Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Depression and Stress Susceptibility: Sex Matters

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Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Depression and Stress Susceptibility: Sex Matters

Marianne Seney, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The Pitt Psychiatry Lecture Series continues on January 19, 2024 when we welcome Marianne Seney, PhD as our Meet the PI speaker. 

Dr. Seney is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her program of research concentrates on the investigation of molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders, with a focus on how sex and circadian rhythms influence risk and clinical phenotypes. She is interested in the molecular bases of altered mood regulation, employing both human postmortem brain analyses and mechanistic studies in mice. Through her research program focusing on sex differences in depression, she has identified multiple differences at the molecular level. Dr. Seney applied these molecular findings to mouse models to study if the alterations lead to disease-relevant behaviors. Key findings from her lab include the discovery that neonatal exposure to testosterone produces long-term effects on stress susceptibility, with females showing greater susceptibility to stress.

This lecture has been changed to all virtual. Please join us remotely using the following Zoom information:

Zoom Link:  https://pitt.zoom.us/j/95896831745
Passcode: 522108

For More Information. Please contact Shardai Key Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu


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