Post-Doc Seminar Series
The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans (LSUHSC) Alcohol & Drug Abuse Center of Excellence (ADACE) hosts postdoctoral fellows conducting alcohol & drug research in the United States to speak about their work and interact with the ADACE community in New Orleans.
Welcome! The ADACE Postdoctoral Seminar series is a postdoc-led initiative implemented in Spring 2020 designed to provide selected senior postdocs across the U.S. the opportunity to showcase their work and network with the community of alcohol and drug abuse researchers at LSUHSC. Selected speakers will visit the LSUHSC campus, meet with ADACE faculty and postdocs and present a research seminar. This is an excellent opportunity for postdoctoral fellows seeking faculty positions in the near future to practice interview skills, showcase their research, and network with colleagues.
Committee Members & Advisors
Selection Committee
Keishla Rodriguez-Graciani, PhD (Chair)
Xavier Chapa-Dubucq, PhD
Pam Alonso, PhD
Faculty Advisors
Nicholas Gilpin, PhD, ADACE Director
Patricia Molina, MD, PhD, ADACE Co-Director
Past Postdoctoral Presenters
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John Del Rosario, Ph.D. |
Mechanisms of Adaptive and Maladaptive Plasticity in Peripheral Somatosensation in Mice and Humans: A tale from an ion channel perspective |
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Suzanne O. Nolan, PhD |
Neuroplasticity in dopaminergic microcircuits across the lifespan |
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Lyonna F. Parise, PhD |
Protease-Related Mechanisms Facilitate Alcohol-Induced Stress Susceptibility |
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Philip Starski, PhD |
Sex and Genetic Differences of High and Low Alcohol-Preferring Mice in the 5-Choice
Serial Reaction Time Task |
| Ritchy Hodebourge, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Neuroscience Medical University of South Carolina |
Cannabis Use Changes Stress Responses by Altering the Tetrapartite Synaptic Plasticity in the Nucleus Accumbens Core |
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Harold Haun, PhD |
Regulation of Alcohol Drinking by the Septo-Hypothalamic Nociceptin System |
| Nihal Salem, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Waggoner Center for Alcohol Addiction Research University of Texas at Austin |
Cell-type Specific Transcriptomic Changes in Alcohol Dependence |
| Bryan Mackowiak, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Laboratory of Liver Diseases National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
Peripheral Ethanol Metabolism Regulates Drinking Behavior and Organ Injury |
| Harold Haun, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher University of North Carolina |
Septohypothalamic Nociceptin/Orphanin-Fq System Modulates Binge-Like Alcohol Consumption |
| Jessica Higginbotham, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Washington University School of Medicine |
Estradiol Protects Against Pain-Facilitated Fentanly Use Via Suppression of Opioid-Evoked Dopamine Activity |
| Kathryn Biernacki, PhD Research Fellow National Institutes of Health |
Measuring and Correcting Decision-Making Dysfunction in Opioid Use Disorder |
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Matthew Pomrenze, PhD |
Modulation of 5-HT Release by Dynorphin Mediates Social Deficits During Opioid Withdrawal |
| Aqilah McCane, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Oregon Health and Science University |
Adolescent Alcohol Exposure Impairs Response Inhibition and Alters Cortico-Striatal Dynamics |
| Dicle Yalcin, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology LSU Health Sciences New Orleans |
Using Applied Machine Learning on High Resolution Antibody Epitope Profiles in Viral-Associated Cancers |
| Laura Ornelas, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Stress Reactivity and Alcohol Drinking: Corticolimbic Activation and the Role of Endocannabinoids in Stress Reactive Behaviors |
| Janos Paloczi, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow NIAAA/NIH |
Cardiovascular Effects of Binge Alcohol Drinking: Role of the Endocannabinoid CB1 Receptor Signaling |
| Nicholas Timme, PhD Assistant Research Professor IUPUI |
Neural Firing Patterns Underlying Compulsive Alcohol Consumption in a Rodent Model of Genetic Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder |
| Joyonna Gamble-George, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow New York University |
From Mice to Humans: Behavioral Mechanisms of Substance Use and Misuse |
| Lillian Brady, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University |
Sex Differences in Cholinergic Regulation of Dopamine Release through Nicotinic Receptors mediate Sexually Dimorphic Behavior |
| Meghan Flanigan, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
Sex-Specific Regulation of Binge Drinking-Induced Negative Emotional Stress States by Serotonin 5HT2c Receptors |
| Barbara Juarez, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow University of Washington School of Medicine |
Resolving the Complexity of Dopamine-Mediated Behaviors & Activity States |
| Xiaoqin Wu, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Cleveland Clinic |
Roles of MLKL in Fatty Liver Disease |
| Erica Grodin, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow, Addictions Lab UCLA |
Integrating functional Magnetic Resonance Imagine (fMRI) in Clinical Pharmacology for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder |
| Daniel Castro, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Pharmacology University of Washington |
Next-Generation Approaches for Investigating Neuropeptidergic Circuits in Reward and Motivation |
| Samuel Centanni, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Vanderbilt University |
Delineation of an Insula-BNST Circuit Engaged by Stress and Alcohol Abstinence |
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Max Joffe, PhD |
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Plasticity Underlies Prefrontal Cortex Adaptations Following Binge Drinking and Acute Stress |
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Lara Hwa, PhD |
Excessive Alcohol Drinking and Stress Interactions: Neuropeptide Modulation in the Extended Amygdala |
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Yohaan Fernandes, PhD |
Diving Into Gene-Environment Interactions and Social Behavior in a Zebrafish Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders |
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Rebecca Hofford, PhD |
The Gut Microbiome Influences Adolescent Opioid Reward and Alters the Epigenetic Landscape of the Prefrontal Cortex |
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Gabor Egervari, MD, PhD |
Alcohol Metabolism Promotes Brain Histone Acetylation and Alcohol-Related Learning |
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Adam Kim, PhD |
A Secondary Immune Surveillance Pathway in Human Peripheral Monocytes Activated by Co-regulated Gene Casettes |