Dr. Gereau successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Manipulations of the Neurotensin System Modulate Alcohol Consumption” under the guidance of Dr. Zoe McElligott on June 17.
Dr. Gereau will be moving on to a position as a postdoc in the Al-Hasani and McCall labs at Washington University in St. Louis.
Publications
β-Arrestin-biased Allosteric Modulator of Neurotensin Receptor 1 Reduces Ethanol Drinking and Responses to Ethanol Administration in Rodents. Graydon B. Gereau, Diana Zhou, Kalynn Van Voorhies, Ryan E. Tyler, Jeffrey Campbell, Jackson G. Murray, Ali Alvarez-Pamir, Luke A. Wykoff1, Michel A. Companion1, Michael R. Jackson5, Steven H. Olson5, Lawrence S. Barak6, Lauren M. Slosky, Ryan P. Vetreno, Joyce Besheer, Zoe A. McElligott. biorXiv. Preprint 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.10.588903. PMID: 38645173.
GABA Release From Central Amygdala Neurotensin Neurons Differentially Modulates Ethanol Consumption in Male and Female Mice. Graydon B. Gereau, María L. Torruella-Suárez, Sarah E. Sizer, Mengfan Xia, Diana Zhou, Luke A. Wykoff, Adonay T. Teklezghi, Ali Alvarez-Pamir, Kristen M. Boyt, Thomas L. Kash, Zoe A. McElligott. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Feb 28. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-024-01830-5. PMID: 38418568.
Neurotensin and Energy Balance. Graydon B. Gereau, Sy’Keria D. Garrison, Zoe A. McElligott. Journal of Neurochemistry. 2023 Jul;166(2):189-200. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15868. Epub 2023 Jun 13. PMID: 37309600.
Disentangling the effects of Corticotrophin Releasing Factor and GABA release from the ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis on ethanol self-administration in mice. Carol Gianessi; Graydon B Gereau; Harold L Haun; Dipa Pati; Tori Sides; Shannon Lee D’Ambrosio; Kristen Boyt; Willem Paul Kelsen; Clyde W Hodge; Thomas L. Kash. bioRxiv. Preprint 2023. doi: 10.1101/2023.03.02.530838. PMID: 37205547.
Congratulations, Gray, we wish you all the best!
More pics from Gray’s PhD defense celebration. Click for larger view.