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Thomas M. Hyde, M.D., Ph.D.

NIMH
Bldg 10 Room 4N306
Bethesda, MD 20892

hydet@intra.nimh.nih.gov

Biosketch


Dr. Hyde graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978, with a B.A. in Biology. He then entered the M.D.-Ph.D. combined degree program at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1984 with a Ph.D. in Anatomy. His medical and graduate school education were funded with an award from the Medical Scientist Training Program. Dr. Hyde completed a general medical internship at the Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania in 1985. He then moved on to Stanford University, completing a residency in Neurology in 1988. He served as Chief Resident in Neurology at Stanford in 1988. In 1990, he was board certified in Neurology. In 1988, Dr. Hyde became director of the Neurology Consultation Clinics of the NIMH Neuroscience Center at St. Elizabeths Hospital, serving until 1996. He also worked collaboratively in the Neuropathology Section of the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, IRP, NIMH from 1988-1996. In 1996, Dr. Hyde became a full time investigator in the Neuropathology Section of the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch. In addition, he has served as a Neurology Consultant to the clinical programs of the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, IRP, NIMH. Dr. Hyde is the author on over 75 peer-reviewed articles and 25 invited chapters. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Society of Biological Psychiatry

Research Interests


Dr. Hyde is focused upon the neuropathological bases of major mental illnesses, especially schizophrenia. In the past, he has worked on a variety of laboratory-based projects examining receptor, neurotransmitter, and growth factor systems in post-mortem human brain, employing a wide variety of techniques. He is currently focused on the application of microarrays and laser capture microscopy to post-mortem human brain tissue in general and schizophrenia in particular. He also maintains clinical research activities in the Sibling Study of the Genetics of Schizophrenia, movement disorders, and dementia.

Representative Publications


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