Anahita Bassir Nia, MD, joined Yale School of Medicine in July 2018 as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, after completing her psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and her addiction psychiatry fellowship-academic track at Mount Sinai West, Icahn School of Medicine, New York.
Her research interests are, mainly, in translational research on addiction and mental health disorders. She is particularly interested in the biological effects of acute and chronic stress on developing substance use disorders, as well as, the effects of substance use on stress response and psychiatric symptoms. More recently, she has been focused on the use of cannabinoids (partial and full agonists) and endocannabinoid system dysregulations in relation to childhood trauma and substance use disorders, particularly opioid use disorder.
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mentorship award | Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars (RAMS) Program | 2021 |
| Travel award | College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) | 2020 |
| New Investigator Award (NIA) | American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) | 2020 |
| Career Development Award (K12) | NIDA | 2019 |
| Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars (RAMS) Program fellowship award (2016) | Boston University School of Medicine, supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 2017 |
| Junior Investigators Award | American Psychiatric Association (APA), American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), and Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) | 2017 |
| Travel Award | American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP), American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) and the Zucker Hillside Hospital. | 2017 |
| Travel award | American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) | 2016 |
| Cynthia Horner Award for Outstanding Achievement for Research | Department of psychiatry and behavioral Sciences, Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), Icahn School of Medicine, NY | 2016 |
| Annual Essay Contest for Residents and Fellows | Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine, NY | 2016 |
| Travel Award | Icahn School of Medicine | 2016 |
| Chief Residency for Research (2015) | Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine, NY | 2015 |
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NIH | Pathophysiological Basis of Mental Disorders and Addictions Study Section | 2021 |
| College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) | Human Research Committee: to identify issues relating to clinical research in the drug abuse field and recommend actions to the Board of Directors. | 2021 - Present |
| Comprehensive Psychiatry | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
| Journal of Addiction Medicine | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
| Journal of Behavioral Addiction | Reviewer | 2021 - Present |
| Scientific Advisory Board, Synendos Therapeutics | Board Member | 2021 - Present |
| Journal of Psychopharamcology | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| Journal of Psychosomatic Research | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| Pain Reports | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| Psychoneuroendocrinology | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| Psychosomatics | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| Frontier in Psychiatry | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| American Journal on Addictions, | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| Frontiers in Psychiatry | Editorial Board Member | 2020 - Present |
| Addiction Biology | Reviewer | 2020 - Present |
| American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry | Cannabis Interest Committee | 2019 - Present |
| Frontiers in Public Health | Reviewer | 2019 - Present |
| College on Problems of Drug Dependence | Publication Committee | 2018 - Present |
| IRB | Member | 2018 - Present |
| General Hospital Psychiatry | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
| BMC Psychiatry | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
| Psychiatry Research | Reviewer | 2018 - Present |
| American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) | CME/Meeting Committee and Program Committee | 2017 - Present |
| American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) | ASCP Annual Meeting Program Committee: Responsible for reviewing all program submissions for the ASCP Annual Meeting | 2017 - Present |