Tore Eid, MD, PhD
Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Neurosurgery, and of Cellular and Molecular PhysiologyCards
Additional Titles
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine
Director of Medical Education, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Thread Leader, Physiology, Office of Education
Associate Director, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital
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Laboratory Medicine
PO Box 208035
New Haven, CT 06520-8035
United States
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Vice Chair for Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine
Director of Medical Education, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Thread Leader, Physiology, Office of Education
Associate Director, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital
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Laboratory Medicine
PO Box 208035
New Haven, CT 06520-8035
United States
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Vice Chair for Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine
Director of Medical Education, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Thread Leader, Physiology, Office of Education
Associate Director, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital
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Laboratory Medicine
PO Box 208035
New Haven, CT 06520-8035
United States
About
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Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Neurosurgery, and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine; Director of Medical Education, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology; Thread Leader, Physiology, Office of Education; Associate Director, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Biography
Tore Eid, MD, PhD is a Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Neurosurgery, and of Cellular & Molecular Physiology at Yale School of Medicine. As both a practicing clinical pathologist and NIH-funded investigator, Dr. Eid focuses on three main areas:
- Clinical Laboratory Testing & Pathology Consults – Diagnose and monitor conditions like multiple myeloma, substance abuse, neurological disorders, and metabolic and endocrine disorders through analysis of blood, urine, CSF, and expert pathology consultations.
- Chemical Mechanisms of Brain Disorders – Exploring the chemical and metabolic processes that drive brain disorders, with a focus on epilepsy, to advance the development of more precise and effective treatments. One of Dr. Eid’s key discoveries is that deficiency of the enzyme glutamine synthetase in the brain is likely a critical contributor to certain forms of human epilepsy—a finding that has advanced our understanding of the disease’s underlying causes.
- Minimally Invasive Health Monitoring – Discovering chemical biomarkers in easily accessible biofluids—such as saliva, sweat, subcutaneous fluid, and breath—to monitor health in real time across a range of conditions, including epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, mood disorders, substance abuse, diabetes, and cancer.
Appointments
Laboratory Medicine
ProfessorPrimaryCellular & Molecular Physiology
ProfessorSecondaryNeurosurgery
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cellular & Molecular Physiology
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Clinical Chemistry Laboratory
- Diabetes Research Center
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
- Laboratory Medicine
- Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
- Neural Disorders
- Neuroscience Track
- Neurosurgery
- Yale Clinical Neuroscience Group for Neuroanalytics
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Resident
- Yale University (2007)
- PhD
- University of Bergen (1999)
- MD
- University of Bergen (1992)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0001-9217-6393- View Lab Website
Eid Lab/YCNN
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Hitten Zaveri, PhD
Roni Dhaher, PhD
Ralitza Gueorguieva, PhD
Elise DeVito, PhD
Mehmet Sofuoglu, MD, PhD
R. Ross MacLean, PhD
Epilepsy
Immunohistochemistry
Publications
2025
T49 Effects of Nicotine Flux and Form on Speed and Total Amount of Arterial Blood Nicotine Delivery during Acute E-Cigarette Vaping
Baldassarri S, McKinney E, Mysirlidis S, Sharma M, Blohowiak R, Joseph P, Eid T, Nadim H, Hanna E, Karaoghlanian N, Adeniji A, Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T, Krishnan-Sarin S, O'Malley S, El-Hellani A, Talih S. T49 Effects of Nicotine Flux and Form on Speed and Total Amount of Arterial Blood Nicotine Delivery during Acute E-Cigarette Vaping. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 267: 111817. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111817.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Nicotine flux as a powerful tool for regulating nicotine delivery from e-cigarettes: Protocol of two complimentary randomized crossover clinical trials
El-Hellani A, Hanna E, Sharma M, Blohowiak R, Joseph P, Eid T, Nadim H, El-Hage R, Salman R, Karaoghlanian N, Adeniji A, Salam S, Talih F, Elbejjani M, Breland A, Eissenberg T, Shihadeh A, Baldassarri S, Talih S. Nicotine flux as a powerful tool for regulating nicotine delivery from e-cigarettes: Protocol of two complimentary randomized crossover clinical trials. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0291786. PMID: 37733666, PMCID: PMC10513228, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploring CITEs of Inflammation in the Human Epilepsy Brain
Eid T. Exploring CITEs of Inflammation in the Human Epilepsy Brain. Epilepsy Currents 2023, 23: 191-192. PMID: 37334410, PMCID: PMC10273812, DOI: 10.1177/15357597231161460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThreshold for the Pleasurable Effects of Nicotine Are Lower Than Its Reinforcing Effects During Self-Administration
MacLean RR, Eid T, Parida S, Gueorguieva R, DeVito EE, Sofuoglu M. Threshold for the Pleasurable Effects of Nicotine Are Lower Than Its Reinforcing Effects During Self-Administration. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2023, 31: 37-45. PMID: 35254839, PMCID: PMC9448824, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNicotine metabolite ratioDose of nicotineNicotine reinforcementSubjective effectsDiscriminative stimulus effectsHeart rate increaseDoses of nicotineSelf-administration procedureSubjective positive effectsDaily smokersBaseline cravingIntravenous nicotineOvernight abstinenceCigarette cravingDrug effectsMetabolite ratiosStimulus effectsSecondary analysisPlaceboSelf-AdministrationNicotine choiceTobacco productsNicotinePleasurable effectsYoung adults
2022
A companion to the preclinical common data elements for proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics data in rodent epilepsy models. A report of the TASK3‐WG4 omics working group of the ILAE/AES joint translational TASK force
Bindila L, Eid T, Mills JD, Hildebrand MS, Brennan GP, Masino SA, Whittemore V, Perucca P, Reid CA, Patel M, Wang KK, van Vliet E. A companion to the preclinical common data elements for proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics data in rodent epilepsy models. A report of the TASK3‐WG4 omics working group of the ILAE/AES joint translational TASK force. Epilepsia Open 2022 PMID: 36259125, DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase report formsCommon data elementsILAE/AES Joint Translational Task ForceRodent epilepsy modelsPreclinical common data elementsPreclinical epilepsy researchTask ForceEpilepsy modelStudy protocolRodent modelsInternational LeagueEpilepsy researchReport formsData elementsLipidomicsMetabolomics methodologyA companion to the preclinical common data elements for genomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics data in rodent epilepsy models. A report of the TASK3‐WG4 omics working group of the ILAE/AES joint translational TASK force
van Vliet E, Hildebrand MS, Mills JD, Brennan GP, Eid T, Masino SA, Whittemore V, Bindila L, Wang KK, Patel M, Perucca P, Reid CA. A companion to the preclinical common data elements for genomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics data in rodent epilepsy models. A report of the TASK3‐WG4 omics working group of the ILAE/AES joint translational TASK force. Epilepsia Open 2022 PMID: 35950645, DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatch the Rhythm!
Eid T, Zaveri HP. Catch the Rhythm! Epilepsy Currents 2022, 22: 249-251. PMID: 36187149, PMCID: PMC9483758, DOI: 10.1177/15357597221099066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma Menthol Glucuronide as a Biomarker for the Behavioral Effects of Menthol and Nicotine in Humans
Gueorguieva R, Schwartz EKC, MacLean RR, DeVito EE, Eid T, Wu R, O’Malley S, Sofuoglu M. Plasma Menthol Glucuronide as a Biomarker for the Behavioral Effects of Menthol and Nicotine in Humans. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2022, 13: 844824. PMID: 35431934, PMCID: PMC9009207, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.844824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubjective drug effectsPlasma Mg concentrationHeart rateDrug effectsIntravenous deliveryNon-menthol cigarette smokersPlacebo-controlled studyTest sessionsCigarette smokersMenthol smokersAcute effectsIntravenous nicotineGlucuronide concentrationsMAIN OUTCOMENicotine infusionMenthol glucuronideSecondary analysisPlasma MgE-cigarettesBehavioral effectsMenthol exposureNicotineSmokersPhysiological effectsE-liquidsEffects of Bovine Hemoglobin on Chemistry Testing: Pseudohemolysis or Real?
Vera MA, Eid T, El-Khoury JM. Effects of Bovine Hemoglobin on Chemistry Testing: Pseudohemolysis or Real? Clinical Chemistry 2022, 68: 607-608. PMID: 36103316, DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvab222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsImpact of delivery rate on the acute response to intravenous nicotine: A human laboratory study with implications for regulatory science
De Aquino JP, MacLean RR, Gueorguieva R, DeVito EE, Eid T, Sofuoglu M. Impact of delivery rate on the acute response to intravenous nicotine: A human laboratory study with implications for regulatory science. Addiction Biology 2022, 27: e13161. PMID: 35229960, PMCID: PMC8903077, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAbuse potentialPositive subjective drug effectsSubjective drug effectsHuman laboratory studiesPositive subjective effectsAttention functionSmoking urgesOvernight abstinencePotential therapeutic effectsEffects of nicotineHeart rate increaseDelivery rateDependent smokersExperimental sessionsSubjective effectsNicotine dependenceIntravenous nicotineBlood pressureSaline infusionAcute effectsTherapeutic effectHeart rateDrug effectsAcute responseCrossover design
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Studying the Adult Brain
HIC ID2000025671RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date07/31/2025Recruiting ParticipantsImaging mGluR5 and synaptic density in psychiatric disorders
HIC ID2000020186RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date01/31/2018Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 80 yearsImaging SV2A in mood disorders
HIC ID1511016789RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date03/15/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 70 yearsExamination of Glutamate and mGluR5 in Psychiatric Disorders
HIC ID1101007933RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date08/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 65 years
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Activities
activity National Institutes for Neurological Disorders and Stoke & American Epilepsy Society
07/01/2018 - PresentPeer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsCommittee MemberDetailsMember of Epilepsy Benchmark Committee.activity American Epilepsy Society
07/01/2019 - PresentJournal ServiceAssociate EditorDetailsScientific advisor for Epilepsy Current.activity National Institutes of Health - Acute Neuronal Injury and Epilepsy Study Section
07/01/2022 - PresentPeer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsCommittee Memberactivity Scientific Program Committee
07/01/2023 - PresentAdvisory BoardsMemberDetailsAmerican Epilepsy Societyactivity Omics taskforce
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2022Advisory BoardsBoard MemberDetailsInternational League Against EpilepsyMember in task force on the role of "omics" technologies in epilepsy research.
Honors
honor Innovator Award
10/01/2017International AwardCitizens United for Research in EpilepsyDetailsUnited Stateshonor Teaching Award for Residents in Clinical Pathology
07/01/2017Other AwardYale New Haven HospitalDetailsUnited Stateshonor Translational Career Development Award
07/01/2010Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Center for Clinical InvestigationDetailsUnited Stateshonor Thomas Buchholz Research Prize
01/01/2005Regional AwardYale University School of MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Fulbright Scholarship
01/01/1994, 01/01/1993International AwardUniversity of Maryland at BaltimoreDetailsUnited States
Clinical Care
Overview
Tore Eid, MD, PhD, is a clinical pathologist and National Institutes of Health-funded researcher.
He diagnoses and monitors conditions including multiple myeloma, substance use, neurological disorders, and metabolic and endocrine disorders through analysis of blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and expert pathology consultations.
Dr. Eid is a professor of laboratory medicine, of neurosurgery, and of cellular & molecular physiology at Yale School of Medicine. His research explores the chemical and metabolic processes that drive brain disorders, with a focus on epilepsy, to advance the development of more precise and effective treatments. One of Dr. Eid’s key discoveries is that deficiency of the enzyme glutamine synthetase in the brain is likely a critical contributor to certain forms of human epilepsy—a finding that has advanced our understanding of the disease’s underlying causes.
His research also encompasses minimally invasive health monitoring, including discovering chemical biomarkers in easily accessible biofluids—such as saliva, sweat, subcutaneous fluid, and breath—to monitor health in real time across a range of conditions, including epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, mood disorders, substance use, diabetes, and cancer.
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- September 27, 2023
$20M Federal Grant Renewed for Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
- June 04, 2019
Celebrating Student Research and Scholarship at Yale School of Medicine
- March 29, 2019
Past Scholars Reflect on Being a Scholar
- September 17, 2018
$20 Million Grant Will Fund Continued Research by Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
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PO Box 208035
New Haven, CT 06520-8035
United States
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