On Wednesday, September 29, 2010, the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing entitled “From Molecules to Minds: The Future of Neuroscience Research and Development.” The hearing addressed the current state of neuroscience research, including efforts to expand knowledge and treatments to help individuals afflicted with neurologic and mental health disorders, including veterans and military personnel. It also assessed collaborations between and among relevant entities, including federal government agencies, private foundations, industry, and academia. This hearing was originally scheduled for October 6, 2010.

The hearing took place at 2:00 p.m. on September 29, 2010 in room 2203 Rayburn House Office Building.

To watch a webcast of the hearing, please click here:
Part I

Part II

Panel I

Thomas R. Insel, M.D.

            Director

            National Institute of Mental Health

Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D.

            Deputy Director

            National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Joel Kupersmith, M.D.

            Chief Research and Development Officer

Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Terry Rauch, Ph.D.

            Director

Defense Medical Research and Development Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Department of Defense

Panel II

Huda Akil, Ph.D.

            Co-Director and Research Professor

            The Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute

            University of Michigan

William Z. Potter, M.D., Ph.D.

            Former Vice President of Translational Neuroscience

            Merck Research Laboratories

Tim Coetzee, Ph.D.

            Executive Director

            Fast Forward, LLC

Kevin Kit Parker, Ph.D.
            Associate Professor of Applied Science and Biomedical Engineering

            Harvard University

John H. Morrison, Ph.D.
            Dean, Basic Sciences and the Graduate School of Biological Sciences

            Mount Sinai School of Medicine

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