Translational Research Preclinical Development People Brian Medina
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 Staff Research Associate Job Description: Performing and assisting in the execution of behavioral self administration tasks, as well as two bottle choice experiments, on rodents.
Research Interests: Psychopharmacology, Sensory Perception, Memory, Neurology, Physiology, & Behavior. Previous Employment: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, UC Davis Psychology, Laboratory of Evolutionary Neurobiology. Publications: Simms JA, Steensland P, Medina B, Abernathy KE, Chandler LJ, Wise R, Bartlett SE. Intermittent access to 20% ethanol induces high ethanol consumption in Long-Evans and Wistar rats. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2008 Oct;32(10):1816-23. Epub 2008 Jul 30. PMID: 18671810 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Contributions to published articles: Nielsen CK, Simms JA, Pierson HB, Li R, Saini SK, Ananthan S, Bartlett SE. A novel delta opioid receptor antagonist, SoRI-9409, produces a selective and long-lasting decrease in ethanol consumption in heavy-drinking rats. Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Dec 1;64(11):974-81. Epub 2008 Sep 6. PMID: 18774553 [PubMed - in process] Richards JK, Simms JA, Steensland P, Taha SA, Borgland SL, Bonci A, Bartlett SE. Inhibition of orexin-1/hypocretin-1 receptors inhibits yohimbine-induced reinstatement of ethanol and sucrose seeking in Long-Evans rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2008 Jul;199(1):109-17. Epub 2008 May 10. PMID: 18470506 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Steensland P, Simms JA, Holgate J, Richards JK, Bartlett SE. Varenicline, an alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist, selectively decreases ethanol consumption and seeking. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jul 24;104(30):12518-23. Epub 2007 Jul 11. PMID: 17626178 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |