This Spring, we welcome Alyssa Hinnen to the lab. Alyssa joins the lab through the NASA PA Space Grant Research Internship Program.
New article published in Psychopharmacology
The article entitled, “Neuroimaging of opioid exposure: a review of preclinical animal models to inform addiction,” was accepted for publication in the journal Psychopharmacology. Authors include Kamens Lab members Anna Wickenheisser and Spencer Chase along with key collaborators.
Welcome Avi Thompson!
Over the summer, we have welcomed McNair scholar Avi Thompson to the lab.
De’jah Coates awarded Summer Research Funding
Congratulations to undergraduate De’jah Coates who was awarded an Erickson Discovery Grant to support summer research. Congratulations De’jah!
New article by the Kamens Lab published in Pharmacological Research
The article entitled, “The role of nicotinic receptors in alcohol consumption,” was accepted for publication in the journal Pharmacological Research. Authors include Kamens Lab members Geneva Flarend and Helen Kamens along with other collaborators. We are excited for this work to be published in a special issue on the multifaceted activities of nervous and non-nervous neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in physiology and pathology.
Geneva Flarend wins John Sr. & Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award
For her poster “The Effect of Stress on Opioid Use Behaviors: A Review of Preclinical Literature,” presented at the 2022 Undergraduate Exhibition, undergraduate Geneva Flarend was awarded the Excellence in Information Literacy grand prize. Congratulations Geneva!
Anna Wickenheisser receives an honorable mention
Undergraduate research assistant, Anna Wickenheisser, received an honorable mention for The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award based on her poster presented at the 2021 Penn State Undergraduate Exhibition. Congratulations Anna!
Constanza Silva successfully defended her dissertation
Congratulations to Dr. Constanza Silva on the successful completion of her Ph.D. in Biobehavioral Health!