Kessler, Robert
Biographical Sketch: Robert Kessler is also on the Neuroscience Steering Committee for NIH. Dr. Kessler has received research funding from Janssen and he has also served as a consultant for and is a shareholder with PharmoRx. Topical Index: Interview History: Dates: Dec-04 Interviewer: A.Tone Transcript: Papers:
Killam, Keith F. and Eva Killam
Biographical Sketch: In 1953, Eva King moved to the UCLA Medical School, and in 1954, she received the John J. Abel Award for outstanding research in neuropsychopharmacology, the first woman to receive this prestigious ASPET award. After marrying Keith Killam, the couple moved to Stanford University in 1959 where Eva worked as a research associate […]
Kaufman, Seymour
Biographical Sketch: Seymour Kaufman majored in chemistry at the University of Illinois, where he received his undergraduate degree in 1945 and his master’s degree in 1946. He received his doctorate in 1949 from Duke University, where he served as a U.S. Public Health Service fellow. While in graduate school at Illinois, he developed what became […]
Katz, Martin
Biographical Sketch: Martin M. Katz, Ph.D, in 1993 he worked in the Department of Psychiatry at the Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine in Bronx, NY. He is on the Scientific Editorial Advisory Board of NIMH’s Schizophrenia Bulletin. Topical Index: Interview History: Dates: Dec-07 Interviewer: S. Koslow Dates: Dec-95 Interviewer: J.Endicott […]
Kapur, Shitij
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Shitij Kapur moved to the King’s College post in 2007 after serving as Canada Research Chair for Schizophrenia and Therapeutic Neuroscience, Chief of Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, […]
Kane, John
Biographical Sketch: John M. Kane, MD is Vice President for Behavioral Health Services of the North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System and Chairman of Psychiatry at The Zucker Hillside Hospital. He is Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience and holds the Dr. E. Richard Feinberg Chair in Schizophrenia Research at the Albert Einstein […]
Kandel, Eric
Biographical Sketch: Eric Kandel shared the prize with fellow recipients Arvid Carlsson and Paul Greengard. Kandel is professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and a Senior Investigator in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He was also the founding director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, which […]
Kaim, Sam
Biographical Sketch: Samuel Kaim, MD, is the director of the Alcohol and Drug Dependence Service of the Veterans Administration is also the chief of research in psychiatry and neurology for the Veterans Administration Central Office, Washington, DC. Topical Index: Interview History: Dates: Apr-97 Interviewer: L.Hollister Transcript: Papers:
Jeste, Dilip
Biographical Sketch: Dilip Jeste is also the Principal Investigator on several research and training grants, including Summer Research Institute in Geriatric Psychiatry, a national research training program. Dr. Jeste obtained his medical education in Poona, and psychiatry training in Bombay, India. In the USA, he completed his psychiatry residency at Cornell University, and Neurology residency […]
Jasinski, Don
Biographical Sketch: Don Jasinski’s research interest has been in the clinical pharmacology of abused substances as well understanding the causes, treatment and prevention of substance abuse. A primary research activity has been the development of methods to assess abuse potential especially of new agents being introduced into medicine. Dr. Jasinski has been the lead investigator […]