Watkins, Crystal, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Schizophrenia Center
Program in Molecular Psychiatry

Main Office Address

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Phipps 300
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-0005

Phone: 410-614-0504
Fax: 410-614-3676

E-mail: cwatkins@jhmi.edu

Education

1990	B.S.	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2003	M.D., Ph.D.	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2003-2004	Internship in Internal Medicine	Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital Program
2005-2008	Residency in Psychiatry	John Hopkins Hospital
2008-2010	Schweizer Fellowship in Mood Disorders	Johns Hopkins University
2009-2011	Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry	Johns Hopkins University

Professional Interests

Applying brain imaging techniques to better understand mood disorders across the lifespan. Current research focuses on the role of the immune system in mania, depression and psychosis in the geriatric population.

Selected Publications

Watkins, C.C., Sawa, A., Blackshaw, S., Barow, R.K., Snyder, S.H., and Ferris, C.D. Insulin Restores Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression and Function that is Lost in Diabetic Gastropathy. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 106:373-384, 2000.

Watkins, C. C., Boehning, D.E., Kaplin, A.I., Ferris, C.D., and Snyder, S.H. Carbon Monoxide Mediates Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide-Associated Non-Adrenergic/ Non-Cholinergic Neuro-transmission, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 101:2631-2635, 2004.

Watkins, C.C., Endres, C.J., Rosenberg, P.B., Workman, C. Reynolds, A., Kassiou, M., Dannals, R.F., Smith, G.S., Pomper., M.G. The relationship between inflammation and healthy aging: An in vivo positron emission tomography study with [¹¹C]DPA-713. American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Abstract, 2009.

Watkins, C.C. Cheng, J.S., Huiyiig, G., Pomper, M.G, Barker, P. and Kaplin,A.I. Immune system associated depression and cognitive impairment in CNS autoimmune diseases: Transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis. Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (Abstract, 2011)

Watkins, C.C. and Treisman, G.J. Aging and the Neuropsychiatric Complications of HIV. Journal of NeuroVirology, (in press, January 2012)

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