Recent News
We are pleased to annouce that the lab was awarded a grant to study the cell-type specific neurobiology of stress.
Interested in working on this project? We are hiring a professional research assistant to complete it, please get in touch
Thank you to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, we are grateful for your support!
Check it out 10/20 between 8 and 12 in S104 for the Transmitter Co-Expression and Plasticity: From Health to Disease Session. Dillon will present his research on Neurochemical signaling of motivation by ventral tegmental area glutamate neurons
The lab was awarded the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute CNS-Pilot award to study the ventral tegmental area cellular mechanisms of palatable food intake in obese and normal individuals
Thank you to the CCTSI - we are grateful for your support!
Our lab’s investigation into the behavioral and hormonal factors controlling oral prescription opioid-seeking behavior is up on biorxiv here .
Congratulations to Alysa and all co-authors!
Dillon’s research was selected at the annual Colorado Neuroscience Symposium by the Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group, a local chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, as a top abstract/poster
Congratulations to Katelynn who was awarded the Psychology and Neuroscience department David E Drutz Scholarship Award!
Congratulations to Janet, Kyu, and Katelynn who were each awarded summer UROP scholarships to continue their research on the cell-type specific bases of motivation . Janet and Kyu’s are two-time winners of this award.
Congratulations to Arielle Sandoval on her Boettcher Collaboration Award! Boettcher Scholars interested in working with us may also apply for this award - click here for more information.
Congratulations to David Huynh, who was named a BSI Scholar! David’s project involves stressor controllability and will be co-mentored with Dr. Mike Baratta.
The lab welcomes graduate student Dillon McGovern!
