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Adron Harris has over 35 years of experience in the field of alcoholism research, focusing on understanding the molecular mechanisms of alcohol and its effects on ligand-gated ion channels. His team's research encompasses genomics, behavior, epigenetics, systems biology, and bioinformatics. Overall, Harris' work combines functional, structural, behavioral, and genomic approaches to define the sites of alcohol action. As a faculty member, he has mentored more than 20 graduate students who earned Ph.D. degrees and 49 postdoctoral fellows, many of whom are now faculty members starting their careers. Additionally, Harris serves on advisory boards for NIAAA funded research centers at Yale University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Indiana University, and Oregon Health Sciences University. He also serves as the Principal Investigator and director of an INIA PI consortium, with the primary objective of identifying drugs for alcohol addiction through late-phase clinical trials for existing FDA-approved purposes.
Dell Medical School • Austin, TX
Serves as a faculty member focusing on alcoholism research and mentoring students.
Department: Department of Social Work. Note: GRE is not required for the PhD program.