2025 Grass Fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory - Apply Now! Deadline: November 15, 2024. grassfoundation.org/application-po…

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National Science Foundation Hispanic Serving Institutions #STEM #STEAM #HSI Hub Interview. "We Are Science People." Low Cost Neuroscience HSI STEM Hub youtu.be/F_75aBLGf9k?fe…

Y seguirán saliendo los del culto que ahora se creen que tienen permiso para ser racistas abiertamente porque su “dios” va para casa blanca 👇🏽

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Looking for a table for the Women's Luncheon ACNP Come join me in Table 5! #youcansitwithus #ACNP2024

Excited to share work from Twitter less Juan Enriquez-Traba, grad student from the lab. Juan and the team demonstrate that dopamine regulates differential aspects of reward, motivation vs reinforcement, via co-expressed D3 and D1 receptors nature.com/articles/s4159…

This is how genes are activated to start DNA transcription into mRNA and then translation into Protein source: Molecular Animator of the Cell 🧬📺🦠 #Animation #InnoTalkShow25 #Biology

Big congrats to #UBuffalo’s Dr. Dubocovich on her Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring from The White House! She says it’s an honor + affirmation of her passion for #mentoring the next gen. of #STEM scientists. ➡️ ms.spr.ly/6017U8ldh

Why do some people take more risks? The answer may be in their biology! Check out the latest publication examining the role of monoamine oxidase: frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

The painful side of #Prozac- adolescent #fluoxetine exposure leaves a lasting mark. Congratulations to the authors! 🔥 💊 📃 Anapaula Themann ❁🇲🇽, Paulina, and Daniel! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I am deeply honored to be named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in this historic 100th class for Health & Medicine. Thank you GuggenheimFoundation. Book forthcoming! #guggfellows2025 #NurseScientist #TasteAndSmellScience #ScientificResearch #MedicineHealth #Gratitude #ChemosensoryMedicine

Happy to have shared my work at the #EMBOAstrocyte on the role of mitochondrial CB1 receptors in olfactory bulb astrocytes in social transmission of stress!

📢 New paper : Amygdala hyperactivity is a hallmark of anxiety, but how it happens remains a mystery. Using a mouse model of social stress, we uncovered key mechanisms behind this shift. Amazing collaborators in Bordeaux, Baltimore, and Buenos Aires 🧠⚡ biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-…

Despite capturing hearts around the world, the wild axolotl — an aquatic salamander with feathery frills and a soft smile — faces extinction. sciencenews.org/article/axolot…

Proud to highlight that our undergraduate students were celebrated at UTEPs 2025 Honors Convocation. Joselynn Rodriguez was the recipient of the "Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Psychology Award". Also, Paulina Vargas was recognized for graduating with URSCI Honors!

Another Latina with a PhD - Congratulations! 👏🏽 👏🏽

A new animal study shows that adolescent use of fluoxetine, a commonly prescribed antidepressant, may have long-lasting effects on how the brain processes pain. Female mice exposed to the drug displayed increased sensitivity to heat stimuli as adults. dlvr.it/TKhhjD

📣 UTEP student research in the news! A recent publication by Anapaula Themann, a doctoral student in the Iñiguez Lab, was featured in PsyPost. This research demonstrated that exposure to Prozac during adolescence increases pain sensitivity in adulthood. psypost.org/common-antidep…

"Collective research is uncovering a complex picture, where adolescent Prozac exposure can shape the brain in lasting ways,” said Sergio Iñiguez, the PI behind new UTEP Liberal Arts research showing teen antidepressant use may increase pain sensitivity. bit.ly/3SooKmg