Plenary Session:
Invited Address by Ahmad R. Hariri, PhD—

Using Imaging, Pharmacology, and Genetics to Better Understand the Mechanisms of Individual Differences in Behavior (3281)

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2:00–2:50 p.m., Room 713B

Ahmad R. Hariri, PhD, is currently a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, where he is also an investigator at the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy. After completing his BS and MS degrees in evolutionary biology at the University of Maryland, Dr. Hariri earned his PhD at the University of California–Los Angeles in the interdepartmental PhD program for neuroscience. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health. In 2003, Dr. Hariri joined the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Throughout his career, Dr. Hariri has sought to systematically integrate available and emerging research tools to study the biology of individual differences in complex behaviors as well as their relationship to neuropsychiatric disease susceptibility. His program of research encompasses magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, pharmacology, and molecular genetics. In recognition of Dr. Hariri’s research in the neurobiological mechanisms of individual differences, he is the recipient of this year’s APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

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