Dr. Bo Sortman recently joined our lab as a postdoc after completing his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, followed by a postdoc at the University of Buffalo. Welcome to the team!

Léa is now officially a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the University of Montreal. We will miss you greatly, but we are so proud!

This paper identifies behavioral and neuronal outcomes associated with chronic inflammation in the absence of obesity. Check it out in ‘Publications’!

Together with Drs. Noble and Myers, we developed (arguably) one of the best rodent models of food insecurity to date, and revealed that early life food insecurity may have negative impacts on memory function. Check it here!

Here we reveal that oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular (PVH) and supraoptic (SON) nuclei of the hypothalamus bidirectionally influence food intake (PVH anorexigenic, SON orexigenic). Congrats Jesse et al.!

Jingyang is joining the lab from the USC Neuroscience Graduate Program as a PhD student.

Giulia Mazzini is joining the lab as a visiting PhD student from the University of Zurich (Lutz Lab). Welcome Guilia!

Anna is starting her new position as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Food Science and Technology at Oregan State University in Corvallis. Congrats Anna!!

Congrats Ming et al! Manuscript linked here.

After completing his B.S. at UCLA and working as a research intern at City of Hope, Nick is joining our team as a Research Technician. Welcome, Nick!

Olivia joined as our new lab manager, coming from the Noble Lab at the University of Georgia, Athens. Welcome to the team!

This award was given to Léa at the 2024 SSIB meeting in Chicago for giving an exceptional oral presentation.

Godspeed on your exciting next journeys, and many thanks for all of your valuable contributions over the past few years!

… including USC News, The New York Post, MSN, and CNN Brasil.

This scholarship is given for excellence in academic record and extraordinary extracurricular activities. Well-deserved, Alice, congrats!