Gerard Sanacora
George D. and Esther S. Gross Professor of Psychiatry · Yale-New Haven Hospital
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- Present
- 1999–2003
Psychiatry
the State University New York at Stony Brook
1995–1999
Research
Synaptic plasticity and depression: new insights from stress and rapid-acting antidepressants
Nature Medicine · 2016 · 1,403 citations
The stressed synapse: the impact of stress and glucocorticoids on glutamate transmission
Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2011 · Last of 4 authors · 1,081 citations
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Biological Psychiatry · 2008 · Last of 3 authors · 941 citations
46 papers
- SW
36 papers · 11 as a fellow
22 papers
18 papers
17 papers · 3 as a resident
- RO
16 papers
15 papers
15 papers
Grants
- 2011–2015
Ex Vivo Assay for In Situ Brain-Wide Mapping of Glutamate/GABA Metabolism
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
PI · $2M · Yale University
- 2010–2015
1/3-Efficacy and Tolerability of Riluzole in Treatment-Resistant Depression
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $1.5M · Yale University
- 2009–2014
Effects of Stress and Glutamatergic Agents on Glutamate Cycling and Behavior
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $1.8M · Yale University
- 2005–2012
13C Measurement of GABA Synthesis in Depression
National Institute of Mental Health · R01
Contact PI · $1.8M · Yale University
Clinical trials
- 2011–2015
Efficacy and Tolerability of Riluzole in Treatment Resistant Depression
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
Yale University
- 2008–2010
AZD6765 Severe Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) IV
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
AstraZeneca
- 2007–2011
- 2007–2009
Ceftriaxone in the Management of Bipolar Depression
Principal investigator · Terminated
Yale University