2026 Summit on the Future of Mental Health Research
List of Participants
While not capturing the full breadth of those in attendance or who contribute, the list of participants below provides a snapshot of our community of colleagues, partners, supporters, and champions. Thank you for your support, your presence and participation in this year’s Summit means a great deal to our community.
Summit Planning Committee
Susanne Ahmari, MD, PhD
2018 Rising Star Translational Research Award in Honor of the Late Jeffrey S. Nye, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Deanna Barch, PhD
Washington University
Devika Bhushan, MD
Stanford, National Alliance on Mental Illness, One Mind Accelerator Advisor
Amit Etkin, MD, PhD
Alto Neuroscience
Laura Gault, MD, PhD
Bristol Myers Squibb
Nev Jones, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Greg Witkop, MD
Renaissance Philanthropy
One Mind Scientific Advisory Board
Eric Nestler, MD, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Co-Chair
Deanna Barch, PhD
Washington University
Carrie Bearden, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD
Duke University Medical Center
Amit Etkin, MD, PhD
Alto Neuroscience
Raquel Gur, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Robert Malenka, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Mary Phillips, MD
University of Pittsburgh
One Mind Board of Directors
Caryl Athanasiu
Director
Tanisha Carino, PhD
Vice Chair
Brad Freer
Director
Donna Friedman
Director
Chéla Gage
Director
Patrick J. Kennedy
Co-Founder & Director
Katharina Koenig
Director
Christopher Lyle
Director
Steven Paul, MD
Director
Robina Riccitiello
Director
Harvey Schwartz
Director
Annette B. Smith
Director
Garen Staglin
Co-Founder & Chairman
Shari Staglin
Co-Founder & Director
Martha R. Temple
Director
Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD
Director
Gwill York
Director
Matthew Zubrow
Director
One Mind Rising Star Scientists
2026
Aaron Alexander-Bloch, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Kiyohito Iigaya, PhD
Columbia University
Jan Kubanek, PhD
Washington University
Kimberly Reinhold, PhD
Mass Eye and Ear Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Shriya Srinivasan, PhD
Harvard University
2025
Laura Berner, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Neir Eshel, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Annegret Falkner, PhD
Princeton University
A. Moses Lee, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Edward Twomey, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
2024
Talia Lerner, PhD
Northwestern University
Hilary Marusak, PhD
Wayne State University
2022
Maryam Shanechi, PhD
University of Southern California
2021
Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, PhD
Northwestern University
Devanand Manoli, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
2019
Denise Cai, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jennifer Coughlin, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Stephan Lammel, PhD
University of California, Berkeley
2018
Susanne Ahmari, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Erin Dunn, ScD, MPH
Purdue University
2015
Conor Liston, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
2013
Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD
Duke University Medical Center
2012
Colleen McClung, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2010
Joshua Gordon, MD, PhD
Columbia University
2007
Akira Sawa, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
One Mind Lived Experience Community
Uma Chatterjee, PhD (candidate), MS, MHPS
University of Wisconsin, Madison & OCD Wisconsin;
One Mind Lived Experience Council
Amanda Geisinger
Design Director, Survivor, and Mental Health Advocate;
One Mind Lived Experience Council
Tracie Ibrahim, LMFT, CST
NOCD/Noto, Specialized Psychological Services;
One Mind Lived Experience Council
Linea Johnson, MHL
The Thrive Shift;
One Mind Lived Experience Council
Jon Nelson
Otherside Health;
One Mind Lived Experience Council
Samantha Trotman Burman
Founder & CEO of StoryCatch Partners;
One Mind Community Advisory Network Chair
One Mind Accelerator Founders & Council Members
Jenny Barnett, PhD
Monument Tx
Alex Goddard, PhD
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, One Mind Accelerator Council
Murali Gopalakrishnan, PhD, MBA
Teva Pharmaceuticals, One Mind Accelerator Council
Tom Insel, MD
Vanna Health
Ekaterina Malievskaia, MD, MSc
COMPASS Pathways
Keith Murphy, PhD
Attune Neuroscience
Kira Poskanzer, PhD
Forecast Bio
Jacob Robinson, PhD
Motif Neurotech
Akshat Sharma
Orbit Neuro Co
Pelin Thorogood, MBA
Radicle Science
Lars Wilde
COMPASS Pathways, Pangea Bio
Research Colleagues & Esteemed Guests
Cara Altimus, PhD
BD² – Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder
Rebecca Bagley
The Kennedy Forum
Nichol Bradford
Human+Tech Week
Adam Caplan
Jumpspace Ventures
Steve Carnevale
California Commission for Behavioral Health & Blue Ash Ventures
Chay Carter
Carter Sciences
Jon Collins
ViiV Healthcare
Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH
MAP-D, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Megan Jones Bell, PsyD
Google
Jennifer Luray, MPA
Research!America
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD
Columbia University
Helen Mayberg, MD
Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
John Ngai, PhD
National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative
Naoko Okumoto
NIREMIA Collective
Mark Rasenick, PhD
American Brain Coalition, University of Illinois Chicago
Courtney Silverthorn, PhD
MAP-D, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Elizabeth Stafford, MPH
Milken / SPARC
Katerina Veverova, PhD
Tolion Health
One Mind Team
David Ballard, PsyD, MBA
Vice President, One Mind at Work
Carmine Di Maro
Executive Director, One Mind Accelerator
Tal Gerzon
Chief Development Officer
Pushkar Joshi, PhD
Chief Innovation Officer
Haruka Kokaze
Chief of Staff and Senior Lead, Japan Mental Health Initiatives
Delaney Llanusa
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Kathleen Pike, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Tahilia Rebello, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Alex Sheehan, DrPH (candidate), MPA, MPP, MSc, MBA
Manager, Lived Experience Advancement
Sara Shnider, PhD
One Mind Accelerator, Senior Director
Brandon Staglin, MS
Co-Founder & Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer
Musical Guests
Laura Weinbach
Laura & Anton Music.
The 2026 One Mind Summit on the Future of Mental Health Research is Presented by
