Anna N. Bukiya is a Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. Her scientific interests lie in the field of lipid modulation of ionic currents and ion channel sensitivity to alcohol starting from in utero development and spanning into adulthood. She is a member of the Biophysical Society, Research Society on Alcohol, and International Drug Abuse Research Society.