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5th Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry: Innovation to Implementation
Please Note* This program will be held Virtually via Zoom Video Livestream. All program times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
The Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry, hosted by the MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry, is becoming a leading venue for showcasing advances in the application of precision medicine approaches to psychiatric research and clinical practice. The Conference will be held virtually over the course of two days: Thursday, September 25th, and Friday, September 26th, 2025.
Conference Pricing
MDs/Doctoral-Level Professionals:
Early Bird (on or before May 1, 2025): $300.00
Regular Registration (after May 1, 2025): $400.00
Other Professionals:
Early Bird (on or before May 1, 2025): $200.00
Regular Registration (after May 1, 2025): $300.00
Students/Fellows/Interns: Free
Optional Workshops
*Note: You DO NOT need to be registered for the 5th Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry: Innovation to Implementation on Sept 25 - Sept 26 to register for a workshop.
This conference includes optional space-limited workshops: Registration is required, and additional information is available on each landing page. These workshops are not eligible for a discount.
- Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM ET – Hands-on AI in Precision Psychiatry
- Wednesday, September 24th, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET – Predictive Models in Neuroimaging
Pricing for each Workshop
MDs/Doctoral-Level Professionals/Other Professionals: $300.00
Students/Fellows/Trainees/Interns: $150.00
Thank you to this year’s Gold sponsors! Please visit their website/s to learn more:
- Cohen Veterans Biosciences - https://www.cohenveteransbioscience.org/\
- Bristol Myers Squibb - https://www.bms.com/
BEFORE YOU REGISTER: Important Notice
You must create an account through the MGH Psychiatry Academy to register for this event. MGH Psychiatry Academy accounts are not limited to MGH employees. We welcome attendees from around the world and from any organization.
E-Syllabus
We provide all attendees with completely free access to all slide presentations in digital PDF format prior to the conference. This is an environmentally friendly alternative and helps keep costs lower for all attendees. The e-syllabus will be available for 30 days after the conference.
Cancellation Policy
A refund minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be issued for refund requests received by August 28, 2025. Payments made may not be applied to future conferences or other educational activities. There are no exceptions to these policies.
Target Audience
This program is intended for clinicians, researchers, trainees, students, investors, industry leaders, and all those interested in mental health, healthcare innovation, and research across all geographic locations
Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Analyze the potential impact of precision psychiatry tools, outcomes, and techniques in research and clinical practice.
- Evaluate the role of precision psychiatry in predicting treatment response and developing targeted interventions for individuals with mental health conditions.
- Identify the key concepts, methodologies, and challenges related to the use of AI and machine learning in precision psychiatry.
- Evaluate the value of digital technologies in improving mental health conditions for patients.
- Discover how genomics and precision therapeutics can be utilized for personalized mental health treatments.
- Identify the ethical, legal, and social implications of precision psychiatry and discuss and evaluate strategies to address these issues.
- Develop strategies to enhance collaboration among researchers, clinicians, patients, and stakeholders to advance the field of precision psychiatry.
- Describe the importance of implementation science in the successful integration of precision psychiatry into clinical practice.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
8.0 Psychologists
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 8.0 CE credit.
8.0 Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
8.0 Physician Associates/Assistants
MGH Institute of Health Professions has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 8.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
8.0 Nursing
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 8.0 contact hours for nurses.
8.0 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 8.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.
8.0 Pharmacists
This activity provides 8.0 contact hours (X CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the electronic evaluation, IHP will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, IHP does not have access or the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.
8.0 Dentistry
MGH Institute of Health Professions is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org.
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 8.0 continuing education credits.
8.0 IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 8.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Thank You to Our Sponsors:
Gold Sponsor/s:
Please visit their website/s to learn more:
Bristol Myers Squibb - https://www.bms.com/
Cohens Veterans Bioscience - https://www.cohenveteransbioscience.org/\
Silver Sponsor/s:
HAII Corporation
Otsuka
Bronze Sponsor/s:
HMNC Brain Health
Circular Genomics
5th Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry
Thursday September 25th - Friday, September 26th, 2025
DAY ONE: Thursday, September 25th, 2025 (12:00 PM - 4:20 PM EDT)
Time | Content | Speaker | |
12:00 – 12:10pm | Welcome Remarks | Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, MGH Center for Genomic Medicine | |
12:10 – 12:40pm | Conference Keynote | To Discover Biomarkers for Precision Psychiatry We Must Retire the DSM Steven E. Hyman, MD Core Institute Member and Director, Program in Brain Health, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor & Harald McPike Professor | |
12:40 – 1:00pm | Moderated Discussion/Q&A: Moderator: Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, MGH Center for Genomic Medicine | ||
1:00 – 1:05pm | Brief Section Introduction | ||
1:05 – 1:50pm | Ensuring an Equitable Future for Psychiatric Precision Therapeutics | ||
1:05 – 1:50pm | Panel Moderator: Benjamin Lê Cook, PhD, MPH Morris E. Chafetz Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Vice Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance | Francisco A. Moreno, MD Associate Vice President, University of Arizona Health Sciences- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Tenured Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine- Tucson Michelle N. Meyer, PhD, JD Chief Bioethics Officer, Associate Professor, Chair of the Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences, Geisinger College of Health Sciences Shazia Siddique, MD, MSHP Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania | |
1:50 – 2:00pm | BREAK | ||
2:00 – 2:05pm | Brief Section Introduction | ||
2:05 – 3:05pm | In Search of Precision Biomarkers | ||
2:05 – 2:25pm | Causal Diversity in Precision Psychiatry Dani S. Bassett, PhD J. Peter Skirkanich Professor, University of Pennsylvania | ||
2:25 – 2:45pm | Tapping into Cognition: Connecting Brain Imaging and Digital Biomarkers for Precision Psychiatry Olusola Ajilore, MD, PhD University of Illinois Center for Depression and Resilience (UI CDR) Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine | ||
2:45 – 3:05pm | Mapping Brain Circuit Targets for Neuromodulation Michael Fox, MD, PhD Director, Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Brigham and Women's Hospital | ||
3:05 – 3:25pm | Highlighted Discussion/Q&A: Moderator: Dost Öngür, MD, PhD Chief, Division of Psychotic Disorders, McLean Hospital; William P. and Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School | ||
3:25 – 3:30pm | Brief Section Introduction | ||
3:30 – 4:15pm | New Directions for Precision Therapeutics | ||
3:30 – 4:15pm | Panel Moderator: Joan A. Camprodon, MD, MPH, PhD Chief, Division of Neuropsychiatry & Neuromodulation, Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Neurology, Harvard Medical School
| Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, PhD Associate Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry Prof. Hugh Marston, PhD Senior Vice President, Global Head of Neuroscience & Mental Health, Boehringer Ingelheim | |
4:15 – 4:20pm | Closing Remarks | ||
DAY TWO: Friday, September 26th, 2025 (9:00 AM - 1:50 PM EDT)
Time | Content | Speaker |
9:00 – 9:10am | Welcome Remarks | Jordan W Smoller, MD, ScD Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, MGH Center for Genomic Medicine |
9:10 – 9:40am | Conference Keynote | French Program on Precision Psychiatry Marion Leboyer, MD, PhD Professor and vice-chair of the Dept of Psychiatry & Addictology Mondor Hal, AP-HP, Univ Paris Est Créteil; Director, Translational NeuroPsychiatry laboratory, Inserm U 955; CEO, Fondation FondaMental |
9:40 – 10:00am | Moderated Discussion/Q&A: Moderator: Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, MGH Center for Genomic Medicine | |
10:00 – 10:05am | Brief Section Introduction | |
10:05 – 11:05am | AI in Precision Psychiatry | |
10:05 – 10:25am | AI Beyond Evil Robots Roy Perlis, MD, MSc Editor in Chief, JAMA+ AI; Director, Center for Quantitative Health, Massachusetts General Hospital | |
10:25 – 10:45am | AI in Mental Health: Framing the Discussion with Facts John Torous, MD, MBI Director of the Division of Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School | |
10:45 – 11:05am | Highlighted Discussion/Q&A: Moderator: Chris J. Kennedy, PhD Researcher, Center for Precision Psychiatry; Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School | |
11:05 – 11:10am | Brief Section Introduction | |
11:10am – 12:10pm | Real-World Implementation of Predictive Risk Models: Health and Beyond | |
11:10 – 11:30am | Ethical Challenges in Implementing Genetic Risk Predictions for Educational Attainment Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine and Department of Medical Humanities & Ethics, Columbia University | |
11:30 – 11:50am | From Publication to Pragmatic Trial: Barriers and Facilitators to Deploying Healthcare AI Colin Walsh, MD, MA, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | |
11:50am – 12:10pm | Highlighted Discussion/Q&A: Moderator: Stephen Bartels, MD, MS Director, The Mongan Institute, James J. and Jean H. Mongan Professor of Health Policy and Community Health, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Professor Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | |
12:10 – 12:20pm | BREAK | |
12:20 – 12:25pm | Brief Section Introduction | |
12:25 – 12:55pm | Emerging Innovators in Precision Psychiatry | |
12:25 – 12:35pm | Mathematical and Computational Modeling of Suicide as a Complex Dynamical System Shirley B. Wang, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University | |
12:35 – 12:40pm | Highlighted Discussion/Q&A: Moderator: Karmel Choi, PhD | |
12:40 – 12:50pm | Psychedelics as Immune Modulators of Brain Plasticity in Stress-Related Disorders Michael A. Wheeler, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, The Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School | |
12:50 – 12:55pm | Highlighted Discussion/Q&A: Moderator: Karmel Choi, PhD | |
12:55 – 1:00pm | Brief Section Introduction | |
1:00 – 1:45pm | Precision Therapeutics: Promise and Pain Points | |
| Panel Moderator: Maurizio Fava, MD Chair, Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers Psychiatry Department Executive Director, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Clinical Trials Network and Institute (CTNI) Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School | Husseini K. Manji, MD, FRCPC Co-Chair of the UK Government Mental Health Mission, Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, University adjunct Professor at Yale University, visiting Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University Magali Haas, MD, PhD Founder & Chair, Cohens Veterans Bioscience; Independent Board Member, Psilera Nick Brandon, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, Neumora |
1:45 – 1:50pm | Closing Remarks | |
Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD
Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, MGH Center for Genomic Medicine
Steven E. Hyman, MD
Core Institute Member and Director, Program in Brain Health, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT; Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor & Harald McPike Professor
Francisco A. Moreno, MD
Associate Vice President, University of Arizona Health Sciences- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Tenured Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine - Tucson
Michelle N. Meyer, PhD, JD
Chief Bioethics Officer, Associate Professor, Chair of the Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences, Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Shazia Siddique, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Dani S. Bassett, PhD
J. Peter Skirkanich Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Olusola Ajilore, MD, PhD
University of Illinois Center for Depression and Resilience (UI CDR) Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine
Michael Fox, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, PhD
Associate Director, MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry
Prof. Hugh Marston, PhD
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Neuroscience & Mental Health, Boehringer Ingelheim
Marion Leboyer, MD, PhD
Professor and vice-chair of the Dept of Psychiatry & Addictology Mondor Hal, AP-HP, Univ Paris Est Créteil; Director, Translational NeuroPsychiatry laboratory, Inserm U 955; CEO, Foundation FondaMental
Roy Perlis, MD, MSc
Editor in Chief, JAMA+ AI; Director, Center for Quantitative Health, Massachusetts General Hospital
John Torous, MD, MBI
Director of the Division of Digital Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD
Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine and Department of Medical Humanities & Ethics, Columbia University
Colin Walsh, MD, MA, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Husseini K. Manji, MD, FRCPC
Co-chair of the UK Government Mental Health Mission, Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Oxford, University, adjunct Professor at Yale University, visiting Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University
Magali Haas, MD, PhD
Founder & Chair, Cohens Veterans Bioscience; Independent Board Member, Psilera
Nick Brandon, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Neumora
Available Credit
- 8.00 AAPA Category 1 CMEMGH Institute of Health Professions has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 8.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 12/06/2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
- 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of IHP and Massachusetts General Hospital. IHP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
IHP designates this Live activity for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 8.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 8.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 8.00 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 8.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.
- 8.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 8.00 Psychologists CE Credit
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 8.00 CE credit.
Price
Optional Workshops
This conference includes optional space-limited workshops: Registration is required, and additional information is available on each landing page.
- Hands-on AI in Precision Psychiatry – Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM ET
- Predictive Models in Neuroimaging – Wednesday, September 24th, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET
Award Description:
Applications Due: June 30th, 2025, 5:00pm ET
The Center for Precision Psychiatry (CPP) invites applications for the 2025 Emerging Innovators in Precision Psychiatry Awards. This opportunity recognizes the contributions of early-career investigators in the emerging area of precision psychiatry. Winners will be selected to present their work at the virtual 5th Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry on September 25th and 26th, 2025, and will receive a $500 USD honorarium.
Learn more and apply at https://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/research/precision-psychiatry/annual-conference
Hardware/Software Specifications
This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using Internet Explorer 8+, Mozilla Firefox 3+, and Safari 4+. This website requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentations, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.
Optimal System Configuration
Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player 10.1+
Browser: Firefox 3+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Safari 4.0+, or Google Chrome 7.0+
Operating System: Windows XP+ or Mac OS X 10.4+
Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher
Minimum Requirements
Windows PC:500-MHz Pentium II; Windows XP or higher; 128 MB RAM; Video Card at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card at least 16-bit; Macromedia Flash Player 10 or higher, audio playback with speakers for programs with video content; Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome, or Opera
Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher with latest updates installed; 1.83MHz Intel Core Duo or faster; RAM: 128MB or more; Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card: at least 16-bit