Michael Kuhar, PhD
Chairman
NFIAs Science Advisory Board
Dr. Kuhar is Candler Professor of Neuropharmacology at Emory University. His studies have focused on the cellular and anatomical bases of addiction. Among many things, he discovered the mechanism by which cocaine addicts the brain.
Wilson M. Compton, MD
is deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). One of the National Institutes of Health, NIDA supports most of the worlds research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. Dr. Compton works with the director to provide scientific leadership of NIDAs research portfolio.