Dr. Luna sat on an Advisory Board to provide recommendations to the faculty of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC) in New York, including meeting with Dr. Charney, Dean of the School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai., regarding the development of an Institute for The Study of Adolescence and … [Read more...]

Dr. Luna was a featured speaker at the conference “The Adolescent Brain: A Second Window of Opportunity” in New York where she gave a talk and compiled a report, “Neuroimaging Evidence of Immature and Mature Processes in the Adolescent Brain: A Period of Plasticity for Vulnerabilities and … [Read more...]

Dr. Luna gave a talk entitled “Adolescent Brain Development and Implications for Adolescent Health” at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh informing a larger clinical audience regarding adolescent brain development. This effort is particularly linked to the primary aims of the Staunton Chair to … [Read more...]

Dr. Luna gave a talk to the general public entitled “Creating the Brain through Adolescence” as part of the Thrival festival, an initiative of Thrill Mill, Inc., an annual event featuring multiple days of immersive, innovation-focused programming and music festival. … [Read more...]