Congratulations Brian for having his research featured as an insight from eLife (Links to an external site)
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Congratulations Brian for having his research featured in eLife Press (Links to an external site)
A locus coeruleus to dorsal hippocampus pathway mediates cue-induced reinstatement of opioid self administration in male and female rats (Links to an external site)
Our paper by Tamara Markovic, Jessica Higginbotham, Brian Ruyle, Nicolas Massaly, Hye Jean Yoon, Chao-Cheng Kuo, Jenny R. Kim, Jiwon Yi, Jeniffer J. Garcia, Eric Sze, Julian Abt, Rachel H. Teich, Joanna J. Dearman, Jordan G. McCall, and Jose A. Morón
Dorsal hippocampus to nucleus accumbens projections drive reinforcement via activation of accumbal dynorphin neurons (Links to an external site)
Our paper by Khairunisa Mohamad Ibrahim, Nicolas Massaly, Hye-Jean Yoon, Rossana Sandoval, Allie J. Widman, Robert J. Heuermann, Sidney Williams, WilliamPost, Sulan Pathiranage, Tania Lintz, Azra Zec, Ashley Park, Waylin Yu, Thomas L. Kash, Robert W. Gereau IV, & Jose A. Morón, has been accepted in “Nature Communications.”
Our lab has moved to the Neuroscience Research Building
Our lab recently relocated to the new Neuroscience Research Building, an 11-story, 609,000-square-foot neuroscience research building on the School of Medicine campus. The new building brings together more than 100 research teams from across the university focused on solving the many mysteries of the brain and the body’s nervous system.
Welcome, Hannah Harder!
Welcome to the lab, Hannah!
Congratulations to Sofia Angulo-Lopera for presenting her research as an ASSURE Scholar
The Department of Anesthesiology proudly congratulates the third cohort of Anesthesiology Summer Research (ASSURE) fellows on their successful completion of the 10-week intensive research program.
Welcome, Jessi Cucinello-Ragland
Welcome to the lab, Jessi!
Congratulations to Julian Abt for winning the Quatrano Prize in Biology
Julian Abt, a senior majoring in Neuroscience, with minors in Medical Humanities and Russian Language and Literature, in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded the 2023 Ralph S. Quatrano Prize by the Department of Biology.
Moron-Concepcion appointed to NIH advisory board (Links to an external site)
Dr. Jose Moron-Concepcion, a professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed to the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council for a four-year term, advising on matters related to dental and craniofacial research, with a focus on opioid addiction and pain research.
Cnih3 Deletion Dysregulates Dorsal Hippocampal Transcription across the Estrous Cycle (Links to an external site)
Our paper by Bernard Mulvey, Hannah Frye, Tania Lintz, Stuart Fass, Eric Tycksen, Elliot Nelson, Jose Morón, and Joseph Dougherty, has been accepted in “eNeuro.”
Congratulations to Olayinka Idowu for presenting her research as an ASSURE scholar
Congratulations to Thomas Schodl for presenting his research as an AMGEN scholar
Congratulations Nicolas Massaly for obtaining a faculty position at UCLA (Links to an external site)
The Massaly Lab will be investigating the circuitry and cellular mechanisms underlying pain negative affect and substance use disorders.
Congratulations, Nicolas Massaly, for receiving the R21 CEBRA grant
Our research on mesolimbic dopamine neurons in pain was featured on the cover of “Nature Neuroscience.” (Links to an external site)
Our research on mesolimbic dopamine neurons in pain was featured on the cover of “Nature Neuroscience.”
Pain impairs our ability to feel pleasure — and now we know why and how (Links to an external site)
Our research on pain sensations was featured in an article on “ZME Science.” The findings might prove pivotal in our efforts to address depression and the rising issue of opioid addiction.
Pain induces adaptations in ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons to drive anhedonia-like behavior (Links to an external site)
We’re excited to share our research by Tamara Markovic in “Nature Neuroscience.”
Behavioral outcomes of complete Freund adjuvant–induced inflammatory pain in the rodent hind paw: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Links to an external site)
We are ecited to share our research by Dominika Burek in “Pain.”
Congratulations, Dr. Dominika Burek!
On April 19, 2021, our graduate student, Dominika Burek, had her Thesis Examination on “Phenotyping and preclinical meta-analysis of behavioral outcomes from Complete Freund’s Adjuvant-induced inflammatory pain in the rodent hind-paw.” Congratulations Tamara on all your hard work!
Sex Differences in the Role of CNIH3 on Spatial Memory and Synaptic Plasticity (Links to an external site)
We’re excited to share our research by Hannah Frye in “Biological Psychiatry.”
Congratulations Jessica for receiving the Keck Postdoc fellowship!
Welcome, Tania Lintz!
The Moron Lab is more than happy to welcome Tania Lintz as a Graduate Student! Welcome, Tania!
McDonnell Center Small Grant Recipient, Dr. Nicolas Massaly
Congratulations to our lab member, Dr. Nicolas Massaly, who has been awarded the McDonnell Center Small Grant!
Congratulations Dr. Tamara Markovic!
On April 19, 2021, our graduate student, Tamara Markovic, had her Thesis Examination on “Dissecting the neural circuits mediating pain-induced negative affect and drug seeking behaviors.” Congratulations, Tamara, on all your hard work!
Long-term inflammatory pain does not impact exploratory behavior and stress coping strategies in mice (Links to an external site)
Excited to share our research by graduate student, Dominika Burek, in “Pain.”
Welcome back, Yolanda!
The Moron Lab is more than happy to welcome Yolanda Campos as a Post Doc.
Yolanda previously was a visiting graduate student from University of Valencia and will start in the lab to determine how pain influences alcohol seeking after receiving her degree.
Welcome back, Yolanda!
Jose will serve on the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee to enhance pain research efforts and promote collaboration across the government
Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD, has been selected to serve on the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC), a federal advisory committee created by the Department of Health and Human Services to enhance pain research efforts and promote collaboration across the government. The Committee is composed of scientists, physicians, and health professionals who are leaders in the […]
Lab Photo Shoot Day
The Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University has selected our laboratory for a promotional photoshoot day! Here are some of the behind-the-scenes fun science moments we all shared.
SFN 2019
Congrats Niko for Winning the Department Chili Cook Off!
Welcome Jessica Higginbotham!
The Moron Lab is more than happy to welcome Jessica Higginbotham as a Post Doc.
Jessica will start in the lab to determine how chronic pain influences various stages of opioid use and identify neurobiological mechanisms underlying these behaviors!
Welcome, Jessica!
Cornichon Homolog-3 (CNIH3) Modulates Spatial Memory in Female Mice (Links to an external site)
Excited to share our “BioRxiv Preprint” by Hannah Frye. This study, the first to identify sex-specific effects of the AMPAR auxiliary protein CNIH3 on spatial memory, provides the groundwork for future studies investigating the role of CNIH3 on sexually dimorphic AMPAR-dependent behavior and hippocampal synaptic plasticity.