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Translational Research in Alcoholism Training Program

Mission

To provide post-doctoral trainees (M.D. or Ph.D.) training in research in order to become independent researchers in the alcoholism field.

Research Portfolio

  • Laboratory Studies of Alcoholism
  • Stress and Vulnerability
  • Brain Imaging (PET, MRI, EEG)
  • Impulsivity and Vulnerability to Develop Alcoholism
  • Psychopharmacology of Alcohol Use Disorders
  • Behavioral Genetics

Who is eligible?

Individuals who have completed their MD or PhD in a health related field and are interested in an academic career in the Alcoholism Field.

Location

Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
Connecticut Mental Health Center
34 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06519

Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
1 Long Wharf Drive
Suite 321
New Haven, CT 06519

NIAAA Center for Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism
VA Alcohol Center
950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06519

Faculty

  • Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Translational Research and Professor of Psychiatry, of Neuroscience, and of Psychology; Co-Director, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation; Chair, Psychiatry; Physician-in-Chief of Psychiatry, Yale New Haven Hospital; Director: NIAAA Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism; Director, Clinical Neuroscience Division, VA National Center for PTSD

  • Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Yale Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory; Clinical Director, Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic; Director, Yale Program for Sex Differences in Alcohol Use Disorder, Psychiatry

  • Steven M. Southwick Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience; Director, Center of Excellence in Gambling Research; Director, Yale Program for Research on Impulsivity and Impulse Control Disorders; Director, Women and Addictive Disorders, Women's Health Research at Yale

  • Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience; Deputy Chair of Psychiatry for Psychology, Psychiatry; Director, Yale Interdisciplinary Stress Center; Chief, Psychology Section in Psychiatry