Dr. Kathryn Cunningham
Director and Principal Investigator
Dr. Cunningham is Chauncey Leake Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Director of the Center for Addiction Research at UTMB. She has made numerous seminal observations to our understanding of the neuropsychopharmacology of abused drugs, the underlying neurobiology of behavior, and identification of novel biomarkers and neurotherapeutics. Her work has been continuously funded by NIH and published 170+ peer-reviewed papers. She is an active educator, mentor, and board member for community programs, secondary/high schools, and colleges in the region.