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Grace Stys
Neuroscience and Psychology
Research Topic: Role of lateral entorhinal cortex projections to the nucleus accumbens in encoding a contextual fear memory
Graduation Year: 2024
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Research Poster Located in the Neighborhood Engagement Centers
Research Experience
Current
• Research assistant in AJ Robison lab studying the role of the entorhinal cortex in motivated behavior
Previous
• Research assistant in the Klump psychology lab studying the effects of birth control on eating disorder prevalence in female twins;
• Research fellowship in Lois Weisman lab at UofM studying yeast cellular defects caused by mutations in the Vac14 to gain insight into a childhood neurodegenerative disease
Experience With
• Western blotting
• Fluorescent microscopy
• Site directed mutagenesis
• SDS page
Campus Involvement
• Vice President of MSU Neuroscience Club
Post-Graduation Plans
• Plan to attend graduate school to earn a Phd in neuroscience
