| April 2025 |
Dr. Lucie Oriol publishes eLife paper showing that VTA GABA and glutamate projection neurons make collateral synapses within VTA, suggesting projection neurons can mediate functions prior attributed to VTA interneurons! |
| April 2025 |
Phoebe Young (Neurosciences) rotates! |
| April 2025 |
Shoele Jamali joins lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow! |
| January 2025 |
Tiffany Quach (BMS) rotates! |
| December 2024 |
Scott Conrad publishes Addiction Neuroscience paper describing the proportion and distribution of neurotransmitter-defined neuorns in SNc and VTA! |
| November 2024 |
ASAP award renewed to continue study of dopamine neuron subtypes in Parkinson's Disease with team from Northwestern University! |
| September 2024 |
Ryan Schmid (Neurosciences) rotates! |
| September 2024 |
Jamie Anne Mortel joins lab as Staff Research Associate! |
| September 2024 |
NIH-NIDA awards new R01 to study opioids in the habenulo-peduncular circuit |
| July 2024 |
Jose Vasquez (MSTP) rotates! |
| June 2024 |
Dr. Lucie Oriol defends PhD thesis! |
| May 2024 |
Dr. Lauren Faget publishes Nature Communications paper on how heterogeneous ventral pallidum cell types influence heterogeneous VTA cell types to shape approach and avoidance behaviors! |
| April 2024 |
NIH-NIDA renews R01 award to study heterogeneous VTA neurons in reward! |
| December 2023 |
Dr. Shelley Warlow publishes Neuron paper on mesoaccumbens glutamate neurons in reward and aversion! |
| October 2023 |
Dr. Agata Szlaga awarded NIDA INVEST fellowship! |
| August 2023 |
Lexe Linderhof joins lab as Staff Research Associate joint with Hollon lab! |
| July 2023 |
Dr. Agata Szlaga joins lab from Jagiellonian University! |
| April 2023 |
Dr. Sarthak Singhal publishes Neuropharmacology paper on the effects of a neurotensin receptor 1 biased ligand on VTA dopamine neurons! |
| January 2023 |
Dr. Yen-Chu Andy Chen joins lab from University of California-Irvine! |
| January 2023 |
Rachel Li (BMS) rotates! |
| July 2022 |
John Hiedo joins as Staff Research Associate! |
| July 2022 |
Pilot award from TRDRP to develop new approach for nicotine vapor self-administration in mice! |
| June 2022 |
Grace Kollman joins as Staff Research Associate! |
| May 2022 |
Merit award to study mu opioid receptors in ventral pallidum from Veterans Affairs Office of Research & Development! |
| December 2021 |
Lizzie Souter publishes eNeuro paper on role for VGLUT1 expressing cholinergic neurons in medial habenula in nicotine self administration. |
| November 2021 |
Dina Dowlat joins as fifth lab manager! |
| November 2021 |
Dr. Nick Hollon joins faculty from Salk Institue! |
| November 2021 |
Dr. Thomas Steinkellner publishes Brain paper on role for VGLUT2 in dopamine neuron death in Parkinson's disease! |
| October 2021 |
ASAP award to study dopamine neuron subtypes in Parkinson's Disease with team from Northwestern University! |
| September 2021 |
Awarded R21 to study Mu-opioid receptors in medial habenula from NIH-NIDA! |
| June 2021 |
Dr. Lotfi Hadjas joins lab from University of Geneva! |
| February 2021 |
Dr. Andrew Flores joins lab from University of Arizona! |
| January 2021 |
Dr. Thomas Steinkellner publishes on EM-compatible probe for vesicular glutamate transporter in ACS Chemical Neuroscience! |
| September 2020 |
Dr. Jon Heston publishes on role for subthalamic nucleus in cognitive interruption in eNeuro! |
| June 2020 |
Dr. Vivien Zell publishes on mesolimbic glutamate neurons driving dopamine-independent reward in Neuron! |
| March 2020 |
Cody Sargent defends Masters thesis! |
| February 2020 |
Dr. Sarthak Singhal joins lab from University of Florida! |
| January 2020 |
Sean Harvey (BMS) rotates! |
| October 2019 |
Dr. Lulu Fernández de Cossío Gómez joins lab from McGill University! |
| September 2019 |
Dr. Shelley Warlow awarded NRSA from NIH-NIMH! |
| August 2019 |
Dr. Thomas Steinkellner & Dr. Ji Hoon Yoo publish paper on VGLUT2-expressing cholinergic neurons in eNeuro! |
| July 2019 |
NIH-NIDA renews R01 to study non-dopamine VTA neurons in reward! |
| July 2019 |
Brain Initiative to make tagged vesicular transporters for imaging presynaptic release sites awarded from NIH-NIMH with Dr. Daniela Boassa! |
| June 2019 |
Lucie Oriol joins lab for Biomedical Sciences thesis! |
| June 2019 |
W. Scott Conrad joins as fourth lab manager! |
| March 2019 |
Dr. Vivien Zell awarded K99 from NIH-NIDA! |
| October 2018 |
Lucie Oriol (BMS) rotates! |
| October 2018 |
R21 awarded to study how ventral pallidum GABA and glutamate neurons contribute to behavioral reinforcement from NIH-NIMH! |
| October 2018 |
Katherine Shen defends Masters thesis! |
| August 2018 |
Katie Fife defends PhD thesis! |
| August 2018 |
Dr. Thomas Steinkellner awarded K99 from NIH-NIA! |
| June 2018 |
Dr. Shelley Warlow joins lab from University of Michigan! |
| May 2018 |
mPI R01 awarded from NIH-NINDS with Dr. Adam Aron to study the role of subthalamic nucleus in stopping in mice and humans! |
| April 2018 |
Alex Jones (BMS) rotates |
| February 2018 |
Dr. Lauren Faget & Dr. Vivien Zell publish Nature Communications paper on opposing roles for ventral pallidum glutamate and GABA neurons in reward! |
| January 2018 |
Dr. Thomas Steinkellner publishes Journal of Clinical Investigation paper on role for glutamate co-release from dopamine neurons in neurodegeneration! |
| January 2018 |
Merit award to study neurotensin receptor ligands and addiction from Veterans Affairs Office of Research & Development! |
| September 2017 |
M. Ali Shenasa defends Masters thesis! |
| July 2017 |
Dr. Ji Hoon Yoo & Dr. Vivien Zell publish Nature Communications paper on the role of VTA glutamate projection neurons in positive reinforcement! |
| December 2016 |
Dr. Jon Heston joins lab from UCLA! |
| December 2016 |
Dr. Ji Hoon Yoo publishes Journal of Neuroscience paper on the role of glutamate neurons in pedunculopontine nucleus in reward! |
| October 2016 |
Dr. Jon Heston awarded Bumpus Foundation fellowship! |
| June 2016 |
Dr. Lauren Faget publishes Cell Reports paper mapping inputs to VTA dopamine, GABA and glutamate neurons! |
| June 2016 |
Lizzie Souter joins as third lab manager! |
| June 2016 |
Dr. Adam McPherson awarded BioPsychiatry training grant! |
| February 2016 |
UC San Diego FISP award to Navarre Gutierrez-Reed! |
| February 2016 |
UC San Diego FISP award to Jane Duan! |
| December 2015 |
Dr. Adam McPherson joins Hnasko and Dulcis labs from University of Utah! |
| December 2015 |
Eric Wang (Neurosciences) rotates |
| November 2015 |
Gokhan Senturk (Biology) rotates |
| September 2015 |
Katie Fife begins NSF GRFP! |
| August 2015 |
Julie Bailly graduates with Masters! |
| August 2015 |
Shannan McClain (MSTP) rotates |
| July 2015 |
Research grant awarded from TRDRP! |
| May 2015 |
Pilot award from UCSD/UCLA Diabetes Research Center to support collaborative studies with Dr. Serge Luquet on effects of circulating lipids on brain reward circuits! |
| April 2015 |
Bankole Aladesuyi (Neurosciences) rotates |
| January 2015 |
Norah Koblesky (Neurosciences) rotates |
| January 2015 |
Michael Baughn (BMS) rotates |
| January 2015 |
Sarah Ur (BMS) rotates |
| October 2014 |
Dr. Thomas Steinkellner joins lab from University of Vienna! |
| October 2014 |
Conall Sauvey (BMS) rotates |
| September 2014 |
Dr. Vivien Zell awarded NIDA-INSERM fellowship! |
| September 2014 |
Dr. Lauren Faget receives Young Investigator Award from BRF to study role of ventral pallidum cell types in motivated behaviors! |
| September 2014 |
R21 awarded to study role of glutamate co-release in dopamine neuoron degeneration from NIH-NINDS! |
| August 2014 |
Dr. Vivien Zell joins lab from University of Strasbourg! |
| August 2014 |
Lab moves to Biomedical Research Facility 2 |
| June 2014 |
Katie Fife joins lab for Neurosciences thesis! |
| April 2014 |
Navarre Gutierrez-Reed joins lab for Biomedical Sciences thesis! |
| February 2014 |
R01 awarded from NIH-NIDA to study role of glutamate neurons in reward! |
| January 2014 |
Katie Fife (Neurosciences) rotates |
| September 2013 |
Navarre Gutierrez-Reed (BMS) rotates |
| July 2013 |
Dr. Ji Hoon Yoo awarded fellowship from TRDRP! |
| May 2013 |
Alex Johnson joins lab as second lab manager! |
| April 2013 |
Melissa Galinato (Neurosciences) rotates |
| January 2013 |
Dr. Lauren Faget joins lab from University of Strasbourg! |
| January 2013 |
Claire Geddes (Neurosciences) rotates |
| October 2012 |
Dr. Hnasko publishes description of VTA glutamate neuron projections and physiological properties in Journal of Neuroscience! |
| July 2012 |
Dr. Ji Hoon Yoo joins lab from University of Surrey! |
| July 2012 |
Nick Mauricio joins lab as first lab manager! |
| March 2012 |
Hnasko arrives! |
