Arun Tiwari

New online! Functional synonymous mutations and their evolutionary consequences bit.ly/43Dlee0

The first schizophrenia medication in decades with a new mechanism of action won US regulatory approval nature.com/articles/d4158…

“As I look back on my ~60 years of biomedical research, I realize how important Serendipity was in shaping my career.” —#LaskerLaureate Joel Habener accepts the #LaskerAward. He is recognized for GLP-1-based therapy for #obesity. #Lasker2024 @MassGeneralNews @harvardmed

REMINDER: Interested in Sharing Your Experience with Schizophrenia? If you are a care partner or someone living with schizophrenia, you may be eligible for this online survey with compensation. hopesurvey.ca

Seeking help for your substance use? Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (@CAMH) are currently seeking adult participants (18+) who have been seeking or are receiving treatment for their substance use

I’m excited to share that my PhD study using the genetics of heart rate variability to identify new targets for anxiety disorders has been published in Psychiatry Research! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CAMHResearch @CAMHnews @UofTIMS @UofT

Tomorrow, SSC will be hosting a screening and panel discussion of OUTSIDER to recognize National Schizophrenia and Psychosis Awareness Day, observed on May 24. Join this critical conversation on May 23 at 4PM PST: us02web.zoom.us/j/82192773202?…

Congratulations to Niki and Kowsar for their achievements at IMS Scientific Day @UofTIMS! 👏🏻👏🏻Additionally, we're delighted to share that Dr. Kennedy has been awarded the Mel Silverman Mentorship Award. #IMSScientificDay

17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh is the Champion of FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024!! Gukesh scored 9/14 points to clinch the first place. A huge moment for Indian Chess! After Vishy Anand, he is only the second Indian player to win the Candidates Tournament. With this amazing victory, Gukesh will challenge the reigning World Champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship match! #chess #chessbaseindia #GukeshFTW #Candidates2024

Analyses of large cohorts of patients with type 2 diabetes identified 12 disease genetic clusters with distinct cardiometabolic trait associations, providing insights on disease susceptibility across ancestries @miriam_udler @broadinstitute @CGM_MGH nature.com/articles/s4159…

My paper using wearables to study the association of anxiety disorders and heart rate variability is published! This was one of my thesis chapters, and I'm excited to finally have it out! Check it out here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CAMHResearch @CAMHnews @empatica

This study follows the career trajectories of the winners of an #NIH early-career funding award and finds that researchers with greater mobility, men, and those hired at well-funded institutions experience greater subsequent funding success. elifesciences.org/articles/88984…

#Canada has one of the highest global rates of multiple sclerosis, which has no cure. CAMH Senior Scientist Dr. Fang Lui and her team have developed a potential new drug #treatment and published their findings in @ScienceAdvances. ⬇️Learn more: camh.ca/en/camh-news-a… #MS

CAMH Drs. Mahavir Agarwal & Margaret Hahn are currently exploring whether semaglutide, a common diabetes treatment, can reduce body weight and improve #MentalHealth for individuals receiving treatment for #schizophrenia. ⬇️MORE: clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05333…

Excited to share that my review paper covering the biomarker potential of heart rate variability for anxiety disorders is published in Psychophysiology @TheRealSPR! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Check out our new publication reviewing the relationship between anxiety and heart rate variability, led by our PhD candidate @JuliaTomasi20!

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@UMichPharmacy @VEllingrod @psychpharm Congratulations Vicki!

Congratulations to our Dean @Vellingrod, who won the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists' @psychpharm 2024 Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award. She is honored as a leader in precision medicine research, an educator, and a mentor. bit.ly/3Er50Yh