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John C. Crabbe, Jr. is an American neuroscientist and behavior geneticist. He is a professor of behavioral neuroscience at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine, where he has worked since 1979.[2] He is also a senior research career scientist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Portland, Oregon.[1] He is also the former director of OHSU's Portland Alcohol Research Center.[3][4]
John C. Crabbe | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Stanford University University of Colorado |
Known for | Mouse models of alcoholism |
Awards | 2015 Marlatt Mentorship Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience |
Institutions | Oregon Health & Science University |
Thesis | Effects of D-amphetamine on learning and memory in inbred and hybrid mice (1973) |
Doctoral advisor | Herbert Alpern |
Crabbe is known for his research using mouse models to study the pharmacogenetics of alcoholism.[3][5] He is also known for a 1999 study he and his colleagues published documenting significant variations in certain mouse behaviors across different labs, even when they all tried to follow the same protocols.[6][7][8] In 2011, he was chosen by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to give the 16th annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture.[2]
Crabbe is a member of the editorial board of Genes, Brain and Behavior.[9]
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