• Colton Sleister (P50 REHU 2015 fellow) wins the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Congratulations to Colton Sleister for winning Barry Goldwater Scholarship! The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established by Congress in 1986 to serve as a living memorial to honor the lifetime work of Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the … Read more…

• Phenotyping is completed!

The last batch of rats has been tested for behaviors in January 2019. Now phenpotyping s completed; total number of rats is 5,786 (this number includes TN breeders, naive rats for RNA samples and rats used for pilot on the role of enrichment).

• Monica Jablonski received R01 from the NEI for glaucoma research in HS rats

Dr. Monica Jablonski (Department of Ophthalmology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center) received R01EY021200 from the National Eye Institute to study glaucoma-related traits in HS rats, titled “Genetic Modulators of Glaucoma.” Dr. Jablonski has been collaborating with the P50 Center; she received eyes from HS rats. This grant … Read more…

• Gary Hardiman (Medical University of South Carolina) received U01 to study opioid dependence in HS rats

Project Number: 1 U01 DA 045300 Dates: 4/1/18 – 3/31/23 Source: NIH/NIDA Title: The Genetic Basis of Opioid Dependence Vulnerablility in a Rodent Model Goal Statement: This project will employ advanced behavioral models and an integrated high throughput genomics approach to examine outbred rats for vulnerability or resistance to the development of compulsive opiate self-administration. … Read more…