William E. Bunney

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William E. Bunney is a neuroscientist focused on discovering the genes that cause major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. [1] He is a Distinguished Professor with the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Della Martin Chair of Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine. [2] He is also the director of the UC Irvine node of the Pritzker Neuropsychiatric Disorders Research Consortium.

He is a Lifetime National Associate of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. [3]

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References

  1. "Distinguished Professors".
  2. "William Bunney Jr. named to Della Martin Chair in Psychiatry".
  3. "Executive Profile: William E. Bunney Jr., M.D."