Our Team
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Principal Investigator
Thomas A. Green, MS, PhD
Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Dr. Green received his PhD in experimental psychology from the University of Kentucky under Dr. Michael Bardo and completed postdoctoral training at UT Southwestern Medical Center with Dr. Eric Nestler. He was recruited to UTMB in 2009 and leads research on the neurobiology of addiction, frustration, and environmental enrichment. He has been continuously funded by the NIH since 2010.
Education & Training
- BS Psychology, Texas A&M University (1996)
- MS Experimental Psychology, University of Kentucky (2000)
- PhD Experimental Psychology, University of Kentucky (2002) — Mentor: Dr. Michael Bardo
- Postdoctoral Neuroscience / Addiction, UT Southwestern Medical Center (2002–2009) — Mentor: Dr. Eric Nestler
Lab Members
Lab Manager
Alyssa Thomas
Graduate Student
Yorkiris Mármol-Contreras
Graduate Student
Dara A. Freemon
Ph.D. candidate in Human Pathophysiology & Translational Medicine. Her research uses operant behavioral paradigms and fiber photometry to study frustration-related dopamine dynamics in the nucleus accumbens. M.S. in Biological Sciences from Towson University, B.S. in Biology & Chemistry from Howard University.
Graduate Student
Alfredo Sandoval
MD-PhD student in the Neuroscience graduate program. His research focuses on developing genetic, imaging, and computational tools to improve outcomes after spinal cord injury, combining viral vector design, imaging methods, and deep learning.