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Basic Science Research- Programs & Laboratories
Established program areas in the CNB currently include:
The Behavioral Psychopharmacology Program under the direction of Irwin Lucki, Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary blend of psychology and neurobiology, focusing upon the integration of animal behavior models of psychiatric disease with neuropharmacology and neurochemistry. Current studies focus on the role of specific neurotransmitters, such as serotonin (5-HT), in the behavioral effects of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs.
The Behavioral Genetics Laboratory under the direction of R. Arlen Price, Ph.D. is focused on the identification and characterization of genes affecting human obesity and other complex traits having behavioral components. The Laboratory has developed three of the largest and most comprehensively assessed cohorts in the world.
The Cellular and Molecular Neuropathology Program under the direction of Steven E. Arnold, M.D. concentrates its research on studies of schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, healthy aging, and neurodegenerative diseases in human post-mortem tissues. The unit conducts post-mortem studies of olfactory epithelium, olfactory bulb, and olfactory cortices. It has also developed a unique protocol for conducting olfactory epithelial biopsies in living subjects to obtain neurons for molecular studies and to grow them in culture for experimental studies.