Undergraduate Researcher
Study 1 (May 2019 - August 2019)• Consulted literature to design an experiment utilizing D3 antagonist YQA14 to block the expression of PTSD-like behavior following single prolonged stress• Appropriately handled rats prior to, during, and following single prolonged stress• Prepared drugs for injection and appropriately dosed drugs in accordance with literature• Utilized AnyMaze tracking software and Graphpad Prism to analyze data• Maintained a lab notebook with all methods and findings and relayed results to PIStudy 2 (September 2019 – March 2020)• Developed a methodology for preparing and executing corticosterone ELISA kit assays on rodent fecal samples • Collaborated with laboratories at other universities and literature in developing methods• Prepared all samples for analysis, completed assays, and analyzed data• Maintained a lab notebook with all methods and findings and prepared detailed instructions for future lab use