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Neurobiology of Addiction Section – Staff

George F. Koob, Ph.D.
George F. Koob, Ph.D.

George F. Koob, Ph.D.

Chief, Neurobiology of Addiction Section
george.koob@nih.gov

Renata C. N. Marchette, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Renata C. N. Marchette, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Renata C. N. Marchette, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Staff Scientist, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
renata.marchette@nih.gov

Janaina Vendruscolo
Janaina Vendruscolo

Janaina Vendruscolo

Animal Biologist, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
janaina.vendruscolo@nih.gov

Nadia SAID, Ph.D.
Nadia SAID, Ph.D.

Nadia Said, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
nadia.said@nih.gov

Hayley Manke, Ph.D.
Hayley Manke, Ph.D.

Hayley Manke, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral IRTA Fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
hayley.manke@nih.gov

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Courtney Wilkinson, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral IRTA Fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
courtney.wilkinson@nih.gov

Lucas Tortorelli Silva, Ph.D.
Lucas Tortorelli Silva, Ph.D.

Lucas Silva Tortorelli, Ph.D.

Research Fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
lucas.silvatortorelli@nih.gov

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Christopher O’Brien, Ph.D

PostdoctoralRTA fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
chris.o'brien@nih.gov

Nicolaus Bruns, B.A.
Nicolaus Bruns, B.A.

Nicolaus Bruns, B.A.

Post-bac IRTA Fellow, Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section
nicolaus.bruns@nih.gov

Valeria Acosta

Postbaccalaureate IRTA fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
valeria.acosta@nih.gov

Katie Cymek
Katie Cymek

Katie Cymek

Postbaccalaureate IRTA fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
katie.cymek@nih.gov

Henry Zin Oo
Henry Zin Oo

Henry Zin Oo

Postbaccalaureate IRTA fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
henry.oo@nih.gov

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Francesca Burton

Postbaccalaureate IRTA fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
francesca.burton@nih.gov

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Huanhuan Wang

Postbaccalaureate IRTA fellow, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
huanhuan.wang@nih.gov

Adrienne McGinn, Ph.D.
Adrienne McGinn, Ph.D.

M. Adrienne McGinn, Ph.D.

Special Volunteer, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
adrienne.mcginn@nih.gov

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Joey Dijoseph

Special Volunteer, Stress and Addiction Neuroscience Unit
joey.dijoseph@nih.gov

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Postdoctoral Fellows

Brendan Tunstall  brendan.tunstall@gmail.com
Assistant Professor (tenure track), Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of Tennessee Health Sci Ctr

Caroline Pantazis  caroline.pantazis@nih.gov
Program Manager, NIA IRP

Brooke Schmeichel  brooke.schmeichel@gmail.com
Assistant Professor (tenure track), Biomedical Science, East Tennessee State Medical School

Stephanie Carmack  stephanie.carmack@gmail.com
Assistant Director, Center for Adaptive Systems for Brain-Body Interactions and
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Bioengineering, George Mason University

Mandy McCracken

Emily Lowery-Gionta  eglowery@gmail.com
Staff Scientist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Predoctoral Fellows

Khalin E. Nisbett, M.S. – 2019-2024

Postbaccalaureate Fellows

2022-2023 Eliza Douglass, B.S.
Ph.D. in neuroscience, University of Maryland Baltimore

2022-2023 Lyndsay E. Hastings, B.S.
Ph.D. in neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania

2022-2023 Claire Pince, B.A.
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Colorado State University

2020-2023 Emma Frye evfrye99@gmail.com
MD Program at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

2021-2022 Eliza Douglas Eliza.douglass@som.umaryland.edu
PhD in neuroscience, University of Maryland Baltimore.

2019-2021 Erika Carlson  ecarlson5683@gmail.com
PhD in pharmacology & toxicology, University of Texas Austin

2019-2021 Sophie Elvig  sophie.elvig@gmail.com
PhD in neuroscience, University of Maryland Baltimore

2019-2021 Vicky Chuong  vicky.chuong@gmail.com
PhD in neuroscience, MD Anderson, Univ. Texas Health Graduate Program

2018-2020 Adriana Gregory-Flores  ad.gregory.26@gmail.com
PhD in neuroscience, University of Texas-Austin

2018-2020 Adam Brandner  abrandner13@gmail.com
PhD in Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

2018-2020 Sam McConnell  sam@themcconnells.net
PhD in neuroscience, Mt. Sinai Icahn School of Medicine

2018-2019 Caroline Smith

2017-2018 Brandon Blank  brandonablank@gmail.com
MD, Hofstra University School of Medicine

2016-2018 Dylan Sucich

2016-2018 Lia Zallar  lia.zallar@gmail.com
PhD in pharmacology, Weill Cornell University

2015-2018 Eleanor Blair Towers – MD/PhD VCU

Chelsea Ho (2014-2016)  chelsea.ho16@gmail.com
Veterinary school prerequisites, UC San Diego

Brittany Priddy (2014-2016)  bpriddy17@gmail.com
PhD in brain and cognitive science, Temple University

 

Summer Students and Special Volunteers

Divya Lobo (2023)

Neha Skandan (2023)

Simone Tonetto (2023)

Aryan Galore (2022)

Ijeoma Okoro (2022)

Luis Gonzales (2020)

Thomas Bruneau (2019)

Gustavo Mejias-Torres (2019)

Elizabeth Tawa (2017)

Katrina Gazo (2017)

Brandon Blank (2016-2017)

Kerry McFadden (2015)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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