Fields of Research
Neurobiology and Behavior
Research Summary
Neural circuit mechanisms of behavior
Research Statement
I am interested in identifying the pathological adaptations that occur across neural circuits to promote dysregulated reward seeking behaviors. I use circuit-dissecting electrophysiological, advanced gene editing technologies and behavioral paradigms to achieve this goal.
Awards and Honors
2019 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Fellow, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
2019 Rising Stars in Biomedical Awardee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2019 Career Development Institute for Psychiatry Fellow, Stanford University
2018 Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellow Travel Award, Society for Neuroscience
2016 Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroScience (BRAINS) Fellow
Barbara Juarez
Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliations
2019-2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow
2017-2020 University of Washington T32 Trainee in the Molecular Pharmacology of Abused Drugs
Barbara Juarez
Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliations
2019-2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow
2017-2020 University of Washington T32 Trainee in the Molecular Pharmacology of Abused Drugs
Faculty
- Building:
- Health Sciences Building
- Room:
- J-631
- Box:
- 357280
Lab
- Building:
- Health Sciences Building
- Room:
- J-631
- Box:
- 357280
Barbara Juarez
Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliations
2019-2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow
2017-2020 University of Washington T32 Trainee in the Molecular Pharmacology of Abused Drugs
Barbara Juarez
Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliations
2019-2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow
2017-2020 University of Washington T32 Trainee in the Molecular Pharmacology of Abused Drugs
Barbara Juarez
Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliations
2019-2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow
2017-2020 University of Washington T32 Trainee in the Molecular Pharmacology of Abused Drugs
Select Publications
1. Juarez B*, Liu Y*, Zhang L, Han MH. Optogenetic investigation of neural mechanisms for alcohol-use disorder. Alcohol. 2019 Feb;74:29-38. PubMed PMID: 30621856.
2. Juarez B, Morel C, Ku SM, Liu Y, Zhang H, Montgomery S, Gregoire H, Ribeiro E, Crumiller M, Roman-Ortiz C, Walsh JJ, Jackson K, Croote DE, Zhu Y, Zhang S, Vendruscolo LF, Edwards S, Roberts A, Hodes GE, Lu Y, Calipari ES, Chaudhury D, Friedman AK, Han MH. Midbrain circuit regulation of individual alcohol drinking behaviors in mice. Nat Commun. 2017 Dec 20;8(1):2220. PubMed PMID: 29263389; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5738419.
3. Calipari ES*, Juarez B*, Morel C, Walker DM, Cahill ME, Ribeiro E, Roman-Ortiz C, Ramakrishnan C, Deisseroth K, Han MH, Nestler EJ. Dopaminergic dynamics underlying sex-specific cocaine reward. Nat Commun. 2017 Jan 10;8:13877. PubMed PMID: 28072417; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5234081.
4. Juarez B, Han MH. Diversity of Dopaminergic Neural Circuits in Response to Drug Exposure. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Sep;41(10):2424-46. PubMed PMID: 26934955; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4987841
Publications
Barbara Juarez
Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliations
2019-2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow
2017-2020 University of Washington T32 Trainee in the Molecular Pharmacology of Abused Drugs