-- The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression has awarded a top Young Investigator grant to UC Davis' Margherita Molnar. Molnar receives $60,000 for her study of alterations in a brain region called the prefrontal cortex in patients with schizophrenia. Her study will focus on brain chemicals that play important roles in the growth and maintenance of neurons. Located in Great Neck, N.Y., the alliance is the largest non-governmental organization funding brain research worldwide.