January 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021

No Meetings Dec. 23, 2020 - Jan. 19, 2021

Jan. 20 | The Alcohol Journal Club Presents: Dr. Lauren Smith

Marinelli Lab, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

"Bidirectional sex-dependent regulation of α6 and β3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by protein kinase Cε"
Moen, Janna K., et al.; Wiley Online Library, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 10 Aug. 2020, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/adb.12954.

Jan. 27 | The Alcohol Journal Club Presents: Sam Bazzi

Melamed Lab, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

"Gut microbiota-induced changes in β-hydroxybutyrate metabolism are linked to altered sociability and depression in alcohol use disorder "

Leclercq, S., et al.; Cell Reports, U.S. National Library of Medicine, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33053357/.

Feb. 05 | (Friday) TRSA Virtual Meeting

In lieu of a Waggoner Center Seminar this week, our affiliates are encouraged to attend the (virtual) annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, Friday Feb. 5, 2021.

Feb. 10 | Dr. Lara S. Hwa

Dept. of Neuroscience, Baylor University

"Excessive alcohol drinking and stress interactions: neuropeptide modulation in the extended amygdala"

Feb. 17 | Canceled

This meeting is canceled due to inclement weather.

Feb. 24 | Canceled

In the wake of the February 2021 winter weather event, this meeting has been canceled and Dr. James Surmeier's talk will be rescheduled.

Mar. 03 | Dr. Kasey Claborn

Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

"Developing a digital platform to improve overdose response and prevention efforts across Texas"

Mar. 10 | Dr. Dayne Mayfield

Dept. of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin

"Transcriptomic approaches using human and mouse brain reveals enrichment of alcohol-related immune genes and GWAS signal in astrocytes and microglia"

Mar. 17 | No Meeting - Spring Break

Mar. 26 | (Friday, Virtual) The 8th Annual WCAAR Advance

Please register to attend this virtual event. Click link above for more information.

Mar. 31 | The Alcohol Journal Club Presents: Nicole Keller

Dunsmoor Lab, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

“Chemogenetic stimulation of the infralimbic cortex reverses alcohol-induced fear memory overgeneralization”

Scarlata, M.J., Lee, S.H., Lee, D. et al. Chemogenetic stimulation of the infralimbic cortex reverses alcohol-induced fear memory overgeneralization. Sci Rep 9, 6730 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43159-w.

Apr. 07 | The Alcohol Journal Club Presents: Scott Tucker

Eberhart Lab, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin

“Epigenetic clock analysis in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder”

Okazaki, S., Otsuka, I., Shinko, Y., Horai, T., Hirata, T., Yamaki, N., Sora, I. and Hishimoto, A. (2021), Epigenetic Clock Analysis in Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 45: 329-337. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14532.

Apr. 14 | Dr. Markus Heilig

Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience & Dept. of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden

“Molecular mechanisms of individual vulnerability to alcohol addiction-like behaviors in rats”

Apr. 21 | Emily Hilz

Lee Lab, Dept. of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin

“Phenotypical and hormonal contributions to amphetamine (place) preference in the female rat”

Apr. 28 | The Alcohol Journal Club Presents: Dr. Joshua Everson

Eberhart Lab, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin

“Cdon mutation and fetal alcohol converge on Nodal signaling in a mouse model of holoprosencephaly”

Hong, Mingi et al. Cdon mutation and fetal alcohol converge on Nodal signaling in a mouse model of holoprosencephaly. eLife vol. 9 e60351. 2 Sep. 2020, https://doi:10.7554/eLife.60351.

May 05 | The Alcohol Journal Club Presents: Blaine Caslin

Melamed Lab, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

“Ketogenic diet reduces alcohol withdrawal symptoms in humans and alcohol intake in rodents”

C. E. Wiers, L. F. Vendruscolo, J.-W. van der Veen, P. Manza, E. Shokri-Kojori, D. S. Kroll, D. E. Feldman, K. L. McPherson, C. L. Biesecker, R. Zhang, K. Herman, S. K. Elvig, J. C. M. Vendruscolo, S. A. Turner, S. Yang, M. Schwandt, D. Tomasi, M. C. Cervenka, A. Fink-Jensen, H. Benveniste, N. Diazgranados, G.-J. Wang, G. F. Koob, N. D. Volkow, Ketogenic diet reduces alcohol withdrawal symptoms in humans and alcohol intake in rodents. Sci. Adv. 7, eabf6780 (2021), https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/15/eabf6780.

May 12 | The Alcohol Journal Club Presents: Kanako Matsumura

Dobbs Lab, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

“Complementary roles for ventral pallidum cell types and their projections in relapse”

Prasad AA, Xie C, Chaichim C, Nguyen JH, McClusky HE, Killcross S, Power JM, McNally GP. Complementary Roles for Ventral Pallidum Cell Types and Their Projections in Relapse. J Neurosci. 2020 Jan 22;40(4):880-893. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0262-19.2019 Epub 2019 Dec 9. PMID: 31818977; PMCID: PMC6975293.

May 19 | No Meeting

May 26 | Ziyu Tian

Jacobvitz Lab, Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin

“A longitudinal study of maternal alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic”