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Yasmin Zakiniaeiz, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Appointments

Psychiatry
Primary

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Biography

Dr. Zakiniaeiz’s work broadly focuses on investigating the neural and molecular circuitry underlying several types of addictions and at-risk populations, such as alcohol use disorder, tobacco smoking, prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents, and gambling disorder, using two neuroimaging techniques – functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). Her work also emphasizes the importance of sex as a biological variable in the study of addiction.

Appointments

  • Psychiatry

    Assistant Professor
    Primary

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Education & Training

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Yale University, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (2020)
PhD
Yale University, Neuroscience (2018)
BA
Hunter College, Biology and Psychology (2013)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Yasmin Zakiniaeiz's published research.

Publications

Featured Publications

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Travel Fellowship Award

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    Young Investigator Memorial Travel Award

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    Enoch Gordis Research Recognition Award

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    Junior Investigator Award

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    NIDA Director’s Travel Award

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