Francine M Benes MD PhD
Director, Program for Structural and Molecular Neuroscience at McLean Hospital; William P. and Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
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115 Mill StBelmont, MA 02478
Phone+1 617-855-2401
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1985- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1981
University of Connecticut (Waterbury)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1980 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Kempf Fund Award American Psychiatric Association, 2006
- Gold Medal Lifetime Achievement Award Society for Biological Psychiatry, 2005
- William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award Harvard Medical School, 2005
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsClinical evidence that a dysregulated master neural network modulator may aid in diagnosing schizophrenia.Munetaka Nomoto, Glenn T. Konopaske, Naoya Yamashita, Reina Aoki, Aoi Jitsuki-Takahashi
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2021-08-03 - 14 citationsDysbindin-1 contributes to prefrontal cortical dendritic arbor pathology in schizophreniaGlenn T. Konopaske, Darrick T. Balu, Kendall Taylor Presti, Grace Chan, Francine M. Benes
Schizophrenia Research. 2018-05-11 - 5 citationsLocation matters: distinct DNA methylation patterns in GABAergic interneuronal populations from separate microcircuits within the human hippocampus.W. Brad Ruzicka, Sivan Subburaju, Joseph T. Coyle, Francine M. Benes
Human Molecular Genetics. 2018-01-15
Grant Support
- Gene Expression In Hippocampal Circuits Of Bipolars And SchizophrenicsNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2011
- A National Resource For Postmortem Brain ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2011
- Limbic Lobe In Schizophrenia And Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2011
- A Natonal Resource For Postmortem Brain ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health2006
- Neurophysiologic &Behavioral Consequences Of Hippocampal Gabaergic DysfunctionNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2002
Professional Memberships
- National Academy of MedicineMember
External Links
- McLean Hospitalhttp://www.mcleanhospital.org
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