Our BPD Researchers
Since 2011, 15 researchers investigating BPD, or core features of BPD have been awarded Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Young Investigator Grants. Each grant is $70,000 for two years, or $35,000 for one year.
Notably, the grant is a prestigious award that greatly enhances the researcher’s career path and access to additional research funding from the government and other institutions. These 15 BBRF grants in BPD research were made possible by funding from Families for Borderline Personality Disorder Research.
Brad Reich, M.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2012 – 2014
Neurobiological distinction between BPD and bipolar II disorder
Ed Selby, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
2012 – 2014
Emotion dysregulation and self-damaging behaviors
Kate Saunders, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
2013 – 2015
Social cooperation after treatment for BPD
Anthony Ruocco, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
2014 – 2016
Magnetic seizure therapy as a new treatment for suicidality in BPD
Emily Ansell, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
2015 – 2017
Pharmacotherapy to reduce impulsivity and suicidal behavior
Hyun-Jae Pi, Ph.D.
Brandeis University
2016 – 2018
Neuronal circuits underlying impulsivity
Keith Bush, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2017 – 2019
Emotion regulation and measures to prognose regulation ability
Chui-De Chiu, Ph.D.
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2018 – 2020
Self-representation in BPD
Sandra Sanchez-Roige, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
2019 – 2020
A genetic study of impulsive behavior
Christian Ebbesen, Ph.D.
New York University
2020 – 2021
Oxytocin and social behavior
Takashi Sato, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
2020 – 2022
Prelimbic cortex of the brain and impulsive action
Lois W. Choi-Kain, M.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2021 – 2023
Next generation therapy: online psychoeducation and digital assessments
Sarah K. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University
2022 – 2024 (2nd YI grant)
Assaying social cognition to define mechanisms of recovery in BPD
Jenna Traynor, Ph.D.
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
2023-2024
New personality assessment tools to predict suicidal thinking
Fabian Streit, Ph.D.
Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
2023-2025
Gene modification and expression in BPD brain tissue
Brad Reich, M.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2012 – 2014
Neurobiological distinction between BPD and bipolar II disorder
Ed Selby, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
2012 – 2014
Emotion dysregulation and self-damaging behaviors
Kate Saunders, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
2013 – 2015
Social cooperation after treatment for BPD
Anthony Ruocco, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
2014 – 2016
Magnetic seizure therapy as a new treatment for suicidality in BPD
Emily Ansell, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
2015 – 2017
Pharmacotherapy to reduce impulsivity and suicidal behavior
Hyun-Jae Pi, Ph.D.
Brandeis University
2016 – 2018
Neuronal circuits underlying impulsivity
Keith Bush, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2017 – 2019
Emotion regulation and measures to prognose regulation ability
Chui-De Chiu, Ph.D.
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2018 – 2020
Self-representation in BPD
Sandra Sanchez-Roige, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
2019 – 2020
A genetic study of impulsive behavior
Christian Ebbesen, Ph.D.
New York University
2020 – 2021
Oxytocin and social behavior
Takashi Sato, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
2020 – 2022
Prelimbic cortex of the brain and impulsive action
Lois W. Choi-Kain, M.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2021 – 2023
Next generation therapy: online psychoeducation and digital assessments
Sarah K. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University
2022 – 2024 (2nd YI grant)
Assaying social cognition to define mechanisms of recovery in BPD
Jenna Traynor, Ph.D.
McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
2023-2024
New personality assessment tools to predict suicidal thinking
Fabian Streit, Ph.D.
Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
2023-2025
Gene modification and expression in BPD brain tissue