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Hiroi, Noboru

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210-567-4169

hiroi@uthscsa.edu

Programs

M.D./Ph.D. in South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program
M.S. in Cell Systems & Anatomy
Neuroscience
Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences
Physiology and Pharmacology

Departments & Divisions

Department of Cell Systems & Anatomy
Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology
Department of Pharmacology

Currently seeking M.S. & Ph.D. students.

Noboru Hiroi, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Pharmacology

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1991 - Ph.D. - Behavioral Neuroscience - McGill University

    Training

    • 1994 - Psychiatry - Yale University School of Medicine
    • 1991 - Neuroscience - MIT

    Highlights

    1998  NARSAD Young Investigator Award

    2006  NARSAD Independent Investigator Award

    2007  Maltz NARSAD Investigator

     

    2016  Lilly Neuroscience Basic Research Award, International College of Neuropyschopharmacology (CINP)

    2019  Outstanding Research Award, Asian College of Neuropharmacology (AsCNP)

     

    Appointments

    • 1995 - Associate Research Scientist - Yale University School of Medicine
    • 1998 - Assistant Professor - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    • 2005 - Associate Professor - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    • 2011 - Professor - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    • 2019 - Professor - University of Texas health Science Center at San Antonio
  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    • Postnatal mechanisms of cognitive development in mice
    • Predicting the developmental trajectories of cognitive and motor dimensions from preterm neonatal vocalizations
    • Structure and Function of Neonatal Social Communication in Genetic Mouse Models of Autism

    UT Health San Antonio, Long School of Medicine Pilot Grant (Hiroi, PI)
    $55,000 (total)
    "Genetic and cellular mechanisms of dysmyelination linked to human chromosome 18q deletion"

    UT Health San Antonio, CBN Pilot Grant (Hiroi, PI)
    $49,774 (total)
    "Predicting ASD dimensions from preterm infant cries"

  • Service

    National Service

    Member, NIH Study Section PMDA

     

    Global

    Fellow, ACNP

    Member, Executive Committee & Council, CINP

    Member, Editorial Board, Neuropsychopharmacology

    Member, Editorial Board, Biological Psychiatry

    Associate Editor, Neuropsychopharmacology Reports

    Member, Editorial Board, Scientific Reports

    Associate Editor, Journal of Psychiatric Research

  • Publications

    • Hiroi Publications
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