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Teri English received her B.A. in Sociology at UCLA and began working with Dr. Altshuler in 1993 .

In 1995 when the MDRP was established, Teri became the Research Administrator for the program and remains in this role today.

She is responsible for obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals to perform research, preparation of grants, assistance with manuscript preparation and overseeing financial operations for the Mood Disorders Research Program.

Debra Perlo received her B.A. in English at UCLA in 1975 and received her Master’s Degree in Public Administration (health services research) in 1977.

She is the Program Administrator for the Mood Disorders Research Program. Debra has been working with the MDRP since September 2003 and is responsible for all personnel and office issues, assists with manuscript and grant preparation, and the financial operations of the program.