Ted Usdin
Chief
Section on Fundamental Neuroscience
National Institute of Mental Health NCNP
Japan
Biography
Dr. Usdin is a Senior Investigator in the Section on Fundamental Neuroscience of NIMH. He attended college at Johns Hopkins University. His graduate work in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Washington University in St. Louis with Gerald Fischbach focused on the identification of factors responsible for neuromuscular junction development. Dr. Usdin completed a residency in psychiatry at Stanford University and then in 1990 joined the NIMH Laboratory of Cell Biology. Dr. Usdin is exploring the biological role of tuberoinfundibular peptide, a new neuropeptide that his group recently discovered.
Research Interest
environmental and internal influences that affect their emotional states and behavior
