Dr. James Murrough is Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Vice Chair for Clinical Research in the Department of Psychiatry, and Director of the Dennis S. Charney, MD, Depression and Anxiety Discovery Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He has made major contributions to biological psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, particularly through his work advancing ketamine and other novel therapeutics for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is internationally recognized for his research in depression, anxiety, and PTSD. He is a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), and his honors include the Joel Elkes Research Award from ACNP, the A.E. Bennett Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry, and the Paragon Award for Research Excellence from the Doris Duke Foundation. He sits on the Scientific Council of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and serves as Vice Chair of the Scientific Council of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Alongside his research, Dr. Murrough maintains an active clinical practice and is an avid mentor to trainees and junior faculty.