Nora Volkow
Nora Dolores Volkow (born March 27, 1956 in Mexico City ) is an American brain researcher and addiction expert.
Live and act
Volkov is the second of four daughters of Esteban Volkov and thus a great-granddaughter of the Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky . She attended the Modern American School in Mexico City and studied medicine at the National University of Mexico . Volkow went to the USA for further training, where she studied at New York University . She then worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the State University of New York Medical School . Since 2003 she has been the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse , a facility of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Research priorities
Nora Dolores Volkow is a brain researcher and addiction expert.
Awards and honors (selection)
She received the Premio Robins Award from the National University of Mexico . At the New York University , she was awarded the Laughlin Fellowship Award. In 2009 she received the Prix International de l'INSERM .
Memberships (selection)
Volkow is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and was listed on the TIME 100 list of most influential people in 2007 .
Web links
- Nora Volkow at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nora D. Volkow, MD, Director, NIDA
- American TV interview with Nora Volkow, head of the National Drug Institute and great-granddaughter of Leon Trotsky
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Volkow, Nora |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Volkow Fernández, Nora Dolores |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American brain researcher and addiction expert |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |