Why do some people become alcoholics while others don’t? (at Normandie Farm Restaurant)
Jan 31, 2019 6:30 PM
Julie Meade, Ph.D. cand., Pharmacology&Toxicology
Why do some people become alcoholics while others don’t? (at Normandie Farm Restaurant)
Why do some people become alcoholics while others don’t? We don’t know. Finding the answer is like finding a needle in a haystack. To help us understand the genes behind alcohol’s effects, we can start with a smaller haystack: C. elegans. This microscopic, hermaphroditic worm that readily eats Jell-O shots might hold the secret in its ancient DNA to what separates a social drinker from an alcoholic.
This lecture and PowerPoint presentation will discuss how scientists can use worm genetics to develop new treatments for human alcohol use disorders.
Julie Meade is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. An awardee of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship, her dissertation work focuses on the neuroscience and pharmacology of drug use, depression, and chronic pain.