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National Institutes of Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Freund, Lisa

 Title:Associate Branch Chief for Neurobiological Research
 Phone:301-435-6879
 E-mail:freundl@mail.nih.gov
 Address: 6100 Executive Blvd Room 4B05D, MSC 7510
Bethesda Md 20892-7510
For FedEx use:
Rockville Md 20852
 Fax:301-480-0230 
 Organization:  Child Development & Behavior (CDB) Branch
 Specialty: Behavioral Neuroscience
Psychobiology
Developmental Cognitive Psychology

Biosketch: 
Lisa Freund, Ph.D., is the associate chief for neurobiological research in the CDB Branch and directs the research program on Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychobiology, and Developmental Cognitive Psychology. Dr. Freund is a developmental psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist who is known for her neuroimaging studies of children from different clinical populations; she was an NICHD-supported scientist for several years. She has extensive training and experience in the fields of developmental neuroscience, developmental psychology, learning disorders, and behavioral and molecular genetics. Dr. Freund received her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in applied developmental psychology and was an associate professor of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute. As part of the CDB Branch, Dr. Freund is responsible for a multi-faceted research and training program that promotes basic and applied topics to gain a deeper understanding of the linkages among genes, the developing brain, and behavior.