Kristen J. Brennand, Ph.D.
BBRF Awards & Recognition
Scientific Council Member (Joined 2019)
2018 Maltz Prizewinner for Innovative & Promising Schizophrenia Research
2016 Independent Investigator Grant
2012 Young Investigator Grant
Kristen J. Brennand, Ph.D.
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Professor of Psychiatry; Co-director, Science Fellows Program
Yale School of Medicine
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Read Dr. Brennand's Profile from the 2018 International Awards Dinner Journal.
Kristen Brennand is a stem cell biologist working to bridge the fields of developmental neuroscience and psychiatry. A major focus of her work is developing in vitro models for schizophrenia in order to identify novel insights into the molecular and cellular phenotypes of mental illness. She works with the Department of Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Psychiatry, and the Icahn Institute for Data Science and Genomic Technology.
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