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Jonathan Javitch is a Professor in the Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics and the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He obtained a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and completed a combined Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During his graduate studies, he worked with Solomon Snyder, contributing to the understanding of neurotoxicity related to MPTP. After completing his medical internship and psychiatric residency at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, he undertook postdoctoral research on dopamine receptors under Dr. Arthur Karlin at Columbia University. Dr. Javitch is currently the Lieber Professor of Experimental Therapeutics in Psychiatry and the Chief of the Division of Molecular Therapeutics at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. His research interests focus on G protein-coupled receptors and neurotransmitter transporters, particularly the dopamine D2 receptor and dopamine transporter. His work combines biochemical, biophysical, and genetic approaches to elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying drug actions and receptor signaling, including studies using single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and crystallographic analysis of transporters.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)