At the Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, we seek to explore the complex problems of drugs through multidisciplinary research and training, with a focus on the neuroscience of addictions and related neurobehavioral disorders.
The institute is led by F. Gerard Moeller, M.D., a preeminent researcher with a focus on brain imaging in addiction medicine. Moeller’s addiction research has been funded since 1996 by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. His work is published in more than 110 peer-reviewed publications.
Moeller is also director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the university’s associate vice president for clinical research.
Faculty |
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F. Gerard Moeller, M.D. Director, Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies |
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Albert Arias, M.D. Associate Professor, Psychiatry |
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James M. Bjork, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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Lori Keyser-Marcus, Ph.D. Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry |
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Ma Liangsuo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry |
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Caitlin Martin, M.D. Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn |
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Joel L. Steinberg, M.D. Professor, Department of Psychiatry |
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Jasmin Vassileva, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry |
Administration
Business Office:
(804) 828-3793
(804) 828-4155
CARI MRI Facility: (804) 828-3639
CARI MRI Imaging Analysis Lab: (804) 828-4184
CARI Research Team:
(804) 827-3784
(804) 828-3686
ABCD Research Team: (804) 828-4085