Dr. Michael R. Bruchas from the University of Washington is the recipient of the ASPET 2021 John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology. The Abel Award is named after the founder of ASPET. It was established in 1946 to stimulate fundamental research in pharmacology and experimental therapeutics by young investigators. Dr. Bruchas is receiving this award in recognition of his innovative research and technology advances in the study of GPCR biology and neuromodulatory signaling. His talk will cover dissecting neuromodulatory circuits in affective behavior.