Graduate student Lisa Taxier’s first 1st-authored paper was recently accepted to the journal Hormones and Behavior. This project constituted Lisa’s Masters thesis and presented more challenges than we initially anticipated, so kudos to Lisa for her perseverance!
Graduate student Miranda Schwabe was accepted to attend the science communication workshop ComSciCon Chicago to be held at Northwestern University in late August! More information on this workshop can be found here.
Dr. Kellie Gross was notified that her postdoctoral NRSA (F32) fellowship application will be awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health! Kellie’s project examines the roles of matrix metalloproteinases and beta-integrin in the memory-enhancing effects of estradiol. Congratulations Kellie!!
Graduate student Miranda Schwabe has been awarded a Grant-in-Aid for Research from the scientific research honor society Sigma Xi. This $1,000 grant will be used for Miranda’s Masters project to understand the role of the nucleus reuniens of the thalamus… Read More
UWM senior honored for undergraduate research
Lisa Taxier has been awarded a National Research Service Award (NRSA, F31) from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the role of hippocampal astrocytes in memory and estrogenic regulation of memory. This prestigious award will support Lisa’s studies for… Read More
Senior undergraduate Sarah Philippi was selected to present her Alzheimer’s Association-funded research at the 2019 Posters on the Hill event in Washington, DC. Sarah was the only student selected from the state of Wisconsin! She will present her work on… Read More
Lisa Taxier successfully defended her Masters thesis entitled, “Dickkopf-1 blocks 17β-estradiol-enhanced object memory consolidation in ovariectomized female mice” on Oct. 18. Congratulations Lisa!!
Congratulations to Jaekyoon Kim, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on August 1! Jaekyoon’s thesis was entitled, “The effects of G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) on cell signaling, dendritic spines, and memory consolidation in the female mouse hippocampus”. His next stop… Read More
Junior Sarah Philippi was awarded a 2018-2019 Senior Excellence in Research Award by the Office of Undergraduate Research to support her senior thesis research next academic year! Sarah will be studying how sex, estradiol, and APOE genotype affect neural structure… Read More