Eric J. Nestler, Ph.D., M.D., HS

Eric J. Nestler, Ph.D. ’82, M.D. ’83, HS ’83-87, the Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Neurobiology, was one of three recipients of the 1997 Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award. Recipients received a $35,000 prize from the Beverly Hills-based foundation and delivered a lecture at a ceremony and scientific symposium held at the University of Southern California’s health sciences campus in June. Dr. Nestler was recognized for his research into neuropsychiatric disorders. In a talk entitled Towards a Molecular Psychiatry, Dr. Nestler spoke about his current research into the connection between neurobiology and behavior.