Nii Addy
Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Yale School of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Elected to the Academy in 2023
Education
Duke University, BS, 2000, Biology with a Neuroscience concentration; Yale University, PhD, 2007, Neuroscience
Professional Area
Cholinergic, dopaminergic, and L-type calcium channel mechanisms mediating substance use and mood disorders
Citation
For facilitating a paradigm shift in mood disorders research, elucidating midbrain cholinergic and dopaminergic interactions mediating stress, anxiety, and comorbid mood disorder and substance use related behaviors, with implications for the understanding and treatment of these psychiatric illnesses.