Jenny L. Wiley
Senior Fellow, Behavioral Pharmacology
Jenny Wiley, PhD, is an expert in behavioral pharmacology. Before joining RTI in March 2010, Dr. Wiley was a professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she still maintains an affiliate appointment. Throughout her career, she has worked extensively with various multidisciplinary and multi-institutional teams focused on studies that used a wide range of methods from molecular to behavioral. Currently, she designs and supervises a program of in vivo research that complements existing strengths of the Center for Discovery and Analytical Sciences, including the synthesis and development of candidate medications and investigation of neural mechanisms underlying substance abuse. She also has independent National Institutes of Health grant-supported research in the area of cannabinoid pharmacology, an area in which she has an extensive record of peer-reviewed publications. Additionally, she has been involved in governance of the International Cannabinoid Research Society for many years and will serve as the Society’s president at the 2013 meeting.
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pharmacology, Virginia Commonwealth University; PhD, Biological Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University; MS, Biological Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University; BS, Psychology (minor: English), College of William and Mary.
Publications
Craft, R.M., Marusich, J.A., & Wiley, J.L. (Mar 2013)
Wiley, J.L., Marusich, J.A., Zhang, Y., Fulp, A., Maitra, R., Thomas, B.F., et al. (Nov 2012)
Marusich, J.A., Grant, K.R., Blough, B.E., & Wiley, J.L. (Oct 2012)
Tobey, K.M., Walentiny, D.M., Wiley, J.L., Carroll, F.I., Damaj, M.I., Azar, M.R., et al. (Sep 2012)
Wiley, J.L., Marusich, J.A., Martin, B.R., & Huffman, J.W. (Jun 2012)
Expertise
- Cannabinoid Pharmacology
- Behavioral Pharmacology
- Neuropharmacology
- Animal Models of Substance Abuse