Past Events - 2017

11th Annual Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation Early-Onset Bipolar Medical Briefing Luncheon

Chicago, Illinois
May 10, 2017

A panel discussion featuring:

  • Christine Hooker, Ph.D., Stanley G. Harris Family Professor of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Hooker's research uses functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate neural mechanisms that facilitate social functioning.
  • Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director of Stem Cell Research - Center for Human Genetic Research (CEDD/PNGU), Massachusetts General Hospital; Co-Medical Director - OnTrack Program, McLean Hospital; Physician-Scientist - Chemical Biology Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
  • Andrew Nierenberg, MD - Thomas P. Hackett, MD, Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director of the Bipolar Research Program, and Associate Director of the Depression Clinical and Research Program at MGH.
  • Michael Wellington - Graduate of Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL, 2001; Named to the NAIA All-American Golf Team. In January 2001, diagnosed with bipolar disorder and hospitalized with his first manic episode in February 2001. In July 2001, he won the St. Louis District Golf Association Amateur Championship. He is the founder of a nonprofit that supports mental health causes and is a frequent public speaker and mental health advocate.
  • Ellen Frank, Ph.D. - Moderator - Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.
  • The Shining Star Awardee - Screenwriter and Director of the film, Touched with Fire, Paul Dalio.

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10th Annual Young Friends of The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation of Palm Beach County “Gone Country” Dinner Dance

West Palm Beach, Florida
February 25, 2017

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4th Annual Palm Beach Bipolar Medical Briefing Luncheon 

Palm Beach, Florida
January 11, 2017

A panel discussion featuring:

  • Boris Birmaher, MD - Endowed Chair in Early-Onset Bipolar Disease and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC); Director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Program and Co-Director of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Services at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC. Author of New Hope for Children and Teens with Bipolar Disorder.
  • Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director of Stem Cell Research - Center for Human Genetic Research (CEDD/PNGU), Massachusetts General Hospital; Co-Medical Director - OnTrack Program, McLean Hospital; Physician-Scientist - Chemical Biology Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
  • David Miklowitz, Ph.D. - Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute; Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University. Author of The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide.
  • Mary Ellen McGrath, JD, Parent - Mother of a teenage twin with Bipolar Disorder; Associate General Counsel for a major global corporation.

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INSIGHTS I - Art Exhibition featuring the work of artists with Bipolar Disorder

Palm Beach, Florida
January 5, 2017

Paul Dalio Speaking Chicago 2017 Without Caption