NIDA Intramural Research Program

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Alexander F. Hoffmancannabinoids, cocaine, electrophysiology, addiction Cellular Neurobiology Branch19992001 Carl R. Lupica (post-doc)
Mike Michaelides
Mikhail N. Koffarnusbehavioral pharmacology Jonathan L. Katz (research assistant)
Jean Lud Cadet
Robyn M St. LaurentDopamine, GABA, plasticity, behavior20122014 Yavin Shaham (research assistant)
Agnes J. JasinskaCognitive Neuroscience, Functional Neuroimaging, Neurogenetics Neuroimaging Research Branch Neuroimaging Research Branch20122014 Elliot A. Stein (post-doc), Elliot A. Stein (post-doc)
Kylie B McPherson20142015 Bruce T. Hope (research assistant)
Matthew PH Gardner2014 Geoffrey Schoenbaum (post-doc)
Limei ZhangSystem Neuroscience20142015 Marisela Morales (research scientist)
Sam A. GoldenNeuroscience, Reward and Motivation Behavioral Neuroscience Branch20152018 Yavin Shaham (post-doc)
Robin J. Keeley Neuroimaging Research Branch20152019 Elliot A. Stein (post-doc)
Conor Heins Behavioral Neuroscience Branch20152017 Sam A. Golden (research assistant)
Ernesto Solis, Jr.bath salts, dopamine transporter, fluorescent substrates, serotonin transporter, mdma, amphetamine, opioids, heroin, morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, synthetic cannabinoids
Dylan Gilbert SucichAnxiety, Alcohol dependence and withdrawal Integrative Neuroscience Research Branch/ Electron Microscopy Core Integrative Neuroscience Research Branch20162018 Marisela Morales (research assistant), George F. Koob (research assistant)
Michelle Jin Behavioral Neuroscience Branch20172019 Sam A. Golden (research assistant)
T. Chase FrancisStriatal dependent aversive behavior2019 Marisela Morales (post-doc)
Samantha Leesocial behavior Behavioral Neuroscience20222024 Bruce T. Hope (research assistant)
Kayla M PittsNeuropsychopharmacology, Addiction, Reward and Motivation20222024 Yavin Shaham (research assistant)