Suzanne Haber
American academic
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Haber obtained her undergraduate degree from Kent State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Neuro and Bio-Behavioral Science from the Stanford University in 1978.
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Career
After completing her doctorate, Haber conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota with Bob Elde and, later with Walle Nauta at MIT. She joined the faculty at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 1983, where she became a full professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology.. While she retains an appointment at the University of Rochester, she has moved her main lab McLean Hospital and is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
Research
Haber's research focuses on the anatomy and function of the basal ganglia and associated cortical regions. She employs neuroanatomical tracing techniques in primates to map the connections between different brain areas. Her work has provided insights into how these neural circuits contribute to normal behavior and how their dysfunction may lead to psychiatric conditions like OCD and depression.