Adriana Gregory-Flores joined CPN in June 2018. She graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a focus in Neuroscience. Her undergraduate research focused on neuroinflammation and disease modification in epileptogenesis and epilepsy. Adriana is primarily interested in studying the mechanisms underlying drug-seeking behavior (specifically alcohol and opioids) to develop effective pharmacological procedures in addiction. She is involved in interdisciplinary collaborative research projects between Dr. Leggio and Dr. Leandro Vendruscolo, Neurobiology of Addiction Section, NIDA Intramural Research Program. She is currently conducting research on preclinical investigations of ghrelin’s mechanistic actions in addiction through transgenic and pharmacological manipulations of the ghrelin system.