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Yana Honcharuk
Current Institution: Kenyon College (Senior)
ENDURE Lab 2023: Dr. Mayssa Mokalled
Project Title:
Developing strategies to reprogram pro-regenerative human astrocytes using pharmacological and transcriptional approaches
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Sara Morcos
Current Institution: Bowdoin College (Senior)
ENDURE Lab 2023: Dr. Ream Al-Hasani
Project Title:
Activation of dynorphin cells in the dorsal nucleus accumbens shell (dNAcSh) inhibits fentanyl consumption
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Victoria Cadenia
Current Institution: Washington University in St. Louis (Junior)
ENDURE Lab 2023
Dr. Chad Sylvester
Project Title:
Neural emotion differentiation is associated with self-regulation in children
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Shylyn Collier
Current Institution: University of Missouri-St Louis (Senior)
ENDURE Lab 2022, 2023: Dr. Jason Yi
Characterizion of microcephaly in a mouse model of UBE3A hyperactivation
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Tamara Dandreamatteo
Current Institution: Washington University in St. Louis (Junior)
ENDURE Lab 2023: Dr. Jonathan Kipnis
Project Title:
Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying Impaired CSF Perfusion in Rett Syndrome
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Makenna Fluegel
Current Institution: Washington University in St. Louis (Junior)
ENDURE Lab 2023: Dr. Robert Gereau
Project Title:
Characterizing expression patterns of endocannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) among different mouse sensory neuron subpopulations
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Drake Gorecki
Current Institution: Hamilton College (Senior)
ENDURE Lab 2023: Dr. Yao Chen
Project Title:
Development of a closed-loop system for sleep/wake detection in mice
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Kassie Hamilton
Current Institution: Duke University (Senior)
ENDURE Lab 2023: Dr. Janine Bijsterbosch
Project Title:
Investigating neural correlates of state depression using large datasets
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Noah Kabbaj
Current Institution: Washington University in St. Louis (Sophomore)
ENDURE Lab 2023: Dr. Jordan McCall
Project Title:
Preliminary data suggests repeated electroconvulsive shock increases c-Fos activation of mouse parvalbumin interneurons in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex
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Javier Kelly Cuenca
Current Institution: Washington University in St. Louis (PhD)
ENDURE Lab 2023: Dr. Paul Taghert
Project Title:
Examining the drosophila orthologous GPCR: Investigating the impact of the DH31-R2 neuropeptide receptor mutation
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