NIDA Training Program
Training in
Drug Abuse Research
Paul Vezina, Ph.D., Program Director
| Harriet de Wit, Ph.D. | Human psychopharmacology related to drug abuse. |
| Stephanie Dulawa, Ph.D. | Animal models of psychiatric disorders, neuropsychopharmacology, knockout/transgenic mice. |
| Elliot Gershon, M.D. | Genetics of bipolar disorder. |
| William Green, Ph.D. | Neurotransmitter receptor assembly and expression. |
| Naoum Issa, M.D./Ph.D. | The organization and development of functional maps in cerebral cortex. |
| Kristen C. Jacobson, Ph.D. | Twin studies investigating pathways through which genes and environments influence the development of antisocial and substance use behaviors. |
| Un Jung Kang, M.D. | Mechanisms of motor response complications and dopaminergic neuronal |
| Andrea King, Ph.D. | The effects of alcohol and other common substances on mood and behavior. |
| Dan McGehee, Ph.D. | Neuronal nicotinic receptors and their role in synaptic transmission. |
| Abraham Palmer, Ph.D. | Identification of genes that modulate sensitivity to drugs of abuse. |
| Paul Vezina, Ph.D. | Basal ganglia neuropharmacology and the generation of appetitive behaviors. |
| Molecular mechanisms of dopamine function and drug addiction. | |
| Jim Zacny, Ph.D. | Recreational drug use, opioid psychopharmacology and pain. |
| Xiaoxi Zhuang, Ph.D. | Genetic and behavioral dissection of reward and dopamine system dysfunction. |