Campbell/Spillane Substance Use Research - Interview with Michael Kuhar

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Michael J. Kuhar, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist, author, and Candler Professor of Neuropharmacology, School of Medicine at Emory University; Georgia Research Alliance Scholar; Senior Fellow, Center for Ethics at Emory; and Affiliate Researcher, Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University. Dr. Kuhar has spent more than four decades as a neuroscience and neuropharmacology researcher. His studies have focused on the cellular and anatomical bases of addiction in order to pave the way for a new class of drugs to target addiction and obesity through a better understanding of CART peptides. These specific peptides are neurotransmitters that have been implicated in the regulation of feeding, body weight, drug reward and stress. With his more than 900 scientific publications, Dr. Kuhar is the most cited researcher at Emory. He has trained more than 60 students, research fellows and visitors, and he is the author of The Addicted Brain, Why we abuse drugs, alcohol, and nicotine (2012 Pearson Education/FT Press) and The Art and Ethics of Being a Good Colleague (2013 CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform). His latest book is the basis for the "Michael Kuhar on Getting Collegial" article in the Spring 2014 issue of Emory Magazine. In 2011, Dr. Kuhar received the Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) to honor his lifetime achievements in research that have advanced the understanding of drug dependence. Sources: Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University. http://www.yerkes.emory.edu/research/divisions/behavioral_neuroscience/kuhar_michael.html Accessed 26 Oct 2021 Dr. Michael J. Kuhar, Ph.D. website. https://www.michaeljkuhar.com/ Accessed 07 June 2023 “Michael J. Kuhar” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Kuhar Accessed June 7 2023.