The Haggarty Lab
The Haggarty lab aims to uncover and manipulate the cellular mechanisms underlying neuroplasticity and related pathways for the treatment of various neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders.
Through pioneering studies and training of the next generation of translational neuroscientists we seek to revolutionize our understanding of brain health and realize the promise of precision medicine.
Recent Publications
Advances toward precision medicine for bipolar disorder: mechanisms & molecules
Given its chronicity, contribution to disability and morbidity, and prevalence of more than 2%, the effective treatment, and prevention of bipolar disorder represents an area of significant unmet medical need. While more than half a century has passed since the introduction of lithium into widespread use at the birth of modern psychopharmacology, that medication remains a mainstay for the acute treatment and prevention of recurrent mania/hypomania and depression that characterize bipolar disorder...
