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University of California San Diego

Dr. Risbrough’s research is centered on translational mechanisms and treatments of anxiety disorders using preclinical and clinical approaches. Her primary focus is understanding mechanisms of risk and resilience to trauma disorders, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. She oversees both a preclinical and clinical research program. Her preclinical research program focuses on using molecular, pharmacological and genetic techniques in rodent models of trauma to identify mechanisms of enduring effects of trauma on the brain and body. Her clinical research program uses physiological, pharmacological, molecular and imaging techniques to identify biological markers of trauma risk and symptom development and to identify mechanisms of PTSD and TBI and their associated comorbidities. The University of California, San Diego is located on the La Jolla Mesa in close proximity to San Diego Veterans Affairs Hospital, the Scripps Research Institute, the Salk Institute, and the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Research and provides a highly stimulating, collaborative, and interactive research environment in a beautiful location.

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