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Education

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 DA27858 (NIH/NIDA), 2009-2014
    “Spatiotemporal dynamics of dopamine release during reinforcement learning”

  • R01 DA16782 (NIH/NIDA), 2009-2014
    “CRF modulation of NMDA currents and behavior in the VTA”

  • 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 DA21793 (NIH/NIDA), 2007-2010
    “Subsecond dopamine release during compulsive drug taking”

  • 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”

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

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

  • 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 Scholar, 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
  • 9th International Conference on In Vivo Methods travel award, 2001
  • 8th 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
  • 7th International Conference on In Vivo Methods travel award, 1996
  • London Hospital Medical College research equipment award, 1995
  • 6th International Conference on In Vivo Methods travel award, 1994
  • London Hospital Medical College research equipment award, 1994

Invited lectures

  • 2010
    FENS 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD
    Rewards and Decision Making in the Brain, Jerusalem, Israel

  • 2009
    Yale University, New Haven, CT
    US-Netherlands Bi-National Addiction Workshop, Washington, DC
    Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Pittsburgh PA
    Neuroeconomics of Aging Workshop, Evanston, IL
    41st Annual Meeting of the European Brain and Behaviour Society, Rhodes, Greece
    Reinforcement and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Workshop, Okinawa, Japan
    Amsterdam Graduate School for Neurosciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Gordon Research Conference on Catecholamines, Biddeford, ME
    Concordia University, Montréal, QC
    Annual Neuropsychotropic Drug Conference, Seattle, WA
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
    Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Cosyne workshop, Snowbird, UT
    42nd Winter Conference on Brain Research, Copper Mountain, CO

  • 2008
    National Academy of Sciences, Irvine, CA
    International Symposium on Drug Addiction, Kunming, China
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroeconomics, Canyons, UT
    Healthy Minds Across America, Seattle, WA
    12th International Conference on In Vivo Methods, Vancouver, BC
    Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, London, UK
    Janelia Farm Conference on Neural Circuits and Decision-Making in Rodents, Ashburn, VA
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD
    Duke University, Durham, NC
    Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, New Orleans, LA
    University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
    41st Winter Conference on Brain Research, Snowbird, UT
    Neuroeconomics: Decision Making and the Brain, New York, NY

  • 2007
    US-Netherlands Bi-National Addiction Workshop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
    Columbia University, New York, NY
    New York University, New York, NY
    Amsterdam Graduate School for Neurosciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
    Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center, Emeryville, CA
    Great Lakes ASPET meeting, North Chicago, IL
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
    Cosyne workshop, Canyons, UT
    40th Winter Conference on Brain Research, Snowmass, CO
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

  • 2006
    University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroeconomics, Canyons, UT
    11th International Conference on In Vivo Methods, Cagliari, Italy
    West Coast College of Biological Psychiatry annual meeting, Irvine, CA

  • 2005
    Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • 2004
    FASEB meeting on Modern Scientific Approaches to Drug Addiction, Tucson, AZ
    Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center, Emeryville, CA
    3rd Dutch Endo-Neuro-Psycho meeting, Doorwerth, The Netherlands
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    37th Winter Conference on Brain Research, Copper Mountain, CO
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • 2003
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
    Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    Gordon Research Conference on Catecholamines, Oxford, UK
    10th International Conference on In Vivo Methods, Stockholm, Sweden
    Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK
    Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, FL

  • 2002
    Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC

  • 1999
    Duke University, Durham, NC

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
  • Jonathan Ehrich, Neurobiology and Behavior
  • Daniel Eskenazi, Neurobiology and Behavior
  • Jonathan P. Fadok, 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
  • 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
  • Abigail G. Schindler, Pharmacology
  • Selena S. Schreiber, Pharmacology
  • Katherine E. Shannon, Psychology
  • Kathryn M. Tabor, Neurobiology and Behavior

  • Samuel D. Gale, Neurobiology and Behavior (Ph.D., 2009)
  • Benjamin B. Land, Neurobiology and Behavior (Ph.D., 2009)
  • Roozbeh Kiani, Neurobiology and Behavior (Ph.D., 2009)
  • 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
  • Session chair, International Symposium on Drug Addiction, 2008
  • Conference co-chair, International Conference on In Vivo Methods, 2008
  • Program chair, International Conference on In Vivo Methods, 2008
  • Session chair, International Conference on In Vivo Methods, 2008
  • Board of directors, Winter Conference on Brain Research, 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, PLos ONE, Science, Synapse, Trends in Neurosciences

  • Grant review board

    NSF/NIH CRCNS D (Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience)

  • Ad-hoc grant reviewer

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

Professional membership

  • American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2009-
  • 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