Robert C. Malenka

Robert C. Malenka, MD, PhD, is the Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Nancy Pritzker Laboratory and Deputy Director of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. His laboratory conducts research on the molecular mechanisms of neural communication, as well as the role of circuit dysfunction in brain disorders including addiction, Alzheimer’s, autism, and depression. He is currently engaged in a clinical trial entitled, “Engaging Self-regulation Targets to Improve Mood and Weight and Understand Mechanism in Depressed and Obese Adults.” After graduating from Harvard College, Dr. Malenka received an MD and a PhD in Neuroscience from Stanford University School of Medicine.