M.D., Ph.D
Lt. Cmdr. Robin Bonomi, M.D., Ph.D., U.S. Navy Medical Corps, joined DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office (DSO) as a program manager in January 2026. Her research interests include neuroimmune modulation, precision psychiatry, and molecular imaging technologies for brain-based behavioral health risk prediction and prevention. Her work integrates translational neuroimaging, clinical psychiatry, and advanced analytics for psychiatric outcomes in civilian and active-duty military populations.
Prior to joining DARPA, she served as psychiatrist and inpatient medical director at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. She led a clinical research team that studied active-duty suicide prevention initiatives and led multiple large-scale imaging projects leveraging positron emission tomography (PET) to understand trauma-induced neural changes.
She has received awards recognizing her academic work from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Society of Biological Psychiatry, and the American Psychiatric Association. She has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications and continues to serve on editorial boards for several psychiatric and translational research journals.
Dr. Bonomi is board certified in psychiatry and maintains active clinical licensure. She holds active faculty appointments at Yale University and Uniformed Services University. Her ongoing research supports military medical readiness, bridging fundamental neurobiology, clinical application, and operational performance.
Program Learning Objectives – At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify key advancements in state-of-the-art clinical TMS research in Psychiatry.
- Describe key risk factors for suicide in military and post hospitalization and novel ways of identifying using machine learning algorithms.
- Recognize more about two large clinical trials in military health system.
Accreditation and Designation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Instructions to Claim CME Credit will be emailed to you post meeting. Please be sure we have your preferred email address. Thank you for your valued participation.