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Selected Publications 2020 Fortin SM, Lipsky RK, Lhamo R, Chen J, Kim E, Borner T, Schmidt HD, Hayes MR (2020). GABA neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius express GLP-1 receptors and mediate anorectic effects of liraglutide in rats. Sci Transl Med. Mar 4; … Read More

Principal Investigator Heath D. Schmidt, Ph.D. A neuropharmacologist and director of the Laboratory of Neuropsychopharmacology , Dr. Heath D. Schmidt approaches research on drugs of abuse in several ways: to understand drug addiction as a disease of the brain, to develop new pharmacotherapies to treat addiction, and … Read More

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle” - George Orwell Novel roles for peripheral metabolic factors in substance use disorders Given that the search for effective pharmacotherapies for cocaine use disorder has, thus far, been fruitless, … Read More