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Steven Hyman

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Steven Hyman
Alma mater
Awards
Academic career
Institutions
External videos
video icon 2016 Sarnat Prize Winner- Dr. Steven Hyman, March 14, 2017
video icon “What DSM-5, Updated Mental Health ‘Bible,’ Means for Diagnosing Patients”, Judy Woodruff, Michael First & Steven Hyman, PBS NewsHour, May 20, 2013.

Steven Edward Hyman is Director of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1] He is also Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. Hyman was Provost of Harvard University from 2001 to 2011 and before that Director of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 1996 to 2001.[2] Hyman received the 2016 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from the National Academy of Medicine for "leadership in furthering understanding and treatment of psychiatric disorders as biological diseases".[3]

Early life and education

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Hyman grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and graduated in 1970 from Teaneck High School. There he captained the wrestling team and was described by his fellow graduates as the "class intellect".[4]

Hyman received his B.A. from Yale College; an M.A. from the University of Cambridge, which he attended as a Mellon fellow studying the history and philosophy of science; and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School.[2][5] After an internship in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH, 1980–1981), a residency in psychiatry at McLean Hospital (1981–1984), and a clinical and research fellowship in neurology at MGH (1983–1984), Hyman became a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard in molecular biology (1984–1989).[6]

Career

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In 1989 Hyman was appointed an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard. In 1993 he became an associate professor.[7] He was also director of research in the department of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1992 to 1996 and served as the inaugural faculty director of Harvard’s Interfaculty Initiative in Mind/Brain/Behavior from 1994 to 1996.[8]

Hyman left Harvard to become the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 1996 to 2001. Part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a group of agencies that fund and perform biomedical research, NIMH supports neuroscience and the knowledge needed to understand, diagnose, and treat brain disorders.[9]

Hyman returned to Harvard University as Provost from December 2001[10][9][11] to June 2011.[10][12] As Provost, he was instrumental in the development of a number of interdisciplinary initiatives both within and between institutions. [13] In 2009 he initiated an extensive process of reform of the Harvard libraries,[14] and he paved the way for the creation of an open access mandate at Harvard.[15] He was also involved in the development of Conflict of Interest guidelines to be applied across the entire institution.[16]

Having stepped down as Provost, Hyman returned to research as the Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology in July 2011.[12][10] As of February 15, 2012, he succeeded Edward Scolnick as director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research.[17]

In 2000 Hyman became a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which became the National Academy of Medicine as of 2015. He has served on its Board of Health Science Policy, spent two terms on its Governing Council (2012-2018), and represented the Governing Council as member to the Governing Board of the National Research Council (2016-2019). From 2012-2018 Hyman chaired the US National Academies' Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders.[2]

Hyman is a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology[18] a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004),[19] a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2011),[20] and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.[21][10]

From 2003–2017 Hyman was the editor of the Annual Review of Neuroscience.[22][23] He serves on the Board of Directors of Annual Reviews.[24] He is a founding member of the International Neuroethics Society, serving as its first President (2008–2014),[25] Hyman also served as president of the Society for Neuroscience (2014–2015)[26] and president of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (2018).[27]

Research

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Hyman's research addresses the intersections between molecular biology, neuroscience, genetics, and psychiatry. Through his own research, as well as in his leadership positions at various institutions, he has emphasized the importance of fundamental research connecting genetics, the brain and behavior; of translating basic research into research and treatments for mental disorders; of carrying out extensive and carefully constructed clinical trials that engage with broad and diverse populations; and of studying disorders in childhood.[8]

New information about the genetics, biology, and neuroscience underlying mental disorders is leading to a rethinking of the classification systems for mental disorders. There is increasing recognition that many mental disorders are quantitative deviations from health rather than categorically different from each other. Hyman works to reassess psychiatric classifications of mental disorders, and has helped to draft editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases, Mental and Behavioral Disorders.[28][29][30]

Books

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Author

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  • Arana, George W.; Hyman, Steven E. (1991). Handbook of psychiatric drug therapy (2nd ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-04938-7.
  • Hyman, Steven E.; Nestler, Eric J. (1993). The molecular foundations of psychiatry (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press. ISBN 0-88048-353-9.
  • Hyman, Steven E.; Arana, George W.; Rosenbaum, Jerrold F. (1995). Handbook of psychiatric drug therapy (3rd ed.). Boston: Little, Brown, and Co. ISBN 0-316-04946-8.
  • Nestler, Eric J.; Hyman, Steven E.; Malenka, Robert C. (2001). Molecular neuropharmacology : a foundation for clinical neuroscience. New York: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Div. ISBN 978-0-07-112065-4.

Editor

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  • Hyman, Steven E., ed. (1984). Manual of psychiatric emergencies (1st ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-38717-7.
  • Hyman, Steven E.; Jenike, Michael A., eds. (1990). Manual of clinical problems in psychiatry : with annotated key references (1st ed.). Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-38722-3.
  • Hyman, Steven E., ed. (2002). The Science of Mental Health. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-8153-3743-4. (multiple volumes)
  • Nikolich, Karoly; Hyman, Steven E., eds. (2015). Translational neuroscience : toward new therapies. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-02986-5.

References

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  1. ^ Reardon S (2014). "Gene-hunt gain for mental health". Nature. 511 (7510): 393. Bibcode:2014Natur.511..393R. doi:10.1038/511393a. PMID 25056042. S2CID 205081758.
  2. ^ a b c "Steven Hyman". HSCRB. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ Cappelucci, Kyra E. (17 October 2016). "Steven Hyman and Robin Murray Receive National Academy of Medicine's Sarnat Award for Their Outstanding Achievements in Improving Mental Health". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ Lisberg, Adam. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/499519815/ "Teaneck product is named No. 2 leader at Harvard; As provost, he will be principal planning officer"],The Record, October 30, 2001. Accessed January 4, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "A 1970 graduate of Teaneck High School was named provost of Harvard University on Monday after serving five years as director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Steven E. Hyman will assume the provost's position in December, making him the principal planning and policy officer of Harvard and second in command to President Lawrence H. Summers.... Hyman, 49, grew up in Teaneck and attended its public schools. He was captain of the Teaneck High School wrestling team and was named 'class intellect' in the senior yearbook."
  5. ^ "Scientific Leadership: Steven E. Hyman". The Broad Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Hyman, Steven E(dward)". Writers Directory via Encyclopedia.com. 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ^ Gellis, David H.; Shoichet, Catherine E. (October 27, 2001). "Summers Selects Provost | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b Wrinn, Joe (25 October 2001). "Steven Hyman named Harvard provost". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b McNulty, Jim (Oct 29, 2001). "NIMH Director Steven Hyman to return to Harvard; NAMI praises his leadership as "A hard act to follow". NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )". Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  11. ^ Potier, Beth (13 December 2001). "Hyman back at Harvard". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Back to the Lab Bench". Harvard Magazine. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  13. ^ Groll, Elias J.; Weinberg, Zoe A. Y.; White, William N. (December 15, 2010). "Harvard Provost Steven Hyman To Step Down | News | The Harvard Crimson". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  14. ^ "University Libraries' report issued". Harvard Gazette. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Open Access Policies". Harvard OSC. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  16. ^ Colen, B. D. (21 July 2010). "Conflict of interest policy adopted". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Steven Hyman to lead the Broad Institute's Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research". Broad Institute. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  18. ^ Neuroscience biomarkers and biosignatures : converging technologies, emerging partnerships : workshop summary. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. 2008. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-309-10889-8. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Steven E. Hyman". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  20. ^ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  21. ^ Slightham, Whitney (20 May 2019). "Harvard leader, former NIMH director, to discuss 'genetics of mind' at public lecture in Roanoke". Virginia Tech. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Annual Review of Neuroscience. Volume 26: 2003. Edited by Steven E Hyman, Thomas M Jessell, Carla J Shatz, and , Charles F Stevens. Palo Alto (California): Annual Reviews. $70.00. xii + 762 p + 27 pl; ill.; subject index and cumulative indexes (contributing authors and chapter titles, Volumes 17–26). ISBN: 0–8243–2426–9. 2003". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 79 (2): 224. 2004. doi:10.1086/423107. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  23. ^ "EDITOR OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF NEUROSCIENCE - VOLUME 40, 2017". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Annual Reviews Board of Directors". Annual Reviews.
  25. ^ "Leadership". International Neuroethics Society. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Steve Hyman assumes Presidency of Society for Neuroscience". Center for Law, Brain & Behavior. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  27. ^ "ACNP President's Letter" (PDF). ACNP Bulletin. 24 (2). 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  28. ^ Marshall, Michael (5 May 2020). "The hidden links between mental disorders". Nature. 581 (7806): 19–21. Bibcode:2020Natur.581...19M. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00922-8. PMID 32372044. S2CID 218494768.
  29. ^ International Advisory Group for the Revision of ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders (June 2011). "A conceptual framework for the revision of the ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders". World Psychiatry. 10 (2): 86–92. doi:10.1002/j.2051-5545.2011.tb00022.x. PMC 3104876. PMID 21633677.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ Hyman, Steven E. (2011-04-26). "Diagnosing the DSM: Diagnostic Classification Needs Fundamental Reform". Cerebrum: The Dana Forum on Brain Science. 2011: 6. ISSN 1524-6205. PMC 3574782. PMID 23447775.
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