Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, is the chair and Lizzie Gilman Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Feinberg and director of the Stephen M. Stahl Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience. In this episode, he discusses the current mental health crisis in the country, his research, and his vision for the department.

Since this episode was originally released, Patel has published findings in the journal Cell Reports, which uncovered new insights into the synaptic connections of subgroups of interneurons. These findings may improve the understanding of fear responses and could inform new targeted therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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