Professor and Behrakis Trustee Chair in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Director of the Center for Drug Discovery

Education

Ph.D. Medicinal Chem., Univ. of Kansas (1967)
Post-doctoral, Organic Chem., U. California, Berkeley (1967-69)   

Honors & Awards
Achievement Award, Drug Design & Discovery, AAPS (2002)
ICRS Life Achievement Award in Cannabinoid Research (2006)    
UCONN Inventor’s Awards (2006)
NIH MERIT Award (2007)
Senior Scientist NIDA Award (2000-2010)

NIH/NIDA Grants
R37, Cannabinergic Medications for Methamphetamine Addiction (2007-2017)
R01, CB1 Antagonists for Cannabis Addiction” (PI: Jack Bergman) (2004-2009)
K05, Studies on Cannabinoid Effects and Cannabimimetic Drugs (2000-2011)
T32, Training Program in Medications Development for Drugs of Abuse (1999-2012)
P01, Endocannabinoid Active Sites as Therapeutic Targets (1994-2012)
R01, Cannabimimetic Ligands and Drugs (1993-2008)
R01 Molecular Basis of Cannabinoid Activity (1986-2008)

Publications
Selections from 2006 to present

Recent press articles
http://www.research.neu.edu/news/?id=49