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Besheer recognized for excellence in mentoring

March 7, 2023
BCAS faculty member Joyce Besheer has been recognized for excellence in mentoring. She was recognized by the ’s Office of Graduate Education for her long-term commitment supporting BBSP students and other trainees. Besheer, a professor with appointments in the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies and the Department...

BCAS faculty Hendershot quoted in New York Times article about diabetes drug that curbs desire to drink for some

March 3, 2023
Christian Hendershot, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, was quoted in a February 2023 New York Times article about a diabetes drug that, for some, curbs the desire to drink. The article states, “…findings from animal research often do not translate directly to humans, said Christian...

Qin, Crews article is Glia journal’s most-cited

March 1, 2023
A 2007 paper co-authored by BCAS faculty Liya Qin and Fulton Crews is the most-cited paper to ever appear in the journal Glia. The paper, Systemic LPS Causes Chronic Neuroinflammation and Progressive Neurodegeneration, is available here.

BCAS Faculty Members Author Most-Cited Journal of Neuroscience Research Article for 2021-2022

February 24, 2023
BCAS faculty members Jian Zou, Leon Coleman, and Fulton Crews were recognized by academic publisher WIley for their article “Extracellular microvesicles promote microglia-mediated pro-inflammatory responses to ethanol,” published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research in August 2021. This article has been recognized as the most-cited article published in that journal...

Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Brexanolone and the Role of Inflammation in Postpartum Depression

February 24, 2023
A research collaboration between clinical and preclinical investigators in the Department of Psychiatry at the , led by BCAS Associate Director Leslie Morrow, PhD, found that a drug for post-partum depression works by inhibiting systemic inflammatory pathways. Read more here.

Samantha Luu brings data-driven strategies to Campus & Community Coalition

September 14, 2022
Samantha Luu brings data-driven strategies to Campus & Community Coalition  

Ornelas Selected as MOSAIC Fellow, Receives NIH Career Transition Award

August 29, 2022
Ornelas Selected as MOSAIC Fellow, Receives NIH Career Transition Award

Preventing risky drinking in college students: NIAAA updates fact sheets in English and Spanish for parents on the risks of college drinking

August 9, 2022
Fall Semester—A Time for Parents To Discuss the Risks of College Drinking | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (nih.gov)      

Scientists Detail Brain Dynamics Implicated in Neurological Conditions

May 9, 2022
Scientists Detail Brain Dynamics Implicated in Neurological Conditions  

Spring 2025 Seminar Series

January 3, 2022
  Monday, January 13th MacNider 321 Brianna George, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow (Kash Lab), Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, “Alterations in Hippocampal Serotonin Signaling Following Chronic Alcohol Consumption” Alexandra Nowlan, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow (McElligott Lab), Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, “Noradrenergic Activity in...