Janna Moen

Janna Moen is a Research Fellow at the Yale School of Medicine, Yale University. Her work focuses on neurobiological mechanisms underlying nicotine and alcohol addiction, particularly exploring nicotinic acetylcholine receptors' roles in synaptic plasticity, reward pathways, and sex-dependent behaviors. She investigates how drugs like sazetidine-A modulate aversion responses and examines co-consumption patterns of alcohol and nicotine in rodent models. Her research spans molecular pharmacology, behavioral neuroscience, and translational drug development.

Key research areas include:

• Nicotinic receptor regulation and function in the habenula and nucleus accumbens
• Sex differences in addiction vulnerability
• Development of pharmacological interventions targeting nicotine/alcohol interactions

Prior contributions include studies on P-glycoprotein's structural tolerance and drug transporter pharmacology, highlighting her expertise in both addiction neurobiology and molecular biology.