Several opportunities are available for scientists who want postdoctoral research training and professional development opportunities. The majority of Fellowships offer a one-year training opportunity in the United States with a NIDA-supported researcher. Actual details vary for each Fellowship.
- INVEST Drug Use and Addiction Research Fellowship
Provides 12 months of postdoctoral drug use and addiction research training with an established NIDA-supported scientist at a U.S. institution. - INVEST/Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Drug Use and Addiction Research Fellowship
Provides 12 months of postdoctoral drug use and addiction research training in the United States with a scientist affiliated with 1 of the 13 CTN Regional Research and Training Centers. - INVEST Prevention Drug Use and Addiction Research Fellowship
Provides 12 months of postdoctoral drug use and addiction prevention research training with an established NIDA-supported scientist at a U.S. institution.
Who Has Been a Postdoctoral Drug Use and Addiction Research Fellow and Mentor?
| Year | Fellowship | Fellow | Mentor |
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| 2021 | INVEST | Darika Saingam Thailand |
Carl Latkin, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University |
| INVEST/CTN | Laura Brandt Germany |
Edward Nunes, Ph.D. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York State Psychiatric Institute |
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| 2020 | INVEST | Joao Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia Brazil |
Silvia Martins, Ph.D. Columbia University |
| Larissa Maier Switzerland |
Dorie Apollonio, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco |
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| INVEST NIDA Inserm | Lauren Reynolds United States |
Philippe Faure, Ph.D. Neuroscience Paris Seine Institute, Sorbonne Université |
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| 2019 | INVEST/CTN | Esperanza Romero Rodriguez Spain |
Richard Saitz, M.D., M.P.H. Boston University |
| INVEST NIDA Inserm | Lauren Reynolds United States |
Philippe Faure, Ph.D. Neuroscience Paris Seine Institute, Sorbonne Université |
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| 2018 | INVEST | Reza Ghanbari Iran |
Susan Sumner, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Marina Vetrova Russia |
Jeffrey Samet, M.D., Ph.D. Boston Medical Center |
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| INVEST/CTN | Esperanza Romero Rodriguez Spain |
Richard Saitz, M.D., M.P.H. Boston University |
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| INVEST NIDA Inserm | Marine Azevedo da Silva France |
Silvia S. Martins, Ph.D. Columbia University |
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| Anissa Bara France |
Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
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| 2017 | INVEST | Judit Tirado-Munoz Spain |
Daniel Werb, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego |
| INVEST NIDA Inserm | Marine Azevedo da Silva France |
Silvia S. Martins, Ph.D. Columbia University |
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| Anissa Bara France |
Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
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| 2016 | INVEST | Reza Ghanbari Iran |
Susan Sumner, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| INVEST/CTN | Anne Campbell Ireland |
Dennis McCarty, Ph.D. Oregon Health & Science University |
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| INVEST NIDA Inserm | Yann Pelloux France |
Shaham Yavin, Ph.D. NIDA Intramural Research Program, USA |
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| Andrew Scheyer United States |
Olivier Jacques Jose Manzoni, Ph.D. Institut de Neurobiologie de la Mediterranee, France |
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| 2015 | INVEST | Yanhui Liao China |
Edythe London, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
| Bulat Idrisov Russia |
Jeffrey Samet, M.D., M.P.H. Boston Medical Center |
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| Roy Otten The Netherlands |
Thomas J. Dishion, Ph.D. Arizona State University |
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| INVEST/CTN | Lysa Remy Brazil |
George E. Woody, M.D. University of Pennsylvania |
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| INVEST NIDA Inserm | Celine Nicolas France |
Satoshi Ikemoto, Ph.D. NIDA Intramural Research Program, USA |
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| Vivien Zell France |
Thomas Hnasko, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, USA |
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| INVEST Prevention | Annick Bórquez Mexico/United Kingdom |
Natasha K. Martin, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego |
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| NIDA-ANRS | Rubén Muñoz Spain |
Kimberly Brouwer, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego |
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| 2014 | INVEST | Jinsong Tang China |
Edythe London, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
| INVEST/CTN | Chandra Jha Australia |
Dennis M. Donovan, Ph.D. University of Washington |
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| INVEST NIDA Inserm | Vivien Zell France |
Thomas Hnasko, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, USA |
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| Yann Pelloux France |
Shaham Yavin, Ph.D. NIDA Intramural Research Program |
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| Andrew Scheyer United States |
Olivier Jacques Jose Manzoni, Ph.D. Institut de Neurobiologie de la Mediterranee, France |
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| NIDA-ANRS | Nicholas Thomson Australia |
Chris Beyrer, M.D. Johns Hopkins University |
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| Trupti Ishwar Gilada India |
Ann Duerr, Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington |
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| Andrew Guise United Kingdom |
Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego |
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| Ernest T. Chivero Zimbabwe |
Shilpa Buch, Ph.D. University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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| 2013 | INVEST | Antonis Gardikiotis Greece |
William D. Crano, Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University |
| Zulvia Syarif Indonesia |
Marek C. Chawarski, Ph.D. Yale University |
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| Bilal Salem Saudi Arabia |
Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Makhbatsho Bakhromov Tajikistan |
Carl A. Latkin, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University |
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| Michel Verheij The Netherlands |
George F. Koob, Ph.D. The Scripps Research Institute |
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| INVEST/CTN | Haifeng Jiang China |
Walter Ling, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
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| NIDA-IAS-ANRS | Sin How Lim Malaysia |
Frederick L. Altice, M.D. Yale University |
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| Francis Bajunirwe Uganda |
David R. Bangsberg, M.D., M.P.H. Harvard Medical School |
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| Anh Dam Tran Vietnam |
Gregory S. Zaric, Ph.D. University of Western Ontario, Canada |
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| Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam |
Carl A. Latkin, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University |
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| 2012 | INVEST | Jan Klimas Ireland |
Dennis McCarty, Ph.D. Oregon Health & Science University |
| Sujung Yoon South Korea |
Perry F. Renshaw, M.D., Ph.D. The Brain Institute, University of Utah |
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| Tetiana Kiriazova Ukraine |
Jeffrey H. Samet, M.D., M.P.H. Boston Medical Center |
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| NIDA-IAS | Md. Salequl Islam Saleque Bangladesh |
Gregory D. Kirk, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Johns Hopkins University |
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| Georgios Nikolopoulos Greece |
Samuel R. Friedman, Ph.D. National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. |
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| Mehrak Javadi Paydar Iran |
Rosemarie M. Booze, Ph.D. University of South Carolina |
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| Seyed Ramin Radfar Iran |
Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Makhbatsho Bakhromov Tajikistan |
Judith A. Levy, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago |
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| 2011 | INVEST | Gabor Egervari Hungary |
Yasmin L. Hurd, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| Saeed Momtazi Iran |
Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Hongqiang Sun China |
Thomas R. Kosten, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine |
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| Arina Tyurina Russia |
Jeffrey H. Samet, M.D., M.P.H. Boston Medical Center |
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| INVEST/CTN | Vivi Octavia Lubis Indonesia |
George E. Woody, M.D. University of Pennsylvania |
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| INVEST Prevention | Argentina Servin Mexico |
Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D., and Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego |
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| NIDA-IAS | Huaihui Zhang China |
Richard Schottenfeld, M.D. Yale University |
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| Jinmei Meng China |
Scott Burris, J.D. Temple University |
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| Iko Safika Indonesia |
Timothy P. Johnson, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago |
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| 2010 | INVEST | Perrine Roux France |
Sandra Comer, Ph.D. Columbia University |
| Mikhail Torban Russia |
Robert Heimer, Ph.D. Yale University |
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| Huaihui Zhang China |
Richard Schottenfeld, M.D. Yale University |
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| INVEST/CTN | Cecile Denis France |
John Cacciola, Ph.D., and Charles O'Brien, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania |
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| Sergii Dvoriak Ukraine |
George E. Woody, M.D. University of Pennsylvania |
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| Maria de L. Garcia-Anaya Mexico |
Edward V. Nunes, Jr., M.D. New York State Psychiatric Institute José Szapocznik, Ph.D. University of Miami |
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| Rushit Ismajli Kosovo |
Dennis M. Donovan, Ph.D. University of Washington |
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| Effatalsadat Merghati Kohei Iran |
Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina |
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| Xuyi Wang China |
Walter Ling, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
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| NIDA-IAS | Shusen Liu China |
Zunyou Wu, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China |
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| Adhi Nurhidayat Indonesia |
David Metzger, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania |
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| Elena Dukhovlinova Russia |
Ronald I. Swanstrom, Ph.D. University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill |
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| Jonathan Claude Ipser South Africa |
Igor Grant, M.D., FRCP(C) University of California, San Diego |
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| 2009 | INVEST | Marta Concheiro Guisan Spain |
Marilyn Huestis, Ph.D. NIDA Intramural Research Program |
| Sheng Liu China |
Gary S. Aston-Jones, Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina |
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| Alberto Moriggia Italy |
David L. Thomas, M.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
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| INVEST/CTN | Suzanne Nielsen Australia |
Walter Ling, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Felipe Vallejo Reyes Chile |
Eugene Somoza, M.D., Ph.D. University of Cincinnati |
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| Meera Vaswani India |
Wade Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania |
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| NIDA-IAS | Micah Ongeri Oyaro Kenya |
John L. Wylie, Ph.D. University of Manitoba, Canada |
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| Maria Gudelia Rangel Mexico |
Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego |
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| 2008 | INVEST | Jiang Du China |
Hser Yih-Ing, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
| Paula M. Mayock Ireland |
Michael C. Clatts, Ph.D. National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. |
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| Adhi Wibowo Nurhidayat Indonesia |
David Metzger, Ph.D., and George E. Woody, M.D. University of Pennsylvania |
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| Akiko Shimamoto Kiyoshima Japan |
Klaus A. Miczek, Ph.D. Tufts University |
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| Paulo Roberto Telles P. Diaz Brazil |
Kimberly Page Shafer, Ph.D. Institute for Global Health/CAPS, University of California, San Francisco |
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| Wenhua Zhou China |
Peter Kalivas, Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina |
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| INVEST/CTN | Leonardo Estacio, Jr. Philippines |
Dennis M. Donovan, Ph.D. University of Washington |
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| Mario Zapata Colombia |
Michael Robbins, Ph.D. University of Miami |
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| 2007 | INVEST | Wagner Alves de Souza Judice Brazil |
Iris Lindberg, Ph.D., M.P.H. Louisiana State University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| Doug Hyun Han South Korea |
Perry F. Renshaw, M.D., Ph.D. McLean Brain Imaging Center and Harvard Medical School |
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| Sung-Jin Cho South Korea |
Alan P. Kozikowski, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago |
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| INVEST/CTN | Amit Chakrabarti India |
Roger Weiss, M.D. McLean Hospital |
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| Gvantsa Piralishvili Georgia |
George E. Woody, M.D. University of Pennsylvania |
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| Chen Hanhui China |
Walter Ling, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles |
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| 2006 | INVEST | Tsafrir Loebl Israel |
A. Eden Evins, M.D., M.P.H. Addictions Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Oscar Quintela Spain |
Dennis Crouch, M.B.A. Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah J. Michael Walsh, Ph.D. The Walsh Group |
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| Maciej Stasiak Poland |
Nicholas E. Goeders, Ph.D. Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center - Shreveport |
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| Young Hoon Sung South Korea |
Perry F. Renshaw, M.D., Ph.D. McLean Brain Imaging Center |
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| 2005 | INVEST | Marco Bortolato Italy |
Daniele Piomelli, Ph.D., Pharm.D. University of California, Irvine |
| Lan Zhang China |
Kenneth Kendler, M.D. Virginia Commonwealth University |
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| Liliana Cancela Argentina |
Peter W. Kalivas, Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina |
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| 2004 | INVEST | Marjaterttu Pajulo Finland |
Linda C. Mayes, M.D. Yale University School of Medicine |
| Yufeng Chen China |
Alan P. Kozikowski, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago |
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| 2003 | INVEST | Isabelle Husson France |
Barry E. Kosofsky, M.D., Ph.D. Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital East |
| Tamo Nakamura Australia |
Anthony A. Wright, Ph.D. University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
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| Yilang Tang China |
Joseph F. Cubells, M.D., Ph.D. Yale University School of Medicine |
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| 2002 | INVEST | Debasish Basu India |
Joel Gelernter, M.D. Yale University |
| Patricia Obando Costa Rica |
Dace Svikis, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University |
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| Tatiana P. Tsarouk Russia |
Elaine Thompson, Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle |
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| Min Zhao China |
Howard Liddle, Ed.D. University of Miami School of Medicine |
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| 2001 | INVEST | Henrik Druid Sweden |
Deborah C. Mash, Ph.D. University of Miami |
| Chuang Liu China |
Elliot A. Stein, Ph.D Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
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| 1999-2000 | INVEST | Abdel Azim Assi Egypt |
Charles I. Chavkin, Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle |
| Elisa Mengual Spain |
Virginia M. Pickel, Ph.D. Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
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| Vaughan Rees Australia |
Jeffrey H. Samet, M.D., M.P.H. Boston University School of Medicine |
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| 1998-99 | INVEST | You Wan China |
Jeffrey S. Mogil, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Neo Morojele South Africa |
Judith S. Brook, Ed.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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| 1997-98 | INVEST | Guilherme Borges Mexico |
Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School |
| Yulia Lyupina Russia |
James E. Smith, Ph.D. Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
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| Olivier Manzoni France |
John T. Williams, Ph.D. Oregon Health Sciences University |
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| 1996-97 | INVEST | Silvia Cruz Mexico |
Robert L. Balster, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine |
| Raka Jain India |
Stephen G. Holtzman, Ph.D. (deceased) Emory University School of Medicine |
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| Danxin Wang China |
Wolfgang Sadée, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco |
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| 1995-96 | INVEST | Bashir Ahmad Pakistan |
Nissar A. Darmani, Ph.D. Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Irena Martin-Kleiner Croatia |
Jean M. Bidlack, Ph.D. University of Rochester |
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| Steve McGaraughty Canada |
Mary M. Heinricher, Ph.D. Oregon Health Sciences University |
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| Zhengxiong Xi China |
Elliot A. Stein, Ph.D. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
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| 1994-95 | INVEST | Anton Bespalov Russia |
Robert L. Balster, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine |
| Suchandra Ghosh India |
Martin A. Adler, Ph.D. Temple University School of Medicine |
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| Ella Nikulina Russia |
Klaus A. Miczek, Ph.D. Tufts University |
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| 1993-94 | INVEST | Yaprak Egilmez Turkey |
Michael Emmett Oglesby, Ph.D. University of North Texas Health Science Center |
| Gerald Zernig Austria |
James H. Woods, Ph.D. University of Michigan Medical School |