Marina Picciotto

Marina Picciotto, the Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, studies the role of single molecules in complex behaviors related to addiction, depression, and learning. Using molecular genetic, pharmacological, and in vivo imaging approaches, she and her lab aim to link the biochemical, cellular, circuit, and anatomical levels of investigation to behavior.

Of primary interest is the role of acetylcholine and acetylcholine receptors in brain function and development, as well as sex differences in molecular and circuit-level signaling relevant for behavior. She is also a professor in the Child Study Center, and of neuroscience and of pharmacology.