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Principal Investigators

There are 10 sites that are recruiting families for this study including:
  • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (Dr. Walter Kaye)
  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Dr. Wade Berrettini)
  • Cornell University, White Plains, NY (Dr. Katherine Halmi)
  • Roseneck Hospital affiliated with the University of Munich, Prien, Chiemsee, Germany (Dr. Manfred Fichter)
  • University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Drs. Allan Kaplan and Blake Woodside)
  • University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Dr. Michael Strober)
  • University of North Dakota, Fargo, ND (Dr. James Mitchell)
  • Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, Tulsa, OK (Dr. Craig Johnson)
  • Sheppard Pratt Health System, Towson, MD (Drs. Harry Brandt and Steven Crawford)
  • University of Birmingham, England (Drs. Ian Jones, Nick Craddock, and David Robertson)
  • Drs. Bernie Devlin, Walter Kaye, and Laura Thornton at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Cindy Bulik at University of North Carolina, Dr. Kelly Klump at Michigan State University, and Dr. Lisa Lilenfeld at Georgia State University will manage the genetic and psychological data.
The medical and psychological data and DNA (derived from blood samples) will become part of an international archival resource for genetic studies of AN through the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Genetics Initiative.


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