Marc Potenza

Marc Nicholas Potenza (born April 27, 1965) is an American psychiatrist who specializes in addiction psychiatry. He is Professor of Psychiatry, Child Study and Neurobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine, where he also serves as director of the Problem Gambling Clinic and the Center of Excellence in Gambling Research. He is also the director of the Women and Addictive Disorders Core of Women's Health Research and the Program for Research on Impulsivity and Impulse Control Disorders, both at Yale University.

Marc Potenza
Born (1965-04-27) April 27, 1965
Academic background
EducationBSc, MSc, Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics, Yale University
MD, Yale University School of Medicine
PhD, Cell Biology, 1993, Yale University
ThesisDevelopment of melanophore-based bioassays for the study of G protein coupled receptors (1993)
Academic work
InstitutionsYale University School of Medicine
Main interestsAddiction psychiatry

Early life and education

Potenza was born on April 27, 1965.[1] He completed his medical degree at the Yale University School of Medicine along with his fellowship, residency, and PhD.[2] In the fourth year of his residency at Yale, Potenza received a grant from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression to study the link between the response to stress and the onset of mental illnesses.[3]

Career

Upon completing his formal education at Yale, Potenza joined the Department of Psychiatry as an assistant professor of psychiatry and schizophrenia.[4] In this role, he was appointed the director of the Problem Gambling Clinic and the Women and Addictive Disorders Core of Women's Health Research at Yale.[5] In 2003, Potenza worked alongside Marvin Steinberg to publish the first neuroimaging study of individuals with gambling disorders.[6][7] Potenza was eventually promoted to associate professor as he began studying the differences in the brain of individuals suffering from addictive habits compared to the healthy population.[8] His research soon developed into understanding which drugs worked as a potential treatment for problem gambling.[9] He has also worked closely with Steinberg and others to develop an assessment instrument for diagnosing individuals with gambling disorder and to understand youth and adult problem gambling behaviors in Connecticut.[10] As such, Potenza was named the Director of the newly created Center of Excellence in Gambling Research in 2009.[9] the Center was reaffirmed of its status in 2013 and gained more funding.[11]

In 2016, Potenza was named the recipient of the Lifetime Research Award from the National Council on Problem Gambling.[12] He was later honored by the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health[13] and by the Turkish Green Crescent Society for his research work on addictions.[14] In 2018, Potenza received the Marvin A. Steinberg Lifetime Achievement Award from the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling.[10] The following year, he received an honorary professorship from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest.[15] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Potenza continued to study the habits of those with gambling addictions. In September 2020, Potenza was named the Director of Division on Addictions Research at Yale.[16] He was also recognized by Expertscape as being among the world’s top experts in binge-eating disorder.[17][18]

References
  1. "Potenza, Marc N., 1965-". Library of Congress. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  2. "Marc Potenza, PhD, MD". Yale University. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. "Nine School of Medicine Researchers Awarded Research Grants For Schizophrenia, Depression; Two Receive Highest Honor". Yale University. October 1, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. "Yale Ties in Highest Number of Grants Awarded for Research into Schizophrenia and Depression". Yale University. May 17, 2000. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. "Pathological Gambling Should be Viewed as Chronic Medical Condition, Say Yale Researchers". Yale University. July 10, 2001. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. "The Neurological Effects of Gambling – Yale Gambling Center of Research Excellence". The Yale Ledger. July 27, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. Potenza, M. N.; Steinberg, M. A.; Skudlarski, P.; Fulbright, R. K.; Lacadie, C. M.; Wilber, M. K.; Rounsaville, B. J.; Gore, J. C.; Wexler, B. E. (August 2003). "Gambling urges in pathological gambling: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study". Archives of General Psychiatry. 60 (8): 828–836. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.60.8.828. PMID 12912766.
  8. "Scientists Seeking Link Between Stress and Addiction". Yale University. June 13, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  9. "Yale To Host Center for Gambling Research". Yale University. May 15, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  10. "Potenza Receives Marvin A. Steinberg Lifetime Achievement Award". Yale University. November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  11. "Yale named NCRG Center of Excellence in Gambling Research". Yale University. March 14, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  12. "Potenza to be honored with 2016 Lifetime Research Award from the National Council on Problem Gambling". Yale University. July 13, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  13. "Potenza honored with research award by Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health". Yale University. October 6, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  14. "Potenza honored by Turkish Green Crescent Society for research work on addictions". Yale University. May 3, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  15. "Potenza to receive honorary professorship from Eotvos Lorand University". Yale University. April 29, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  16. "Potenza Named Director of Division on Addictions Research at Yale". Yale University. September 15, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  17. "Expertscape Names White, Other Faculty World Experts in Binge-Eating Disorder". Yale University. February 23, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  18. "Expertise in Binge-Eating Disorder: Marc N Potenza". Expertscape. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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