Exceptional research requires an exceptional team
Contact UsUptown Research Institute was founded in 2001 by John Sonnenberg, PhD, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with recognized expertise in schizophrenia and psychedelic research. Uptown Research Institute is a free-standing clinical trials research site specializing in new treatments for psychiatric and metabolic disorders.
The Institute, located in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, has successfully completed over 150 clinical trials and has partnered with clients ranging from large pharmaceutical companies to biotechnology startups. Uptown Research Institute is committed to advancing mental health therapies through the highest quality clinical research.

Clinical trials benefit the local community and the world at large.
Uptown Research Institute provides patients access to emerging treatments while providing data to regulatory bodies across the globe to help determine if new medications are safe and effective.

Uptown Research Institute studied the following medications now on market:
- Abilify, Abilify Maintena
- Austedo
- Aristada
- Clozaril
- Clozapine
- Cobenfy
- Cymbalta
- Erzofri
- Ingrezza
- Invega, Invega Sustenna, Invega Trinza
- Latuda
- Luvox
- Nuplazid
- Rexulti
- Spravato
- Symbyax
- Syphris
- Vraylar
- Zyprexa Relprevv