Expertise:
Varied
(includes neuropsychopharmacology, clinical treatment trials,
behavioral genetics, etc.).
Biology and treatment of impulsive aggression in humans.
Specific research projects:
-- RO1 MH60836 (Coccaro) 09/01/01-08/31/06
NIMH
Intermittent Explosive Disorder: A Family Study.
The goal of this project is to perform a direct family
study of Intermittent Explosive Disorder and Community Controls.
-- RO1 MH63262 (Coccaro) 09/09/02-08/31/07
NIMH
Impulsive Aggression : A Twin Study of Behavior and 5-HT.
The goal of this project is a twin study of aggression,
impulsivity (using both laboratory and psychometric measures)
and structural, functional, and genotypic aspects of the
5-HT transporter.
-- RO1 MH066984-01 (Coccaro) 05/15/03-5/14/08
NIMH
Fluoxetine vs. Divalproex: Treatment Correlates in IED.
The goal of this project is a placebo-controlled trial of
fluoxetine vs. divalproex treatment in individuals with Intermittent
Explosive Disorder. Funded supplements include a project
examining the both basic and neuroimaging of emotional information
processing before and after treatment in this study.
-- R21 MH073811 (Coccaro) 12/01/05-11/30/07
NIMH
Social Information Processing: Assessment Development.
The goal of this project is to develop a new video, computer-based
tool to assess social information processing in healthy volunteers
and in subjects with IED.
-- N/A (Coccaro) 07/15/03-07/14/06
Borderline PD Research Foundation
Identification of Endophenotypes of Borderline Personality
Disorder.
The goal of this project is to test the viability of a
variety of putative endophenotypes for borderline personality
disorder.
Laboratory personnel:
No “trainees” in my lab, only junior faculty.
Royce Lee, M.D.
rlee@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu
K. Luan Phan, M.D.
kphan@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu
Jackie Gollan, Ph.D.
jgollan@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu
Michael McCloskey, Ph.D.
mmcclosk@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu
Kurt Noblett, Ph.D.
knoblett@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu |
