Bita Moghaddam received a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Kansas and postdoctoral training in pharmacology at Yale University. She joined the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University in 1990 where she quickly rose to the rank of full professor. In 2003 she moved to the University of Pittsburgh where she currently is a professor of Neuroscience. Dr. Moghaddam is the author of over 100 scientific papers in leading journals, including Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Her work is highly cited and frequently covered by the press for more detail check http://www.moghaddamlab.org. She is the recipient of many prestigious research awards and has been an active educator and mentor throughout her scientific career. She has served on numerous editorial and advisory boards as well as national and local educational and service-oriented committees.