Rodrigo Affonseca Bressan

Professor of psychiatry at the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP). PhD and visiting Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN, Kings College London). Scientific Director of the National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry (INCT-CNPq, FAPESP, ERC). Leads the The Brazilian High Risk Neurodevelopment Cohort, a 11-year cohort of 2,500 youth investigating trajectories of mental disorders. Established clinical teams (schizophrenia and psychosis high-risk) and an integrative neuroscience lab that works synergistically in a multi-staging and multimodal research approach. He has authored more than 300 scientific publications and ranked among the top researches (A-1) in Brazil. President of Instituto AmeSuaMente (LoveYourMid Institute) focused in prevention of mental disorders with several actions in school mental health and advocacy. Was awarded with the Legislative Merit Medal the highest honour bestowed by the Brazilian Congress to pay tribute to his work implementing policies to improve the rights and destigmatizing people with mental disorders.

Psiquiatra, neurocientista e professor livre docente da Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). PhD e professor visitante do Kings College London. Pesquisador 1-A do CNPq, autor de mais de 390 artigos científicos internacionais (índice-h: 60) e vários livros. Presidente do Instituto Ame Sua Mente focado em prevenção em saúde mental, combate ao estigma e defesa de direitos. Recebeu a Medalha do Mérito Legislativo (Câmara do Deputados do Brasil) pelo trabalho de educação em saúde mental em escolas públicas e introdução de transtornos mentais graves na lei de cotas para o trabalho.