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Honors/Awards
Honors/Awards
NIDA Sex & Gender Travel Award to CPDD Annual Meeting June 2022
Athina Markou Travel Award to ACNP Annual Meeting December 2021
Early Career Investigator Travel Award to attend CPDD Annual Meeting June 2021
Travel Award to attend Experimental Biology 2021, ASPET April 2021
Trainee Professional Development Award, Society for Neuroscience January 2021
Henry I Russek Student Achievement Award (1st Prize) May 2018
Graduate School Medical Sciences Travel Award to SFN 2017 October 2017
Henry I Russek Student Achievement Award (3rd Prize) April 2017
ASPET Travel Award to Experimental Biology 2016 March 2016
Graduate School Medical Sciences Travel Award to SFN 2015 October 2015
Distinguished Majors Program- High Distinction Awarded 2011- 2012
Harrison Undergraduate Research Award December 2010
Research Support
Research Support
Current
08/01/22-07/31/24
R21 DA055790-01
Preclinical assessment of a Sterol Carrier Protein-2 inhibitor in multidimensional opioid withdrawal
Role: PI
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
Peter F. McManus Charitable Trust
Preclinical assessment of cannabidiol for alleviation of multidimensional opioid withdrawal
Role: PI
Completed
9/01/2017-5/15/2019
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NIDA)
CRF modulation of reward function in compulsive eating
Role: PI
F31 DA04466401
8/01/2014-7/31/2016
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (PI: Farrer)
Institutional Program Unifying Population and Laboratory Based Sciences
Boston University’s Transformative Graduate Training Program in Addiction Science
Role: Graduate Student
Outreach
Outreach
Addiction Science Wikipedia Hack-a-Thon 2020: Team leader; organized by the Opioid Policy Institute
Graduate Program for Neuroscience and Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Science Communication Specialist/Social Media Manager (@PharmBU and @NeurosciBU): 6/2016-5/2019
Neuroscience Graduate Student Organization, President 5/2015- 5/2016
Neuroscience Graduate Student Organization, Secretary 5/2014- 5/2015
Student Mentorship/Training
Student Mentorship/Training
Undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins University
Students complete research for credit that can be laboratory or literature-based.Undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins University
Allie Hausker, Johns Hopkins University 2022-present
Jeffrey Stiltner, Johns Hopkins University 2019-2020
Students completed a laboratory or literature-based thesis under my direct mentorship, along with the lab PIs, Dr. Cottone and Dr. Sabino
Jonathan Cheng, Boston University School of Medicine, Graduate 2017-18
Julia Panciera, Boston University School of Medicine, Graduate 2016-17
Gabrielle Schlain, Boston University School of Medicine, Graduate 2016 17
I mentored undergraduate students in writing project proposals to apply for stipend funding. Upon the completion of the project, they present their findings at the annual UROP symposium [pictured left].
Marci Iadorola, Boston University School of Medicine, Undergraduate 2017-18
Sabrina Zhang, Boston University School of Medicine, Undergraduate 2015-17
Directed Study/Volunteer Students at Boston University
I trained Boston University undergraduate students in molecular and behavioral neuroscience techniques.Directed Study/Volunteer Students at Boston University
Aya Zeabi, Boston University, Undergraduate 2018
Nicholas Micovic, Boston University, Undergraduate 2016-18
Lillian Huang, Boston University, Undergraduate 2015-17
Tina Ta, Boston University, Undergraduate 2015-2016
My PhD Training (2013-2019)
My PhD Training (2013-2019)
Graduate Program for Neuroscience
Graduate Program for Neuroscience
In 2013, I began my PhD at BU in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience.
Biomolecular Pharmacology specialization
Biomolecular Pharmacology specialization
At the end of my first PhD year, I was admitted into the NIGMS Biomolecular Pharmacology Training specialization.
Transdisciplinary Training Program in Addiction Science
Transdisciplinary Training Program in Addiction Science
At the start of my second PhD year, I was accepted as a fellow in the Transformative Training Program of Addiction Sciences.
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