Meet the Faculty: Program Leadership
Dr. Levenson received an A.B. from Bard College in 1967, an
M.S. from New York University in 1971, and a Ph.D. from SUNY
Stony Brook in 1976. He also attended Medical School at the
University of Florence in Florence Italy from 1968-1971. Dr.
Levenson did postdoctoral work in cancer cell biology at MIT
with Dr. David Housman. In 1984 he was appointed Assistant
Professor of Cell Biology at Yale University School of Medicine.
He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1990 and received a
joint appointment in the Section of Neurobiology. Dr. Levenson
joined the faculty of Penn State College of Medicine in 1994 as
Professor of Pharmacology. From 2000-2002 he served as director
of the Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program. He has
received several awards including the Swebilius Cancer Award and
an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart
Association. In 2003 he was the recipient of the John and Samuel
Bard Award in Medicine and Science from Bard College, and a
Distinguished Investigator Award from NARSAD (National Alliance
for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression). He has served on
numerous NIH study sections and has been a member of the MD/PhD
Steering Committee since 1994. Dr. Levenson’s research has
focused on the molecular regulation of dopamine signaling and
the etiology of schizophrenia. Recently, his lab has been
utilizing zebrafish as a model system to study brain disorders
as well as the regulation of inner ear development. Dr. Levenson
is currently a senior member of the Yale Center for Neuroscience
Research of Mental Disorders. |
