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Contact: laura.amann@jefferson.edu
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania, 2007
B.A. Biological Basis of Behavior
Selected Publications:
Amann, L.C., Halene, T.B., Luminais, S.N., Ma, N., Abel, T., and Siegel, S.J. Chronic ketamine impairs fear conditioning and produces long-lasting reductions in auditory evoked potentials. *Neurobiology of Disease* 2009; 35(2):311-317.
Amann, L.C., Phillips, J. M., Halene, T.B., & Siegel, S.J. Male and female mice differ for baseline and nicotine-induced event related potentials. *Behavioral Neuroscience* 2008;122(5):982-990.
Selected Abstracts:
Amann, L.C., Liang, Y., Lin, R., Burnbaum, J., and Siegel, S.J. In vitro and in vivo demonstration of continuously-extruded risperidone implants in rats. Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience 19 Nov. 2008; Washington, DC.
Liang, Y., Amann, L., Lin, R., and Siegel, S.J. Distribution of risperidone and 9-OH risperidone in different regions of rat brain. Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience 19 Nov. 2008; Washington, DC.
Lin, R., Liang, Y., Amann, L., and Siegel, S.J. Adaptive changes in binding affinities for D-2 and 5-HT2 receptors in striatum following chronic and intermittent risperidone in rats. Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience 19 Nov. 2008; Washington, DC.
Memberships:
Society for Neuroscience
Research Interests:
As an undergraduate I worked on two primary projects: one studying HSV-1 in order to ultimately develop the virus as a vector for brain gene therapy, and another on chemosensory and bitter taste aversion. Following graduation I continued to work at UPenn studying schizophrenia, though in the future I would like to move more in the direction of movement disorders, particularly those with neurodegenerative pathophysiology.
Personal:
Though I have lived in Philly for 6 years now, one of my favorite things to do is explore the city on my bike. I generally love all things active--running, ultimate frisbee, yoga--but I also like to indulge my creative side with good art, writing or a meal at one of the many awesome restaurants in the Philly.
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