[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 169 (Saturday, December 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. STEVEN E. HYMAN

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                        HON. PATRICK J. KENNEDY

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 17, 2010

  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Steven E. Hyman 
for his service to the academic, scientific, and cultural life of the 
United States. As Director of the National Institute of Mental Health 
(NIMH) from 1996-2001, Dr. Hyman was instrumental in transforming the 
way the nation understands, treats, and responds to mental illness. 
Under Dr. Hyman's leadership, the NIMH became a world leader in 
genetic, biological, and neuroscientific research to improve the lives 
of the tens of millions of Americans living with mental illness. Since 
2001, Dr. Hyman has served as Provost of Harvard University, where his 
innovative leadership helped usher America's oldest university into the 
new millennium with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary and 
collaborative research. Additionally, Dr. Hyman's role in strengthening 
the museums, libraries, and cultural institutions of Harvard University 
has strengthened the rich cultural life of the United States as a 
whole.
  Dr. Hyman is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National 
Academy of Sciences. He has received awards for public service from the 
U.S. Government and from patient advocacy groups such as the National 
Alliance for the Mentally Ill and the National Mental Health 
Association. Across the country and over the world, he has lectured on 
topics ranging from genes, brain, and behavior to the stigma of mental 
illness. Dr. Hyman is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the 
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and the American College of 
Psychiatrists. He has served on scientific advisory boards nationally 
and internationally including the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the 
Riken Brain Sciences Institute in Japan, and the Max Planck Institute 
for Psychiatry in Germany. He is currently Chairman of the Scientific 
Advisory Board for the Next Frontier Initiative, a new endeavor to 
design and implement a 10-year collaborative neuroscience research 
effort for the benefit of soldiers and veterans with Traumatic Brain 
Injury and PTSD.
  As Dr. Hyman prepares to transition from his position as Provost of 
Harvard University, we honor his legacy as a national leader in science 
and academia and look forward to his continued contributions to 
American life.

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