Calu Lab

Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience aimed at elucidating the brain mechanisms driving individual differences in learning, motivation and addiction vulnerability

[Calu Lab @CaluLab_Bmore]

Updated with some slice ephys findings! @crisprcas9 learned to patch with @JoeyCheers and reveals sex specific effects consistent with behavioral findings: DMS CB1R signaling is required for Pavlovian devaluation and gates inhibitory synaptic transmission https://t.co/gR9tgFVrqB

[Calu Lab @CaluLab_Bmore]

Happy to share @crisprCass9's travel award for SfN! Congrats Cassie!

[storiesofWiN @storiesofwin]

Our latest profile is here! Dr. Barbara Juarez (@touchyourbrain) studies the neurological basis of substance-use disorders. Click the link to hear the full interview and learn more!

https://t.co/nvLnmPUMvv

#WomenInNeuroscience #WomenInSTEM #StoriesOfWiN

[Calu Lab @CaluLab_Bmore]

@CaluLab_Bmore’s David Martin et al study officially is out 🎉, Psychedelic effects on Dopamine signaling:
https://t.co/UvepOvIEGq

[Calu Lab @CaluLab_Bmore]

Check out @crisprCass9’s first first author 👏 preprint on Sex-specific effects of DMS CB1R involvement in behavioral flexibility!

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

Sex specific effects of dorsomedial striatal cannabinoid receptor-1 signaling on Pavlovian outcome devaluation. https://t.co/M7tV8jejYP #biorxiv_neursci

[Neuroscience Outreach and Volunteer Association @NOVAatUMB]

NEXT WEEK: We will host the 3rd event in our Brewing Biology public forum series. This event will focus on Minding Your Mental Health.
Register here: https://t.co/9k50eaCAWd

#Baltimore #scicomm #mentalhealth

[Calu Lab @CaluLab_Bmore]

Check out recent work of @CaluLab_Bmore’s David Martin et al examining Psychedelic effects on NAc dopamine signaling of Pavlovian reward associations!

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

The psychedelic, DOI, increases dopamine release in nucleus accumbens to predictable rewards and reward cues https://t.co/i7kDtf1xnP #biorxiv_neursci

[Univ of Maryland School of Medicine Neuroscience @UMMedNeuro]

Interested in neuroscience PhD programs? UMB fosters an enriching inclusive environment for its students who are doing cutting edge science every day. See for yourself at our Virtual Open House on Nov 8, 5pm EST!

[AnnaLi.Lab @LiNeurolab]

We are hiring a research technician starting preferably this coming Jan. We are located on UMD College Park campus. See more info below. Please RT. Thanks!

[NIDAnews @NIDAnews]

👏 Congratulations to #NIDA's 2023 Avenir Awardee in Genetics and Epigenetics of Substance Abuse, Dr. Megan Fox at @penn_state, for her work on "identifying multi-omic signatures of opioid use and relapse." Read more about this project: https://t.co/FsB6vyesY3

[Mary Kay Lobo @marykaylobo]

Our new Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine (https://t.co/wXKKe9yx7I) is recruiting several faculty members whose research interests focus on translational neuroscience of addiction. Come join our collaborative research community! https://t.co/Saba9wAhen.

[Kate Wassum 🧠👩🏼‍🔬 @KateWassum]

We’re recruiting a postdoc & potentially also a tech!!

We’re an inclusive team of behavioral neuroscientists trying to discover the brain circuits that help us learn about rewarding events and use that info to make good decisions. More info👇
https://t.co/LE0EAjKx9T

[Department of Neurobiology at UMSOM @um_neurobio]

Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine https://t.co/aehd2gDNpj is recruiting faculty who research translational neuroscience of addiction. Details here https://t.co/wTiAUPDla3. Join a collaborative team to address the generational challenge of substance misuse @UMmedschool

[Department of Neurobiology at UMSOM @um_neurobio]

Delighted to share that our Dr. Barbara Juarez @touchyourbrain won the 2023 @BBRFoundation NARSAD Young Investigator Award @um_mind @UMmedschool

[Department of Neurobiology at UMSOM @um_neurobio]

The Department of Neurobiology is pleased to announce the promotion of David Martin, PhD, to Research Associate. David studies learning and motivational processes in addiction modeling and psychedelic action in collaboration with @CalulabBmore @um_mind

[Calu Lab @CaluLab_Bmore]

Beyond proud of Dr. @BacharachSam and the incredible team behind this @CaluLab_Bmore @JoeyCheers @yulonglilab collaboration

[Sam Bacharach @BacharachSam]

I'm beyond excited to share the product of my dissertation, and the latest work of @CaluLab_Bmore, now published in @SfNJournals #JNeurosci

It’s got Pavlovian behavior, opto, eCBs, photometry, and dopamine (which of course is doing something unexpected)!

https://t.co/NCPa3EVkSU

[Calu Lab @CaluLab_Bmore]

@um_neurobio @GyawaliUtsav @um_mind Thanks! Here it is: https://t.co/NZP3yHaQ9F

[Dr. Barbara Juarez @touchyourbrain]

Reminder, looking for PostDocs!

[Calu Lab @CaluLab_Bmore]

Glad to have @GyawaliUtsav, first @CaluLab_Bmore PhD’s thesis work officially out!!

[Utsav Gyawali @GyawaliUtsav]

Several amazing papers recently on dopamine’s role in food and drug motivation. Yet most focus on striatal DA. Not us! We probed dorsal BNST dopamine’s role in sign and goal tracking using GRABDA during Pavlovian approach, RPE, satiety etc. Check it out!
https://t.co/sDouHD8NHO

[Dr. Barbara Juarez @touchyourbrain]

@TheJuarezLab at @UMBaltimore @um_neurobio is looking to hire a PD interested in the neurophysiological basis of disordered behaviors.
Consider applying if you are interested in brains🧠, gene-editing ✂️🧬, physiology 🔬,and behavior 🐭. More info here: https://t.co/Bprwg8ixrL!