A division of the Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch
Unit Director
Contact
Location:
Biomedical Research Center
251 Bayview Boulevard
Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 667-312-5360
Email: zxi@intra.nida.nih.gov
About the Lab
The Addiction Biology Unit’s ongoing projects include:
- Investigating the role of mu opioid receptors expressed in different types of neurons or glial cells in opioid reward and relapse.
- Investigating the role of cannabinoid CB1 or CB2 receptors expressed in different types of neurons or glial cells in cannabinoid action.
- Investigating the role of dopamine D3 receptors expressed in different types of neurons in cocaine or opioid action.
- DA- and cannabinoid-based medication development for treatment of addiction
Addiction Biology Unit staff – Guo-hua Bi, Emily Linz, Hannah Alton, Zheng-Xiong Xi, Omar Soler-Cedeno
