Dr. Sarah F. Leibowitz
Research Associate Professor

Address:
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York, New York 10021

Research Areas:
Behavioral Neurobiology; Neuroendocrinology; Neuroplasticity; Brain systems controlling eating behavior, alcohol intake and body weight; Obesity and eating disorders; Early development.

Education:
New York University, B.A. (Psychology), 1964; Ph.D. (Psychobiology), 1968.

Professional Experience:
USPHS Postdoctoral Fellow & Guest Investigator, 1968-1971; Assistant Professor, The Rockefeller University, 1971-1978; Associate Professor, The Rockefeller University, 1978-2007; Research Associate Professor, The Laboratory of Behavioral Neurobiology, The Rockefeller University, 2007-present.

Editorial Advisory Boards:
Endocrinology, 1998-2001; Physiology and Behavior, 1988-present; Behavioural Brain Research, 1994-2003; Nutrition and Behavior, 1981-1987; Psychosomatic Medicine, 1976-1982.

Honors and Awards:
1) Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 1977-1980; 2) Grass Traveling Scientist Program, Society for Neuroscience, 1986, 1989; 3) Fellow: American Psychological Association, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, American Psychological Society, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society; 4) Invited review for special 2004 edition of journal, Peptides, recognizing authorship of three most frequently cited papers over past 25 years; 5) Invited 2005 lecture series in Sweden (Karolinska Institutet, University of Lund, and Uppsala University) recognizing 20 years of work with brain peptides; 6) Board of Directors: Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, 1990-1993; International Neuropeptides Society, 1992-present; Eastern Psychological Association, 1988-1992, 2002-present; President's Council of International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 1993-1996; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, 2003-present.

Committee Member:
NIMH Psychobiology and Behavior Research Review Committee, 1988-1992; NIMH Psychobiology, Behavior and Neuroscience Review Committee, 1995-1997; Human Rights of Scientists Committee, The New York Academy of Sciences, 1994-present; Program Committee: Society for Study of Ingestive Behavior, 1992, and Eastern Psychological Association, 1984-1987; APA Board of Scientific Affairs, Committee on Animal Research and Experimentation, 1976-1978; Lindsley Prize Selection Committee, Society for Neuroscience, 1979-1982; Elected Member, President's Council, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society; Member-at-Large, AAAS Neuroscience Section, 1995-present.

Teaching:
Courses and seminars for graduate and medical students in Behavioral Neurobiology, The Rockefeller University.

Society Memberships:
American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Psychological Association; American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Eastern Psychological Association; International Brain Research Organization; New York Academy of Sciences; North American Association for Study of Obesity; Phi Beta Kappa; Research Society on Alcoholism; Sigma Xi; Society for Neuroscience; Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior; The Endocrine Society.