Center PIs

PIs for the current P30 Center (2024-2029)

Investigator and AffiliationP30 RoleWebsiteEmail and ORCID iD
Abraham A. Palmer, Ph.D.
Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
P30 Center Principal Investigator;
PI, Core A - Administrative Core;
Co-I, Core B - Breeding Core;
MPI, Core C - Sequencing Core
Palmer Lab website [email protected]
0000-0003-3634-0747
Leah C. Solberg Woods, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology
Wake Forest University
PI, Core B - Breeding CoreSolberg Woods Lab web page[email protected]
0000-0002-7943-798X
Pejman Mohammadi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Seattle Children’s Research Institute
University of Washington School of Medicine
and Department of Genome Sciences
MPI, Core C - Sequencing CorePej Lab website[email protected]
0000-0003-4457-8552
Oksana Polesskaya, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
Scientific Coordinator, Core A - Administrative Core;
PI, Core D - Pilot Projects
ratgenes.org
Palmer Lab website
[email protected]
0000-0003-3024-114X

Project PIs
Members of prior funding period: P50 Center projects (2014-2024)

Investigator and AffiliationP50 Project and RoleWebsiteEmail and ORCID iD
Mark A. Abney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Human Genetics
University of Chicago
Co-I, Project 4 Abney Lab web page[email protected]
0000-0002-1718-5676
Hao Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
PI, Project 2 UTHSC profile[email protected]
0000-0002-2680-6921
David Dietz, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
PI, Project 3Dietz Lab website[email protected]
0000-0002-6927-9236
Shelly Flagel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Michigan
PI, Project 1Flagel Lab website[email protected]
0000-0002-7309-9908
Trey Ideker, Ph.D.
Professor
Medicine and Bioengineering
University of California San Diego
PI, Project 4Ideker Lab website[email protected]
0000-0002-1708-8454
Keita Ishiwari, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor;
Principal Research Scientist,
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions
University at Buffalo
Co-I, Project 3University at Buffalo profile[email protected]
0000-0002-6190-2249
Joseph F. Lucke, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Research Institute on Addictions
University at Buffalo
Co-I, Project 3University at Buffalo profile[email protected]
0000-0002-1022-8338
Paul J. Meyer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
University at Buffalo
PI, Project 1Meyer Lab website[email protected]
0000-0001-5665-2292
Suzanne H. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Professor
Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Oregon Institute for Occupational Health Science
Co-I, Project 3OHSU Translational Neuroeconomics Lab[email protected]
John Novembre, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Human Genetics
Department of Ecology & Evolution
University of Chicago
Co-I, Project 4 Novembre Lab website jnovembre@uchicago .edu
0000-0001-5345-0214
Jerry B. Richards, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University at Buffalo
PI, Project 3[email protected]
Terry E. Robinson, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Michigan
Co-I, Project 1Robinson Lab website [email protected]
0000-0001-7861-3737
Laura Saba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado
Co-I, Project 2Saba Lab website [email protected]
0000-0001-9649-1294