Dr. Brock Grill is a Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, and he is a principal investigator at the Center for Integrative Brain Research. Dr. Grill’s research interest focuses on understanding how signaling influences the nervous system’s development and function. Dr. Grill received a Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study opioid addiction and withdrawal mechanisms using the model system C. elegans. Dr. Grill is a co-founder of EvoDenovo and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board.