Carol Tamminga

Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States of America

Carol Tamminga

Academic positions:
- Chair in Brain Science, Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
- Professor of Psychiatry
- Vice Chair for Clinical Research
- Chief of Translational Neuroscience Research in Schizophrenia at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Any industry positions (last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
At University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dr Tamminga conducts a clinical research laboratory, a human postmortem Brain Collection, and an in vivo Human Imaging Laboratory for normal and schizophrenia research. Dr. Tamminga has been the recipient of numerous federal foundation, and pharmaceutical-funded grants and continues to collaborate with the MPRC.

Any other information:
Dr Tamminga holds a number of professional positions:
- Co-Founder and Organizer, International Congress on Schizophrenia Research
- Member of an NIMH Extramural Research Review Committee for eleven years.
- On the Scientific Board of NARSAD and the Scientific Advisory Board for the Stanley Foundation.
- Chair, FDA Psychopharmacology Advisory Committee
- Member of the NIDA Board of Scientific Counselors
- Stanley Foundation Advisory Board
- Deputy Editor, American Journal of Psychiatry
- Ad hoc advisor to the NIMH Orphan Drug Program

Her research has been recognized with the following:
- Election into the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences
- Awarded University of Maryland Research Lecturer of the Year.
- Dean Award for Schizophrenia Research

She has published over 300 papers and two books in the area of psychopharmacology, neuroscience, or schizophrenia.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Psychiatry > Schizophrenia & Other Psychoses (since 16 November 2005)

Carol Tamminga is a Section Head for Schizophrenia & Other Psychoses, part of the PSYCHIATRY Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

Links

http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/findfac/professional/0,2356,58406,00.html