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NIDA IRP - Biobehavioral Imaging and Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit

Biobehavioral Imaging and Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Section

An image of a rat brain.

A division of the Neuroimaging Research Branch

Section Chief

Mike Michaelides, Ph.D.

Contact

Location:
Biomedical Research Center
251 Bayview Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21224

Phone: 667-312-5380

Email: mike.michaelides@nih.gov

About the Lab

Biobehavioral Imaging & Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit pursues the following objectives:

Development and application of “biobehavioral imaging” methods and technologies: state-of-the-art imaging paradigms to interrogate systems- and cellular-level molecular neurobiology in freely-moving animals
Development and application of novel molecular imaging methodologies integrating neuromodulatory technologies and positron emission tomography (PET)
To investigate the involvement of essential metals (e.g. zinc, iron, copper) on brain neurobiological mechanisms relevant to substance abuse and addiction vulnerability
To investigate interactions between peripheral and brain energy metabolic mechanisms in regulating reinforcement and behaviors relevant to substance abuse and addiction vulnerability

Biobehavioral Imaging & Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit Staff

Biobehavioral Imaging & Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Unit Staff