On Thursday, some of our undergraduate researchers presented their work at the VU Undergraduate Research Fair! Congratulations to those that participated; we are so proud! Pictured below are Phoebe Young and Laith Kayat. If VCAR members have more photos, feel free to share!

Beyond excited to share my first first-author publication in the winder lab! We characterize Guansembles- an ensemble of cells in the BNST activated by guanfacine, an alpha2a adrenergic receptor partial agonist.

She is beauty. She is grace. She is the BNST.

Thoughts while injecting a uncooperative control animal [to the tune of Dolly Parton’s Jolene] Saline. Saline. Saline. Saline. I’m begging you mouse please don’t bite my hand 🎶

#teaminsula

YA’LL!! BIG NEWS! This week was Phoebe’s first CONFERENCE and today she became a PUBLISHED AUTHOR! Let’s give her a congratulations! She's a undergrad who is applying to PhD programs this year. Keep an eye out for her.