FrancineMBenesMDPhD
Psychiatry • Belmont, MADirector, Program for Structural and Molecular Neuroscience at McLean Hospital; William P. and Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
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Office
115 Mill St
Belmont, MA 02478Phone+1 617-855-2401
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1985- Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1981
Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Waterbury)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1980 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Kempf Fund Award American Psychiatric Association, 2006
- Gold Medal Lifetime Achievement Award Society for Biological Psychiatry, 2005
- William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award Harvard Medical School, 2005
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 89 citationsA cross-study meta-analysis and three-dimensional comparison of cell counting in the anterior cingulate cortex of schizophrenic and bipolar brain.Mark S. Todtenkopf, Stephen L. Vincent, Francine M. Benes
Schizophrenia Research. 2005-02-01 - 49 citationsDNA fragmentation is increased in non-GABAergic neurons in bipolar disorder but not in schizophrenia.Ned Buttner, Sujoy Bhattacharyya, John L. Walsh, Francine M. Benes
Schizophrenia Research. 2007-07-01 - 767 citationsCircuit-based framework for understanding neurotransmitter and risk gene interactions in schizophreniaJohn E. Lisman, Joseph T. Coyle, Robert W. Green, Daniel C. Javitt, Francine M. Benes
Trends in Neurosciences. 2008-05-01
Grant Support
- Gene Expression In Hippocampal Circuits Of Bipolars And SchizophrenicsNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2011
- A National Resource For Postmortem Brain ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2011
- Limbic Lobe In Schizophrenia And Bipolar DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2002–2011
- A Natonal Resource For Postmortem Brain ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health2006
- Neurophysiologic &Behavioral Consequences Of Hippocampal Gabaergic DysfunctionNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2002
- Corticolimbic System And SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2002
- Brain Tissue Resource For Neuropsychiatric ResearchNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–2002
- NeuropathologyNational Institute Of Mental Health1992–2002
- Hippocampal Gene Expression In SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2001
- Corticolimbic Abnormalities In Schizophrenic BrainNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–2001
- Corticolombic System And SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1998
- Clinical Neuroscience Training Program For HarvardNational Institute Of Mental Health1994–1998
- Corticolimbic Circuitry In Relation To SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1993–1997
- Corticolimbic System In Schizophrenic Brain--AnalysisNational Institute Of Mental Health1990–1994
- Biological Substrates And Correlates Of SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1987–1991
- Quantitative Cytoarchitectural Studies Of SchizophreniaNational Institute Of Mental Health1987–1989
- Morphometric And Immunocytochemical Studies Of NeocortexNational Institute Of Mental Health1985–1986
Professional Memberships
- National Academy of MedicineMember
External Links
- McLean Hospitalhttp://www.mcleanhospital.org
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