Andrea G. Hohmann PhD, ScM

Andrea G. Hohmann, PhD is a Linda and Jack Gill Chair of Neuroscience and a Lilly Presidential Life Sciences Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University. Dr. Hohmann joined the faculty at Indiana University in 2010 after serving as Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Georgia. Dr. Hohmann completed her graduate work in the laboratory of J. Michael Walker (Brown University) and her postdoctoral work in neuroanatomy in the laboratory of Miles Herkenham (NIMH).
Dr. Hohmann’s research has focused primarily on harnessing the therapeutic potential of the cannabinoid signaling system to suppress pathological pain. The discovery of cannabinoid receptors and identification of brain constituents that act at these receptors established the existence of an endogenous cannabis-like (endocannabinoid) transmitter system. The endocannabinoid system consists of cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2), endogenous ligands for these receptors and the enzymes catalyzing endocannabinoid synthesis and degradation. Dr. Hohmann’s research has demonstrated that the antinociceptive effects of cannabinoids are indicative of a novel, nonopiate system that modulates pain.