Dr. Canli's primary research interests cover the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology. His Ph.D. is in psychobiology (Yale University '93), with postdoctoral training in behavioral, cognitive and affective neuroscience (Yale University '93-'95; Stanford University '95-2001), and later training in molecular biology (certification Molecular Biology Summer Workshop, Smith College, 2002; sabbatical leave at the Genomics Core Facility, Stony Brook University, Jan-Dec 2008).