BD² Updates
Bold Minds, Bright Futures: Celebrating Women in Neuroscience & Shaping Science For Tomorrow
February 11 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a global celebration of women’s invaluable contributions to scientific progress. While representation in STEM continues to grow, women in neuroscience and mental health research are making groundbreaking discoveries, advancing our understanding of the brain, and shaping the future of …
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BD² Collaboration Projects: Uniting Research Teams to Advance Biological Insights into Bipolar Disorder
From its inception, BD² set out to promote transformative and meaningful collaboration to drive discovery and treatment improvements so all those living with bipolar disorder can thrive. To that end, the BD² Collaboration Projects empower multidisciplinary teams—including experts in genetics, neurobiology, and pharmacology—to advance understanding of the disorder’s complexities. By fostering collaboration across BD² program …
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2024 Milestone Report
This year, BD² made significant progress, accelerating research efforts and expanding our collaborative network to improve outcomes for people with bipolar disorder. Key milestones included strengthening cross-disciplinary partnerships, launching our second Discovery Research cohort, and making remarkable progress within the BD² Integrated Network, which bridges research and clinical practice. 2024 By-The-Numbers 2024 …
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Innovating for Equity: BD² at the 2024 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit
The annual Milken Institute Future of Health Summit convenes global thought leaders to address critical health challenges and opportunities, from technological innovation to health equity. This year’s summit explored transformative advancements in areas like mental health, precision medicine, and chronic disease prevention. During the panel on “The Next Frontier in Mental Health Research,” Cara Altimus, …
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Bridging Science, Care, and Hope: Highlights from the BD² Integrated Network Meeting in Chicago
Last week in Chicago, we had an energetic and productive meeting with our BD² Integrated Network site teams and partners. The gathering underscored our core mission to break new ground in the understanding of bipolar disorder through a collaborative approach that is committed to fast-tracking improvements in care, a journey that typically spans decades. The …
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BD² and DBSA Partner to Improve the Lives of People Living with Bipolar Disorder
Washington, DC – BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder and Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) are pleased to announce a partnership that will provide peer support, community-building opportunities, and wellness tools to participants in the BD² Integrated Network study, an initiative which seeks to gain new insights into bipolar disorder and accelerate …
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BD² Expands Foundational Effort to Understand Biology of Bipolar Disorder with $36 Million in New Grants
Washington, D.C. – BD²: Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder today announced its second installment of Discovery Research grants, totaling nearly $18 million – broadening a comprehensive effort to examine the key mechanisms of bipolar disorder and marking a global expansion of BD². Multidisciplinary teams of scientists and clinicians whose leads are from the …
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Inside BD²’s Integrated Network: Coordinating Clinical & Biological Data from 4,000 Participants to Rapidly Improve Lives
When BD²’s Integrated Network set out to build its groundbreaking approach to shorten the time it takes for research to improve care for people with bipolar disorder, one of the most important aspects of that approach was designing a comprehensive, standardized data ecosystem. To build this unprecedented knowledge base, data are being collected from up …
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Inside BD²’s Integrated Network: How the Learning Health Network is Improving Clinical Care and Outcomes
A Learning Health Network is a relatively new, innovative concept that brings healthcare delivery together with the research ecosystem to develop and evaluate care improvement in real-world clinical settings. Networks, large and small, that have been organized as Learning Health Networks build the capacity of everyone who participates – from community members to researchers to …
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Inside BD²’s Integrated Network: Connecting Bipolar Disorder Research with Clinical Care in Unprecedented Ways
The BD² Integrated Network is a groundbreaking approach designed to shorten the time it takes for research insights to be applied to improvements in care for people with bipolar disorder. By engaging a network of collaborating investigators and clinicians, BD² is building an unprecedented data ecosystem for bipolar disorder, implementing and informing data-driven improvements in care …
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