Dr. Gamble-George earned her BS in biochemistry and biology from Xavier University of Louisiana, her MHA in health administration from the University of South Floirda College of Public Health, and her PhD in neuroscience from Vanderbilt University. She completed postdoctoral training at the University of Floirda where her research focused on the effects of methamphetamine on bidirectional neuron-microglia communication in the human brain and animal models of HIV-1 infection. Her previous research efforts concerned potential drug therapies for Alzheimer's disease, the molecular and synaptic consequences of drug abuse and addiction, and endocannabinoid signaling in affective disorder pathology using mouse models.