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Dr. Kenira J. Thompson is
an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at PSM.
Dr. Thompson completed her doctoral work (University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and postdoctoral training (University of
Texas-San Antonio with Dr. Joe L. Martinez) in Behavioral
Neuroscience. Her NIH-funded research laboratory combines
behavior, electrophysiology, and molecular techniques to explore
gene expression changes in hippocampal plasticity during
learning and memory. She is also interested in hippocampal
changes that occur following whole brain irradiation and
traumatic brain injury. She has vast experience in behavioral
neuroscience, electrophysiology, and microarray technology. She
has published in journals such as: Cellular and Molecular
Biology, Journal of Neurophysiology, Brain Research Molecular
Brain Research, and Behavioural Brain Research. She currently
serves as a peer reviewer for: Neuroscience, Physiological
Genomics, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, and Brain
Research. In 2005, she received the prestigious American College
for Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Minority Faculty Training
Award.
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