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Psychopharmacology
Laboratory
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Psychopharmacology
Laboratory Facilities
The Psychopharmacology
Laboratory at American University focuses on a variety of research
issues, all of which have as their basis in drug use and abuse.
We examine both the genetic and epigenetic basis of drug intake,
prenatal drug exposure, drug interactions and the interaction of
the reinforcing and aversive effects underlying drug acceptability.
The lab consists of a core room surrounded by three running rooms
(for conditioned place preferences, schedule-induced polydipsia
and schedule-controlled responding) as well as a procedure room
for drug injections and behavioral observations. Adjacent to these
areas are rooms for drug storage, preparation and chemical analysis
and for graduate student offices. All animal housing occurs in an
adjacent secure animal facility which can house up to 500 animals.
This area serves as holding areas for animals as well as for breeding
colonies. This area also houses food and bedding storage, cage and
bottle washing facilities, and a procedure room for injections and
assays. A common surgery and histology room are available in the
same complex.
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Anthony
Riley's Research and Students
1) My main interests
at American University are in research and teaching.
a. My research focuses primarily on animal models of drug addiction.
b. My teaching focuses on basic neuroscience. Over the years, I
have developed a variety of classes, including Psychology as a Natural
Science, Drugs and Behavior, The Evolution of Behavior, Neuropharmacology
and Neuroscience Seminars.
2)Vita
3) Psychopharmacology Laboratory
- My laboratory explores both the genetic and epigenetic
basis of drug intake, prenatal drug exposure, drug interactions
and the interaction of the reinforcing and aversive effects underlying
drug acceptability. Students entering the lab immediately become
immersed in research and develop his/her own specialty area of interest.
Through seminars, foundation courses, tools and research rotations,
students can strengthen this focus and develop a specialty area
in drug use and abuse.
4) One recurring theme in my academic and research interests has
been in animal food aversions and preferences. Beginning in the
early 70's, I began examining the basis for specific choices in
food consumption in animals, primarily that mediating the avoidance
of foods associated with toxicity. I have continued this interest
over the past three decades, examining how such learned behavior
might be used in behavioral assays of drug toxicity, subjective
responses to drugs and drug use and abuse. These areas (among many
others) are indexed in a recent database that we have placed on
the web (CTAlearning.com).
5) Students
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b. Past students
(Ph.D.)
i. Doris Bitler
ii. Greg Busse
iii. Bob Dacanay
iv. Meredith Fox
v. Beth Geter
vi. Maria Gomez-Serrano
vii. Sheri Grabus
viii. Ivana Grakalic
ix. Mary Kautz
x. John Mastropaolo
xi. Pam Melton
xii. Debbie (Olin) Norris
xiii. Regina Ottaviani
xiv. Said Pournaghash
xv. Greg Simpson
xvi. Bai-Fang Xiao Sobel
xvii. Scott Smurthwaite
xviii. Scott Swartzwelder
xix. Glenn Stevenson
xx. Debra Zellner
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c. Past
students (MS)
i. Tracy (Titley) Aquino
ii. Meredith (Blanchett) Basil
iii. Donna DeGeorge
iv. Susan Etkind
v. Carolyn Ferrari
vi. Kathy Ford
vii. Aurora Hutchison
viii. Ron Jeffreys
ix. Lee Koetzner
x. Daniella Lancellotti
xi. Diana Maltallana
xii. Ashley Myracle
xiii. Jim Rebetta
xiv. David Shurtleff
xv. Nythia Sundararaman
xvi. Anita Taylor
xvii. Peter Winsauer
xviii. Katrina Zaiens |
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