JPBS

To promote research in psychiatric genetics in China, Global Diversity Task Force of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics headed by Chunyu Liu, together with other ISPG members, organized annual “Summit on Chinese Psychiatric Genetics” since 2004. This year (2018), the 5th Summit on Chinese Psychiatric Genetics with the theme “Multi–Omics and Spectrum of Disorders” was held in the Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University in Suzhou, China on May 20th. It also served as the first meeting of the Genetics working group since the establishment of the Mental Health Branch of China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care. In the two-day meeting, ten senior investigators shared their latest research results. Fourteen trainees and junior investigators also presented their works to compete for the JPBS Travel Awards. It covered the latest achievements and topics of current interest in the study of psychiatric genetics in China.