CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF TRAUMATIC STRESSUNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITYPROGRAM
17th Annual Amygdala,Stress, and PTSD Conference
BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND
BEING: UNRAVELING STRESS
April 23, 2024
Virtual Conference

The Amygdala, Stress, and PTSD Conference at the Uniformed Services
University brings together scientists and clinicians working towards solving
the biologicalof STRESS,
stress,and post-traumaticstressdisorder.
17TH ANNUALbasis
AMYGDALA,
ANDfear,
PTSD CONFERENCE:BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND
BEING:UNRAVELING STRESSCENTER FOR THE STUDY OF TRAUMATIC STRESSUNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITYPROGRAM

17th Annual Amygdala,Stress, and PTSD Conference
BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND
BEING: UNRAVELING STRESS
April 23, 2024
Virtual Conference
SPONSORED BY: The USU Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, USU
Department of Psychiatry, USU Neuroscience Program, USU Department
of Family Medicine, and USU Brain and Behavior Hub

www.AmygdalaPTSDconference.org

17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSBackground
The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) of the Uniformed Services University(USU), in collaboration with the USU Department of Psychiatry, USU Neuroscience
Program, USU Department of Family Medicine, and USU Brain and Behavior Hub, ispleased to present the 17th Annual Amygdala, Stress, and PTSD Conference — BRAIN,
BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESS.
The Amygdala, Stress, and PTSD Conference at the Uniformed Services University brings
together scientists and clinicians working towards solving the biological basis of stress, fear,and posttraumatic stress disorder.

17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSTable of Contents
Table of Contents..................................................................................................................... 1
Agenda ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Speakers .................................................................................................................................... 3
Moderators ............................................................................................................................... 8
Conference Leadership......................................................................................................... 10
Continuing Education .......................................................................................................... 14
Conference Committee ........................................................................................................ 15
About Us................................................................................................................................. 16
Posters ..................................................................................................................................... 171

17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSAgenda0900–0915

Welcome and Conference Announcements
James A. Naifeh, PhD
COL Vincent F. Capaldi, II, ScM, MD, MC, USA
Robert J. Ursano, MD

0915–1000

The Four Realms of Existence: A Fresh Look at the Science ofWhat and Who We Are
Joseph E. LeDoux, PhD

1000–1045

The Role of Neuropeptide Signaling Pathways in Social Impairment
Karen J. Parker, PhD

1045–1115

Break and Poster Review

1115–1145

DISCUSSION PANEL 1
MODERATOR: Kimberly D. Kumer, MD, Col, USAF, MC
Joseph E. LeDoux, PhD
Karen J. Parker, PhD

1145–1245

Lunch

1245–1330

Cross-Species Investigations of Anhedonia and Stress-Related Phenotypes:
Implications for Treatment Development and Stratification
Diego A. Pizzagalli, PhD

1330–1415

Precision Mental Health: Using Amygdala Circuit Measures to Diagnose
Subtypes and Inform Treatment
Leanne Williams, PhD

1415–1445

Break and Poster Review

1445–1530

Structures, Systems, and History and the Consequences of Trauma in the
Present Day
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH

1530–1545

Break

1545–1615DISCUSSION PANEL 2
MODERATOR: Elle S. Cleaves, MD, Maj, USAF, MC, FS
Diego A. Pizzagalli, PhD
Leanne Williams, PhD
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH

1615–1630

Closing Remarks
Robert J. Ursano, MD

All times are listed in U.S. Eastern Time and are subject to change.

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17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSSpeakers
SANDRO GALEA, MD, MPH, DRPH
Boston University School of Public HealthDr. Sandro Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author,
is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University
School of Public Health. In 2015, he became dean of Boston
University School of Public Health.
One of the most widely-cited scholars in the social sciences,
Galea has published more than 1000 scientific journal
articles, 75 chapters, and 24 books. He has publishedextensively in the peer-reviewed literature about thesocial causes of health, mental health, and trauma. He has
documented the consequences of mass trauma and conflictworldwide, including the September 11 attacks, Hurricane
Katrina, conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa, and the American
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His research has been principally funded by the National
Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and philanthropic
foundations.
He is past chair of the board of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Healthand past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and of the Interdisciplinary
Association for Population Health Science. He formerly served as chair of the New
York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Community Services Board andas member of its Health Board. He is an elected member of the National Academy ofMedicine. He currently serves as Chair of the Boston Public Health Commission Board of
Health, and he is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Galea has received several lifetime achievement awards for his research, including the Rema
Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association and the Robert S. Laufer,
PhD, Memorial Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. He is aregular contributor to media, including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review,
The Boston Globe, TEDMED, and The New York Times.
Galea was born in Malta and emigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 14. After
receiving his medical degree, Galea worked in Somalia with Doctors Without Borders
before attending graduate school in the United States.
Galea holds a medical degree from the University of Toronto, graduate degrees from
Harvard University and Columbia University, and an honorary doctorate from the
University of Glasgow. Prior to his appointment at Boston University, Galea served as
the Gelman Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Columbia
University Mailman School of Public Health. He previously held academic and leadership
positions at the University of Michigan and at the New York Academy of Medicine.

317TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSSpeakers, Continued
JOSEPH E. LEDOUX, PHD

New York University

Dr. Joseph E. LeDoux is a University Professor andHenry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at New York
University, where he also directs the Emotional Brain
Institute. His work is focused on the brain mechanismsof emotion, memory, and consciousness. LeDoux has
received a number of awards for his research (Fyssen Prize,
Jean Louis Signore Prize, Donald Hebb Award, among
others). He is also an elected member of the National
Academy of Sciences USA, and the American Academy ofArts and Sciences. LeDoux is the author of several books,
including The Emotional Brain, Synaptic Self, Anxious (2016
APA William James Book Award), and The Deep Historyof Ourselves (finalist for the 2020 Pen America E.O. Wilson Award for Literary Science
Writing). The Four Realms of Existence was published in October 2023. LeDoux is the 2023
President of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. He is also the leadsinger and songwriter in the rock band The Amygdaloids and in the acoustic duo So We
Are. A recent documentary about his life, work and music can be seen on Amazon Prime
Video.

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KAREN J. PARKER, PHD

Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Karen J. Parker is Professor and Associate Chair of
the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
at Stanford University, where she leads the Major
Laboratories Steering Committee and directs the Social
Neurosciences Research Program. The principal goal ofher research program is to better understand the biology
of social functioning across a range of species, and totranslate these fundamental insights to drive diagnostic andtreatment advances for patients with social impairments,
with a core focus on autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Parker’s
research has been supported by the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), Simons Foundation, and Department of
Defense, published in leading scientific journals, and featured across diverse media outlets(e.g., NPR, CBS, The New York Times, LA Times, Science, Scientific American). Dr. Parker
received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Michigan. She
completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University and joined the Stanford faculty
thereafter. She is an Affiliate Scientist at the California National Primate Research Center, aFellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), and a Kavli Fellowof the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. She has attended key opinion leader meetings at
the U.S. National Academies and NIH, and held leadership roles on international researchadvisory committees for the Society for Neuroscience and ACNP. Dr. Parker was born in
Boulder, CO and raised in suburban Chicago. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay
Area with her husband, three children, and two Australian shepherds.

517TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSSpeakers, Continued
DIEGO A. PIZZAGALLI, PHD

McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Dr. Diego A. Pizzagalli received his MA (1995) andPhD (1998) from the University of Zurich, Switzerlandand did post-doctoral work at University of Wisconsin,
Madison. From 2002–2010 he was a faculty member inthe Department of Psychology at Harvard University,where he served as the John and Ruth Hazel Associate
Professor of the Social Sciences. In 2010, he was recruited
to McLean Hospital to serve as the Founding Director of
the newly established Center for Depression, Anxiety andStress Research (CDASR), as well as the Director of the
McLean Imaging Center (MIC). Since September 2015,
he also serves as the Director of Research for the Divisionof Depression and Anxiety. He is currently a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical
School, and the Center Director for a Silvio O. Conte Center for Basic Translational Mental
Health Research focused on the neurobiology of and novel treatment targets for depression
and anxiety disorders.
The main goals of his research are to improve our understanding of the psychological,
environmental, and neurobiological factors associated with mood disorders, particularly
major depression. To this end, he integrates behavioral, electrophysiological, neuroimaging,and, more recently, pharmacological approaches to investigate three putative
endophenotypes of depression: anhedonia (loss of pleasure), increased stress sensitivity,and executive function deficits.
Dr. Pizzagalli has published over 350 papers and chapters and serves on the editorial
board of 13 journals. He is the Editor-In-Chief for the journal Cognitive, Affective andBehavioral Neuroscience, as well as the Principal Editor for Psychopharmacology (Human
Psychopharmacology: Experimental).
Among several awards, he received the Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career
Contribution to Psychophysiology from the Society for Psychophysiological Research(2006), the Early Career Award from the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society (2007),the Anne M. Cataldo Excellence in Mentoring Award from McLean Hospital (2015), two
MERIT awards from the National Institute of Mental Health (2016, 2022), The Stuart T.
Hauser, M.D. PhD. Mentorship Award in Psychiatry from Harvard Medical School (2017),
the Joel Elkes Research Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology(2017), a NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Award (2018), and the Anna-Monika-Prize
for Research in the Neurobiology and Treatment of Depressive Disorders (2019). Since
2019, he has been a Highly Cited Researcher according to Web of Science.

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LEANNE WILLIAMS, PHD

Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Leanne Williams is the inaugural Vincent V.C. Woo
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences andAssociate Chair of Translational Neuroscience at Stanford
University School of Medicine. She is the founding
director of the Stanford Center for Precision Mental
Health and Wellness and of the Stanford PanLab for
Personalized and Translational Neuroscience. She holds a
joint appointment as Director of the Precision Medicine
Core at the Palo Alto VA Mental Illness Research,
Education and Clinical Center.
Prior to joining the Stanford community, Dr. Williams
was the Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Director of the Brain Dynamics Centerat Sydney Medical School.
Her PhD was completed with a British Council Scholarship for study at Oxford University.
She has developed a precision neuroscience approach for application in psychiatry. Thisapproach is grounded in a taxonomy of biotypes for depression and anxiety and a newimage processing system to quantify these biotypes. Her research uses biotypes for moreindividualized diagnosis and for personalizing and tailoring the treatment. She evaluates
pharmacotherapies, behavioral interventions, novel selective medicines, neuromodulation,and exploratory therapeutics. To tie together findings across studies, she integrates
common neuroimaging, behavioral, and clinical measures. Computational approaches areused to further refine and expand her approach to precision mental health. Dr. Williams’
research programs are supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health. She has
published the first book on Precision Psychiatry and contributed over 375 scientific papers
to the field.

717TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSModerators
ELLE S. CLEAVES, MD, MAJ, USAF, MC, FS
Uniformed Services University

Maj Elle Cleaves is a board-certified general psychiatrist. She isan Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and currently
serves as the Psychiatry Clerkship Director. Dr. Cleaves
graduated with distinction from the University of Virginiawith a B.A. in psychology. She also earned her medical degreefrom University of Virginia where she served as presidentof the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society
chapter. She then completed her psychiatry residency at the
University of Texas Health San Antonio (a combined civilianAir Force residency program) in 2017 where she served as
chief resident. Her first duty assignment was as the Medical
Director of the Mental Health Flight in the 87th Operational Medical Readiness Squadronat Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. She then came to USU as faculty in 2021.

KIMBERLY D. KUMER, MD, COL, USAF, MC
Uniformed Services University

Col Kimberly D. Kumer is an Assistant Professor of
Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences (USU) School of Medicine (SOM) located in
Bethesda, MD. Col Kumer directs the psychiatry operational
curriculum, to include providing subject matter expertiseon USU’s annual capstone event, Operation Bushmaster.
She also leads the SOM’s DoD Sexual Assault Response
Training and has initiated a novel approach to psychiatry
consultation services at USU’s family medicine clinic.
While at USU, Dr. Kumer has steered her unique expertise
across broad longitudinal educational platforms, includingInterprofessional Practice and Education, Reflective Practice,
Neuroscience, and Ethics, adding to a robust military medical education curriculum.
She is a member of the Educational Committee; scientist for the Center for the Study ofTraumatic Stress; and instructor for the Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO).
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817TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSConcurrent with her current duty responsibilities, Col Kumer has been hand-selected
for critical manning-assist assignments to advise Commanders of both the Headquarters
Pacific Air Forces and Air Force Global Strike Command and in so doing, ensuring their
no-fail missions. Her exemplary leadership and dedication to both the school and the DoD
is captured in her 2022 SOM Dean’s Impact Award, received during her inaugural faculty
year.
Colonel Kumer entered the Air Force as a direct accession in 2011 after a decade of civilian
medical practice. She completed undergraduate and medical studies through a combined
accelerated academic program at the Northeast Ohio Medical University in 1997. She thencompleted her Psychiatry Residency at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio, in
2001. Upon commissioning, she served as the Chief of Psychiatry and Medical Director of
the Mental Health Flight at the 99th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base. Dr. Kumer thenwent on to complete a highly selective Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at Harvard University
in 2015. Her follow-on assignment was as the regional forensic psychiatrist for U.S. Air
Forces in Europe. Most recently, she completed a short tour as Chief of Medical Staff at
Incirlik AB, Turkey, supporting warfighters operating in the U.S. European Command andU.S. Central Command.

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JAMES A. NAIFEH, PHD
Uniformed Services University

James A. Naifeh, Ph.D., is Research Associate Professor of
Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences and Assistant Scientific Director of the Center for
the Study of Traumatic Stress. Following an undergraduate
education at the University of Colorado, Dr. Naifeh received
his Ph.D. from the University of South Dakota, where hecompleted the Doctoral Specialty Track in Clinical/Disaster
Psychology and served as a Morgan Fellow in the Disaster
Mental Health Institute. He completed his clinical internshipwith the VA Maryland Health Care System and a postdoctoral
fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Dr. Naifeh’s research aims to advance understanding of mental health risk and resiliencein military personnel through the identification of psychological, environmental, andneurobiological factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicide, andother adverse health outcomes. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles
and book chapters on these topics. He has also served as an investigator on studies fundedby the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Defense, and Departmentof the Army. Included among these is the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience inServicemembers (Army STARRS), the largest epidemiological and neurobiological studyof risk and resilience ever conducted in the U.S. military, along with its longitudinalcontinuation and expansion (STARRS-LS).

HOLLY H. MASH, PHD
Uniformed Services University

Holly Herberman Mash is a Research Associate Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services
University and Assistant Scientific Director of the Centerfor the Study of Traumatic Stress. She received her
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Kenyon College, anda Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Boston
College. Dr. Mash completed her Master of Science and
Ph.D. in Health Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh,with a focus on predictors of psychophysiological andbehavioral sequelae of trauma exposure. She has worked
in residential, inpatient, and psychiatric emergency room
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settings, and has a background in psychological assessment. Dr. Mash has performed
assessments of survivors of human-made disasters, such as motor vehicle and oil refinery
accidents, rescue workers following an airplane crash, individuals considering genetic
testing for BRCA1/2, and mothers experiencing postpartum depression.
Dr. Mash’s research interests include: risk and protective factors associated withposttraumatic stress disorder, complicated grief, suicidal behaviors, and alcohol use
disorder; psychosocial factors and health; and comorbidity of psychiatric diagnoses
following disaster. She has been an author on several peer-reviewed journal articles andbook chapters that focus on these areas. Dr. Mash is an Associate Editor for Disaster
Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Dr. Mash contributes to research as aninvestigator on studies of military and civilian populations, including Army soldiersparticipating in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (ArmySTARRS), Department of Health workers who responded to the 2004/2005 Florida
hurricane seasons, National Guard service members who were activated in response to
COVID-19, and greater Washington, D.C. community residents during the 2002 DC sniper
attacks. Dr. Mash joined the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress in February 2010.

ROBERT J. URSANO, MD
Uniformed Services University

Dr. Ursano is Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at
the Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland.
He is founding Director of the Center for the Study ofTraumatic Stress and served as the Chairman of the
Department of Psychiatry at USU for 25 years (1992­2017). In addition, Dr. Ursano is Editor of Psychiatry,the distinguished journal of interpersonal and biologicalprocesses, founded by Harry Stack Sullivan. Dr. Ursano
completed twenty years of service in USAF medical corps
and retired as Colonel in 1991. He was educated at the
University of Notre Dame and Yale University School of
Medicine and did his psychiatric training at Wilford Hall
USAF Medical Center and Yale University.
Dr. Ursano served as the Department of Defense representative to the National Advisory
Mental Health Council of the National Institute of Mental Health and is a past memberof the Veterans Affairs Mental Health Study Section and the National Institute of Mental
Health Rapid Trauma and Disaster Grant Review Section. He is a Distinguished Life
Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association. He is a Fellow of the American College of
Psychiatrists. Dr. Ursano was the first Chairman of the American Psychiatric Association’s
Committee on Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster. This work greatly aided the integration
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17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSConference Leadership, Continuedof psychiatry and public health in times of disaster and terrorism. Dr. Ursano was aninvited participant to the White House Mental Health Conference in 1999. He has received
the Department of Defense Humanitarian Service Award and the highest award of theInternational Traumatic Stress Society, The Lifetime Achievement Award, for “outstanding
and fundamental contributions to understanding traumatic stress.” He is the recipientof the William C. Porter Award from the Association of Military Surgeons of the UnitedStates, and a frequent advisor on issues surrounding psychological response to trauma to
the highest levels of the US Government and specifically to the Department of Defense
leadership.
Dr. Ursano has served as a member of the National Academies of Science, Institute ofMedicine, Committee on Psychological Responses to Terrorism, Committee on PTSD andCompensation and the Committee on Nuclear Preparedness, and the National Instituteof Mental Health Task Force on Mental Health Surveillance After Terrorist Attack. In
addition, he is a member of scientific advisory boards to the Secretary of Health andHuman Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2012, Dr. Ursano
was awarded the William C. Menninger Memorial Award for distinguished contributions
to the Science of Mental Health by the American College of Physicians. In 2014, Dr. Ursano
and Dr. Matthew Friedman of the VA National Center for PTSD co-founded The LeahyFriedman National PTSD Brain Bank, supported through Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
It is the first human brain bank dedicated to PTSD. This joint effort of many people was a
12-year project developing concepts, pilot data and support. Dr. Ursano has more than 300
publications. He is co-author or editor of eight books.

COL VINCENT F. CAPALDI, II, SCM, MD, MC, USA
Uniformed Services University

COL Vincent F. Capaldi, II, MC, USA, is Professor and Chairof Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences, Bethesda, MD and Senior Medical Scientist, Center
for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, at the Walter Reed
Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, MD. He is alsoa Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences andthe program director of the National Capital Consortium
combined Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residency training
program. COL Capaldi completed dual residency training
in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry and fellowship in Sleep
Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. COL Capaldi holds board
certifications from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American
Board of Internal Medicine to practice General Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, and Sleep
Medicine. COL Capaldi is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
and Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Sleep
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Medicine. He is a past president of the Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists – theMilitary District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association.
An alumnus of Brown University, Providence, RI, Dr. Capaldi received the following
degrees from Brown: ScB in Psychology (2002), Masters in Research Psychology (2003),
and MD (2007). Commissioning into the Medical Corps through the Health Professionals
Scholarship Program (HPSP), Dr. Capaldi completed his dual residency training inInternal Medicine and Psychiatry in 2012 and sleep medicine fellowship in 2015. In
January 2013, COL Capaldi was appointed as officer in charge (OIC) of the Restoration
Program at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. As OIC, COL Capaldi was responsible forthe comprehensive behavioral health restoration program, all clinical operations, andprevention activities for over 45,000 NATO troops stationed across Afghanistan. In
January 2019, COL Capaldi deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve,
serving as the Theater Behavioral Health Consultant, the senior behavioral health provider
supporting service members in Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. COL Capaldi is creditedwith establishing the behavioral health hotline in the CENTCOM region.
COL Capaldi has published over 150 peer reviewed scientific articles, abstracts,
presentations, and book chapters on various topics such as sleep disorders, traumaticbrain injury, and post stroke depression that have appeared in several medical journals. He
serves as the Fatigue Management Capabilities Area Manager for the Military Operational
Research Program, Medical Research and Development Command. He also serves as the
Sleep Medicine Consultant to the US Army Surgeon General. In 2019 COL Capaldi wasawarded the AMEDD “A” Proficiency Designator, awarded to the top 10% of military
physicians and was selected as the 2019 Surgeon General Physician Recognition winner,awarded to the top military physician by rank. His other military awards include the Orderof Military Medical Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), Joint Service Commendation
Medal (1 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1OLC),
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and International
Security Force Operation NATO Medal.

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APPROVED CME/CE CREDIT TYPES

Continuing education is available for Physicians (CME) and Psychologists (CE) for thisevent.
5.25 CME Credit(s)5.25 Psychology CE Credit(s)ACCREDITATIONThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation
requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education(ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Psychiatric Association (APA)
and the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress. The APA is accredited by the ACCME toprovide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATIONThe APA designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participationin the activity.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURESThe American Psychiatric Association adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity andIndependence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position
to control the content of a CME activity — including faculty, planners, reviewers orothers — are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities(commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to thecommencement of the activity.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

The following people have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Dr. Robert
Ursano, Dr. Rachel Shor, Dr. James Naifeh, Dr. Holly Mash, Dr. Carol Fullerton, Dr.
Christina La Croix, Dr. Jeffrey Goodie, Dr. David Mears, MSgt. Jessica Moore, Dr. Kwang
Choi, Alexandra Blumhorst, Luke Sumberg, Natasha Dhanraj.

FACULTY DISCLOSURESThe following people have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Dr. Joseph
LeDoux, Dr. Leanne Williams, Dr. Sandro Galea, and Dr. Karen Parker. Dr. Diego
Pizzagalli has the following financial relationships to disclose: Consultant (Boehringer
Ingelheim; Neurocrine Biosciences; Sama Therapeutics), SAB, Stock Options (Compass
Pathways; Neumora Therapeutics; Neuroscience Software), and Honorarium (Sage
Therapeutics; Alkermes).

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17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSConference Committee
James A. Naifeh, PhD, Co-Chair
Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Scientific Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Holly B. Herberman Mash, PhD, Co-Chair
Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Scientific Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Kwang H. Choi, PhD, Scientific Coordinator
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Rachel Shor, PhD, Continuing Education Coordinator
Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
David Mears, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics
Professor, Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Christina L. La Croix, DO
CDR, MC, USN
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Carol S. Fullerton, PhD
Research Professor of Psychiatry
Scientific Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Jeffrey L. Goodie, PhD, ABPP
Professor and Director of Research, Department of Family Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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MSgt, USAF, CADCNCOIC, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Alexandra Blumhorst, BS
Study Coordinator, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Natasha Dhanraj, BS
Study Coordinator, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Luke Sumberg, BS
Research Assistant, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Hanna Nettles, BS
Research Assistant, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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The Amygdala, Stress, & PTSD Conference series is sponsored by: the Center for the Studyof Traumatic Stress, under the direction of Robert J. Ursano, MD; the USU Departmentof Psychiatry, under the direction of COL Vincent F. Capaldi, II, MD; the USU Graduate
Neuroscience Program, under the direction of Kimberly Byrnes, PhD; the USU Department
of Family Medicine, under the direction of Dana Nguyen, MD; and the USU Brain and
Behavior Hub.

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WINNER: BEST CLINICAL POSTER
Right Amygdala Volume Predicts Future PTSD Severity in Preadolescent Children
Exposed to Trauma

Sattvik Basarkod1, Charis N. Wiltshire2, John France1, Shaurel Valbrun1, Sterling Win­
ters1, Sophie George1, & Tanja Jovanovic1
1. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
2. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Effects of Intravenous Ketamine Infusion on Neuroinflammation Following Mild
Traumatic Brain Injury in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Rina Y. Berman1, Martin Boese2, Haley F. Spencer3, Kennett D. Radford2, & Kwang H.
Choi1,2,3,4
1. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda,
MD, USA
2. Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University,
Bethesda, MD, USA
3. Program in Neuroscience, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
4. Department of Psychiatry, F. E. Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services
University, Bethesda, MD, USA
Microglia-Mediated Neuroimmune Suppression in PTSD Is Associated with Anhedonia

Robin Bonomi1, Ansel T. Hillmer1,2,3, Eric Woodcock1, Shivani Bhatt1, Gustavo A. Angar­
ita1, Richard E. Carson2,3, Margaret T. Davis1,4, Irina Esterlis1,2,4, Nabeel Nabulsi2,3, Yiyun
Huang2,3, John H. Krystal1,4, Robert H. Pietrzak1,4, & Kelly P. Cosgrove1,2,4
1. Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
2. Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New
Haven, CT, USA
3. Yale PET Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
4. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder, Clinical Neurosciences Division, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West
Haven, CT, USA
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Mortuary Affairs Soldiers 2006–2018

Nur M. Bookwala1,2, Sonia Warrior1,2, Quinn M. Biggs1,2, MSgt Jessica Moore1, Carol S.
Fullerton1, Leming Wang1, & Robert J. Ursano1
1. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD, USA

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17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSAlterations In Electrocardiogram Waveform Following Incubation of Fear in Rats

Maria Campanile1, Kaitlin Castell1, Mumeko C. Tsuda2, Irwin Lucki1,3, & Caroline A.
Browne1
1. Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services
University, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Preclinical Behavior and Modeling Core, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda,
MD, USA3. Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
MDMA, PTSD, & Comorbid OCD: A Systematic Review of the Potential Effects of
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine-Assisted Therapy for PTSD on Comorbid OCD

Uma R. Chatterjee1,2,3
1. University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Neuroscience, Madison, WI, USA
2. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
3. Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network
Subjective Cognitive Complaints, Neuropsychological Performance, and Suicidal
Behavior Risk in PTSD

Mary Catherine Clark1, John G. Keilp1,2, Marianne Gorlyn2, Ainsley K. Burke1,2, & J. John
Mann1,2
1. New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
2. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
The Associations of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Family Composition with
Firearm Ownership and Unsafe Firearm Storage Practices Among Military and VeteranServicemembers

Stephen J. Cozza1, Christin M. Ogle1,2, Joscelyn E. Fisher1,2, Jing Zhou1,2, Tasanee R.
Walsh1,2, Rafael F. Zuleta1,2, Catherine L. Dempsey1,2, James C. West1, Carol S. Fullerton1,& Robert J. Ursano1
1. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc,
Bethesda, MD, USA
Neuroinflammatory and Behavioral Consequences of Shockwave-Induced Traumatic
Brain Injury in Mice

Krista DiSano1,2,3, Kathryn Bates2,4, Gregory Elder5,6, Bertrand Huber3,7,8, V. Sujith Sajja9,
Francesca Gilli1,2,4, James Leiter2, William Donnelly2, Pablo Martinez-Camblor10,11,12, Josh­ua Aronson2,13, Wilder Doucette2,4,14, Paul Holtzheimer2,3,4,14,15, & Crystal Noller2,3,4,14,15
1. Department of Neurology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH,
USA
2. White River Junction VA Healthcare System, White River Junction, VT, USA
3. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD, White River Junction, VT,
USA
4. Integrative Neuroscience at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

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5. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
6. James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
7. Department of Neurology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
8. Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
9. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA
10. Department of Anesthesiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover,
NH, USA
11. Department of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth,
Hanover, NH, USA
12. The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, USA
13. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
14. Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH,
USA
15. Department of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA
2-Month Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) in PTSD (Pilot
Study): Significant Reduction in CAPS-5 and Quality of Life Scores

Marcus D. Elliot1
1. Evren Technologies, Newberry, FL, USA
Relationships Between Adult Bullying Behaviors and Suicide Risk: Results from a
Psychological Autopsy Study of U.S. Army Servicemembers

Sama W. Elmahdy1,2, Luke L. Sumberg1,2, Katy Haller1,2, Catherine L. Dempsey1,2, David
M. Benedek1,2, Jingning Ao1,2, Matthew W. Georg1,2, Pablo A. Aliaga1,2, Kelly L. Zuroms­
ki3, Matthew K. Nock3, Steven G. Heeringa4, Ronald C. Kessler5, Murray B. Stein6,7, &Robert J. Ursano1
1. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc,
Bethesda, MD, USA
3. Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
4. Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
5. Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
6. Department of Psychiatry and Department of Family Medicine & Public Health,
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
7. VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
Avoidant Coping and Supportive Coping Differentiate Patterns of Comorbidity inGroups In 9/11-Bereaved Fifteen Years After 9/11

Joscelyn E. Fisher1,2, Christin M. Ogle1,2, Jing Zhou1,2, Tasanee R. Walsh1,2, Mary Fetchet3,
Rafael F. Zuleta1,2, Carol S. Fullerton1, Robert J. Ursano1, & Stephen J. Cozza1
1. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD, USA
3. VOICES Center for Resilience, New Canaan, CT, USA

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17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSMetabolomics Alterations in Acute Stress Disorder: Neurotransmitters, Energy, andInflammation Related Small Biomolecules Associated with Acute Stress

Nicholas C. Gary1,2, Burook Misganaw1,3, Rasha Hammamieh1, & Aarti Guatam1
1. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA
2. The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, WA, USA
3. Vysnova Inc
Food Insecurity in the U.S.: Implications for Military Families

Shira Godin1,2, Alexander Rice1,2, James McCarroll1,2, Tasanee Walsh1,2, & Stephen J.
Cozza1
1. Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,
Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD, USA
Brave Faces, Hidden Fears: Intolerance of Uncertainty Predicts Startle Response inTrauma-Exposed Teens

Leah Gowatch1, Amanpreet Bhogal1, Jennifer Losiowski1, Alexandra Ehrhardt2, Faiza
Bakth2, Sneha Bhargava1, Bilal Elhasan1, Emily Crisan1, Samantha Ely1, Carmen Car­penter1, MacKenna Shampine1, Reem Tamimi1, Emilie-Clare O’Mara1, Clara Zundel1,
Mubeena Hanif1, Tanja Jovanovic1, Hannah Schacter2, & Hilary Marusak1
1. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
2. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
The Novel Involvement of PTSD-Associated FKBP5 in Protein Networks and Signaling
Pathways

Xian-Zhang Hu1,2, Lei Zhang1, Xiao Xia Li1,2, David M. Benedek1, Biomarker Study
Group, & Robert J. Ursano1
1. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD, USA
Repetitive Subconcussions Impact Executive Functioning: Evidence from ERP and
Cognitive Motor Performance

Elizabeth M. Kerman1,2 & Paul D. Kieffaber2
1. University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD, USA
2. College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
The Role of Central Amygdala GABAergic Input to Tthe Parabrachial Nucleus in Food
IntakeDanielle S. Lafferty1, Jeremiah Isaac1, & Andrew Lutas1
1. NIDDK, Bethesda, MD, USA

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17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSChild Protective Actions in Response to Specific Types of Child Neglect

Christin M. Ogle1,2, Joscelyn E. Fisher1,2, Jing Zhou1,2, Tasanee Walsh1,2, Steven P. Nem­
cek1, Rafael F. Zuleta1,2, Carol S. Fullerton1, Robert J. Ursano1, & Stephen J. Cozza1
1. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD, USA
The Impact of Handling Qualities on Psychomotor Performance and Operational Stressin a Compensatory Tracking Task

Kyle F. Pietro1, Hyuk Oh1, Alexandra A. Shaver1, Rodolphe J. Gentili1, Roberto Celi2, &Bradley D. Hatfield1
1. Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
2. Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD,
USA
Lighting and Mental Health: Insights from Recent Sleep and Circadian Studies

Sebastian M.M. Preilipper1,2, Sara C. Bessman1,2, Alexandra P. Easterling1,2, Elizabeth M.
Harrison1,2, & Gena L. Glickman1
1. Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD, USA
Prefrontal Metabolite Alterations in Individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:
A 7T Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study

Meredith A. Reid1, Sarah E. Whiteman1,2, Abigail A. Camden1, Stephanie M. Jeffirs1, &Frank W. Weathers3,4
1. Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
2. Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
3. National Center for PTSD, Boston, MA, USA
4. VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
An Investigation of Psychological and Neurobiological Factors Influencing the Ideation
or Usage of a Violent Suicide Method in Depression Patients

Carlos S. Rodriguez1, Steven J. Lamontagne1, Laura R. Waldman1, Jessica R. Gilbert1,
Carlos A. Zarate Jr.1, Elizabeth D. Ballard1, & Mark D. Kvarta1
1. Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, Intramural Research
Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
MD, USARECONsolidation of Traumatic memories to ResOLve Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
RECONTROL: Preliminary Results

Michael J. Roy1,3, Paula G. Bellini1,4, Annabel Lee Raboy1,4, Patricia T. Spangler2,3,4, Debo­
rah Probe Adams2,3,4, Kerri E. Dunbar1,4, Catherine L. Dempsey2,3,4, & Richard M. Gray5

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1. The Military Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative MTBI2 , Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Center for Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD,
USA
3. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
4. Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD, USA
5. Research and Recognition Project, Corning, NY, USA
WINNER: BEST PRECLINICAL POSTER
A Novel Animal Behavioral Model for Assessing Arousal and Anxiety States:
Implications for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Hannah C. Smith1, Zhe Yu1, Patrick Yagizi1, Benjamin Turley2, Adam Swiercz3, Jeanie
Park4, & Paul J. Marvar1
1. George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
2. Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
3. NIMH, Bethesda, MD, USA
4. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
WINNER: BEST CLINICAL POSTER
Stress Biomarkers and In-Session Exposure to Nightmare Content: Results from a Pilot
Trial of Nightmare Deconstruction of Reprocessing

Patricia T. Spangler1,2, James C. West1, Catherine L. Dempsey1,2, David M. Benedek1,
Jessica Gill3, Xianzhang Hu1, Rebecca Kwasinski1, Brent Winslow4, & Lei Zhang1
1. Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD, USA
3. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
4. Design Interactive Inc. Orlando, FL, USA
The Neurochemical and Anatomical Profile of Resilience

Gabriel Vargas1,2 & Mary C. Vance3
1. School of Systems of Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
2. School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, Bethesda,
MD, USA
3. Health, Safety and Work-Life Service Center, United States Coast Guard, Alameda,
CA, USAA Feasibility Trial to Assess a New Yoga Program to Enhance Quality of Life and WellBeing Among Hispanic Women At Risk for or Living with Type 2 Diabetes

Maricarmen Vizcaino1 & Dorothy D. Sears1
1. College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA

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17TH ANNUAL AMYGDALA, STRESS, AND PTSD CONFERENCE: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND BEING: UNRAVELING STRESSJoint Influence of Attachment Styles And Social Support Network on Lifetime Suicidal
Behaviors

Jing Wang1,5, James A. Naifeh1,5, Holly B. Herberman Mash1,5, Jeffrey Thomas1,5, Joshua
C. Morganstein1, Carol S. Fullerton1, Stephen J. Cozza1, Murray B. Stein2,3,4, & Robert J.
Ursano1
1. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
2. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
3. Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San
Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
4. VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
5. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD, USA
Identification of A Locus Coeruleus-Amygdala Angiotensinergic Circuit: Implications forStress-Related Cardiovascular Diseases

Zhe Yu1 & Paul J. Marvar1
1. Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, The George Washington University,
Washington, DC, USA

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Department of Psychiatry
Uniformed Services University
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