Introductions by William Bobo, M.D., and Heather Flynn, Ph.D., College of Medicine’s Department of Behavioral Sciences & Social Medicine

Collaborations Fostering Precision Medicine & Health Care Delivery in Bipolar Disorder & Major Depression

About Our Speaker
Dr. Mark A. Frye, Consultant in Mayo Clinic's Department of Psychiatry & Psychology and holder of the Stephen and Shelley Jackson Family Professorship, served as Department Chair (2010-2020). With an M.D. from the University of Minnesota, training at UCLA, and a fellowship at NIMH, he founded the Mayo Clinic Individualized Medicine Biobank for Bipolar Disorder and has published over 460 papers on mood disorders and treatment-resistant depression.

Notable Achievements 

• American College of Psychiatry Mood Disorders Research Award (2018)
• International Society for Bipolar Disorder Robert Post MD Mentoring Award (2022)
• President, National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC)
• Scientific Chair, Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD2)
• Chair, Depression Bipolar Support Alliance Scientific Advisory Board

PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Learn how measurement-based care drives innovation in treating major depression and bipolar disorder through the NNDC model
• Discover the role of collaborative approaches in addressing health disparities in mood disorders
• Explore clinical trials offering precision pharmacotherapy advancements for depression and bipolar disorder treatment
  
  College of Medicine Auditorium – May 8, 2025 – 2:00PM-4:00PM