McLean Research
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Email: researchoperations@mclean.harvard.edu
Overview
With nearly $80 million in funding, McLean’s research program drives innovation across dozens of laboratories and a dedicated team of more than 400 researchers. By integrating cutting-edge neuroscience with specialized clinical research, McLean ensures that laboratory breakthroughs translate directly into better patient care, keeping the institution at the forefront of mental health discovery.
Research Focus Areas
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Divisions at McLean
Provides research that uncovers the biological mechanisms of mental illness through cellular and molecular brain studies, advancing discoveries toward improved treatment.
- William Carlezon (Division Chief)
- Bilal Bari
- Jack Bergman
- Sabina Berretta
- Vadim Bolshakov
- Young Cha
- Rajeev Desai
- Elif Engin
- Oluwarotimi Folorunso
- Suzanne Haber
- Jakob Hartmann
- Yong Hoon Kim
- Jeha Jeon
- Kyung Joon Park
- Brian Kangas
- Kwang-Soo Kim
- Woori Kim
- Stephen Kohut
- Pierre Leblanc
- Yan Li
- Claudia Lopes
- Bertha Madras
- Edward Meloni
- Caroline Palavicino-Maggio
- Carol Paronis
- Brad Ruzicka
- Sivan Subburaju
- Junghyup Suh
- Jonathan Vogelgsang
Provides comprehensive, evidence‑based care for substance use disorders across multiple settings.
Provides mental health care and community support for children and teens ages 3–19 across a wide range of conditions, along with specialized education options.
Provides research‑driven, collaborative care for depression and anxiety across all levels of treatment while advancing biological understanding of these conditions to improve therapies.
- Kerry Ressler (Division Chief)
- Juliann Bair Purcell
- Throstur Bjorgvinsson
- Josh Brown
- William Carter
- Lois Choi-Kain
- Miles Cunningham
- Nikolaos Daskalakis
- Courtney Elias
- Martha Falkenstein
- Garrett Fitzmaurice
- Maria Fraire
- Nathaniel Harnett
- Kwang Hyun Hur
- Aarti Jajoo
- Milissa Kaufman
- Jennie Kuckertz
- Lauren Lebois
- Alexandre Lussier
- Alisha Moreland
- Emma Moscardini
- Beth Murphy
- Jacob Nota
- Olga Ponomareva
- Boyu Ren
- Matthew Robinson
- Jacqueline Rose Bullis
- Mohammad Sadegh Eslampanah Sendi
- Stephen Seiner
- Alexandra Silverman
- Shifali Singh
- Frank Tarazi
- Agustin Yip
Provides specialized psychiatric care and research for older adults, focusing on mood disorders and cognitive conditions to support healthier lives.
Provides specialized mental health care and research focused on women and girls across the lifespan, advancing clinical services, training, and education in this rapidly growing field.
Provides coordinated inpatient, residential, outpatient, and community care for psychotic disorders while advancing research to improve treatment, prevention, and recovery.
- Dost Ongur (Division Chief)
- Ross Baldessarini
- Rahel Bosson
- Emily Carol
- Xi Chen
- Virginie-Anne Chouinard
- Bruce Cohen
- Fei Du
- Mark Halko
- Mei-Hua Hall
- Hyun Jung Kim
- Kathryn Lewandowski
- Julie McCarthy
- Donna McPhie
- Zachary Millman
- Michael Murphy
- Christopher Palmer
- Ann Shinn
- Kai Sonntag
- Halide Turkozer
- Akila Weerasekera
- Beier Yao
- Abdullah Yuksel
Provides cutting‑edge brain‑imaging research and technology to reveal how circuits and networks contribute to mental illness, advancing scientific discovery.
Provides collaborative hubs that drive scientific discovery across disciplines by developing new knowledge, technologies, and methods to advance understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.
