Our BPD Researchers
Since 2011, eleven borderline personality disorder (BPD) researchers have each been awarded a Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Young Investigator Grant of up to $70,000. Eight of these awards were made possible by funding from Families for Borderline Personality Disorder Research.
The BBRF Young Investigator Grant is a prestigious award that greatly enhances the researcher’s career path and access to additional funding, potentially leading to as much as 11 to 19 times the original amount of the grant.
Brad Reich, M.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard University
2012 – 2014
Neurobiological distinction between BPD and bipolar disorder
Ed Selby, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
2012 – 2014
Emotion dysregulation and self-damaging behaviors
Kate Saunders, B.M.
University of Oxford
2013 – 2015
Social cooperation after treatment for BPD
Brad Reich, M.D.
McLean Hospital/Harvard University
2012 – 2014
Neurobiological distinction between BPD and bipolar disorder
Ed Selby, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
2012 – 2014
Emotion dysregulation and self-damaging behaviors
Kate Saunders, B.M.
University of Oxford
2013 – 2015
Social cooperation after treatment for BPD
Sarah K. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University
2014 – 2016
Social learning in BPD
Sarah K. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University
2014 – 2016
Social learning in 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.
Syracuse University
2015 – 2017
Pharmacotherapy to reduce impulsivity and suicidal behavior
Anthony Ruocco, Ph.D.
University of Toronto
2014 – 2016
Magnetic seizure therapy as a new treatment for suicidality in BPD
Emily Ansell, Ph.D.
Syracuse University
2015 – 2017
Pharmacotherapy to reduce impulsivity and suicidal behavior
Vanessa Nieratschker, Ph.D.
University of Tübingen
2015 – 2016
DBT treatment and epigenetic effects
Hyun-Jae Pi, Ph.D.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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
Vanessa Nieratschker, Ph.D.
University of Tübingen
2015 – 2016
DBT treatment and epigenetic effects
Hyun-Jae Pi, Ph.D.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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