Sara Jane Ward , PhD

Assistant Professor, Neural Sciences
Assistant Professor, Center for Substance Abuse Research

Research Program

Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment

Educational Background

PhD, Neuroscience, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 2004
BA, Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1997

Research Interests

My research focuses on the behavioral pharmacological effects of the cannabinoid, serotonin, and opioid receptor systems on neuropathic pain and neuroprotection, learning and memory, and addiction. This research makes use of rodent models of peripheral and central nerve injury, substance abuse, and cognition to explore the pharmacotherapeutic potential of cannabinoid, serotonergic, and opiodergic compounds alone and in combination on these behavioral endpoints.