Addiction is a developmental disease that typically develops during childhood or adolescence. Most drugs of abuse target the brain’s reward system by flooding the circuit with dopamine
With over 21 million of American suffering from addiction and a yearly death rate of 100’000 Americans, there is a strong need for research to stop the current epidemic. At the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences researchers team up with the Waggoner Center for Alcohol & Addiction Research to find solution and care for the patients.
Useful keywords: Dopamine, Addiction, Drug Use, Alcohol Use, …
Meet some of our leading researchers:
| Researcher Name | Research Focus | Keywords | Laboratories / Institutes |
|---|---|---|---|
Caitlin Orsini | Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Behavioral Neuroscience • Decision Making • Anxiety Disorders • Substance Use Disorders | Drug addiction / Genetics / Protein Biomarkers / Sex Differences | Orsini Lab |
Elizabeth Lippard | Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Mood Disorders • Bipolar Disorders • Alcohol Use Disorders • Depression, • Neuroimaging • Developmental neuroscience Technology & Drugs Development • Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring | Bipolar Disorder / Stress | The Main Lab |
Laureen Dobbs | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neuroscience • Neural Circuits of Addiction • Polysubstance Abuse | Behavioral Models / Synaptic Transmission & Plasticity / Opiates / Behavioral Neuroscience / Electrophysiology | Dobbs Lab |
Lief Ericsson Fenno | Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Optogenetic • Gene Therapy • Mental Illness • Drug Addiction | Neuroscience / Opioids / Synthetic Biology / Viral Engineering | Molecular Engineering, Design & Discovery Lab |
Micky Marinelli | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurobiological Addiction • Motivation | Neurosciences/ Addiction / Motivation / Stress / Adolescence / Dopamine | The Neuroscience of Addiction and Motivation |
Robert O. Messing | Neurological Disorders / Systems • Pain • Substance Use Disorders • Neuroimmune Signaling • Neuropeptides Technology & Drugs Development • Kinase Inhibitors | Neuroscience / Addiction / Pain / Signal Transduction / Translational Neuroscience / Neuroimmune Signaling | Messing Lab |
