UMMC Graduate Program in Neuroscience

🚨 New Publication Alert! 📝

Check out the new publication from PIN alumnus, Dr. Jaren Reeves-Darby, his mentoring team, PIN faculty Drs. Lais Berro, James Rowlett and Donna Platt, and their research group!

Sleep disturbances are a major challenge for people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), especially during recovery. In this new study, they found that alcohol use disrupts normal activity and sleep-related patterns, and these disruptions become even more pronounced during abstinence. Importantly, greater sleep-wake disturbances during abstinence predicted higher levels of relapse-like alcohol seeking. These findings highlight sleep as a potential therapeutic target for reducing relapse risk in AUD. 🍷😴

🔬 Read the full article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305726000699

🎉 Student Kudos Alert! 🎉

Huge congratulations to our student Savanna Julian on being selected as an Associate in the Society for Neuroscience (SfN)'s Neuroscience Scholars Program! 🎉🧠

This highly competitive program recognizes outstanding trainees and supports their professional development through mentoring, networking, and leadership opportunities within the neuroscience community. We’re incredibly proud of this well-deserved achievement! 👏