Behavioural Neurogenetics

Solving the greatest mystery of all time

 

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Nicotine and tobacco addiction

Methodology

Maternal Immune Activation (MIA)

THE SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER (SERT) IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

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Posted on September 19, 2019 by

18.09.2019 – More Grant News

We just received the wonderful news that we were successful in securing an MBIE Endeavour grant. Together with Drs Penny Truman, Paul Teesdale Spittle and Rob Keijzers we will investigate whether monoamine oxidase inhibitors alter the rewarding properties of nicotine. This can help us develop more effective replacement therapies.

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

26.4.19 : Research for Life grant

A bit of good news at the end of the week. Darren and I submitted a grant to the Research for Life Foundation to investigate the serotonylation of Rho GTPases in our SERT KO rats, a project very close to Liv McGifford‘s project. And we just got the good news that it was successful.

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From the blog: Bart's Lab

Introduction with Natalie

Hi everyone My name is Natalie and I am in this lab for the semester for my CBNS580 rotation, done as Part 1 of the Masters in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience. I’m shadowing Kate Witt as she works on her master’s project supervised by Bart. So far without rats born, it’s just been a lot …

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