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Neurobiology of Relapse Section – Staff

Current lab members (June 2021)

Yavin Shaham, Ph.D.
Yavin Shaham, Ph.D.

Yavin Shaham, Ph.D.

Chief, Behavioral Neuroscience Research Branch
Yshaham@intra.nida.nih.gov

Jennifer Bossert, Ph.D.
Jennifer Bossert, Ph.D.

Jennifer Bossert, Ph.D.

Staff scientist

Jenny Chou
Jenny Chou

Jenny Chou

Branch administrator

Post-doctoral fellows

Jonathan Chow
Jonathan Chow

Jonathan Chow, Ph.D.

PhD. U of Kentucky
NIH, CCB fellowship

David Reiner
David Reiner

David Reiner, Ph.D.

PhD. U Pennsylvania
NIGMS PRAT fellowship

Ida Fredriksson
Ida Fredriksson

Ida Fredriksson, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Karolinska U, Sweden
Swedish Medical Council fellowship

Post-bac students

Lindsay Altidor
Lindsay Altidor

Lindsay Altidor

NIDA-IRP diversity and outreach fellowship

Sarah Claypool
Sarah Claypool

Sarah Claypool


Jules Chabot
Jules Chabot

Jules Chabot


Ashley Batista
Ashley Batista

Ashley Batista

NIDA-IRP diversity and outreach fellowship

Post-doc Alumni

Yvona Buczek
Yvona Buczek

Yvona Buczek, Ph.D. (1997-1998)

Deputy Director, Scientific Services,
Centre of Forensic Sciences.
U Toronto

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No photo for this staff member or alumni

David Highfield, Ph.D. (1998-2001)

Research Scientist
Friends Research Institute
Baltimore

Jeff Grimm, Ph.D.
Jeff Grimm, Ph.D.

Jeff Grimm, Ph.D. (1999-2001)

Professor (tenured)
Psychology Dept.
Western Washington U

Hans Crombag, Ph.D.
Hans Crombag, Ph.D.

Hans Crombag, Ph.D. (1999-2001)

Senior Lecturer (tenured)
Psychology Dept.
U of Sussex, Brighton, England

Uri Shalev, Ph.D.
Uri Shalev, Ph.D.

Uri Shalev, Ph.D. (1999-2002)

Associate Professor (tenured)
Psychology Dept.
Concordia U, Montreal, Canada

Lin Lu, Ph.D.
Lin Lu, Ph.D.

Lin Lu, Ph.D. (2001-2006)

Director
National Institute on Drug Dependence
Professor, Beijing U, China

Jennifer Bossert (2003-2007)
Jennifer Bossert (2003-2007)

Jennifer Bossert, Ph.D. (2003-2007)

NIH staff scientist
Neurobiology of Relapse Section
IRP-NIDA

Udi Ghitza Ph.D.
Udi Ghitza Ph.D.

Udi Ghitza, Ph.D. (2004-2006)

Health Scientist Administrator
Center for Clinical Trial Network,
NIDA, NIH, Rockville, MD

Sunila Nair, Ph.D.
Sunila Nair, Ph.D.

Sunila Nair, Ph.D. (2005-2009)

Program Officer
Integrative Neuroscience Branch
NIDA HQ

Eisuke Koya, Ph.D.
Eisuke Koya, Ph.D.

Eisuke Koya, Ph.D. (2005-2010)

Reader (tenure-track)
Psychology Dept.
Sussex University, Brighton, England (co-mentored with Bruce Hope, main mentor)

Donna Calu, Ph.D.
Donna Calu, Ph.D.

Donna Calu, Ph.D. (2010-2011)

Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Dept. of Anatomy & Neurobiology
U of Maryland Medical School

Carlo Cifani, Ph.D.
Carlo Cifani, Ph.D.

Carlo Cifani, Ph.D. (2010-2011)

Associate Professor (tenured)
Pharmacol Dept
Camerino U, Italy

Charles Pickens, Ph.D.
Charles Pickens, Ph.D.

Charles Pickens, Ph.D. (2007-2012)

Associate Professor (tenured)
Psychology Dept
Kansas State U, Kansas

Florence Theberge, Ph.D.
Florence Theberge, Ph.D.

Florence Theberge, Ph.D. (2009-2012)

Programme grant manager, LGC,
Programme Management, UK

Nathan Marchant, Ph.D.
Nathan Marchant, Ph.D.

Nathan Marchant, Ph.D. (2011-2015)

Assistant Professor (tenured)
Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences
Free U, Amsterdam

Daniele Cprioli, Ph.D.
Daniele Cprioli, Ph.D.

Daniele Caprioli, Ph.D. (2013-2016)

Associate Professor (tenured)
Dept. of Pharmacol
Sapienza U of Rome, Rome, Italy

Yann Pelloux, Ph.D.
Yann Pelloux, Ph.D.

Yann Pelloux, Ph.D. (2015-2017)

Researcher
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Genoa, Italy

Anna Li
Anna Li

Anna Li, Ph.D. (2012-2018)

Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
University of Maryland College Park

Sam Golden
Sam Golden

Sam Golden, Ph.D. (2014-2018)

Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Dept. of Biological Structure
U of Washington, Seattle

Marco Venniro Ph.D. (2016-2020)
Marco Venniro Ph.D. (2016-2020)

Marco Venniro Ph.D. (2016-2020)

Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Dept. of Anatomy & Neurobiology
U of Maryland Medical School

Post-bac Alumni

Alison Clements, Ph.D.
Alison Clements, Ph.D.

Alison Clements (1998-1999)

Associate Professor UCLA, LA

Jasmine Yap, Ph.D.
Jasmine Yap, Ph.D.

Jasmine Yap (1999-2001)

High school science teacher
Denver, CO

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No photo for this staff member or alumni

Kelly Badger (2001-2002)

Consultant for adults with mental illnesses,
St. Luke's House, Washington, DC

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No photo for this staff member or alumni

Polly Robarts (2001-2003)

Laboratory technician,
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore

Shirley Liu, M.D.
Shirley Liu, M.D.

Shirley Liu (2003-2004)

Pediatrician completed residency
U Arizona Pediatrics Dept.

Jack Dempsey, Ph.D.
Jack Dempsey, Ph.D.

Jack Dempsey (2002-2004)

Psychologist, Dept. Pediatrics,
Texas Children's Hospital

David Chuang, M.D.
David Chuang, M.D.

David Chuang (2003-2004)

Assistant Professor, Neurology
Weill Cornell Medical College

Robert Busch, M.D.
Robert Busch, M.D.

(Robert Busch (2004-2005)

Family medicine resident:
Latrobe Hospital, VA

Deepti Nagarkar. Ph.D.
Deepti Nagarkar. Ph.D.

Deepti Nagarkar (2004-2005)

Postdoctoral Fellow,
Division of Allergy and Immunology,
Northwestern University, IL

Sean Sheffler-Collins
Sean Sheffler-Collins

Sean Sheffler-Collins (2003-2004)

Associate Scientific Director
KnowledgePoint360 Group, NJ

Sarah Gray, Ph.D.
Sarah Gray, Ph.D.

Sarah Gray (Richards) Ph.D.(2004-2006)

Biology and Chemistry teacher
Milton Academy, MA

Jamie Uejima, M.D.
Jamie Uejima, M.D.

Jamie Uejima (2005-2007)

Anesthesiology Resident,
Northwestern U, Chicago

Gabriela Poles
Gabriela Poles

Gabriela Poles (2005-2007)

General Surgeon, Portland, ME

Sam Golden
Sam Golden

Sam Golden (2006-2008)

Current Postdoctoral Fellow
Shaham Lab, NIDA

Tristan and Kristina Wihbey
Tristan and Kristina Wihbey

Tristan Wihbey (2007-2009)

Emergency resident
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, NH

Tristan and Kristina Wihbey
Tristan and Kristina Wihbey

Kristina Wihbey (2007-2009)

OB/GYN resident
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, NH

Brittany Navarre
Brittany Navarre

Brittany Navarre (2009-2011)

Medical student,
U of Washington, Seattle, WA

Anna Stern
Anna Stern

Anna Stern (2009-2011)

Graduate student,
U Penn, Philadelphia, PA

Hila Eichenbaum
Hila Eichenbaum

Hila Eichenbaum (2011-2012)

Medical student, Midwestern U Chicago
College of Osteopathic Medicine, IL

Thi-Khuc
Thi-Khuc

Thi-Khuc (2011-2012)

Medical student, U Virginia, VA

Sarita Kambhampati
Sarita Kambhampati

Sarita Kambhampati (2011-2013)

Medical Student, Saint George’s U Medical School, Grenada

Rana Rabei
Rana Rabei

Rana Rabei (2012-2013)

Medical student, Rosalind Franklin Medical School, Chicago

Robyn St. Laurent
Robyn St. Laurent

Robyn St. Laurent (2012-2014)

Graduate student, Brown U,
Providence, RI

Tamara Zeric
Tamara Zeric

Tamara Zeric (2013-2015)

Graduate student, Columbia U, NY

Konstantin Kaganovsky
Konstantin Kaganovsky

Konstantin Kaganovsky (2013-2015)

Graduate student Stanford U, Palo Alto

Sweta Adhikary
Sweta Adhikary

Sweta Adhikary (2014-2016)

MD/PhD student, Oregon Health Science U
Portland

Felicia Surjono
Felicia Surjono

Felicia Surjono (2015-2016)

Graduate student
Cedar Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles

Robert "Conor" Heinz
Robert "Conor" Heinz

Robert (Conor) Heins (2015-2017)

Graduate student
Max Planck Institute
Germany

Kailyn Witonsky
Kailyn Witonsky

Kailyn Witonsky (2016-2017)

MD/Ph.D student
U of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh

Michelle Zhang
Michelle Zhang

Michelle Zhang (2016-2018)

Medical student
University of Pittsburgh

Jennifer Hoots
Jennifer Hoots

Jennifer Hoots (2016-2018)

Graduate Student
University of Illinois Chicago

Angelica Minier
Angelica Minier

Angelica Minier (2016-2018)

Graduate Student
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Olivia Lofaro
Olivia Lofaro

Olivia Lofaro (2017-2019)

Graduate Student
Columbia U, New York

Michelle Jin
Michelle Jin

Michelle Jin (2017-2019)

MD/PhD student
Columbia U, New York

Trinity Russell (2018-2020)
Trinity Russell (2018-2020)

Trinity Russell (2018-2020)

Medical Student
Harvard U, Boston

Sarah Applebey (2018-2020)
Sarah Applebey (2018-2020)

Sarah Applebey (2018-2020)

Graduate Student
U Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Hannah Korah (2018-2020)
Hannah Korah (2018-2020)

Hannah Korah (2018-2020)

MD/PhD Student
U of Arizona, Tucson

Aniruddha Shekara (2019-2021)
Aniruddha Shekara (2019-2021)

Aniruddha Shekara (2019-2021)

MD/PhD Student
U of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

Joseph Nguyen (2020-2021)
Joseph Nguyen (2020-2021)

Joseph Nguyen (2020-2021)

MD Student
U of Virginia, Charlottesville

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