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Dr. Frank Tarazi

The Jordi Folch-Pi Memorial Award is presented by the American Society for Neurochemistry to an outstanding young investigator who has demonstrated a high level of research competence and originality, who has significantly advanced our knowledge of neurochemistry, and who shows a high degree of potential for future accomplishments. The 2003 selection committee consisted of Drs. Regina Arm-strong (chair), Grace Sun, Gary Gibson, Joe Eichberg, and Jeffrey Yao.

The 2003 awardee is Dr. Frank I. Tarazi. Dr. Tarazi earned an. M.S. in Biochem-istry from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and his Ph.D. in Neuro-science from Rutgers University Center for Neuroscience. He then joined the fac-ulty at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital. Dr. Tarazi currently holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Har-vard Medical School. He is also Director of the Molecular Neuroscience Program at the Mailman Research Center at McLean Hospital. Dr. Tarazi's research efforts have focused on the neuropharmacology and neuroanatomy of neurotransmitter receptor systems relevant to the treatment of psychosis and hyperactivity. This work has resulted in 65 peer-reviewed publications. His expertise has also contrib-uted to a chapter on psychosis and mania in the latest 10th edition of Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. Dr. Tarazi has received numerous honors and awards from scientific and biomedical societies and associa-tions. He has frequently been an invited speaker and has organized sessions at national and international meetings, including the American Society for Neuro-chemistry.

Dr. Regina Armstrong, Chair

2004