The Biomedical Alcohol Research Training Program - Current Trainees
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Xavier Chapa-Dubocq, PhD Degree: PhD, University of Puerto Rico: Medical Sciences Center The goal of my research is to determine how alcohol consumption post-mild TBI may increase the severity of symptoms related to Post-Concussion syndrome. Specifically, I want to focus on metabolic changes in the frontal lobe of the brain which may be associated to behavioral changes such as impulsivity and decision-making. Additionally, I am interested in developing mitochondria-targeted therapeutics that may help alleviate symptoms found in Post-Concussion syndrome.
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Andrea Jones, PhD Degree: PhD, Tulane University School of Medicine The goal of my research is to determine how the MC4R changes with chronic pain. I am interested in sex- and age-specific differences in the way the MC4R functions within brain circuits associated with chronic inflammatory pain. Additionally, I am interested in the role of alcohol use disorder in the transition from acute to chronic pain. |
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Keishla Rodriguez-Graciani, PhD Degree: PhD, University of Puerto Rico - Medial Sciences Campus |
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Lisa Wilson, PhD Degree: PhD, University of Florida The goal of my research is to determine how chronic adolescent opioid exposure modulates changes in alcohol-induced hyperalgesia in adult mice. I am interested in how early life opioid exposure modifies PKCδ cell excitation and if those modifications exacerbate alcohol-induce hyperalgesia in adulthood. |
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Predoctoral Fellows |
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Meagan Donovan Degree: BS, University of Louisiana at Lafayette I am currently investigating potential therapeutics to target the mitochondrial changes that occur in cardiomyocytes following alcohol exposure. |
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Nicholas Harris, BSE Degree: BSE, Tulane University My research focus is the mechanism of alcohol-induced cardiac inflammation. |
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John Lammons, BS Degree: BS, University of Alabama at Birmingham I study the impacts of HIV and alcohol on the gut microbiome related to intestinal leak and mucosal immunity. |
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Sumin (Stephanie) Lee, BS Degree: BS, Emory University My research focus is endocannabinoid system contributions to chronic pain and AUD. |
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Tamara Morris, BS Degree: BS, Louisiana State University My research goal is to look at SHISA7's role in the effects of alcohol on learning and memory in rats. SHISA7 is a part of a family of transmembrane proteins that regulate the conformational activity of the GABAA receptor complex, and deletion of SHISA7 have been shown to diminish the effects of benzodiazepines in mice. However, there are no data indicating that SHISA7 might also modulate the disruptive effects of alcohol on learning and memory. Therefore, I aim to demonstrate SHISA7's effect on the capacity of alcohol to disrupt learning and memory. |