Latest News
May 13, 2025
Upcoming Events: Book Reading and Webinar
The Prechter Program is hosting two amazing events during Mental Health Awareness month. Check them out below!
April 24, 2025
Spring 2025 E-Newsletter
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Check out what the Prechter Program has going on!
April 21, 2025
Michigan Medicine Presents: Living with Bipolar Disorder Podcast Series
The Living with Bipolar Disorder podcast is a 3-part series that features research, clinical, and lived experience experts from the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program.
April 16, 2025
Engagement as the Engine: Redefining Collaboration in Learning Health Systems
Prechter Program collaborator Alexandra Vinson, Ph.D., expands on what it means to be engaged in healthcare.
April 10, 2025
Dr. Sarah Sperry Honored with DBSA 2025 Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) celebrates Prechter Program Associate Director with esteemed research award.
April 8, 2025
New Publication from Our Research Team: Global Trends in Bipolar Medication Use
The research examines medication treatment patterns for bipolar disorder globally.
April 3, 2025
University of Michigan George Orley Student Mental Health Advocate Award Winner Announced
Lillie Birnie, undergraduate honors student in the EmoTe Lab/Prechter Program won the University of Michigan George Orley Student Mental Health Advocate Award for 2025. She was honored at the 2025 Mental Health on College Campuses Conference, hosted by the Eisenberg Family Depression Center.
March 26, 2025
New "Ask the Doctor" column written by Dr. Melvin McInnis for bpHope
How Advocacy Can Improve Your Bipolar Treatment
March 17, 2025
Prechter Program Data Manager Receives U-M Award
Anastasia Yocum, Ph.D., is the 2025 recipient of the U-M Office of the Vice President of Research (OVPR) Research Data Management & Analysis Staff Recognition Award.
March 4, 2025
Bracket to Bracket: Prechter Program Enters Tournament of Science
Cast your vote for Prechter Program research in the STAT Madness tournament of science !
March 4, 2025
Prechter Program Researchers Announced as New Tam Professors
Congratulations to Drs. Helen Burgess and Sarah Sperry!
February 19, 2025
Brain Networks Study Becomes the Largest Neuroimaging Dataset on Bipolar Disorder
A research collaboration between the Prechter Program and the Sripada Lab at U-M celebrates a milestone: becoming the largest neuroimaging dataset on bipolar disorder participants ever compiled.
January 17, 2025
MICHR’s Patient Partners Program is seeking stories from Patient Research Partners
Have you or a loved one worked with researchers or been part of a study team because of your personal experiences as a patient, family member, or caregiver? MICHR wants to hear from you!
January 16, 2025
New Publication Looks at Relationship Between Substance Use and Suicidal Ideation in Bipolar Disorder
Researchers with the Emotion and Temporal Dynamics (EmoTe) Lab share their findings in a new paper published in Psychiatry Research.
January 14, 2025
Highlights from the Prechter Bipolar Disorder Learning Community
The Prechter Bipolar Disorder Learning Community Celebrates Two Years!
January 9, 2025
Meet Our Team: Leah Zientek
Leah has joined the Prechter Program as the Associate Director of Development, Mental Health Programs.
January 2, 2025
Research from the Prechter Program Selected as Leading Research
The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation selected research from the Prechter Program for the Foundation's 2024 Leading Research Achievements.
December 23, 2024
Dr. Sarah Sperry Selected for Prestigious Award
Dr. Sperry is a recipient for a 2024 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) senior level travel award.