November 2, 2023

Dr. Alexandra Vinson presents Bipolar LC poster at the Annual Prechter Lecture

Department of Learning Health Sciences Assistant Professor, Alexandra Vinson, PhD, will present a poster about the Bipolar Disorder Learning Community at the November 8, Annual Prechter Lecture

Dr. Vinson's poster describes the development of the infrastructure of the Bipolar Disorder Learning Community, a multi-stakeholder healthcare improvement initiative of the Prechter Bipolar Research Program at the Eisenberg Family Depression Center.

The Prechter Lecture will feature keynote speaker, Andy Dunn, co-founder of the menswear brand Bonobos, which was eventually acquired for $310 million. Dunn published a memoir in 2022, that highlighted the mental health struggle he endured while buiding Bonobos. His book titled, "Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind" chronicles his journey at the intersection of entrepreneurship and bipolar disorder.

Register for the event, which runs from 6:00-9:00 pm EDT on November 8, and takes place at the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building in the Kahn Auditorium.