The Roberto Laboratory

PI: Marisa Roberto:

2009-Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), given by the National Science and Technology Council. The PECASE award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. The PECASE award is intended to recognize scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership and service at the frontiers of scientific knowledge. The awards are conferred annually at the White House by the President. In 2009, 12 persons were selected for the PECASE award from the NIH.

Young Investigator Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism 2005: Plenary Lecture at the18th Annual, Baltimore 2006.

Young Investigator Symposium Award from the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) 2007.

Knight of the “Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy” (2011)

6th Edition of the International Prize “Genoa: a woman standing out from the crowd” (2013)

The Jacob P. Waletzky Award for Outstanding Research in Addiction from the Society for Neuroscience (2016)

Chloe Michelle Erikson Ph.D.:

2024 RSA Larry Parsons Travel Award

2024 Supporting Growth for Women in Science Fund Award Recipient

2025 Participant in The REsearch Awareness for Community High schools (REACH) program