Dr.Susan E. Bergeson is currently holding the position of Director, Biotechnology, Associate Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Distinquished University Professor,Graduate Student Adviser, Biotechnology.She took her PhD in 1997 from Oregon Health & Science University.She is currently working on the project Genetics and Molecular Neurobiology of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. She has received Unsung Hero Award - TTUHSC, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience - 2013.