Meet Dr. Manvich
Meet Dr. Manvich
Dr. Daniel Manvich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Science Center, Room A204
Office Phone: 856-566-6424
E-mail: manvich@rowan.edu
I grew up in Stony Brook NY, located on the north shore of Long Island. In 2003 I received my B.A. in Biopsychology from Tufts University in Medford, MA. While at Tufts, I worked in the laboratory of Dr. Klaus Miczek, where I assisted in research evaluating the impact of intermittent social stress on cocaine intake. After graduating from Tufts, I worked as a research technician for two years in the Preclinical Pharmacology Laboratory at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Belmont MA, where I was co-mentored by Dr. Jack Bergman and Dr. Carol Paronis.
I went on to earn my Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta GA in 2011. Working under the mentorship of Dr. Leonard Howell, my dissertation studies characterized the impact of highly-selective serotonin 5-HT2C receptor agonists and antagonists on the neurochemical and behavioral effects of cocaine. I then continued my training as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. David Weinshenker at Emory University School of Medicine, where I led three distinct research projects. My primary research project, which was ultimately supported by a K99/R00 award, focused on developing and characterizing a novel model of psychosocial stress-induced drug seeking in rodents.
In February 2018, I established my independent laboratory as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience here at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. Continuing on with the work I began as a postdoc, my primary line of research is currently aimed at identifying the neural circuitry underlying drug-seeking behavior that is elicited by psychosocial stress. More broadly, I am interested in understanding the neurobiolgical mechanisms by which individuals exhibit active or passive coping strategies in response to social threat, and how these traits are linked to vulnerability or resilience to substance abuse and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Other projects in the lab include studying sex differences and estrous cycle effects on opioid reinforcement and opioid seeking, examining mechanisms underlying stress-induced enhancement of opioid reinforcement, and assessing the effects of potential new Opioid Use Disorder pharmacotherapeutics on mesolimbic dopamine neurotransmission.
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