Dr. Marina Wolf is Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University. She has been a pioneer in studying the role of neuronal plasticity in drug addiction. Her laboratory uses animal models to understand why persons recovering from substance use disorder remain vulnerable to drug craving and relapse even after long periods of abstinence. Dr. Wolf received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Yale in 1986 and trained as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Cell Biology, Sinai Hospital of Detroit. She was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Wayne State University before moving to the Chicago Medical School in 1992. Her laboratory has been continuously supported by NIDA since 1992 and she is presently PI on two R01 awards. She has previously been the recipient of a Merit Award from NIDA (R37) as well as a Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award (K05).  She has served as a member of the NIDA Advisory Council, the NIH Council of Councils, the NIDA Board of Scientific Counselors, the Scientific Council of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, and the Council of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). Dr. Wolf was President of the ACNP in 2019. She has served on many NIH study sections, including 2 years as Chair of MNPS. She presently serves as a Board Member of the American Brain Coalition. She was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2017.

Dr. Wolf's office is in MRB 835.