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Alison Roland receives pilot grant for diabetes research
BCAS faculty Alison Roland was recently awarded a pilot grant from the North Carolina Diabetes Research Center (NCDRC) to investigate mechanisms underlying impaired brain glucose transport in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Changes in central glucose availability in diabetes can disrupt satiety signaling and contribute to obesity progression. Dr. Roland’s project will use a novel … Read more
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Laura Rupprecht receives pilot grants
BCAS faculty Laura Rupprecht, Ph.D., received two pilot grants. She and her lab were awarded the UNC Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) pilot and feasibility program award and the Center for Gastrointestinal and Bowel Disease pilot and feasibility contest award. Projects will focus on how diet and obesity impact gut-brain communication, focusing on a specialized … Read more
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BCAS Postdoc Brooke Bender Profiled
BCAS Postdoc Brooke Bender was recently profiled by UNC Research. Read more here. Dr. Bender is a member of the Besheer Lab.
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McElligott recognized for pioneering research into the neuroscience of addiction
Hats off to BCAS faculty Dr. Zoe McElligott! Her pioneering research was recently featured by the Sanford Burnham Prebys, highlighting her lab’s important contributions to understanding the neural circuits that drive addiction and mood disorders. Dr. McElligott’s work provides critical insight into how stress and reward pathways in the brain influence behavior, paving the way … Read more
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Dr. Cassandra Modrak Honored with Outstanding Poster Award
Dr. Cassandra Modrak, a new postdoctoral fellow in the Hodge Lab, received an “Outstanding Poster Presentation” award at the Annual North Carolina Postdoc Research Symposium on June 20th. The Annual North Carolina Postdoc Research Symposium, held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, is a major multidisciplinary event that gathers postdoctoral scholars from premier institutions … Read more