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June 12, 2019
Are lab-made marijuana-like compounds a safe medicine or a deadly drug of abuse? Between evening news stories about epileptic children who appear cured after consuming marijuana extracts, juxtaposed with stories of lab-made marijuana-like compounds causing mass psychosis, the picture is not clear.
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May 29, 2019
Not seeing much information out in the internet about what the profile of a scientist-entrepreneur looks like, I decided to do my first blog post interviewing one. Dr. Rodriguez Orengo is a prolific researcher in Puerto Rico, a role model, and a self-described scientist-entrepreneur.
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May 22, 2019
If someone would ask you whether cancer and neurodegenerative disorders have anything in common, what would you answer? After meeting with Dr. David Talmage, I was able to learn more about Neuregulin/ErbB signaling pathway, and its significance in both cancer and neuroscience fields.
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May 16, 2019
ASPET congratulates the following winners from the Division for Neuropharmacology Postdoctoral Scientist Award Competition at Experimental Biology 2019.
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May 09, 2019
Psychedelics have gained massive media attention in recent years and their reputation is in the midst of a dramatic renaissance.
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April 24, 2019
Why do some people become alcoholics while others don’t? Finding the answer is like finding a needle in a haystack.
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April 15, 2019
I am writing to you to solicit information about your recent achievements for potential inclusion in the June 2019 issue of The Pharmacologist.
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April 09, 2019
ASPET’s Division of Neuropharmacology is excited to present Dr. Michelle Mazei-Robison with the 2019 Early Career Investigator Award.
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February 05, 2019
We need your help to achieve our goal of making the ASPET Annual Meeting the place to discover and to present the highest quality, innovative science in pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.
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January 24, 2019
The Neuropharmacology (NEU) Division is recruiting young scientists to be regional coordinators for its Communications and Outreach activities to work closely with the NEU Communications Officer, Luisa Torres.
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November 15, 2018
ASPET members Amanda Blaker and Dr. Bryan Yamamoto report on the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology that exposure to both alcohol and meth reduces levels of dopamine and serotonin in the brain, two neurotransmitters that control how nerve cells communicate with each other.
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October 12, 2018
Be sure to connect with friends and colleagues at the ASPET Division for Neuropharmacology reception.
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August 14, 2018
Parasitic infections can be a nightmare, especially when they interfere with your breathing, eyesight, or digestive tract. But some parasites cause no symptoms in most people with a working immune system.
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July 24, 2018
I am writing to you to solicit information about your recent achievements for potential inclusion in the September issue of The Pharmacologist.
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July 12, 2018
This symposium highlighted the work of scientists Nir Barzilai, Judith Campisi, and Tony Wyss-Coray who are trying to understand what makes a person live longer and to find targets to delay or prevent aging.
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June 27, 2018
The urge to enjoy some comfort food or to listen to your favorite song is caused by dopamine- a chemical messenger that neurons release in the brain when you do something you like.
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May 02, 2018
The winners of the awards for the ASPET Student/Postdoc Poster Competition were announced at the Annual Division Meeting on Monday, April 23 at EB 2018 in San Diego.
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April 19, 2018
Make your plans to attend your division's meeting at EB 2018. See when the meeting is taking place and download the agenda.
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March 27, 2018
For Richard Daneman, the passion for understanding the basic biology of the blood-brain barrier goes back to his graduate school years in Stanford University working alongside his advisor, Dr. Ben Barres.
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February 15, 2018
Congratulations to the 2018 Council election winners for President-elect, Secretary/Treasurer-elect, and Councilor.