Nii Addy

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Nii Antie Addy
Alma mater Duke University (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
Scientific career
Institutions Yale School of Medicine
Thesis Role of calcineurin in nicotine-mediated behavior and signaling  (2007)

Nii Addy is an American neuroscientist who is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. His research considers the neurobiological basis of substance use disorders, depression, and anxiety. He has worked on various initiatives to mitigate tobacco use and addiction.

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Early life and education

Addy graduated from East Grand Rapid's High School in 1996. [1] He then earned his bachelor's degree at Duke University in 2000 for Biology. [2] [3] [4] He moved to Yale University for his doctoral studies, and he graduated in 2007 with a doctorate in Neuroscience. [2] [5] [4]

Research and career

After earning his doctoral degree Addy was appointed to the faculty at the Yale School of Medicine. [5] At Yale School of Medicine, Addy leads a laboratory investigating the mechanisms of reinforcement learning and motivational control. [6] He has investigated the impact of vaping on teenager's brains. [7] During the Covid-19 pandemic, Addy started a podcast called The Addy Hour. He brings a variety of people in different professions to talk about different topics. [8] Addy published work which suggests that early-life exposure to non-nutritive sugar enhances nicotine preference, which could have implications in regulatory policies for tobacco products [9] . Additionally, in 2020, Addy became a Scientific Council Member for the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. [10] He is a member of the editorial boards of Neuropsychopharmacology, Biological Psychiatry, and Neuropharmacology. In the past, he also reviewed grants for the Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior (NMB) Study Section at the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review. [11]

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ Forstner, Jay (March 28, 2022). "A Virtual Cup of Coffee with Nii Addy '96".
  2. 1 2 "Nii Addy, PhD". Yale School of Medicine. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Veritas Forum". www.christianityandscholarship.org. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. 1 2 "Nii Addy". The Carver Project. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  5. 1 2 "Psychiatry Grand Rounds: "Dopaminergic Regulation of Motivated Behavior: Insight into the Neurobiological Bases of Substance Abuse and Mood Disorders" | Duke School of Medicine". medschool.duke.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. ↑ "Addy Lab". Addy Lab. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  7. ↑ Hamilton, Jon (10 October 2019). "How Vaping Nicotine Can Affect A Teenage Brain". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  8. ↑ "Shibboleth Authentication Request". login.proxy180.nclive.org. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  9. ↑ Bagdas, Deniz; Addy, Nii A (2025-03-24). "Preclinical Evidence of the Effects of Sweet Flavors: Sweetness Increases Nicotine Intake and Seeking". Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 27 (4): 666–675. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntae241. ISSN   1469-994X. PMC  11931221. PMID   39413033.
  10. ↑ "Nii Addy, Ph.D. | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation". Bbrfoundation. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  11. ↑ "Nii Addy, PhD". medicine.yale.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
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