Come visit us in OKC for the 2023 Geroscience Symposium. Travel awards are available!! GeroScience American Aging Association Aging and Metabolism Research Program Nathan Shock Centers

Congratulations to Harris Blankenship (Harris Blankenship) of the Beckstead lab (Mike Beckstead). Harris is an all star student and just passed his general exam in the Dept. of Physiology at OUHSC. Great job, Harris! OUHSC Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences

Shout out to Eva Troyano, Harris Blankenship & kylie for our latest aging/physiology study now out in Scientific Reports! Old (>20 mo) male mice have smaller D2-GIRK currents in the nigra than young mice, but remarkably aging DOESN’T affect most local DA physiology 👀 rdcu.be/c3LyI

I am very excited about my new publication on methamphetamine self-administration, mitochondrial function, and dopamine neurotransmission! doi.org/10.1016/j.neur…

Not every day is a "win" but I might just cross stitch this student's reply to the prompt "what could the instructor do to improve the effectiveness of their teaching?" which was "clone herself, and have those clones teach every other class". That makes it all so great.

This week, Dr. Rod McEver marks a pair of major milestones: Today, he’s celebrating his 75th birthday. And tomorrow, after 35 years as a scientist, program chair, and vice president of research at OMRF, will be his first day of retirement! 🥳omrf.org/2023/03/05/a-r…

I've never seen anyone explain ephys studies in 3 minutes, but Harris Blankenship you did an outstanding job! Aging and Metabolism Research Program OUHSC Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences Mike Beckstead

Great job presenting your research in only 3 minutes Roshini! Aging and Metabolism Research Program OUHSC Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences

I'm thrilled to announce the publication by Nicole Eliason and I on increased reward learning following stimulation of POMC projections to the nucleus accumbens! Outstanding work Nicole! OUHSC Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences OU Pharmacy authors.elsevier.com/a/1gqlo_kUVrVJ…

Great Job Jillian!! … and mentor Sarah Ocanas, PhD! #neuroscience #sooner

A great colleague has a post-doc position open in his lab investigating the neuroscience of aging, obesity, and estrogen. Wonderful opportunities for fellowship writing and career progression. OMRF is an amazing place to work with a very supportive group! social.icims.com/viewjob/pt1681…

I'm thrilled to introduce Dr. Nicole Eliason! Nicole successfully defended her dissertation today, and I couldn't be prouder of her and all that she's done in the lab. Rookie mistake but I failed to get a picture of her glorious day. Nicole Eliason OUHSC Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences OU Pharmacy

Congrats to the Freeman Lab for a great report on MHC-I induction in the brain during aging and Alzheimer's disease! Aging and Metabolism Research Program OMRF

Check out this excellent program through ASPET for early career pharmacologists interested in gaining science policy and advocacy experience!

Lots of good news from the Ocanas Lab! We just received a $248,000 grant from the Alzheimer's Association to study estrogenic effects in Alzheimer’s disease. AlzAssocOKchapter

Impressive tour this wk of OMRF in celebration of 77 years of innovation & service to Oklahoma. Through critical research on curing diseases such as multiple sclerosis, heart disease, & cancer, these scientists have helped people around the world live healthier lives. #OkieProud

We had a great time today at the #Walk2EndAlz! Thank you to everyone who joined GSA-OK in participating in this big event! More photos to come 😊

Hyperexcitable VTA dopamine neurons in an AD mouse model?! Check out our latest preprint where we use Patch-seq to ID a single enzyme & target it to restore normal firing. Work led by PhD student Harris Blankenship; big shouts to SharpeLab Freeman Lab doi.org/10.1101/2023.1…

Amazing opportunity to hear Professor Sir O'Rahilly's Hamm Prize seminar and to chat with him about science and MC4R. Just an incredible day. OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

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