Mental illness research dinner

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and the University of Minnesota will host their annual research dinner on Thursday, Feb.23, at Delta Hotels by Marriott Minneapolis Northeast, 1330 Industrial Blvd. The event will feature leading researchers on the treatment of mental illnesses, and participants can earn two social work CEUs for attending.

Ziad Nahas, MD, professor and executive vice-chair for the Department of Psychiatry, will present “New Treatments for Severe Depression;” Jenny Zick, MD/Ph.D., research resident, “What’s Old is New: Making Clozapine More Accessible for More Minnesotans with Severe Psychosis;” Sophia Vinogradov, MD, psychiatry department chair, “New Antipsychotic Medications Under Study;” and Saydra Wilson, MD,  psychiatry, M Health Fairview Mental Health & Addiction Services, “Racial Disparities in Access to Neuromodulation Treatment.”

Cost: $60 per person. Dinner includes a chicken entrée, salad, and dessert. Doors open at 5:30 pm; presentations start at 6 pm and go on until 8 pm. Registration is required. Info and registration: 651-645-2948 or 1-888-NAMI-Helps, or  www.namimn.org.