Dr. Diana Badillo-Martinez, 1984:
Dissertation: Neonatal monosodium glutamate: behavioral characterization of nociceptive and stress response alterations in the rat.
Present Position: Staff Neuropsychologist, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT.
Dr. Jeffrey Kordower, 1984:
Dissertation: Vasopressin analgesia: specificity of action and nonopioid effects.
Present Position: Professor and Head, Center for Brain Repair, Jean Armour-Schweppe Endowed Chair, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Dr. Donald Simone, 1985:
Dissertation: Naloxonazine, a high-affinity opiate receptor antagonist: effects upon nociceptive and ingestive processes.
Present Position: Professor, Acting Chairman of Department of Oral Science, University of Minnesota Sch. of Med. Minneapolis, MN.
Dr. Elisse Kramer, 1985:
Dissertation: Age-related changes in stress and opiate responses in rats.
Present Position: Associate Director of Research, Department of Psychiatry, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York, NY.
Dr. Ellen Sperber, 1986:
Dissertation: Cholinergic involvement in pain inhibition.
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Dr. Pamela Butler, 1986:
Dissertation: Neuromodulatory actions of thyrotropin releasing hormone upon stress-induced analgesia.
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center and Research Scientist, Nathan Kline Psychiatric Institute, NY.
Dr. Phyllis Mann, 1987:
Dissertation: Opioid receptor involvement in food intake and body weight maintenance: role of the mu1 binding site.
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Worcester, MA.
Dr. Maria-Teresa Romero, 1987:
Dissertation: Gender differences in analgesic processes in rats: influence of gonadal and hormonal factors.
Present Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY.
Dr. Edward Lubin, 1991:
Dissertation Topic: Central alloxan treatment: characterization of effects upon opioid and nonopioid analgesia.
Present Position: Neurosurgery and Pain management, Gessler Pain Clinic, Florida.
Dr. Karen Kepler, 1991:
Dissertation Topic: Gender differences in central opiate and opioid analgesia.
Present Position: Osteopathic Medical Student, NJ.
Dr. Benjamin Kest, 1991:
Dissertation Topic: Endopeptidase 24.15 and antinociception: characterization and specificity of action.
Present Position: Associate Professor, College of Staten Island, CUNY, Staten Island, NY.
Dr. Dulmanie Arjune, 1992:
Dissertation Topic: Free feeding and intake following regulatory challenges in rats: roles of selective opioid receptor subtype antagonists.
Present Position: Staff Neuropsychologist, Behavioral Health Associates, Forest Hills, NY.
Dr. Iwona Beczkowska, 1993:
Dissertation Topic: Differential effects of opioid receptor subtype antagonists upon fluid intake of sucrose, saccharin and maltose dextrin solutions in rats.
Present Position: Clinical Associate, Purdue Pharmaceutical Company, Norwalk, CT.
Dr. Grace Rossi, 1993:
Dissertation Topic: Supraspinal opiate antinociception: synergy between mesencephalic, pontine and medullary sites in the rat.
Present Position: Associate Professor, C.W. Post College, Long Island University and Research Associate, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York NY.
Dr. Judith Robertson, 1993:
Dissertation Topic: Site-specific modulation of morphine and swim-induced antinociception following thyrotropin-releasing hormone administration in the rat periaqueductal gray.
Present Position: Staff Neuropsychologist, Institute for Cognitive Development (ICD), New York, NY.
Dr. Jacqueline Kiefel, 1994:
Dissertation Topic: Mesencephalic morphine antinociception: antagonism by serotonergic and opioid antagonists in the rostral ventral medulla in rats.
Present Position: Chief Neuropsychologist, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Anita Islam, 1994:
Dissertation Topic: Interactive effects of gender, gonadectomy and aging upon opioid analgesia and ingestive behavior in rats.
Present Position: Clinical Research Coordinator, Target Health Inc., NY, NY
Dr. Zoran Wolf Pavlovic, 1997:
Dissertation Topic: Functional relationship between the amygdala and periaqueductal gray in the processes of pain and analgesia.
Last Known Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Cornell University College of Medicine, New York, NY.
Dr. Liza Leventhal, 1998:
Dissertation Topic: Antisense mapping of opioid receptor clones: role in ingestive behavior in rats.
Present Position: Research Scientist, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Neuroscience Institute, Princeton, NJ.
Dr. Marcello Spinella, 1999:
Dissertation Topic: The role of medullary cholinergic and excitatory amino acid receptors modulating mesencephalic opioid antinociception.
Present Position: Associate Professor, Richard Stockton State College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ.
Dr. André Ragnauth, 2000:
Dissertation Topic: Role of the nucleus accumbens in the mediation of opioid-induced feeding in rats.
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Sophie Davis Medical School, City College of New York, New York, NY.
Dr. Wei-Zhen Yu, 2001:
Dissertation Topic: Pharmacology of conditioned flavor preferences in sham-feeding rats: effects of opioid and dopaminergic antagonists.
Present Position: Clinical Neuropsychologist, Kingsbrook Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Dr. Eliza Krzanowska: 2001:
Dissertation Topic: The periaqueductal gray: a site eliciting gender differentiated responses in opioid analgesia.
Present Position: Clinical Neuropsychologist, Queens Hospital Medical Center, Kew Gardens, NY.
Dr. Joyce Echo: 2001:
Dissertation Topic: The role of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters upon opioid-induced feeding in the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area in rats.
Present Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology, JFK Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, NJ.
Dr. Robert Silva: 2001:
Dissertation Topic: Pharmacological and molecular characterization of endogenous opioid peptide-induced feeding responses in rats.
Present Position: Senior Manager, Clinical Development, Dainippon-Sumitomo Pharma.
Dr. Randi Shane: 2002:
Dissertation Topic: Pharmacological and behavioral analysis of nociceptive modulation of rat pre-pro-Orphanin FQ/nociceptin fragments in the amygdala of rats.
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY.
Dr. Maria Hadjimarkou: 2004:
Dissertation Topic: Pharmacological, molecular and neuroanatomical analysis of the role of opioid receptor subtypes and genes in regulatory challenges.
Present Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Functional Neuroanatomy, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD.
Dr. Robert Baker: 2004:
Dissertation Topic: Pharmacology of the acquisition and expression of flavor preference conditioning to fructose: roles of dopamine and opioid receptors in rats.
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Touro College, New York, NY.
Dr. Sarah Lewis: 2008:
Dissertation Topic: Genetic variance in inbred mouse palatable and homeostatic food intake responses.
Present Position: Clinical Neuropsychology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Giuseppe (Joe) Cataldo: 2010: Dissertation Topic: Sex differences in systemic and central morphine analgesia in rats: organizational-activational gonadal hormone interactions and roles of gonadal hormone accumulating nuclei.
Present Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rockefeller University.
Dr. Sonia Bernal: 2010
Dissertation Topic: Fructose-conditioned flavor preferences in the rat: dopaminergic and opioid substrates in the nucleus accumbens and amygdala.
Present Postion: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Dr. Alfred Mansour, 1979:
Honors Project: 2-deoxy-D-glucose-induced decrements in operant and reflex pain thresholds.
Last Known Position: Associate Professor, University of Michigan Mental Health Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI.
Ms. Virginia Sikorszky, 1983:
Present Position: M.S.W. Social Worker, Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. Thomas Portzline, 1985:
Present Position: M.D.
Dr. Ellen Goldman, 1985:
Present Position: M.D., Israel.
Ms. Genevieve Curreri, 1988:
Present Position: NYC Educational System.
Dr. Michael Glass, 1994:
Present Position: Research Associate, Department of Neurobiology, Cornell University College of Medicine, New York, NY.
Mr. Barry Hahn, 1996:
Present Position: State University of New York at Brooklyn Medical School
Ms. Lesley Stevens, 1997:
Present Position: Adelphi University Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program.
Ms. Malgorazata Moroz, 1998:
Present Position: State University of NewYork at Brooklyn Medical School.
Ms. Aliza Ross, 1998:
Present Position: Fordham University Law School.
Dr. Vladimir Znamensky, 2000:
Present Position: Medical Resident, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Mr. Garrison Christian, 2000:
Present Position: State University of New York at Syracuse Medical School.
Mr. Daniel Lazar, 2000:
Present Position: Middle School Teacher.
Ms. Jennifer Wolkin, 2001:
Present Position: Ph.D. Program in Psychology, Yeshiva University.
Ms. Henya Grossman, 2002:
Present Position: Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience, Rutgers University.
Mr. Ari Markowitz, 2003:
Present Position: MSW Program, Yeshiva University.
Ms. Eleonora Khaimova, 2004:
Present Position: Medical Student, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
Mr. Yuriy Israel, 2005: CUNY SALK Award Winner
Present Position: Medical Student, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Mr. Yakov Kandov, 2005:
Present Position: Medical Student, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine.
Ms. Amreeta Singh, 2005:
Present Position: Medical Student, St. George’s University Medical School, Grenada.
Ms. Karina Medina: 2005:
Present Position: Mental Health Counselor, NYC Public School System.
Ms. Jean Verasammy, 2005:
Present Position: Mortuary Science Program.
Ms. Shoshana Rozengurtel, 2006:
Present Position: Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Long Island University.
Ms. Irina Dostova, 2006: CUNY SALK Award Winner
Present Position: Medical Student, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Mr. Asher Kest, 2007:
Present Position: Post-Baccalaureate Program, CCNY.
Ms. Ester Kandova, 2008:
Present Position: New York School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Ms. Yana Abayev, 2008:
Present Position: New York School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Ms. Andrea Burstein, 2008:
Present Position: PsyD Clinical Psychology program, Long Island University.
Mr. Alexander Pinhas, 2009:
Present Position: Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Ms. Veronica Bae, 2009:
Present Position: Behavioral Neuroscience Ph.D. Program, SUNY Stony Brook.
Ms. Meri Gerges, 2009:
Present Position: Weill-Cornell University, Technical work.
Ms. Tamar Kraft, 2009:
Present Position: MA in Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Queens College, CUNY.
