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Maria del Mar Sanchez, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Biographical Section

Name: Maria del Mar Sanchez
Degree(s): Ph.D.
Office Address: Dept. of Psychiatry Science, Emory University School of Medicine
1639 Pierce Drive, WMRB Suite 4000
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: (404) 712-2393 (Office)
(404) 727-8257 (Lab)
Fax:
Email Address: mmsanch@emory.edu (University)

Current Primary Academic Appointments

Hire Date: 03/1996 - Current Assistant Professor PSYCH:Psychiatry Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA

Current Joint & Secondary Appointments  

01/1998 - Current Collaborative Scientist Emory University Yerkes Regional Primate Res. Ctr. (Neuroscience Division)
01/1999 - Current Assistant Professor (RT) Emory University School of Medicine Dept. Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
01/2002 - Current Adjunct Assistant Professor Dept. of Psychology The University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

Current Clinical Appointments  

Current Administrative Appointments  

Previous Academic Appointments  

Previous Clinical Appointments  

Previous Administrative Appointments  

Licensure & Board Certifications  

Specialty Boards  

Education  

1994 Ph.D., Neurobiology And Cell Biology Complutense University of Madrid Madrid, , Spain

Postgraduate Training  

01/1996 - 01/1998 Post-doctoral fellow Emory University Sch of Medicine, Dept. Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Drs. P.M. Plotsky & T.R. Insel
01/1994 - 01/1996 Post-doctoral fellow Louisiana State University Medical Center, Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Dr. D. Saphier

Military/Government Service  

National & International Committee Memberships  

State & Regional Committee Memberships  

Institutional Committee Memberships  

01/2000 - Current Yerkes Primate Ctr Colony Management

Consultantships  

Editorships & Editorial Boards  

Manuscript Reviewer  

01/2001 - Current Development and Psychopathology
01/2001 European Journal of Neuroscience
01/2000 Journal of Psychiatry Research
01/2000 Journal of Endocrinology
01/1999 Physiology and Behavior

Honors & Awards  

Society Memberships  

01/1997 - Current American Association for the Advancement of Science
01/1998 - Current Society for Neuroscience

Organization of National/International Conferences: Administrative Positions  

Organization of National/International Conferences: Sessions as Chair  

Research Focus  

Patents Issued

Patents Pending

Active Grant Support: Federally Funded  

Principal Investigator
NIMH
Early Experience, Stress Neurobiology and Prevention Sci.
$390,960.00
10/31/2001 - 11/30/2006

co-investigator
NIMH
Developmental Consequences of Infant Abuse in Primates
$616,769.00
07/01/2000 - 06/30/2005

co-investigator
NIH/NIMH
Emory Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders
$9,639,539.00
08/31/1999 - 08/31/2004

co-investigator
NIMH
Oxytocin, vasopressin and the development of social behavior
$1,331,014.00
04/01/1999 - 03/31/2004

Principal Investigator
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN), funded by the STC Program of the National Science Foundation under Agreement No. IBN-9876754.
Characterization of CRF Pathways Regulating Fear and Anxiety in Primates
$30,000.00
02/01/2002 - 01/31/2003

Active Grant Support: Private Foundation Funded  

Principal Investigator
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
Cellular and Molecular Markers of Risk for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
$30,000.00
07/01/2002 - 06/30/2004

Active Grant Support: Contracts  

Active Grant Support: Other  

Previous Grant Support: Federally Funded  

Previous Grant Support: Private Foundation Funded  

Principal Investigator
Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
Molecular and Cellular Consequences of Adverse Early Experience in Primates: Focus on HPA and HPT Function
$60,000.00
07/01/1999 -

Principal Investigator
American Suicide Foundation
Molecular and Cellular Markers of Suicide: Focus on HPA and HPT function
$20,000.00
12/01/1999 -

Previous Grant Support: Contracts  

Previous Grant Support: Other  

Clinical Service Contributions  

Formal Teaching: Medical Student  

Formal Teaching: Graduate Student  

01/2001 Lecturer: "Regulation of food intake" for the "Systems Neuroscience" (IBS 503) course directed by Drs. M. Davis and K. Sathian within the Neuroscience Graduate Program, Emory University School of Medicine
01/2000 Lecturer: "Stress-related systems" for the "Behavioral Neuroendocrinology" (IBS 535) course directed by Dr. J.T. Winslow within the Neuroscience Graduate Program, Emory University School of Medicine
01/1995 Course Instructor: "Immunohistochemical Techniques" for graduate students, Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Louisiana State Univ. Medical Ctr at Shreveport

Formal Teaching: Residency/Training Program  

Formal Teaching: Other (Physician's Assistant, Physical Therapist, etc.)  

01/1988 - 01/1992 Laboratory Course Instructor: "Animal and Vegetal Cell Biology and Histology", Dept. of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid
01/1987 - 01/1988 Biology Teacher Assistant, "Felipe II" High School (after passing the Pedagogic Aptitude Course, Complutense University of Madrid

Supervisory Teaching: Ph.D. Students Directly Supervised  

Ricardo Caceda Neuroscience Graduate Program (rotation, summer 2000)

Supervisory Teaching: Post-doctoral Fellows Directly Supervised  

Yolanda Mateo postdoctoral fellow (1999-2001)

Supervisory Teaching: Residency Program  

Supervisory Teaching: Other  

Co-mentor of the Hughes Undergraduate Science Initiative Program student D. Do, Yerkes Regional Primate Res Ctr of Emory University (Atlanta, GA). Project: "Learning impairment in young isolated rhesus monkeys" (Summer 1996).
Co-mentor of the Hughes Undergraduate Science Initiative Program student M. Shulman, at the Dept. of Psychiatry & Behav. Sci. Project: "Effects of Maternal separation on CART expression in adult rats" (summer 2000).
Supervision of Cheryl Leece (Visiting Scientist from MSU Animal Science)for technical training. Dept. of Psychiatry & Behav. Sci (June 2001)

Lectureships, Seminar Invitations, Visiting Professorships  

01/2000 Developmental Consequences of maternal and social deprivation Translattional Seminar Series, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behav. Sci, Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
01/1998 HPA altered functionality: its relationship with mental illness and disease Chronic Fatigue Syndrome work group, Center for Disease Control (Atlanta, GA)
01/1994 Long-term isolation effects on the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal system activity Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Medical Center (Shreveport, LA)

Invitations to National/International Conferences  

01/2001 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) national meeting Neurobiological effects of early deprivation in developing non-human primates

Community Service  

Other Activities  

Bibliography: Research Articles  

Bibliography: Manuscripts  

Bibliography: Article Reviews  

Bibliography: Book Reviews  

Bibliography: Symposium Contributions  

Bibliography: Books Edited and Written  

Bibliography: Films and Training Videos  

Bibliography: Training Manuals  

Bibliography: Software and Computer Programs  

Bibliography: Published Abstracts  

Bibliography: Other Publications  

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Last Update: 11/23/2009