Arbi Nazarian

Arbi Nazarian, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences. He serves as Director of Graduate Education. His research focuses on the intersection of pain and addiction, particularly the opioid system's role in psychiatric conditions and substance abuse, as well as nicotine's impact on cognitive/metabolic vulnerabilities. His lab emphasizes sex differences in rodent models.

• Education:
• PhD in Neuroscience, City University of New York
• MA in Experimental Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino
• BA in Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino
• Postdoctoral Training:
• Department of Anesthesiology, UC San Diego
• Department of Psychiatry, UNC Chapel Hill

Research interests include sensory/affective/cognitive components of pain, opioid system mechanisms, and nicotine's effects on cessation challenges. His work integrates rodent models to explore translational neuroscience.

No specific articles or awards are listed here, but his publications can be found via institutional records. Advising and grants details are not explicitly provided in the text.