Epigenetics researcher honored by College of Medicine

Subhash Pandey was recognized by his peers in the College of Medicine as the recipient of the 2016 UIC College of Medicine Faculty of the Year Award.

Pandey, professor of psychiatry and director of neuroscience alcoholism research in the College of Medicine and director of the Center for Research in Alcohol Epigenetics, was honored for his body of academic work and as a leading researcher of the epigenetics of alcohol use and abuse.

“Dr. Pandey is a leading researcher in the epigenetics of alcoholism, and his work has led to important new insights on the effects of early drinking among adolescents, and the mechanisms by which it produces lasting effects including behavioral changes,” said Dimitri Azar, dean of the College of Medicine.