Affiliation: Roosevelt University College of Science, Health & Pharmacy

Dr. Arun Jadhav received his B.S. and M.S. from University of Pune (India) in chemistry. He obtained his PhD in Pharmacology from Loyola University of Chicago, where he was a member of a group developing novel purine derivatives in the laboratory of Dr. Joseph R. Davis. After completing the graduate work, Dr. Jadhav pursued his interest in purines as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Arley Nelson at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX before leaving a year later for a position as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Texas Southern University. There he developed interest in the role of dopamine in learning and memory and studied dopamine-mediated processes in conditioned behavior. Dr. Jadhav currently serves as a Professor of Pharmacology at Roosevelt University College of Sciences, Health, and Pharmacy.