2025-2026 Organizational Committees

Scientific/Program CommitteeContact the Scientific Committee
Chair Anzalee Khan Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Co-Chair Ni Khin Neurocrine
  Anzar Abbas Brooklyn Health
  Larry Alphs Larry Alphs Consulting
  Rebecca Berman NIMH
  Stephen Brannan CNS Clinical Consulting
  Joan Busner Signant Health
  Adam Butler Ametris
  Carla Canuso Independent
  Alex Cohen Louisiana State University
  David Daniel Signant Health
  Walter Dunn UCLA/Greater Los Angeles VA
  Suresh Durgam Intra-Cellular Therapies
  Jenicka Engler Cronos/IQVIA
  Philip Harvey University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  Seth Hopkins Newleos
  Amir Kalali Independent
  Shaheen Lakhan Boricua Bio
  Atul Mahableshwarkar Helus Pharma
  Ramy Mahmoud Optinose (former CEO)
  Valentina Mantua FDA
  Ronald Marcus Johns Hopkins Medical Center
  Stephen Marder UCLA
  Raeanne Moore UCSD
  Kari Nations University of Texas at Austin
  Kemi Olugemo Clinical Development Consulting
  Luca Pani University of Miami / University of Modena
  Abhishek Pratap Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
  Jill Rasmussen psi-napse
  Gary Sachs Signant Health
  Gerard Sanacora Yale University
  Nina R. Schooler SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Center
  Manpreet Singh UC Davis
  Uma Vaidyanathan Bridge Analytics
Membership Committee – Contact the Membership Committee
Chair Joan Busner Signant Health
  Jeff Apter Global Clinical Trials
  Linda Berkowitz Signant Health
  Debra Hoffmeyer CSTrials Clinical Solutions
  Judith Jaeger CognitionMetrics
  Gahan Pandina Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
  Dawn Velligan Amber Lantern
Finance Committee
Chair Siân Ratcliffe Premier Research
  Dragana Bugarski-Kirola ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
  Adam Butler Ametris
  Larry Ereshefsky Follow the Molecule / CenExel Science
  Debra Hoffmeyer CSTrials Clinical Solutions
  Judith Jaeger CognitionMetrics
  Antony Loebel Seaport Therapeutics
  Ramy Mahmoud Optinose (former CEO)
  Jonathan Rabinowitz Bar Ilan University
  Jill Rasmussen psi-napse
  Mary Bea Harding ISCTM
Nominating Committee
Chair Gary Sachs Signant Health
  Tom Macek Helus Pharma
  Joan Busner Signant Health
  Mary Bea Harding ISCTM
Awards Committee 
New Investigator Panel  
Chair Judith Jaeger CognitionMetrics
  Dragana Bugarski-Kirola ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
  Dawn Ionescu Johnson & Johnson
  Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer New York University
  Dawn Velligan Amber Lantern
Distinguished Career Panel  
Chair Gary Sachs
Signant Health
  Larry Alphs Larry Alphs Consulting
  Stephen Brannan CNS Clinical Consulting
  Carla Canuso Independent
  Larry Ereshefsky Follow the Molecule / CenExel Science
  Philip Harvey University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  Richard Keefe Duke University
  Stephen Marder UCLA
  Bill Potter Independent
  Janet Williams Columbia University
Opler Prize Panel  
Chair Gary Sachs
Signant Health
  Amir Kalali Independent
  Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer New York University
  Mark Opler (non-voting) Opler Family Trust
  Jonathan Rabinowitz Bar Ilan University
  Paul Ramirez Opler Family Trust
Poster Committee  
Chair Adam Butler Ametris
  Amir Kalali Independent
  Anzalee Khan Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
  Tom Macek Helus Pharma
  Atul Mahableshwarkar Helus Pharma
  Kari Nations University of Texas at Austin
  Bill Potter FNIH