Small Group Discussion will take place at the beginning at 0800-0900 in the Small Dining Room during the Breakfast/Registration hour. Separate registration for discussion is not needed. Please register using the tab above.

Topics and discussion leaders as follows:

1. He Li: Prevention of Stress-Induced Exaggerated Fear Response in Animal Model of PTSD

2. Lei Zhang: Biomarkers for PTSD

3. Connie Duncan: Predicting PTSD using measures of brain structure and function

4. David Benedek: Biorepository initiative in the DoD

5. Kwang Choi: PTSD and substance abuse

2012 Speakers

Sheena Josselyn, PhD
- Associate Professor, Physiology, University of Toronto

Sumantra Chattarji, PhD
- Associate Professor, National Centre of Biological Sciences

Col Eric Vermetten, MD, PhD
- Head of Research in Military Mental Health, Netherlands, Department of Defense
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands

Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD
- Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health

JoAnn Difede, PhD
- Director and Professor of Psychology, Program for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies, Weill Cornell Medical College