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Undergraduate Institution and Major/Degree:
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University of Nebraska, BA/BS
Psychology-Major, Biochemistry and Chemistry-Minor, 2005
Major Advisor(s):
Research Description:
Investigating the role of AFAP120 in dendritic spine morphogenesis and maintenance as well as it's role in cytoskeleton-mediated dendritic spine changes following drug exposure.
Lab Rotations:
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Mark Thomas
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Paul Mermelstein
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Lorene Lanier
Courses Taken Beyond the Core Courses:
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Developmental Neurobiology Journal Club
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Psychopharmacology Seminar
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Biological Basis of Behavior
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Advanced Developmental Biology
Conferences Attended:
Publications:
- Murray JE, Penrod RD , Bevins RA (manuscript in revision). Acquisition of nicotine-evoked conditioned responding is dependent on concentration of sucrose unconditioned stimulus. Behavioral Processes
- Bevins RA, Penrod RD , Reichel CM. (2007). Nicotine does not produce state-dependent effects on learning in a Pavlovian appetitive goal tracking task with rats. Behavioral Brain Research, 177:134-141
- Wilkinson JL, Murray JE, Li C, Wiltgen SM, Penrod RD , Berg SA, Bevins RA. (2006). Interoceptive Pavlovian conditioning with nicotine as the conditional stimulus varies as a function of the number of conditioning trails and unpaired sucrose deliveries. Behavioral Pharmacology, 17:161-172
- Peer JE, Rothmann Tl, Penrod RD , Penn DL, Spaulding WD. (2004). Social cognitive bias and neurocognitive deficit in paranoid symptoms: evidence for an interaction effect and changes during treatment. Schizophrenia Research, 71:463-471
Abstracts:
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Penrod RD , Xu X, Lanier L. AFAP-120 regulates axonal polarity, outgrowth, and branching. Developmental Biology Center: Tubes, Branches, and Pumps in Development, Minneapolis, MN, September 2008
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enrod RD , Xu X, Lanier L. AFAP-120 regulates axonal polarity, outgrowth, and branching. Cold Spring Harbor Lab Meeting: Axon Guidance, Synaptogenesis, and Neural Plasticity, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, September 2008
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Penrod RD , Maldonado M, Xu X, & Lanier L. Techniques for the study of dendritic spine development and maintenance in vitro. 12th annual Graduate Program in Neuroscience Retreat, Minneapolis, MN, Feburary 2008
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Penrod RD , Reichel CM, & Bevins RA. A test of state-dependency's role in a Pavlovian drug discrimination task with nicotine. 36th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA, November 2006
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Penrod, RD , Reichel, CM, & Bevins, RA. A test of state-dependency's role in an interoceptive conditioning task with a nicotine cue. 78th Midwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, Chicago IL, May 2006
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Wilkinson JL, Penrod RD , Murray JE & Bevins RA. Conditioned stimulus effects of nicotine: bupropion substitution and the effects of sucrose concentration. 35th meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, November 2005
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Murray JE, Wilkinson JL, Berg SA, Penrod RD , Li CJ, Wiltgen SM & Bevins RA. Nicotine as a conditional stimulus: Factors affecting acquisition and extinction. 77th Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago IL, May 2005.
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