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Panayotis (Peter) K. Thanos

Senior Research Scientist of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

ADHD treatment, addiction; brain imaging; alcohol and drug abuse, obesity, binge eating disorder, bariatric surgery, prenatal nicotine use, prenatal cannabis

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Peter K. Thanos is an expert in the field of behavioral neuropharmacology, examining the role of the brain’s dopamine circuits in drug and alcohol abuse, as well as in obesity. 

His recent research has examined the effects of bariatric surgery, exercise, social environment and environmental enrichment on reward brain signaling and behavior, longevity and disease prevention. He has also studied the effects of specific genes associated with reward deficiency syndrome.   

Additional research in his lab examines the chronic effects of stimulants like methylphenidate (Ritalin), methamphetamine and alcohol on behavior, neurochemistry and brain structure and function as well as overall development.

CONTACT:

Panayotis (Peter) K. Thanos, PhD
Senior Research Scientist of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

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