Welcome to the

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation


at the National Institute of Mental Health
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Service
Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Miles Herkenham, Ph.D, Chief

This Laboratory plans and conducts research on the anatomical, cellular, physiological, pharmacological, biochemical, and molecular bases of the expression and regulation of brain functions. The Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation is composed of five sections:

Section or UnitChief
Section on Molecular NeuroscienceLee Eiden, Ph.D.
Section on Molecular VirologyMaribeth Eiden, Ph.D.
Section on Functional NeuroanatomyMiles Herkenham, Ph.D.
Section on Neural Gene ExpressionW. Scott Young, III, M.D., Ph.D.
Section on Biochemical Pharamcology Martin Zatz, M.D., Ph.D.

Other Senior Scientists:

  • Julius Axelrod, Ph.D.
  • Sheldon Milstien, Ph.D.
  • Ichiji Tasaki, M.D., Ph.D.

    Division of Intramural Research Programs, NIMH

    Disclaimers(Comments to Scott Young.)Updated 11/23/2004