Marina Picciotto

Marina Rachel Picciotto
Marina Picciotto at Yale University in 2017
Born (1963-06-22) June 22, 1963 (age 61)
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater
Known forNicotinic receptors
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsYale University
Doctoral advisorPaul Greengard
Other academic advisorsJean-Pierre Changeux, Richard Scheller
Websitepsychiatry.yale.edu/people/marina_picciotto-4.profile

Marina Rachel Picciotto (born June 22, 1963) is an American neuroscientist known for her work on the role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in addiction, memory, and reward behaviors. She is the Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and the Departments of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology at the Yale University School of Medicine.[1] She was named Director of the Yale University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program in September 2023.[2] From 2015 to 2023, she was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neuroscience. She is currently President of the Society for Neuroscience.[3]

  1. ^ "Marina Picciotto, PhD > Psychiatry - Yale School of Medicine". psychiatry.yale.edu.
  2. ^ "Picciotto to Direct Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program". www.medicine.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. ^ "SfN Election Results: Meet Your New Leaders". www.sfn.org. Retrieved 2023-09-23.