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Melissa Herman, PhD, discusses her research on popular podcast Science Vs

September 26, 2023
Associate Professor of Pharmacology Melissa Herman, PhD, was featured in one of the nation’s most popular science podcasts, Science Vs, in an episode that examines common misconceptions regarding vaping and health. Dr. Herman discussed her lab’s research using preclinical rodent models to examine how nicotine intake via vape exposure affects...

Jessica Hoffman, PhD, receives PARE award for excellence in postdoctoral research

August 31, 2023
BCAS postdoctoral fellow Jessica Hoffman, PhD, is one of five postdoctoral scholars in 2023 to receive the Postdoctoral Award for Research Excellence (PARE), administered by the ºÚÁÏÍø Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The PARE award recognizes outstanding research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars. Dr. Hoffman is also a recent recipient...

BCAS Faculty Ian Shih Receives Funding to Develop New Brain Imaging Method

August 24, 2023
Professor and Vice Chair for Research at the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Neurology Ian Shih, PhD, has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to transform functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods.Read more here.  

Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, appointed to Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP)

August 22, 2023
LAMP Cohort Selected  

Morrow Lab Publishes Research on Brain Activity During Stress in Rats

August 15, 2023
Leslie Morrow, PhD, and her lab recently published their research on the deleterious interaction between the neurosteroid (3α,5α)3-hydroxypregnan-20-one (3α,5α-THP) and the mu-opioid system activation during forced swim stress in rats in the journal of Biomolecules. In a previous study, Dr. Morrow and her lab observed that 3α,5α-THP down-regulation of HPA...

Herman Lab Publishes Research on Affective States and Ethanol Intake in Rats

August 15, 2023
Melissa Herman, PhD, and her lab recently published their research investigating the relationship between affective states and ethanol (EtOH) intake using male and female Sprague-Dawley rats in the journal Psychopharmacology. Dr. Herman and her team observed sex- and test- specific differences in basal affective behavior. In female rats only, depressive-like...

BCAS Faculty Leslie Morrow’s Research Highlighted in Wall Street Journal

August 15, 2023
Leslie Morrow, PhD, and her lab’s research was recently highlighted in an article published by the Wall Street Journal on postpartum depression in the United States. The article emphasizes the extensive range of challenges faced by new mothers in the U.S, including limited access to mental health services, rising healthcare...

BCAS Postdoc Dr. Laura Ornelas Selected to Present at National Hispanic Science Network Conference

August 15, 2023
Laura Ornelas, PhD, has been selected to participate in the Neuroscience Data Blitz session during the 2023 National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN) conference this September in Washington, D.C. In addition, she received a Travel Award to attend the NHSN and will be presenting work from her NIAAA-funded K99 MOSAIC award....

11 BCAS Members Certified for CPR/AED

August 4, 2023
In an effort to improve safety and emergency preparedness, 11 BCAS faculty, staff, and postdocs received training and certification in Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED. The two-hour class was offered through ºÚÁÏÍø’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Workplace Safety section, and certification is through the American Red Cross. Classes are available...

BCAS Postdoc Flanigan Accepts Position at MUSC

August 4, 2023
Meghan Flanigan, PhD, has recently accepted a new position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Medical University of South Carolina. In this role, she will build upon her significant contributions to alcohol studies research at the Alcohol Research Center. She completed her post-doctoral training under...