Mood and Emotion Research Program

Elisabeth Dykens, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center; Director of Mood and Emotion Research Program

Projects

Project 4: Neurogenomic model for dopamine transporter regulation—National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (2000-2005)
Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Regulation of serotonin transporters—National Institute on Drug Abuse (1994-2004)
Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Nutritional and metabolic significance of selenium—National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (1987-2004)
Raymond Burk, M.D., Principal Investigator

Developmental origins of depressive cognitions—National Institute of Mental Health (2002-2006)
Project Think Well Web site
David Cole, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Judy Garber, Ph.D., and Bahr Weiss, Ph.D.

Molecular physiology of brain cation-chloride cotransporters—National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1999-2004)
Eric Delpire, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Prader-Willi syndrome: correlates of compulsivity—National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2002-2007)
Elisabeth Dykens, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Post-transcriptional regulation of serotonin receptors--National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1997-2007)
Ronald Emeson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Elaine Sanders-Bush, Ph.D.

Treatment of depression in parents--impact on children—National Institute on Mental Health (1998-2004)
Judy Garber, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Andrew Tomarken, Ph.D.

Prevention of depression in at-risk adolescents—National Institute on Mental Health (2003-2008)
Judy Garber, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Steven Hollon, Ph.D.

Prevention of recurrence in depression with drugs and cognitive therapy--National Institute on Mental Health (2002-2007)
Steven Hollon, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Richard Shelton, M.D., Andrew Tomarken, Ph.D.

Molecular/genetic analysis of biological clocks in cells--National Institute on Mental Health (1988-2006)
Carl Johnson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

BRET interaction system for circadian clock proteins—National Institute of General Medical Sciences (2002-2006)
Carl Johnson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Cell-permeant clock proteins—National Institute of Mental Health (2002-2006)
Carl Johnson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Sleep architecture of individuals with mental retardation—National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2003-20050
Craig Kennedy, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Mark Harvey, Ph.D.

Project PBS [Positive Behavior Support]: a three-tiered prevention model to better serve all students—U. S. Department of Education (2002-2005)
Kathleen Lane, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Joseph Wehby, Ph.D.

Gene discovery in a putative mouse model of ADHD—National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2003-2004)
Michael McDonald, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

GH alternative splicing: mechanisms and disease—National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1994-2005)
John Phillips, M.D., Principal Investigator

Dynamic of pancreatic islet function—National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1998-2006)
David Piston, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Characterization of central serotonin receptors—National Institute of Mental Health (1980-2005)
Elaine Sanders-Bush, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Ronald Emeson, Ph.D., and Randy Smith, Ph.D.

Hallucinogens and serotonin signal transduction—National Institute on Drug Abuse (1988-2003)
Elaine Sanders-Bush, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Randy Smith, Ph.D.

Predicting responsiveness to imitation intervention—National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2001-2004)
Wendy Stone, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Paul Yoder, Ph.D., Mark Wolery, Ph.D.

Early identification of children with autism spectrum disorders—U.S. Department of Education (1999-2004)
Wendy Stone, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Mitochondrial short chain 3-OH-Acyl-CoA dehydrogenases—National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1999-2004)
Arnold Strauss, M.D., Principal Investigator

Illness behavior and somatization in children—Naitonal Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1997-2006)
Lynn Walker, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Judy Garber, Ph.D., Craig Smith, Ph.D.