John A. Dani

John A. Dani, PhD is the David J. Mahoney Professor of Neurological Sciences and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. He also serves as Scientific Director of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Director of the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences (MINS). With a distinguished career spanning Yale University, Baylor College of Medicine, and UPENN, Dr. Dani has made groundbreaking contributions to understanding addiction mechanisms, particularly nicotine's effects on neural learning and memory systems.

His research focuses on

• Neurotransmitter signaling in addiction
• Neuroplasticity in mental disorders
• Systems neuroscience approaches
• Neural mechanisms of memory

Dr. Dani's recent publications highlight his work on

• Genetic variations in nicotine addiction
• Serotonin-dopamine interactions
• Stress-related neural adaptations
• Developmental exposure effects

His laboratory employs advanced techniques including

• In vivo electrophysiology
• Neurophysiological modeling
• Behavioral task design
• Brain slice recordings