Scott Allen Wilke

Scott Allen Wilke, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor-in-Residence at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the School of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. He holds the Patty and Greg Penske Family Endowed Chair and serves as Principal Investigator for the NIH grant K08MH116125 (2018–2023), focusing on dopaminergic regulation of prefrontal activity during behavior.

• Major research areas include: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Synaptic Plasticity, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).
• His work explores the intersection of neural circuitry, mental health, and neurodegenerative diseases, with recent studies on threat avoidance learning, TMS for depression, and microglia-mediated synaptic development.

Scientific Awards

• Patty and Greg Penske Family Endowed Chair

Wilke's 15 most recent publications (2023–2025) highlight advancements in TMS-based therapies for major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and chronic pain, alongside neurobiological investigations into prefrontal cortex dynamics, microglia roles, and dopaminergic mechanisms. Collaborations include researchers like Andrew Leuchter, Juliana Corlier, and Laura DeNardo.