Fields of Research
Drug discovery and precision medicine
Behavioral Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research
Translational Pharmacology
Scalable Drug Discovery Platforms
Technology Development
Research Summary
Advancing humanity’s understanding of animal behavior to foster a connected world between species; transforming how we care for, learn from, and live alongside animals.
Research Statement
My research focuses on developing advanced machine learning and AI tools to automate behavioral analysis in animal models. I am building a platform that can automatically detect and classify standard and nuanced naturalistic behaviors in rodents (which make up 95% of all research animals). This involves designing algorithms capable of learning directly from experimental data for disease-specific stereotypical behaviors, improving the sensitivity and detail compared to standard options. The system is being optimized for scalability, low-latency performance, and seamless integration into existing preclinical workflows, with the goal of enhancing reproducibility and accelerating drug discoveries.
Awards and Honors
- Building:
- Condon Hall
- Room:
- Startup Hall
- Box:
- Box 357280
- Web Link:
- https://depts.washington.edu/stellalb/Home.html
Lab
- Building:
- F-Wing
- Box:
- Box 357280
- Phone:
- 614-842-3214
- Web Link:
- https://depts.washington.edu/stellalb/Home.html
Select Publications
Marcus DJ, English AE, Chun G, Seth EF, Oomen R, Hwang S, Wells B, Piantadosi SC, Suko A, Li Y, Zweifel LS, Land BB, Stella N, Bruchas MR. Endocannabinoids facilitate transitory reward engagement through retrograde gain-control. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jan 8:2025.01.06.630792. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.06.630792. PMID: 39829909; PMCID: PMC11741309.
English A, Uittenbogaard F, Torrens A, Sarroza D, Slaven AVE, Piomelli D, Bruchas MR, Stella N, Land BB. A preclinical model of THC edibles that produces high-dose cannabimimetic responses. Elife. 2024 Jan 12;12:RP89867. doi: 10.7554/eLife.89867. PMID: 38214701; PMCID: PMC10945583.
Singh S, Sarroza D, English A, McGrory M, Dong A, Zweifel L, Land BB, Li Y, Bruchas MR, Stella N. Pharmacological Characterization of the Endocannabinoid Sensor GRABeCB2.0. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2024 Oct;9(5):1250-1266. doi: 10.1089/can.2023.0036. Epub 2023 Dec 8. PMID: 38064488; PMCID: PMC11535446.
Singh S, Sarroza D, English A, McGrory M, Dong A, Zweifel L, Land BB, Li Y, Bruchas MR, Stella N. Pharmacological characterization of the endocannabinoid sensor GRABeCB2.0. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Mar 6:2023.03.03.531053. doi: 10.1101/2023.03.03.531053. Update in: Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2024 Oct;9(5):1250-1266. doi: 10.1089/can.2023.0036. PMID: 36945533; PMCID: PMC10028790.
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