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Fields of Research

Neural circuits and behavior
Neuromodulation
Molecular basis of disease

Research Summary

The connectivity and function of neural circuits that underlie reward learning and motivation.

Research Statement

The mesolimbic system is characterized by intricate and diverse neural circuits that govern reward and aversive behaviors. My research investigates the signaling dynamics and causal roles of molecularly defined neuronal subpopulations during reward learning with two-photon calcium imaging, fiber photometry, and optogenetics. Through this research, I aim to uncover the complex interplay between neural dynamics within the reward system and the behaviors they modulate, with the overarching objective of shedding light on neuropsychiatric disorders such as addiction and depression.

Awards and Honors

2020 Mary Gates Research Scholarship
2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

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Abi Elerding

Graduate Student

Affiliations

Stuber and Zweifel Labs
NSF GRFP Fellow
Pharmacology Graduate Program

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Why Pharmacology?
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Abi Elerding

Graduate Student

Affiliations

Stuber and Zweifel Labs
NSF GRFP Fellow
Pharmacology Graduate Program

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Abi Elerding

Graduate Student

Affiliations

Stuber and Zweifel Labs
NSF GRFP Fellow
Pharmacology Graduate Program

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Abi Elerding

Graduate Student

Affiliations

Stuber and Zweifel Labs
NSF GRFP Fellow
Pharmacology Graduate Program

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Abi Elerding

Graduate Student

Affiliations

Stuber and Zweifel Labs
NSF GRFP Fellow
Pharmacology Graduate Program

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Publications
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Abi Elerding

Graduate Student

Affiliations

Stuber and Zweifel Labs
NSF GRFP Fellow
Pharmacology Graduate Program

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