John P. Feighner Professorship in Neuropsychopharmacology
Dr.
John Feighner was a resident and chief resident in the Department. While in the
Department, he was the first author of a classic paper published in 1972 that
established diagnostic criteria for major psychiatric illnesses. He became
president and director of the Feighner Research Institute in San Diego and has
made many contributions to the field of neuropsychopharmacology. The Feighner
Professorship was established to help the Department maintain exceptional basic
and clinical psychiatric research. In 1999, Dr.
John W. Olney was installed as the first Feighner Professor. For a list
of all endowed professorships in the Department, click
here.