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-Developing high-quality deliverables, including learning modules, workshops, and backgrounders, to support training and educational goals of the pharmaceutical industry-Close interaction with clients to meet their objectives and timelines and adhere to specific regulatory guidelines

-Designed and performed experiments and formally analyzed data in a 4-year project investigating the role of gut bacteria in fentanyl use-Communicated insights on mechanisms underlying fentanyl abuse and the effects of nicotine on the developing brain to various audiences in 5 peer-reviewed journals and 4 conferences-Secured funding for a 2-year National Institute on Drug Abuse T32 training grant-5+ years experience writing and editing grants, manuscripts, and abstracts; preparing and presenting slide decks and posters; and reviewing literaturePublications:1) Ren M, Lotfipour S. Nicotine Gateway Effects on Adolescent Substance Use. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Aug;20:20(5):696-709. PMID: 31539325. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6754186/2) Ren M, Lotfipour S. The role of the gut microbiome in opioid use. Behav Pharmacol. 2020 Apr;31(2&3):113-121. PMID: 31895059. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908675/3) Ren M, Lotfipour S, Leslie F. Unique effects of nicotine across the lifespan. Pharmacol Biochem and Behav. 2022 Mar;214:173343. PMID: 35122768. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8904294/4) Ren M, Lotfipour S. Dose- and Sex-Dependent Bidirectional Relationship between Intravenous Fentanyl Self-Administration and Gut Microbiota. Microorganisms 2022 May;10(6), 1127. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9229572/5) Ren M, Lotfipour S. Antibiotic Knockdown of Gut Bacteria Sex-Dependently Enhances Intravenous Fentanyl Self-Administration in Adult Sprague Dawley Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2022 Dec 27;24(1):409. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9820294/

Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory: Facilitated laboratory sections, prepared experiments, assisted students in office hours, graded lab reports, proctored and graded exams (approx. 20 hours/week)

Molecular Pharmacology: Facilitated weekly discussion sessions, assisted students in office hours, proctored and graded exams (approx. 10 hours/week)

-Conceptualized and performed experiments and formally analyzed data in a 1-year project investigating neural circuitry involved in sleep in mice-Communicated research findings in a poster and data blitz at Society for Neuroscience (Nov. 2017) and a peer-reviewed journal (eLife)Rupp AC, Ren M, Altimus CM, Fernandez DC, Richardson M, Turek F, Hattar S, Schmidt TM. Distinct ipRGC subpopulations mediate light's acute and circadian effects on body temperature and sleep. Elife. 2019 Jul;23:8:c44358. PMID: 31333190. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6650245/

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Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience Lab

Recruited and screened research participants, entered data, programmed tasks, and ran subjects to study the influence of external cues on thermal pain and visual perception in healthy volunteers with and without concurrent fMRI imaging

Co-facilitated 3 recitation sections per week alongside a teaching assistant to solidify concepts discussed during class, assisted students in lecture, tutored one-on-one

Keller Lab

Examined the relationship between facial morphology and personality traits

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Master Of Science (M.S.), Neurobiology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Neuroscience