Dr. Ruocco is the recipient of a 2014 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in the United States, the largest non-government, donor-supported organization that distributes funds for psychiatric brain research. The purpose of this grants program is to facilitate innovative research opportunities for new investigators relevant to the understanding, treatment and prevention of serious psychiatric disorders. Dr. Ruocco's grant supported research will evaluate the effectiveness of a new brain stimulation technique called magnetic seizure therapy to treat suicidal thinking and behaviours in patients with borderline personality disorder, and to understand the potential effects of this treatment on neural systems responsible for emotion regulation and impulse control using functional magnetic resonance imaging.