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Johannes Bohacek, M.SEmail: jbohacek@tulane.edu Advisor: Jill Daniel, Ph.D. Lab Location : Psychology Research Interests : I am studying the effects of estrogen on cognition in rats. I am interested in the behavioral and molecular effects of long-term ovarian hormone deprivation and subsequent estrogen replacement. Publications: Bohacek J, Daniel JM (2007) Increased daily handling of ovariectomized rats enhances performance on a radial-maze task and obscures effects of estradiol replacement. Hormones and Behavior 52: 237-243. Bohacek, J., Bearl, A.M., Daniel, J.M. (2008). Long-term ovarian hormone deprivation alters the ability of subsequent oestradiol replacement to regulate choline acetyltransferase protein levels in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of middle-aged rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology; 20, 1023-1027. |
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Sara ClarkEmail: sclark4@tulane.edu Advisor: Fiona Inglis, Ph.D. Lab Location : Cell and Molecular Biology |
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Crescent Combe (Somers)Email: csomers@tulane.edu Advisor: Fiona Inglis, Ph.D. Lab Location : Cell and Molecular Biology |
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Katherine CostEmail: kcost@tulane.edu Advisor: Dave Corey, Ph.D. Lab Location : Psychology |
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Chantelle FerlandEmail: cferland@tulane.edu Advisor: Laura Schrader, Ph.D. Lab Location : Cell and Molecular Biology Research Interests: My research focuses on epigenetic changes in response to chronically stressful stimuli and whether or not high circulating levels of glucocorticoids seen with CVS contribute to the observed pattern of chromatin remodeling. The central hypothesis of my research is that CVS, through dysregulation of the HPA axis and induction of high circulating levels of corticosterone results in a distinct pattern of epigenetic regulation in the hippocampus and that this pattern is responsible for the down regulation of genes, contributing to the pathology of depression. The molecular techniques that I utilize include Western Blotting, Electron Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA), Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP), RT-PCR, and IHC. Abstracts: Ferland, C., Liu, D. & Schrader, L. (2008). Glucocorticoids are sufficient for chronic variable stress-induced changes in the ERK/MAPK pathway and histone modifications in the hippocampus of male rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstract 187.10. |
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Christine FaustEmail: cfaust@tulane.edu Advisor: Jill Daniel, Ph.D. Lab Location : Psychology |
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Jessica ForakerEmail: jforaker@tulane.edu Advisor: Dr. Darwin Prockop Lab Location : Center For Gene Therapy Research Interests : I am interested in the therapeutic potential of adult stem cells in the treatment of central nervous system disorders and diseases. Publications: Reyes M, Li S, Foraker J, Kimura E, Chamberlain JS. Donor origin of multipotent adult progenitor cells in radiation chimeras.Blood. 2005 Nov 15;106(10):3646-9. Lazaro CA, Croager EJ, Mitchell C, Campbell JS, Yu C, Foraker J, Rhim JA, Yeoh GC, Fausto N.Establishment, characterization, and long-term maintenance of cultures of human fetal hepatocytes. |
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Gena GuidryEmail: gguidry@tulane.edu Advisor: James Zadina, Ph.D |
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Nathan S. IveyEmail: nivey@tulane.edu Advisor: Andrew Lackner, Ph.D. Lab Location : Pathology Research Interests : Signal transduction events at tight junctions in response to SIV and related blood-brain barrier permeability. Publications: Pending: Nathan S. Ivey, Andrew G. MacLean*, Terri Moroney-Rasmussen, Mahesh Mohan, Reza Izapdpanah, Dana N. Bieniemy, Nicole A. Renner, and Andrew A. Lackner. Dependence of FAK activation for lentivirus-induced disruption of blood-brain barrier tight junction-associated zo-1 protein expression. 2007. Papers: Nathan S. Ivey. B.S., Edward N. Martin, Jr., M.S., William M. Scheld, MD and Barnett R. Nathan, MD., University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA. A new method for measuring blood-brain barrier permeability demonstrated with Europium-bound albumin during experimental lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced meningitis in the rat. J Neurosci Methods. 2005 Mar 15;142(1):91-5. Abstracts: Nathan S. Ivey, B.S. Edward N. Martin, Jr.. M.S., W. Michael Scheld, MD, Barnett Nathan, MD. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. Adenosine receptor (AR) A2A agonist ATL 146-e attenuates cytokine and chemokine release in microglial cultures. Abstract presented at 42nd Annual Infectious Disease Society of America conference. Christopher C. Moore, Edward N. Martin, Jr., Nathan S. Ivey, and W. Michael Scheld. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. The effect of Adenosine A2A Receptor Agonists on Circulating Cytokines During Experimental Sepsis. Presented at 42nd Annual Infectious Disease Society of America Conference. |
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Debra KarhsonEmail: dkarhson@tulane.edu Advisor: Lab Location : |
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Benjamin LevyEmail: blevy@tulane.edu Advisor: Jeffrey Tasker, Ph.D. Lab Location : Cell and Molecular Biology |
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Celine McConvilleEmail: cmcconvi@tulane.edu Advisor: Anne Foundas, M.D., Dave Corey, Ph.D. Lab Location : Psychology |
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Ardalan MinokadehEmail: aminoka@tulane.edu Co-Advisors: James Zadina, Ph.D. Tulane University Vivian Hook, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego ( UCSD) Lab Location : Currently working at UCSD. Research Interests : Opioid peptides, proteolytic mechanisms in peptide neurotransmission |
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Jenny MorgenweckEmail: jmorgenw@tulane.edu Advisor: Bradley Taylor, Ph.D. Lab Location : Pharmacology |
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Jeremy NelsonEmail: jnelson1@tulane.edu Advisor: Ed Golob, Ph.D. Lab Location : Psychology |
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Joshua PahngEmail: jpahng@tulane.edu Advisor: Guoyong Wang, Ph.D. Lab Location : Structural and Cellular Biology |
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Kelly PetersEmail: kpeters@tulane.edu Advisor: Dr. Joseph Constans, Ph.D. Lab Location : Psychology Research Interests :Generally, my research interests focus on examining cognitive processes believed to underlie the development and maintenance of mood and anxiety disorders. Currently, I am interested in developing procedures to modify these processes and examining the subsequent effects on symptomatology, and the role that this may have in recovery and prevention of these disorders. |
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Niki RennerEmail: nrenner@tulane.edu Advisor: Andrew Lackner, Ph.D. Lab Location : Pathology |
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Andrew RobinsonEmail: arobins@tulane.edu Advisor: Darwin Prockop, Ph.D. Lab Location : Center for Gene Therapy Research Interests : I am interested in the potential therapeutic use of adult human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from bone marrow in neurological diseases and insults. Publications: Munoz,J.R., Stoutenger,B.S., Robinson,A.P., Spees,J.L., Prockop,D.J. Human stem/progenitor cells from bone marrow (MSCs) promote neurogenesis of endogenous neural stem cells in the hippocampus of mice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A. 2005 Dec 13;102(50):18171-6. |
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Clayton SmithEmail: csmith3@tulane.edu Advisor: Paul Colombo, Ph.D. Lab Location : Psychology Research Interests : My research focuses on systems consolidation of memories that become independent of the hippocampus over time and distributed among areas of the neocortex. Publications: Brightwell, J.J., Smith, C.A., Neve, R.L., and Colombo, P.J. (2008). Transfection of mutant CREB in the striatum, but not the hippocampus, impairs long-term memory for response learning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 89, 27-35. Smith, C.A., Countryman, R.A., Sahuque, L.L., and Colombo, P.J. (2007). Time-courses of fos expression in rat hippocampus and neocortex following acquisition and recall of a socially transmitted food preference. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 88, 65-74. Brightwell, J.J., Smith, C.A., Neve, R.L., and Colombo, P.J. (2007). Long-term memory for place learning is facilitated by expression of cAMP response-element binding protein in the dorsal hippocampus. Learning & Memory, 14, 195-199. Brightwell, J.J., Smith, C.A., Countryman, R.A., Neve, R.L., & Colombo, P.J. (2005). Hippocampal overexpression of mutant CREB blocks long-term, but not short-term, memory for a socially transmitted food preference. Learning & Memory, 12, 12-17. |
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Brian SolwayEmail: bsolway@tulane.edu Advisor: Bradley Taylor, Ph.D. |
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Steven SpringerEmail: sspringe@tulane.edu Advisor: Laura Schrader, Ph.D. Lab Location : Cell and Molecular Biology Research Interests : Ion channels and signal cascades that underlie changes in neuronal excitability, and the changes of each that contribute to learning and memory. Publications: Malingering in toxic exposure: classification accuracy of reliable digit span and WAIS-III Digit Span scaled scores.Assessment. 2007 Mar;14(1):12-21 Greve KW, Springer S, Bianchini KJ, Black FW, Heinly MT, Love JM, Swift DA, Ciota MA.
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Chih-Chieh WangEmail: cwang2@tulane.edu Advisor: Lab Location : |
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