Dr. Kaitlin BountressAwarded a R34 through NIH/NIDA along with Drs. Gretchen Neigh,
Peter Hamilton, and Mathew Banks seeks to improve our understanding
of behavioral biomarkers and genetic risk factors for neurocognitive
behaviors related to substance use disorder risk.Learn more
Dr. Christina SheerinAwarded 3-year Investigator Initiated grant through the
Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research
Program of the Department of DefenseLearn more

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Featured

Predoctoral and Postdoctoral trainees at VIPBG benefit from a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment.

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Research

School of Medicine researcher Ananda Amstadter, Ph.D., studies the causes, risk factors and potential treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Students

Stephen Vieno seeks to expand his skill set beyond traditional medical practice aiming to develop expertise in statistical modeling and machine learning.

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Faculty and Staff

Dr. Amanda Elswick Gentry awarded a five-year K01 professional and research development award from the NIH NIAAA.

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Post Docs

Dr. Luis Fernando Silva Castro de Araujo to expand his ongoing research into childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders.
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Community Engagement is about partnerships between VCU and its communities that are working together, changing lives.

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