Christian Burgess

Congrats to @NGPMichigan student Brandon Toth, working in the @helixCB lab in @UM_MNI and @UMPhysiology, for his paper in @SfNJournals #JNeurosci showing that phasic dopamine release during non-REM sleep functionally influences the timing of REM sleep jneurosci.org/content/early/…

Congrats to @NGPMichigan student @furmank8 and the @helixCB lab from @UMPhysiology for her first author paper in @SfNJournals #JNeurosci demonstrating that MCH neuron projections to the nucleus acumbens enhance the reward value of food. jneurosci.org/content/early/…

Undergrads looking for a summer research experience? The M-SURE program pairs students with metabolic disease researchers in @UMPhysiology and/or the Caswell Diabetes Institute for a 12 week paid #SummerFellowship. Read more and apply here by Jan 22: medicine.umich.edu/dept/molecular…

#JNeurosci: Using #optogenetics @agiglesi @alvinnchiu @Flagel_Lab et al. @NGPMichigan confirm the necessity of dopamine neuron activity in the VTA during cue presentation to encode the incentive value of reward cues in male rats. jneurosci.org/lookup/DOI/10.…

Happy to have this out and featured by @SfNJournals! "Inhibition of Dopamine Neurons Prevents Incentive Value Encoding of a Reward Cue: With Revelations from Deep Phenotyping" Led by @agiglesi & @alvinnchiu, but a team effort with many, including @helixCB & @Huda_Akil1 @UM_MNI

Congrats to @NGPMichigan student Brandon Toth, and the @helixCB lab in @UM_MNI and @UMPhysiology, for his first author paper in @iScience_CP showing that dopamine release in specific parts of the brain can promote REM sleep and narcolepsy-cataplexy. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Striatal dopamine regulates sleep states and narcolepsy-cataplexy biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #bioRxiv

Happy to put this out there as more information that ChatGPT can use to describe the role of dopamine. Descriptive thread follows... Inhibition of dopamine neurons prevents incentive value encoding of a reward cue: With revelations from deep phenotyping biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We are so excited to meet prospective students at our virtual open house tonight! Can't come but are still interested? Sign-up for our next open house in October!

New Research: The melanin-concentrating hormone system as a target for the treatment of sleep disorders: Given the widespread prevalence of sleep disorders and their impacts on health, it is critical that researchers continue to identify… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #Neuroscience

Are you interested in psychedelic #neuroscience and therapy? Join the Michigan Psychedelic Center on Thursday for a half-day seminar, either in-person or via zoom. Check the center site for more info: michiganpsychedelic.med.umich.edu

MNI is celebrating our talented #neuroscience #postdocs during #NPAW2022! Hope you're celebrating 🎉with your fellow🧠 postdocs -- there are some great campus events hosted by @UMPDA1 this week! @nationalpostdoc

It’s surreal, but it’s now less than a month before I join the University of Michigan. It’s a flurry of activity as I wrap up final projects at UBC and get ready for the move.

Are you interested in applying for a PhD program? Come checkout @NGPMichigan's virtual open house to learn about the application process. We'll focus on our own program, but the content we share should be applicable to any STEM PhD Program. Register at bit.ly/ngpvirtual22 !!

Nice review on the utility of MCH targeted drugs in treating sleep disorders by Burgess lab postdoc Dr. Liam Potter: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

So much great content this month! Check out the August #MNIMesenger for a feature on the U-M Neuroscience Innovators, upcoming student presentations, #neuroscience accolades, and more! mailchi.mp/med/mni-messen… @helixCB @Henrypaulson5 @jgales_MNI

Last week, the U-M Neuroscience Innovators undergrad students presented posters highlighting the #neuroscience #research they are performing in U-M labs. Check out the photos here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjA3iWF

Very cool to play a small part in an award-winning video that highlights @UM_MNI. Many superstars in this video, including @JSpencerSegal & lab, @furmank8 @Lex_Faulkner @_Dan_Doyle @kwanlab @helixCB lab, @Henrypaulson5. Thanks @JoeHallisy et al for doing a great job!

When mice go too long without enough food, their brains switch into a "low-power mode" to conserve energy. Read about the fascinating discovery by @ZPadamsey and @RochefortLab in my latest for @QuantaMagazine: quantamagazine.org/the-brain-has-…

First lab paper! Multi-dimensional identification of esophageal motor neurons and more evidence that molecular cell types are the functional units of the brain. Led by the amazing @TatianaCoverde2 of @uva_bims and in collab with Stephen Abbott of @uvapharmacology and @uvaneuro .