Mark Pitzer
Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor
College of Arts & Sciences
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503.943.7586
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Buckley Center 201
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About
Mark Pitzer is a behavioral neuroscientist and teaches Sensation & Perception, Research Methods: Analysis, and Behavioral Neuroscience. His research has focused on surgical treatments for Parkinson’s disease and gene therapies for Huntington’s disease. More recently, he and his students are investigating the development of a newly discovered group of dopamine neurons that appear to be involved in social behaviors. He trained as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Brain Repair at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and worked as a Staff Scientist at the Oregon National Primate Research Center.
Education
- Ph.D. University of Illinois
- M.A. University of Illinois
- B.A. University of Nebraska