08/20/2021

Welcome to our three new PhD students: Nick Schappaugh (awarded 2CI Neurogenomics Fellowship), Delenn Hartswick, and Philip Kindler

 

05/29/2021

Publication: Whylings J, Rigney N, de Vries GJ, Petrulis A. Reduction in vasopressin cells in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in mice increases anxiety and alters fluid intake. Hormones and Behavior: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34062279/

 

05/24/2021

Niko Rigney won the Outstanding Graduate Woman in Learning Award from the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society

 

05/11/2021

Niko Rigney received a New Investigator Award from the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

 

01/22/2021

Niko Rigney was granted a pre-doctoral Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)

 

01/12/2021

Publication: Whylings J, Rigney N, de Vries GJ, Petrulis A. Removal of vasopressin cells from the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus enhances lipopolysaccharide-induced sickness behavior in mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33617060/

 

01/02/2021

Publication: Rigney N, Zbib, A, de Vries GJ, Petrulis A. Knockdown of sexually differentiated vasopressin expression in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis reduces social and sexual behavior in male, but not female, mice, Journal of Neuroendocrinology: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34978098/

 

01/01/2021

Niko Rigney won the Suttles Fellowship (best dissertation GSU-wide) as well as a Dissertation Research Grant (GSU)