Events

For grand rounds inquiries, including nominations or to meet with a speaker, please email us at: grandrounds@nyspi.columbia.edu.

  • Sleep Microarchitecture Biomarkers and Genetic Risk in Schizophrenia

    Tuesday, March 3, 2026
    4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Multipurpose Room, #6602
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Area Neuroscience Seminar Sleep Microarchitecture Biomarkers and Genetic Risk in Schizophrenia Shaun M. Purcell, PhD Columbia University Irving Medical Center Professor of Medical Genetics (in Psychiatry) Dr. Purcell will present recent work identifying objective, physiology-based biomarkers of psychiatric disease derived from NREM sleep, emphasizing both within- and between-group alterations in individuals with schizophrenia. I will then outline ongoing efforts to: (1) improve biomarker specificity, particularly with respect to aging and medication effects; (2) characterize alterations across multiple timescales, including infra-slow (~0.02 Hz) oscillations associated with neuromodulatory state; and (3) link sleep microarchitectural features to genetic risk for schizophrenia, with the broader goal of bridging population-scale human physiology to systems-level mechanisms using complementary human and animal models. Pardes Building, Multipurpose Room, 6th Floor (#6602)

  • Learning Health Systems for Improving Mental Health

    Wednesday, March 4, 2026
    11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Hellman Auditorium
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Susan Essock Lecture Learning Health Systems for Improving Mental Health Amy M. Kilbourne, PhD, MPH Professor, Department of Learning Health Sciences University of Michigan Medical School Deputy Chief Research and Development Office for Investigators, Scientific Review and Management (Acting), Office of Research and Development Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System *This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.  (Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar) Location Hellman Auditorium 1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building 1051 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10032 Zoom Details Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121 Passcode: 598948 Dial in: +1 646 558 8656 Zoom Link

  • Navigating a Digital World: Youth, Technology and Mental Health

    Wednesday, March 4, 2026
    6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Multipurpose Room, #6602
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    The Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression and Columbia University Department of Psychiatry invite you to Navigating a Digital World: Youth, Technology and Mental Health A Hope Over the Horizon Panel Discussion The Hope Over the Horizon Panel Discussion, made possible by the support of the Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation, will explore how the digital landscape is influencing youth mental health. The event will highlight cutting-edge research on the impact of smartphone use, social media, and technology on emotional well-being as well as examine how clinicians, families, educators, and young people can navigate this environment. Experts will share practical insights and evidence-based strategies aimed at reducing risk and fostering hope for the next generation. Wednesday, March 4, 2026 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Panel discussion to begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a reception The Penn Club of New York 30 West 44th Street New York City The Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression at Columbia is dedicated to revealing the causes of depression through research and advancing evidence-based treatment by quickly translating research findings into clinical practice through training and dissemination of our discoveries. Event Contact Information: Karlene Kreutzer 646-734-6275 cuimcevents@cumc.columbia.edu

  • Leveraging Implementation Science to Integrate Substance Use . . .

    Thursday, March 5, 2026
    9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Multipurpose Room, #6602
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    HIV Center Rounds Leveraging Implementation Science to Integrate Substance Use and HIV Service Delivery: A Panel Discussion Justin Knox, PhD Associate Professor of Clinical Implementation Science and Intervention (in Psychiatry and Sociomedical Sciences) Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Cristina Rodriguez-Hart, PhD MPH Senior Research Scientist HIV Care & Treatment Program, Research and Evaluation Unit Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Christopher Ferraris, LMSW Research Program Manager New York State Psychiatric Institute Connor Reynolds, MPH Data Analyst Care & Treatment Program/Research & Evaluation Unit Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STIs New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene MODERATOR: Aimee Campbell, PhD Professor of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center Research Scientist NYS Psychiatric Institute, Division on Substance Use Advance registration is required for this meeting. Pardes Building, Multipurpose Room, 6th Floor (#6602) or via Zoom

  • Social Neuroscience: Bonding and Loss

    Wednesday, March 11, 2026
    11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
    New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032 Hellman Auditorium
    • College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Psychiatry Grand Rounds Social Neuroscience: Bonding and Loss Zoe Donaldson, PhD Associate Professor University of Colorado Boulder  *This Grand Rounds is IN PERSON.  (Also live-streamed via Zoom webinar) Location Hellman Auditorium 1st floor of NYSPI-Pardes Building 1051 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10032 Zoom Details Meeting ID: 810 0337 6121 Passcode: 598948 Dial in: +1 646 558 8656 Zoom Link