Thursday, January 13, 2005

Dr. Kupfer is Thomas Detre Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  For more than 25 years, Dr. Kupfer’s research has focused primarily on the conceptualization, diagnosis, and treatment of mood disorders.  He has written more than 855 articles, books, and book chapters that examine treatment in recurrent depression, the causes of depression, and the relationship between biomarkers and depression.  As Thomas Detre Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Director of Research at WPIC, he oversees the coordination and expansion of investigations among the department’s 200 faculty.  He has promoted widespread collaborations between clinical investigators in psychiatry and those in more basic neurosciences.  These studies are not limited to depression and other mood disorders but encompass virtually every psychiatric disorder and every age group, from infants to the “oldest old.”  Under Dr. Kupfer’s direction, WPIC has become one of the nation’s preeminent university-based psychiatric centers as evidenced by the quality and number of publications as well as the amount of peer-reviewed federal funding for mental health research.  For more than 25 years, Dr. Kupfer’s research has focused primarily on the conceptualization, diagnosis, and treatment of mood disorders.  He has written more than 855 articles, books, and book chapters that examine treatment in recurrent depression, the causes of depression, and the relationship between biomarkers and depression.  In recognition of his contributions to the field, Dr. Kupfer has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Institute of Medicine’s 1998 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health.  He was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 1990.  Dr. Kupfer is the Founding President of the International Society of Bipolar Disorders.