David P. Friedman, PhD

	David P. Friedman, PhD Professor
	Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology Wake Forest School of Medicine Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1083
	Phone: 336-713-7186 Fax: 336-713-7168 Email: dfriedmn@wakehealth.edu

Education
PhD Physiology, New York Medical College (1978)
MS Physiology, New York Medical College (1977)
BS Biology. University of Pittsburgh (1968)

Research Area
Neural basis of addiction, effects of alcohol on the brain , genetic and environmental influences on drinking and the response to alcohol, effects of stress on alcohol consumption

Brief Summary of Research
The Friedman lab uses alcohol self-administration in non-human primates to study the effects of alcohol on the brain. Brains are studied using both in vivo (PET, MRI) and in vitro (quantitative in vitro receptor autoradiogaphy, cell counting and volume analysis) approaches.

Last Updated 4/16/2012

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