Posts Tagged 'substance use'

Dr. Maes Awarded R01 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Dr. Maes was awarded R01 (DA063061) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on June 30, 2025. This project, conducted with collaborators Dr. Naomi P. Friedman (University of Colorado Boulder), Dr. Pamela A. Madden (Washington University in St. Louis), and Drs. Monica Luciana and Sylia Wilson (University of Minnesota), examines vulnerability to substance use in adolescents. By integrating nationwide longitudinal samples with twin family data, the study will examine how internalizing and externalizing behaviors, reward sensitivity, ...

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Featured Student: Mallory Stephenson

Mallory is a third-year doctoral candidate in the Integrative Life Sciences – Behavioral & Statistical Genetics program at VIPBG. She works in the lab of Dr. Alexis Edwards, whose research focuses on the genetic aspects of internalizing and substance use disorders. Mallory traces her love of science back to her grade school days in the Roanoke Valley of Virginia, where she attended a science and technology-focused magnet school. She was involved in both psychology ...

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