Self LabUT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas

Daniel Guzman, Ph.D.
-- +1.214.648.5164 -- daniel.guzman@utsouthwestern.edu
Postdoctoral Researcher

Position in the lab: Postdoctoral Fellow
Educational Background: Ph.D., Psychology, UC Santa Barbara
Current Projects: The role of VTA NMDA receptors in drug addictive behaviors
Research Interests: Understanding reward related circuitry and behavior
What I do when I am in the lab: Curse because my western blot isn't working
What I do when I am outside of the lab: Pray my western blot will work

Erin Larson, Ph.D.-- +1.214.648.1892 -- erin.larson@utsouthwestern.edu
Research Track Assistant Professor

Position in the lab: Spaz
Educational Background: Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Minnesota
Current Projects: Role of CREB in cocaine addiction; Role of direct and indirect striatal output pathways on cocaine addiction.
Research Interests: Neurobiology of addictive behavior
What I do when I am in the lab: Obsess
What I do when I am outside of the lab: Compulse

Anne Maria Wissman, Ph.D.
-- +1.214.648.5164 -- Anne.Wissman@UTSouthwestern.edu
Research Scientist

Position in the lab: Spaz-in-training
Educational Background: Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior, University of Washington
Current Projects: Structural plasticity in the NAc in response to cocaine self-administration
Research Interests: Sex differences and hormone effects on adult brain plasticity
What I do when I am in the lab: Try not to get lost in the North Campus building maze
What I do when I am outside of the lab: Try not to get lost in Dallas

Alexandria Nugent, Ph.D.-- +1.214.648.5164 --
alexandria.nugent@utsouthwestern.edu
Postdoctoral Researcher

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Nicole Buzin, B.A.-- +1.214.648.1892 -- nicole.buzin@utsouthwestern.edu
Graduate Student

Position in the lab: Bacteria Overlord
Educational Background: B.A., Psychology/Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
Current Projects: Role of TrkB receptors and its signalling pathways in cocaine intake, seeking, and relapse.
Research Interests: The psychological and molecular mechanisms underlying addiction
What I do when I am in the lab: Complain
What I do when I am outside of the lab: Complain

Rosemarie Arzaga,B.S.-- +1.214.648.1892 -- rosemarie.arzaga@utsouthwestern.edu
Research Associate

Position in the lab: TROUBLEMAKER
Educational Background: B.S., Microbiology & Cell Science, B.S., Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Florida
Current Projects: Lost in Translation
Research Interests: Why people do the things they do
What I do when I am in the lab: Keep everyone in line
What I do when I am outside of the lab: There's a world outside of the lab?????

Cynthia Smagula, Ph.D. -- +1.214.648.5164 -- cynthia.smagula@utsouthwestern.edu
Senior Research Scientist

Position in the lab: Molecular biologist in residence
Educational Background: Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Advanced Course Biomedical Research Management, Harvard School of Public Health
Current Projects: Evaluation of cell type-specific gene expression in the striatum
Research Interests: Developing diverse molecular approaches for localizing and evaluating the neurobiological basis of behavioral change
What I do when I am in the lab: Develop protocols
What I do when I am outside of the lab: Develop knowledge bases