportunities for advancing translational neuroscience, in a format geared to support productive and valuable discussion:

FOCUS ON TRANSLATION
These seminars bring together scientists and clinicians to focus specifically on translation in neuroscience, highlighting and discussing key scientific and technical problems; sharing innovative approaches, techniques and strategies; and shining a light on successes, lessons and opportunities.

FOSTERING CONNECTION
The series links audiences and speakers from across the Weill Neurohub-affiliated institutions (UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, Allen Institute) as well as industry partners Roche and Genentech, who are joined to the Weill Neurohub through the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience partnership.

ENGAGING FORMAT
Each seminar will feature a 30 minute chalk-talk-style presentation, followed by ample time for lively discussion and informal engagement by attendees.

SAVE THE DATE
This is a recurring monthly seminar series taking place on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00pm (PT).

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In-person attendance is encouraged and lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to arcadia.pacana@ucsf.edu whether you will be attending virtually via Zoom or in-person.

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Presented by Erick Hung, MD

Education Spotlight is a faculty development series and monthly forum for Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences clinician-educators. Its aims are to discuss department-wide education topics, share innovations and best practices, build essential teaching skills.

This series is sponsored by the Academy of Medical Educator’s Endowed Chair in Psychiatry Medical Student Education.

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✨ Step into warmth - literally, thematically, and emotionally - as we celebrate this year's most accomplished psychiatrists: the residents, faculty, and staff who make our Residency Training Program so phenomenal. ✨

🌴 Tropics After Dark 🌴
📅 Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (dinner served); 7:00 PM (formal programming)
📍 Venue: Azúcar Lounge | 299 9th St., SF CA 94103
💃 Attire: tropical formal
🍸 Refreshments: dinner will be served, drinks (<$15 on menu) will be flowing

💲 Cost
PGY0: free!
PGY1: $10
PGY2: $15
PGY3: $20
PGY4: $25
Guest of a Resident: $40
Faculty, Staff, and their Guests: $70

Please Venmo @UCSFPsychRA, Zelle, or arrange to bring cash/check to Nakai Corral.

RSVP REQUIRED - Link here

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Specific agenda items will be distributed via email closer to each town hall date. If you have questions you would like the leadership panel to address during the town hall, please send them in advance to adri.jayaratne@ucsf.edu. This will help us make sure we can get to as many of your questions as possible in the limited time available.

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This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

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Each month, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, will host a workshop for those planning to submit or in the process of submitting an NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent application.

These will be informal group meetings aimed at helping participants improve the quality of their proposals and assist participants in navigating through the application process. It is understood that the composition of the group will change from month to month. It is not necessary to attend all sessions in order to participate.

Goals

Improve the quality of R01 or equivalent applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting R01 applicationsThese workshops are open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH R01 or equivalent research project grant application.

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In-person attendance is encouraged and lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to arcadia.pacana@ucsf.edu whether you will be attending virtually via Zoom or in-person.

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This meeting is open only to Pritzker Building Child and Adolescent clinical faculty and staff.

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If you have any questions that you'd like to submit for the research leadership team to address, please send them to molly.vitorte@ucsf.edu.

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

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This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

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Please note: This meeting will not be recorded.

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This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

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Regular workshop facilitators include:

Brian Borsari, PhDJennifer Felder, PhDSusanna Fryer, PhDAndrew Krystal, MD, MSDaniel Mathalon, PhD, MDRachel Nosheny, PhD----------

Goals

Improve the quality of award applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting applications----------

Open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH K Award application.

View on site | Email this event

Each month, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, will host a workshop for those planning to submit or in the process of submitting an NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent application.

These will be informal group meetings aimed at helping participants improve the quality of their proposals and assist participants in navigating through the application process. It is understood that the composition of the group will change from month to month. It is not necessary to attend all sessions in order to participate.

Goals

Improve the quality of R01 or equivalent applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting R01 applicationsThese workshops are open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH R01 or equivalent research project grant application.

View on site | Email this event

Lunch will be available for in-person attendees at the Pritzker Building.

View on site | Email this event

If you have any questions that you'd like to submit for the research leadership team to address, please send them to molly.vitorte@ucsf.edu.

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

View on site | Email this event

Regular workshop facilitators include:

Brian Borsari, PhDJennifer Felder, PhDSusanna Fryer, PhDAndrew Krystal, MD, MSDaniel Mathalon, PhD, MDRachel Nosheny, PhD----------

Goals

Improve the quality of award applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting applications----------

Open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH K Award application.

View on site | Email this event

Lunch will be available for in-person attendees at the Pritzker Building.

View on site | Email this event

Each month, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, will host a workshop for those planning to submit or in the process of submitting an NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent application.

These will be informal group meetings aimed at helping participants improve the quality of their proposals and assist participants in navigating through the application process. It is understood that the composition of the group will change from month to month. It is not necessary to attend all sessions in order to participate.

Goals

Improve the quality of R01 or equivalent applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting R01 applicationsThese workshops are open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH R01 or equivalent research project grant application.

View on site | Email this event

If you have any questions that you'd like to submit for the research leadership team to address, please send them to molly.vitorte@ucsf.edu.

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

View on site | Email this event

In-person attendance is encouraged and lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to arcadia.pacana@ucsf.edu whether you will be attending virtually via Zoom or in-person.

View on site | Email this event

Regular workshop facilitators include:

Brian Borsari, PhDJennifer Felder, PhDSusanna Fryer, PhDAndrew Krystal, MD, MSDaniel Mathalon, PhD, MDRachel Nosheny, PhD----------

Goals

Improve the quality of award applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting applications----------

Open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH K Award application.

View on site | Email this event

Specific agenda items will be distributed via email closer to each town hall date. If you have questions you would like the leadership panel to address during the town hall, please send them in advance to adri.jayaratne@ucsf.edu. This will help us make sure we can get to as many of your questions as possible in the limited time available.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

View on site | Email this event

Lunch will be available for in-person attendees at the Pritzker Building.

View on site | Email this event

Each month, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, will host a workshop for those planning to submit or in the process of submitting an NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent application.

These will be informal group meetings aimed at helping participants improve the quality of their proposals and assist participants in navigating through the application process. It is understood that the composition of the group will change from month to month. It is not necessary to attend all sessions in order to participate.

Goals

Improve the quality of R01 or equivalent applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting R01 applicationsThese workshops are open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH R01 or equivalent research project grant application.

View on site | Email this event

In-person attendance is encouraged and lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to arcadia.pacana@ucsf.edu whether you will be attending virtually via Zoom or in-person.

----------

This meeting is open only to Pritzker Building Child and Adolescent clinical faculty and staff.

View on site | Email this event

If you have any questions that you'd like to submit for the research leadership team to address, please send them to molly.vitorte@ucsf.edu.

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

View on site | Email this event

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

View on site | Email this event

Regular workshop facilitators include:

Brian Borsari, PhDJennifer Felder, PhDSusanna Fryer, PhDAndrew Krystal, MD, MSDaniel Mathalon, PhD, MDRachel Nosheny, PhD----------

Goals

Improve the quality of award applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting applications----------

Open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH K Award application.

View on site | Email this event

Lunch will be available for in-person attendees at the Pritzker Building.

View on site | Email this event

Each month, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, will host a workshop for those planning to submit or in the process of submitting an NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent application.

These will be informal group meetings aimed at helping participants improve the quality of their proposals and assist participants in navigating through the application process. It is understood that the composition of the group will change from month to month. It is not necessary to attend all sessions in order to participate.

Goals

Improve the quality of R01 or equivalent applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting R01 applicationsThese workshops are open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH R01 or equivalent research project grant application.

View on site | Email this event

If you have any questions that you'd like to submit for the research leadership team to address, please send them to molly.vitorte@ucsf.edu.

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

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This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

View on site | Email this event

Regular workshop facilitators include:

Brian Borsari, PhDJennifer Felder, PhDSusanna Fryer, PhDAndrew Krystal, MD, MSDaniel Mathalon, PhD, MDRachel Nosheny, PhD----------

Goals

Improve the quality of award applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting applications----------

Open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH K Award application.

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This conference centers on the interface between obstetrics, gynecology, and psychiatry, with national experts on diverse topics including menopause, sexual health, body image, environmental toxins, perinatal Asian mental health and much more! We hope to see you there in person or virtually!

Registration Fees

Physicians $285Nurses/APPs/Psychologists/Therapists/Other Health Care Professionals $235Residents/Fellows/Trainees/Doulas $85Optional boxed lunch (only available for purchase until 10/31/26) $28Target Audience
The course is designed for all clinicians who work in women's reproductive health, including physicians (OB, family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry), midwives, nurse practitioners, psychotherapists, and social workers among others.

Objectives

As a result of the education, I intend to:

Apply evidence-based principles of reproductive psychopharmacology to optimize medication selection, dosing, and counseling across the reproductive lifespan.Assess and identify sexual health concerns in midlife patients and integrate appropriate biopsychosocial treatment strategies into clinical care.Screen for and evaluate perinatal body image disturbances and eating disorders, and implement early, evidence-based interventions.Analyze reproductive toxicology data and incorporate risk-benefit considerations into shared decision-making with patients.Demonstrate culturally responsive approaches to perinatal mental healthcare, particularly for Asian American patients, to improve engagement and treatment outcomes.Integrate interdisciplinary and patient-centered strategies to address barriers to care, including stigma, access limitations, and system-level constraints.Modify clinical practice by incorporating updated screening tools, counseling approaches, and treatment frameworks to improve reproductive mental health outcomes.

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Lunch will be available for in-person attendees at the Pritzker Building.

View on site | Email this event

Each month, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, will host a workshop for those planning to submit or in the process of submitting an NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent application.

These will be informal group meetings aimed at helping participants improve the quality of their proposals and assist participants in navigating through the application process. It is understood that the composition of the group will change from month to month. It is not necessary to attend all sessions in order to participate.

Goals

Improve the quality of R01 or equivalent applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting R01 applicationsThese workshops are open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH R01 or equivalent research project grant application.

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If you have any questions that you'd like to submit for the research leadership team to address, please send them to molly.vitorte@ucsf.edu.

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

View on site | Email this event

Regular workshop facilitators include:

Brian Borsari, PhDJennifer Felder, PhDSusanna Fryer, PhDAndrew Krystal, MD, MSDaniel Mathalon, PhD, MDRachel Nosheny, PhD----------

Goals

Improve the quality of award applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting applications----------

Open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH K Award application.

View on site | Email this event

In-person attendance is encouraged and lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to arcadia.pacana@ucsf.edu whether you will be attending virtually via Zoom or in-person.

View on site | Email this event

Specific agenda items will be distributed via email closer to each town hall date. If you have questions you would like the leadership panel to address during the town hall, please send them in advance to adri.jayaratne@ucsf.edu. This will help us make sure we can get to as many of your questions as possible in the limited time available.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

View on site | Email this event

Each month, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Vice Chair for Research Andrew Krystal, MD, MS, will host a workshop for those planning to submit or in the process of submitting an NIH R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent application.

These will be informal group meetings aimed at helping participants improve the quality of their proposals and assist participants in navigating through the application process. It is understood that the composition of the group will change from month to month. It is not necessary to attend all sessions in order to participate.

Goals

Improve the quality of R01 or equivalent applications for participantsProvide a support group for those submitting R01 applicationsThese workshops are open to all DPBS and other UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers in the process of (or planning to) submit an NIH R01 or equivalent research project grant application.

View on site | Email this event

In-person attendance is encouraged and lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to arcadia.pacana@ucsf.edu whether you will be attending virtually via Zoom or in-person.

----------

This meeting is open only to Pritzker Building Child and Adolescent clinical faculty and staff.

View on site | Email this event

If you have any questions that you'd like to submit for the research leadership team to address, please send them to molly.vitorte@ucsf.edu.

Please note: This meeting will not be recorded. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

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Please note: This meeting will not be recorded.

----------

This meeting is open only to UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty, staff, and trainees.

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Lunch will be available for in-person attendees at the Pritzker Building.

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