Greenfield Memorial Lecture: Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD
September 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
13th annual Greenfield Memorial Lecture:
“Gender Differences in Substance Use Disorders”
Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD
Distinguished University Professor
Director, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute
Medical University of South Carolina
Friday September 20, 2024
12:00-1:15pm, followed by reception
*** light refreshments will be served ***
WisPIC Commons Room (and via WebEx)
6001 Research Park Blvd
About the Speaker:
Dr. Brady is an experienced clinical and translational researcher and has been conducting scientific investigations and clinical work in the field of addictions and psychiatric disorders for over 30 years. Her research focuses on pharmacotherapy of substance use disorders, comorbidity of psychiatric disorders and addictions (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder), gender differences and women’s issues in addictions, and the neurobiologic connections between stress and addictions. She has received numerous federal research grants and has published over 400 peer-reviewed journal articles and co-edited 10 books. She is the Principal Investigator of MUSC’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), Principal Investigator of the Southern Consortium Node of the NIDA-funded Clinical Trials Network and Director of MUSC’s Women’s Research Center. Her dedication to furthering research careers has attracted a number of junior investigators and clinicians. She is the former Vice President for Research at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has served at the President of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Use Disorders (AMERSA), the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and is the immediate past president of International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM).