Paula Hoffman

Dr. Hoffman received a B.A. from the University of Chicago, M.S. from Yale University and Ph.D. from Mt. Sinai Graduate School. Her research interests include the molecular mechanisms of alcohol and drug tolerance and dependence, focusing on the role of neuropeptides, neurotrophins and the brain glutamate neurotransmission systems. She is also using microarray (genomic) and proteomic technologies to investigate the genetic basis of alcohol-related behaviors. Dr. Hoffman has authored more than 200 scientific papers. Dr. Hoffman is active in several scientific societies. She served on the Subcommittee on Women in Pharmacology of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) and is also the ISBRA Treasurer and supervisor for the Society office. She chaired the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and has served on Scientific Advisory Boards for several national Alcohol Research Centers.