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Synthetic serum markers for monitoring gene expression in the primate brain now published in Neuron in collaboration with the Szablowski lab at Rice University. Congratulations to first authors McKenna Romac and Sangsin Lee!
Vinny testifies in support of ONPRC and against decision by OHSU leadership to transition ONPRC to an animal sanctuary.
Cindy and Rachel officially join the lab. Welcome Cindy and Rachel!
Mckenna wins a Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience in recognition of her outstanding scholarship!
Vinny is elected to be the next Vice Chair of the Gordon Research Conference on the Amygdala in Emotion, Cognition, and Disease.
New preprint posted to bioRxiv on the dissociable effects of curiosity and hedonic value on exploratory decision making in macaques.
New preprint posted to bioRxiv on the development of synthetic serum markers to monitor gene expression in primate brain.
Vinny helps lead the Touch-A-Brain booth at the Atlanta Science Festival sponsored by the GSU Center for Behavioral Neuroscience.
McKenna is accepted into the Emory University Neuroscience Graduate Program. Congratulations McKenna!
Zach officially joins the lab. Welcome Zach!
Vinny presents “Is the amygdala curious?” to the Senior University of Atlanta as part of the ENPRC Research is Improving Health Worldwide course.
Vinny is quoted in the Transmitter regarding a recent publication by Yale neuroscientists on genes regulating amygdala neurodevelopment.
New preprint posted to bioRxiv describing the diversity of GABAergic and glutamatergic neuron types in the primate amygdala.
McKenna officially joins the lab at Emory.
Kati officially joins the lab at Emory.
Lab opens at Emory University School of Medicine and Emory National Primate Center
Lab closes at Oregon Health and Science University and Oregon National Primate Research Center.
Lab opens at Oregon Health and Science University and Oregon National Primate Research Center.
12/02/2025
Erasable serum markers that enable activity dependent monitoring of gene activity now published in PNAS.
Cross-species transcriptomic atlas of the primate amygdala (human, baboon, and macaques) now published in Science Advances. An epic collaboration with the Cervera-Juanes lab at Wake Forest University, Saunders lab at the Vollum Institute, Martinowich lab at the Lieber Institute, and Hicks lab at Johns Hopkins University.