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 serves as an advisor to EvoDenovo.