19 September 2023 9.15 a.m.- 10.00 a.m. Senate Room, RV University, Bengaluru
Dr. Stephen Boehm
Professor and Department Chair, Psychology Primary Faculty, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute Indiana University Indianapolis, USA
Research Area:
Understand how developmental and genetic factors influence binge alcohol drinking, as well as sensitivity to delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component in marijuana. Moreover, we employ state-of-the-art techniques to study the relationships between brain and behavioural sensitivity to alcohol and THC in mice, including site-specific microinjection into discrete brain regions and ELISA analysis of protein expression across brain structures to determine which neurotransmitter systems and brain structures are important modulators of alcohol-related behaviour.
Dr. Bethany Neal-Beliveau
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies for Psychology Indiana University Indianapolis, USA
Research Area:
My research interests include the developmental plasticity of the brain following exposure to drugs or toxins either in utero or during the first weeks of life. Current research examines the effects of early insults (e.g., drugs of abuse, lesions, and stress) on the development of the brain's dopamine system, using both behavioural and neurochemical methodology. Our laboratory is also involved in developing invertebrate models of drug addiction in Caenorhabditis elegans.
