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Lab

• PhD in Neuroscience, 1999
  University of London, UK
  

• BSc (hons) in Physiology, 1993
  University of Liverpool, UK
  

Employment

• Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 2004-
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  

• Joint Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, 2007-
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  

• Faculty, Graduate Program in Neurobiology & Behavior, 2004-
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  

• Faculty, Graduate Program in Molecular & Cellular Biology, 2006-
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  

• Member, Center for Drug Addiction Research, 2004-
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, 2004-2007
  University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  

• Visiting Scholar, Anatomy, 2004
  University of Cambridge, UK (Host: W. Schultz)
  

• Research Assistant Professor, Psychology, 2003-2004
  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
  

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemistry, 1999-2002
  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA (Supervisor: R.M. Wightman)
  

• Visiting Scholar, Chemistry, 1997
  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA (Host: R.M. Wightman)
  

• Graduate Student, Neuroscience, 1995-1999
  Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, UK (Supervisor: J.A. Stamford)
  

• Research Assistant, Neuroscience, 1993-1995
  London Hospital Medical College, London, UK (Supervisor: J.A. Stamford)
  

Funding

• R01 MH79292 (NIH/NIMH), 2007-2012
  “Subsecond modulation of cost/benefit decision making by dopamine”
  

• R21 AG30775 (NIH/NIA), 2007-2010
  “Dopaminergic modulation of cost/benefit decision making during aging”
  

• R21 DA24140 (NIH/NIDA), 2007-2009
  “Dopaminergic activity and release during DBS implantation in humans”
  

• NARSAD Young Investigator Award, 2007-2009
  “The actions of corticotropin-releasing factor on phasic dopamine transmission”
  

• R21 DA21793 (NIH/NIDA), 2007-2009
  “Subsecond dopamine release during compulsive drug taking”
  

• Supplement to R21 DA21793 (NIH/NIDA), 2007-2008
  “Dopamine transmission during habitual responding for natural reinforcement”
  

• Pilot project grant from P30 DK35816 (NIH/NIDDK), 2006-2008
  “Direct actions of insulin and leptin on phasic dopamine release in vivo”
  

• R03 DA17155 (NIH/NIDA), 2005-2007
  “Dynamic control of dopamine release in cocaine abuse”
  

• Pilot project grant from P01 DA15916 (NIH/NIDA), 2005-2007
  “Overexpression of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors to study behaviors related to drug abuse”
  

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute Small Grants Program, 2005-2006
  “Subsecond dopamine release during acquisition of drug-taking behavior”
  

• University of Washington Royalty Research Fund, 2005-2006
  “Miniaturized instrumentation for multisite, real-time dopamine detection in behaving animals”
  

Awards and honors

• Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium speaker, 2008
• NARSAD Young Investigator Award, 2007
• Host Sponsor for Human Frontier Science Program Short-Term Fellowship, 2005
• Frontiers in Addiction Research travel award, 2004
• NIDA Young Investigator travel award, 2003
• Irwin J. Kopin Traveling Fellowship, 2003
• Frontiers in Addiction Research travel award, 2002
• Dopamine 2002 travel award, 2002
• 9^th International Conference on In Vivo Methods travel award, 2001
• 8^th International Conference on In Vivo Methods travel award, 1999
• University of London Central Research Fund research award, 1997
• Physiological Society Affiliate Travel Grant Scheme travel award, 1997
• 7^th International Conference on In Vivo Methods travel award, 1996
• London Hospital Medical College research equipment award, 1995
• 6^th International Conference on In Vivo Methods travel award, 1994
• London Hospital Medical College research equipment award, 1994

Invited lectures

• 41^st Annual Meeting of the European Brain and Behaviour Society, 2009
• Gordon Research Conference on Catecholamines, 2009
• National Academy of Sciences, 2008
• International Symposium on Drug Addiction, 2008
• Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroeconomics, 2008
• Healthy Minds Across America, 2008
• 12^th International Conference on In Vivo Methods, 2008
• University College London, 2008
• Janelia Farm Conference on Neural Circuits and Decision-Making in Rodents, 2008
• National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008
• Duke University, 2008
• Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, 2008
• University of Maryland, 2008
• Winter Conference on Brain Research, 2008
• Neuroeconomics: Decision Making and the Brain, 2008
• US-Netherlands Bi-National Addiction Workshop, 2007
• Princeton University, 2007
• Columbia University, 2007
• New York University, 2007
• Amsterdam Graduate School for Neurosciences, 2007
• Medical University of South Carolina, 2007
• University of North Carolina, 2007
• Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center, 2007
• Great Lakes ASPET meeting, 2007
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
• Cosyne '07 workshop, 2007
• 40^th Annual Winter Conference on Brain Research, 2007
• Baylor College of Medicine, 2007
• University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006
• University of Michigan, 2006
• Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroeconomics, 2006
• 11^th International Conference on In Vivo Methods, 2006
• West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry annual meeting, 2006
• Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, 2005
• FASEB meeting on Modern Scientific Approaches to Drug Addiction, 2004
• Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center, 2004
• 3^rd Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho meeting, 2004
• Baylor College of Medicine, 2004
• Massachusetts General Hospital, 2004
• 37^th Annual Winter Conference on Brain Research, 2004
• University of Washington, 2004
• Baylor College of Medicine, 2003
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2003
• Albany Medical Center, 2003
• Medical University of South Carolina, 2003
• Gordon Research Conference on Catecholamines, 2003
• 10^th International Conference on In Vivo Methods, 2003
• Sheffield University, 2003
• Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, 2003
• Wake Forest University, 2002
• Duke University, 1999

Teaching

• Addiction: Mechanisms, Prevention, Treatment (CONJ 556)
• Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience (NEUBEH 503)
• Neurobiology of Disease (NEUBEH 559)
• Neuropharmacology (PHCOL 512)
• Molecular Basis of Addictive Drug Action (PHCOL 534)
• Seminar in Psychology: Addictive Behaviors (PSYCH 448)

Doctoral supervisory committees

• Brady K. Atwood, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Erick J. Chastain, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Ryan W. Eaton, Physiology and Biophysics
• Daniel Eskenazi, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Jonathan P. Fadok, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Samuel D. Gale, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Abigail C. Gambrill, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Jerylin O. Gan, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Andrew S. Hart, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Berit E. Jacobson, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Roozbeh Kiani, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Benjamin B. Land, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Michael L. Lee, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Julia C. Lemos, Neurobiology and Behavior
• Adria Martig, Psychology
• Erica J. Melief, Pharmacology
• Nicholas Nasrallah, Psychology
• Jones G. Parker, Biochemistry
• Trongha Phan, Pharmacology
• Selena S. Schreiber, Pharmacology
• Katherine E. Shannon, Psychology
• Kathryn M. Tabor, Neurobiology and Behavior

• Corey B. Puryear, Psychology (Ph.D., 2008)
• Bhavana Vishnubhotla, Neuroscience, UCSF (Ph.D., 2008)
• Matthew J. Wanat, Neuroscience, UCSF (Ph.D., 2007)
• Jeremy J. Clark, Psychology (Ph.D., 2006)
• Siobhan Robinson, Neurobiology and Behavior (Ph.D., 2005)

Professional activities

• Chair, Society for Neuroscience Psychopharmacolgy Social, 2008
• Board of directors, Winter Conference on Brain Research, 2008-
• Conference co-chair, International Conference on In Vivo Methods, 2008
• Program chair, International Conference on In Vivo Methods, 2008
• Session chair, Winter Conference on Brain Research, 2008
• Program committee, Winter Conference on Brain Research, 2007-
• Discussion leader, Gordon Research Conference on Catecholamines, 2007
• Session chair, Winter Conference on Brain Research, 2004

• Journal editorial board

  European Journal of Neuroscience (Contributing Editor), 2008-
  Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (Review Editor), 2007-

• Journal review board

  Medical Science Monitor

• Ad-hoc journal referee

  Biological Psychiatry, Brain Research, Brain Structure and Function, European Journal of Neuroscience, Experimental Neurology, Nature, Nature Neuroscience, Neurochemistry International, Neuron, Neuropsychopharmacology, Journal of Neurochemistry, Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Journal of Neuroscience Research, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, PLoS Biology, Science, Synapse, Trends in Neurosciences

• Ad-hoc grant reviewer

  Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, National Science Foundation, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, University of Washington Royalty Research Fund, Wellcome Trust

Professional membership

• International Brain Research Organization, 1996-
• Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2001-
• Society for Neuroeconomics, 2005-
• Society for Neuroscience, 1999-

• British Neuroscience Association, 1994-2000
• Physiological Society, 1997-1999