CCB Council & Investigators

About the CCB Council

The CCB Council is comprised of investigators from across the Intramural Research Program who have established themselves as biomedical or behavioral researchers in fields related to compulsive behaviors. Working in scientific laboratories, hospital clinics, and fieldwork stations alike, these investigators are dedicated to facilitating the collaborative projects and cross-institute studies that characterize the CCB. Furthermore, this group lends directional foresight to the Center’s evolving work and champions novel research partnerships both within and outside of the NIH.

 

CCB Investigators

True to its collaborative nature, the CCB is supported by researchers from across the NIH. This intramural representation includes investigators from the following institutes:

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. NCCIH was formerly known as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

NCCIH researchers at the CCB include:

• Lauren Atlas, Tenure-Track Investigator at Section on Affective Neuroscience and Pain
• Yarimar Carrasquillo, Tenure-Track Investigator at Section on Behavioral Neurocircuitry and Cellular Plasticity

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

The mission of the NIAAA is to generate and disseminate fundamental knowledge about the effects of alcohol on health and well-being, and apply that knowledge to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of alcohol-related problems, including alcohol use disorder, across the lifespan.

NIAAA researchers at the CCB include:

• Veronica Alvarez, Senior Investigator at Laboratory on Neurobiology of Compulsive Behavior
• George Koob, NIAAA Director & Senior Investigator at Neurobiology of Addiction Laboratory
• George Kunos, NIAAA Scientific Director & Senior Investigator at Laboratory of Physiologic Studies
• David Lovinger, Senior Investigator at the Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience
• David Goldman, Clinical Director & Senior Investigator at the Laboratory of Neurogenetics
• Andrew Holmes, Senior Investigator at the Laboratory of Behavioral and Genomic Neuroscience
• Lorenzo Leggio, Senior Investigator at joint NIAAA-NIDA Section on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology
• Vijay Ramchadani, Investigator, Section on Human Psychopharmacology

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

The mission of NICHD is to ensure that every person is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from reproductive processes, and that all children have the chance to achieve their full potential for healthy and productive lives. The institute also aims to ensure the health, productivity, independence, and well-being of people through optimal rehabilitation.

NICHD faculty members at the CCB include:

• Andres Buonanno, Senior Investigator at Section on Molecular Neurobiology
• Harold Burgess, Senior Investigator at Section on Behavioral Neurogenetics
• Todd Macfarlan, Stadtman Investigator at Unit on Mammalian Epigenome Reprogramming
• Chris McBain, Senior Investigator at Section on Cellular and Synaptic Physiology
• Constatine Stratakis, NICHD Scientific Director & Senior Investigator at Section on Endocrinology and Genetics
• Jack Yanovski, Senior Investigator at Section on Growth and Obesity

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

The mission of NIDA is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.

NIDA researchers at the CCB include:

• Yeka Aponte, Senior Investigator at Neuronal Circuits and Behavior Unit
• Bruce Hope, Senior Investigator at Neuronal Ensembles in Drug Addiction Section
• Lorenzo Leggio, Senior Investigator at joint NIAAA-NIDA Section on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology
• Da-Ting Li, Tenure-Track Investigator at Neural Engineering Unit
• Carl Lupica, Senior Investigator at Electrophysiology Research Section
• Mike Michaelides, Tenure-Track Investigator at Biobehavioral Imaging and Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit
• Marisela Morales, Senior Investigator at Neuronal Networks Section
• Amy Newman, Acting Scientific Director, Director of Medication Development Program, Chief of Medical Chemistry Section and Chief of Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch
• Geoffrey Schoenbaum, Senior Investigator at Behavioral Neurophysiology Neuroscience Section
• Yavin Shaham, Senior Investigator at Neurobiology of Relapse Section
• Elliot Stein, Senior Investigator at Neuroimaging Research Section
• Nora Volkow, NIDA Director & Senior Investigator at Laboratory of Neuroimaging

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 

The mission of NINDS is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease.

NINDS researchers at the CCB include:

• Zayd Khaliq, Stadtman Investigator at Cellular Neurophysiology Unit
• Katherine Roche, Senior Investigator at Receptor Biology Section

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

NIMH faculty members at the CCB include:

• Susan Amara, NIMH Scientific Director & Senior Investigator at Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
• Bruno Averbeck, Senior Investigator at Section on Learning and Decision Making
• Karen Berman, Senior Investigator at Section on Integrative Neuroimaging
• Heather Cameron, Senior Investigator at Section on Neuroplasticity
• Mark Histed, Investigator at Unit on Neural Computation and Behavior
• Betsy Murray, Senior Investigator at Section on Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
• Mario Penzo, Investigator at Unit on the Neurobiology of Affective Memory
• Hugo Tejeda, Investigator at Unit on Neuromodulation and Synaptic Integration

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

The mission of NIDDK is to conduct and support medical research and research training and to disseminate science-based information on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, to improve people’s health and quality of life.

NIDDK faculty members at the CCB include:

• Kevin Hall, Senior Investigator at Integrative Physiology Section
• Michael Krashes, Investigator at Section on Motivational Processes Underlying Appetite
• Michael Krause, NIDDK Scientific Director & Senior Investigator at Developmental Biology Section
• Alexxai Kravitz, Investigator at Eating and Addiction Laboratory
• Marc Reitman, Senior Investigator at Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Branch

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 

The mission of NIEHS is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives, as well as provide global leadership for innovative research that improves public health by preventing disease and disability.

NIEHS faculty members at the CCB include:

• Guohong Cui, Investigator at In Vivo Neurobiology Group
• Jerry Yakel, Senior Investigator at Ion Channel Physiology Group
• Darryl Zeldin, NIEHS Scientific Director & Senior Investigator at Environmental Cardiopulmonary Disease Group