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Lara Ray, Ph.D.

Faculty Member

Professor
Department of Psychology
College of Life Sciences
University of California, Los Angeles

 

Office:
3214 Franz Hall
502 Portola Plaza,
Los Angeles, CA 90095

 

Publications

A selected list of publications:

Bacio Guadalupe A, Lunny Katy F, Webb Jessica N, Ray Lara A   Alcohol Use Following an Alcohol Challenge and a Brief Intervention among Alcohol-Dependent Individuals The American journal on addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions, 2014; 23(1): 96-101.
Courtney Kelly E, Ashenhurst James, Bacio Guadalupe, Moallem Nathasha, Bujarski Spencer, Hartwell Emily, Ray Lara A   Craving and subjective responses to alcohol administration: validation of the desires for alcohol questionnaire in the human laboratory Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2013; 74(5): 797-802.
Courtney Kelly E, Ghahremani Dara G, Ray Lara A   Fronto-striatal functional connectivity during response inhibition in alcohol dependence Addiction biology, 2013; 18(3): 593-604.
Ray Lara A, Courtney Kelly E, Hutchison Kent E, Mackillop James, Galvan Adriana, Ghahremani Dara G   Initial Evidence that OPRM1 Genotype Moderates Ventral and Dorsal Striatum Functional Connectivity During Alcohol Cues Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2013; 74(5): .
Moallem Nathasha R, Courtney Kelly E, Bacio Guadalupe A, Ray Lara A   Modeling alcohol use disorder severity: an integrative structural equation modeling approach Frontiers in psychiatry, 2013; 4(1): 75.
Hartwell Emily E, Ray Lara A   Sex moderates stress reactivity in heavy drinkers Addictive behaviors, 2013; 38(11): 2643-6.
Ray Lara A, Bujarski Spencer, MacKillop James, Courtney Kelly E, Monti Peter M, Miotto Karen   Subjective response to alcohol among alcohol-dependent individuals: effects of the μ-opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene and alcoholism severity Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2013; 37 Suppl 1(1): E116-24.
Bujarski Spencer, O’Malley Stephanie S, Lunny Katy, Ray Lara A   The effects of drinking goal on treatment outcome for alcoholism Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2013; 81(1): 13-22.
Ray Lara A, Lunny Katy, Bujarski Spencer, Moallem Nathasha, Krull Jennifer L, Miotto Karen   The effects of varenicline on stress-induced and cue-induced craving for cigarettes Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013; 131(1-2): 136-42.
Ray, L. A. Miranda, R. Mackillop, J. McGeary, J. Tidey, J. W. Rohsenow, D. J. Gwaltney, C. Swift, R. W. Monti, P. M.   A preliminary pharmacogenetic investigation of adverse events from topiramate in heavy drinkers Exp Clin Psychopharmacol, 2009; 17(2): 122-9.
Ray, L. A. Mackillop, J. Leggio, L. Morgan, M. Hutchison, K. E.   Effects of naltrexone on cortisol levels in heavy drinkers Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 2009; 91(4): 489-94.
Ray, L. A. Bryan, A. Mackillop, J. McGeary, J. Hesterberg, K. Hutchison, K. E.   The dopamine D Receptor (DRD4) gene exon III polymorphism, problematic alcohol use and novelty seeking: direct and mediated genetic effects Addict Biol, 2009; 14(2): 238-44.
Leventhal, A. M. Kahler, C. W. Ray, L. A. Stone, K. Young, D. Chelminski, I. Zimmerman, M.   Anhedonia and amotivation in psychiatric outpatients with fully remitted stimulant use disorder Am J Addict, 2008; 17(3): 218-23.
Ray, L. A. Miranda, R., Jr. Chelminski, I. Young, D. Zimmerman, M.   Diagnostic orphans for alcohol use disorders in a treatment-seeking psychiatric sample Drug Alcohol Depend, 2008; 96(1-2): 187-91.
Filbey, F. M. Ray, L. Smolen, A. Claus, E. D. Audette, A. Hutchison, K. E.   Differential neural response to alcohol priming and alcohol taste cues is associated with DRD4 VNTR and OPRM1 genotypes Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2008; 32(7): 1113-23.
Ray, L. A. Hutchison, K. E. MacKillop, J. Miranda, R., Jr. Audette, A. Swift, R. Monti, P. M.   Effects of naltrexone during the descending limb of the blood alcohol curve Am J Addict, 2008; 17(4): 257-64.
Miranda, R., Jr. Rohsenow, D. J. Monti, P. M. Tidey, J. Ray, L.   Effects of repeated days of smoking cue exposure on urge to smoke and physiological reactivity Addict Behav, 2008; 33(2): 347-53.
Miranda, R., Jr. MacKillop, J. Monti, P. M. Rohsenow, D. J. Tidey, J. Gwaltney, C. Swift, R. Ray, L. McGeary, J.   Effects of topiramate on urge to drink and the subjective effects of alcohol: a preliminary laboratory study Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2008; 32(3): 489-97.
MacKillop, J. Murphy, J. G. Ray, L. A. Eisenberg, D. T. Lisman, S. A. Lum, J. K. Wilson, D. S.   Further validation of a cigarette purchase task for assessing the relative reinforcing efficacy of nicotine in college smokers Exp Clin Psychopharmacol, 2008; 16(1): 57-65.
Haughey, H. M. Ray, L. A. Finan, P. Villanueva, R. Niculescu, M. Hutchison, K. E.   Human gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor alpha2 gene moderates the acute effects of alcohol and brain mRNA expression Genes Brain Behav, 2008; 7(4): 447-54.
Ray, L. A. Kahler, C. W. Young, D. Chelminski, I. Zimmerman, M.   The factor structure and severity of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence symptoms in psychiatric outpatients J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 2008; 69(4): 496-9.
Bryan, A. Ray, L. A. Cooper, M. L.   Alcohol use and protective sexual behaviors among high-risk adolescents J Stud Alcohol Drugs, 2007; 68(3): 327-35.
Ray, L. A. Rhee, S. H. Stallings, M. C. Knopik, V. Hutchison, K. E.   Examining the heritability of a laboratory-based smoking endophenotype: initial results from an experimental twin study Twin Res Hum Genet, 2007; 10(4): 546-53.
Ray, L. A. Miranda, R., Jr. Kahler, C. W. Leventhal, A. M. Monti, P. M. Swift, R. Hutchison, K. E.   Pharmacological effects of naltrexone and intravenous alcohol on craving for cigarettes among light smokers: a pilot study Psychopharmacology (Berl), 2007; 193(4): 449-56.
Ray, L. A. McGeary, J. Marshall, E. Hutchison, K. E.   Risk factors for alcohol misuse: examining heart rate reactivity to alcohol, alcohol sensitivity, and personality constructs Addict Behav, 2006; 31(11): 1959-73.
Hutchison, K. E. Ray, L. Sandman, E. Rutter, M. C. Peters, A. Davidson, D. Swift, R.   The effect of olanzapine on craving and alcohol consumption Neuropsychopharmacology, 2006; 31(6): 1310-7.
Hines, L. M. Ray, L. Hutchison, K. Tabakoff, B.   Alcoholism: the dissection for endophenotypes Dialogues Clin Neurosci, 2005; 7(2): 153-63.
Ray, L. A. Hutchison, K. E.   A polymorphism of the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) and sensitivity to the effects of alcohol in humans Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2004; 28(12): 1789-95.
Fromme, K. de Wit, H. Hutchison, K. E. Ray, L. Corbin, W. R. Cook, T. A. Wall, T. L. Goldman, D.   Biological and behavioral markers of alcohol sensitivity Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2004; 28(2): 247-56.
Javier Quintana, M.D., Ph.D.

Javier Quintana, M.D., Ph.D.

Faculty Member

Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles

 

Schizophrenia Neuroimaging Laboratory
Greater Los Angeles VA HCS – West Los Angeles VA HCC, Bldg. 210 A (MIRECC)
11301 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90073

 

Biography

Javier Quintana, M.D., Ph.D. is Associate Professor in Residence at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Director of the Outpatient Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service at the Sepulveda VA ACC, Greater Los Angeles VA HCS, where he chairs two advanced senior clinical clerkships of the UCLA School of Medicine course curriculum and is actively involved in the clinical training of Psychiatry residents and fellows from UCLA training programs. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. (Experimental Psychopharmacology, Neuroscience) degrees from the University Autonoma in his native Barcelona, Spain. He has completed residency training in Clinical Pathology (University of Barcelona) and Psychiatry (UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital), and is board certified in Psychiatry (Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) as well as in Clinical Pathology and Family Medicine (European Community certificates). He has undertaken extensive postdoctoral research training in Cellular Neurochemistry (University of Barcelona), Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience and Primate Behavioral Neurophysiology (with Professor Joaquin Fuster at UCLA), and Functional Neuroimaging in human (functional MRI) and non-human (Positron Emission Tomography, PET) primates (with Professor John Mazziotta at UCLA), having published in all these fields. Dr. Quintana was a NIMH-NRSA Clinical Fellow and has been the recipient of two NARSAD Young Investigator Awards, a VA Advanced Research Scientist Career Development Award and a VA Merit Review Award among others. He was a member of the American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees (1996-1997) and of the APA Committee on Research Training in Psychiatry (1995-2001). He has been a Faculty Mentor at the APA Annual Colloquium for Young Investigators in several occasions and has actively participated in the APA Minority Research Training in Psychiatry (MRTP) efforts.

 

Publications

A selected list of publications:

Quintana Javier, Lee Junghee, Marcus Michael, Kee Kimmy, Wong Tiffany, Yerevanian Armen   Brain dysfunctions during facial discrimination in schizophrenia: selective association to affect decoding Psychiatry research, 2011; 191(1): 44-50.
Lee Junghee, Quintana Javier, Nori Poorang, Green Michael F   Theory of mind in schizophrenia: exploring neural mechanisms of belief attribution Social neuroscience, 2011; 6(5-6): 569-81.
Anderson Ariana, Dinov Ivo D, Sherin Jonathan E, Quintana Javier, Yuille A L, Cohen Mark S   Classification of spatially unaligned fMRI scans NeuroImage, 2010; 49(3): 2509-19.
Quintana Javier, Wong Tiffany, Ortiz-Portillo Elena, Marder Stephen R, Mazziotta John C   Anterior cingulate dysfunction during choice anticipation in schizophrenia Psychiatry research, 2004; 132(2): 117-30.
Quintana Javier, Wong Tiffany, Ortiz-Portillo Elena, Marder Stephen R, Mazziotta John C   Right lateral fusiform gyrus dysfunction during facial information processing in schizophrenia Biological psychiatry, 2003; 53(12): 1099-112.
Quintana Javier, Wong Tiffany, Ortiz-Portillo Elena, Kovalik Edward, Davidson Tom, Marder Stephen R, Mazziotta John C   Prefrontal-posterior parietal networks in schizophrenia: primary dysfunctions and secondary compensations Biological psychiatry, 2003; 53(1): 12-24.
Robert M. Prins, Ph.D.

Robert Prins, Ph.D.

Faculty Member

Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles

 

Robert M. Prins Lab
UCLA Department of Neurosurgery
Edie & Lew Wasserman Building
300 Stein Plaza, Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90095

 

Biography

Robert M. Prins is a tumor immunologist with joint faculty appointments in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Molecular and Medical Pharmacology. Dr. Prins earned his B.S. in Kinesiology and his M.S. in Physiological Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Immunology from the Medical College of Virginia. He completed post-doctoral fellowships at the Cedars-Sinai Neurosurgical Institute and the UCLA Division of Neurosurgery before joining the faculty at UCLA in 2006. Dr. Prins is a member of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Brain Research Institute, and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Dr. Prins is currently the Director of the I3T Seminar Series, the Brain Tumor Immunology Research Lab and for many clinical trials of immunotherapy. His research centers on understanding the immunology of malignant brain tumors and devising new immune-based therapies to treat these deadly tumors.

Mayumi L. Prins, Ph.D.

Mayumi Prins, Ph.D.

Faculty Member

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles

 

10833 Le Conte Avenue, NPI 18-228
Box 957039
Los Angeles, CA 90095

 

Research Interests

Dr. Prins’s research interests include understanding the changes in brain metabolism that occur after pediatric traumatic brain injury and how alternative fuels can be used as therapeutic options for the young brain after head injury. In addition to this main focus, she is interested in repeat mild head injuries as they apply to both children and young adult athletes.

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