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Dr. Zoe McElligott and colleagues discover surprising details about xylazine in combination with fentanyl

May 31, 2024
Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies faculty Zoe McElligott, PhD, and colleagues found that the animal tranquilizer xylazine activates opioid receptors in the brain, suggesting a reason why the treatment naloxone triggers a more severe withdrawal response when given to individuals on fentanyl/xylazine and suffering from respiratory depression. Read the ºÚÁÏÍø...

Morrow Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Research Society on Alcohol

May 10, 2024
Leslie Morrow, PhD, John Andrews Distinguished Professor in the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, has been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA). The RSA Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a person who has had a long, balanced career including contributions to alcohol research, training,...

Ornelas Accepts Assistant Professor Position at the University of New Mexico

May 6, 2024
Laura Ornelas, Ph.D., will be joining the University of New Mexico in August 2024 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Ornelas is part of an early-career research faculty cohort hired through the UNM Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) program, which is funded by...

Coleman and colleagues among finalists for ºÚÁÏÍø seed grant

April 2, 2024
Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and a member of the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, is part of a team selected as finalists for ºÚÁÏÍø’s 2024 Creativity Hubs seeding-funding competition awarded by the ºÚÁÏÍø Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Also on the team are Benjamin...

Bremmer Wins RSA Doctoral Student Small Grant

April 2, 2024
Michael Bremmer, a PhD student in the Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience (BIN) program at the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, received a Doctoral Student Small Grant from the Research Society on Alcohol. He was one of five students...

Dr. Jessica Hoffman discusses the impact of alcohol and drugs on the developing brain on WCHL

March 14, 2024
March is National Alcohol and Drug Fact Awareness Month. Listen to the Wellness Wednesday conversation on 97.9 WCHL between high school student Bryan Torres and Dr. Jessica Hoffman, BCAS Research Associate and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Orange County Partnership for a Drug Free Youth, as they...

Leon Coleman to speak at Triangle SfN 2024 Conference

February 15, 2024
BCAS faculty Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, will be a featured speaker at the Triangle Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting to be held on Friday, April 26. Dr. Coleman is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology. Other speakers include Dr. Monika Williams, Dr. Guohong Cui, and keynote speaker Dr. Yarimar Carrasquillo. There...

Leon Coleman wins grant to co-lead undergraduate summer experience program

January 30, 2024
BCAS faculty Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, and colleagues were awarded a five-year, $675,000 grant to lead a summer undergraduate experience program promoting neuropharmacology and neurobiological disease research to be conducted by students from underrepresented groups. Others on the project include Ben Philpot, PhD, Associate Director of the Neuroscience Center, and...

BCAS Miles for Wellness Teams Recognized

December 5, 2023
Three teams of BCAS faculty, staff, postdocs, and students have been recognized for their efforts in North Carolina’s Miles for Wellness fitness challenge, a virtual, team-based walking initiative by and for the state employees of North Carolina. The BCAS Road Warriors 1 team took fifth place out of 252 teams...

Ornelas Selected as ACNP Mentee

October 18, 2023
Laura Ornelas, PhD, has been selected as a Mentee for the 2024 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Underrepresented Minority Near-Peer Mentorship program. The ACNP URM Near-Peer Mentorship Program is designed to provide mentorship support from ACNP member mentors to underrepresented minorities who plan to enter or are early career scientists...