Dr. Qian-Quan Sun, SBC Director, Professor
Department of Zoology and Physiology
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5602
Email: neuron@uwyo.edu
Assistant Professor, WWAMI Medical Education Program
abobadil@uwyo.edu | Health Sciences Ctr |
Bobadilla Lab
The lab currently investigates the neurobiological mechanisms of relapse to drugs. Specifically, we characterize the specific ensembles of neurons built through reward experience that drive reward-seeking behavior. By establishing whether or not addictive drugs highjack the circuitry/ensembles coding for biological rewards, these findings aim to advance fundamental understanding of goal-directed behaviors and the disorders altering them.
Assistant Professor, Zoology/Physiology
anelso74@uwyo.edu |Biological Sciences Bldg 200A |
Nelson Lab website: https://www.nelsonlabuwyoming.com
Nelson Lab
Discovering how genes, neural circuits, and sensory systems give rise to complex social relationships.
Mammals often display intricate social organization, from dominance hierarchies to
social netw orks, and this organization arises from individuals following simple rules
of interaction and communication. How does the brain enable meaningful social interactions
with other group members?
The goal of our group is to address, from a genetic and neural perspective, how the
brain integrates sensory and physiological information to control behavior in a group
setting. We use many different approaches, from behavioral ecology to neuroscience,
to understand how the activity of neural circuits is linked to behavioral patterns that
underlie organization of the group. Techniques such as long-term automated behavioral
analysis, genetics, electrophysiology, circuit characterization, and manipulation
of neural activity advance us toward a better understanding of how mice are able to
develop stable social hierarchies and networks.
Dr. Qian-Quan Sun, SBC Director, Professor
Department of Zoology and Physiology
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5602
Email: neuron@uwyo.edu