Dr. Kabbaj uses animal models (rats, mice and voles) to examine the neurobiology of sex and individual differences in stress and drug addiction. He is also examining epigenetic mechanisms underlying social behaviors in the social monogamous prairie voles. Recently, he has been working on the mechanisms of sex differences in the antidepressant and addictive properties of ketamine. This work is funded through NIDA and NIMH.
Dr. Kabbaj mentorship consist in equipping postdocs with an excellent background in various advanced areas of neuroscience, teach them how to think critically, how to write successful grants, how to conduct experiments in highly ethical standards, and most importantly how to become excellent educators and mentors themselves.