Dr. Marina Wolf is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at the Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Dr. Wolf received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology in 1986 from Yale University. From 1987-1990, she trained as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Cell Biology at Sinai Hospital of Detroit. After completing her postdoctoral training, Dr. Wolf was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Wayne State University until moving in 1992 to the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Dr. Wolf's research on the role of neuronal plasticity in drug addiction has been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) since 1992. Her current grants include a Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award (K05) and a Merit Award (R37) from NIDA. She has also received support from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Association Foundation (PMAF), and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD). Dr. Wolf has served as a member of the NIDA Advisory Council and presently serves as a member of the NIH Council of Councils. She has also served as a regular member of NIH review panels. Other honors include Phi Beta Kappa, predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships from NSF, PMAF and NIH, and election as a fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. She is a Handling Editor for the
Journal of Neurochemistry and an Associate Editor for the
Journal of Neuroscience.