Faculty

My research is on the early pregnancy origins of exposure-related risk to the long-term health of the child. My unique contribution to this question includes deep thinking and experimentation on the role of the human placenta.

Circuit dynamics underlying pathology and treatment of compulsive behaviors and anxiety disorders; Ongoing projects in the lab focus on identifying molecular changes and plasticity mechanisms related to compulsive behaviors, as well as exploring the molecular and circuit mechanisms of anxiety and the interplay between stress, anxiety, and the development of compulsive behaviors.

Our lab uses structural and functional MRI to study the brain changes associated with aging, and the disorders of aging   

The Ambrose laboratory studies antiretroviral therapeutics used for HIV-1 prevention and suppression, including the characterization of new drug targets against early steps of the virus life cycle, and the impact of drug resistance on HIV-1 transmission, prevention, persistence, and treatment.