Addiction Neuroscience

Faculty selected as IPREP mentors
Portrait of Stephen Boehm smiling at the camera.
Stephen L. Boehm, Ph.D. – Faculty Liaison
Professor and Department Chair, Psychology
Primary Faculty, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
Tel: 317-274-6927
Email: slboehm@iupui.edu
Office: LD126D
Professor Boehm's laboratory seeks to understand how developmental and genetic factors influence binge alcohol drinking, as well as sensitivity to delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component in marijuana. He employs state-of-the-art techniques, including brain site-specific manipulation of protein function/expression in mice, to determine which neurotransmitter systems and brain structures are important modulators of alcohol and THC-related behavior. This work will elucidate the behavioral/brain mechanisms associated with sensitivity to alcohol and THC in humans and provide further insight into how those mechanisms influence (and are influenced by) repeated drug exposure across development.
Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program
IUPUI
Office of the Dean of School of Health and Human Sciences
1050 Wishard Blvd.
Health Sciences Building, RG
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tel:317-274-7447
Fax:317-274-1024
Email:IPREP@iupui.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.