Pilot Projects

Current Pilot Project:
The Role of Prelimbic Cortex Glutamatergic Projections to Nucleus Accumbens in Heroin-Seeking 
Marion Sepulvedo Orengo, Ph.D.
Department of Basic Science-Neuroscience Division
Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico

Former Pilot Projects:
The Role of Mesocortical Pathway in Impulsive Actions
Takashi Sato, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience
Medical University of South Carolina

Tracking Neuronal Activity Across Drug Self-Administration Using Two-Photon Microscopy
James Otis, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience
Medical University of South Carolina

Characterization of the Endopiriform Nucleus and Its Contributions to Opioid Use Disorder
Alexander Smith, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience
Medical University of South Carolina