Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Always so proud of this lab! @rfubrainsci.bsky.social @chicagosfn.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Hunsberger LabChicago Chapter - SfN @chicagosfn.bsky.social · 24/01/2026🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 Registration opening soon at chicagosfn.org 071
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026If you’re still around, I would love to chat about NPSs in Alzheimer’s disease and novel therapeutics for age-related mood disorders tonight! @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026 030
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026#ACNP2026 love meeting up with this crew! 🌴🏝️ 040
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Closed out 2025 with 3 new publications! Proud to be a part of these collaborative teams. www.mdpi.com/3042-4518/3/... (BZDs and dementia review) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... (Lifestyle impact on the brain review) www.intechopen.com/online-first... (LatinX Women in Research & Innovation)mdpi.com 150
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 08/08/2025So proud of all of our students and shout out to my team (Lainey, Kameron, Sasha) for mentoring!! 020
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025If you’re at #AAIC25, come stop 🛑 by and say 👋🏻. Let’s chat about neuropsychiatric symptoms in aging, AD, and menopause. #159 exhibit hall. 041
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025I’m really glad conferences started offering races ☺️! Technically my first race in a different country. Bucket list item ✅ #AAIC25 060
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Excited to see this work out! Combination therapy could be the future of AD treatments. Loved being a part of this study during my time in the Denny lab bridging the ketamine and AD crews. alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....alzres.biomedcentral.comCombinatorial targeting of NMDARs and 5-HT4Rs exerts beneficial effects in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease - Alzheimer's Research & TherapyBackground Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia. There are limited approved medications that delay cognitive decline or lessen neuropsychiatric symptoms. Numerous clinical trials ... 030
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025My favorite is the Summer lab explosion. I’m always impressed with the passion and new ideas from our summer interns and volunteers!! Thanks Tala Coffee Roasters for an awesome lab meeting space ☕️. Not pictured: My orange juice coffee combo 🤯. 010
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 02/07/2025🚨NEW PAPER🚨 Huge congrats to Kameron Kaplan on his first first-author data paper and @lainey10yes.bsky.social on her first ever publication!! Seriously so proud of this lab always. Summary below (2-4). link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comAlprazolam induces anterograde amnesia for contextual fear memory and alters dorsoventral hippocampal neuronal ensembles in female mice - Scientific ReportsBenzodiazepines (BZDs) are commonly prescribed anxiolytic drugs that act on GABAa receptors, and can result in anterograde amnesia, or the inability to form new memories. While BZDs have been used for... 154
Reposted by Hunsberger LabJoanna Dabrowska @dabrowska-lab.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Our Lab’s five years of work is out! www.cell.com/cell-reports... 🥳 Vasopressin (AVP) excites BNST neurons via oxytocin receptor (and not V1aR or V1bR) 🔬AVP excites CRF-BNST and OTR-BNST neurons 🧠 AVP inputs from SCN and SON excite BNST via OTR 🐁 OTR-BNST neurons reduce anxious arousal in male ratscell.comVasopressin and oxytocin excite BNST neurons via oxytocin receptors, which reduce anxious arousalAVP and OT regulate essential physiological functions. Francesconi and Olivera-Pasilio et al., demonstrate that AVP and OT inputs excite the BNST via OTR. The OTR-expressing BNST neurons reduce anxiou... 77423
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Alzheimer's prevention day was a success. Thank you to all who joined! YouTube link for those interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDoQ... 020
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Happening today!! rosalindfranklin.zoom.us/j/9673131666...rosalindfranklin.zoom.usJoin our Cloud HD Video MeetingZoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications. 010
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Join the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease and Therapeutics for a roundtable discussion on lifestyle and brain health! This is open to the community and zoom link included. #ADPREVENTION #ENDALZ @rfuniversity.bsky.social @rfubrainsci.bsky.social 021
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Congrats to Perla on passing her honors thesis with Distinction!! So proud to see our first student leave the nest. Perla was our first summer Inspire intern from @lakeforestcollege.bsky.social 🥹. 020
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Honored for the research highlight! www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...biologicalpsychiatryjournal.comThe Missing Half: Why Sex Differences Matter in Alzheimer’s DiseaseCognitive impairment and memory loss are the hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but most patients also exhibit a spectrum of noncognitive symptoms, including neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS... 001
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Go @lainey10yes.bsky.social !! The best STOP THE CLOT ambassador. Great minority health talk about the risk of blood clots. Thank you for sharing your story 🙏 020
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025(1/2) Took a little break from science social media, but I don't want to miss opportunities to share good news in a sea of bad. We welcomed a new lab member 👶, stood up for science and @lainey10yes.bsky.social was featured on the news (so proud), sciartwork chosen for ASRC marketing, and 130
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Happy 2025 all! Honored to be featured in the final Illinois Women Conquer Alz newsletter of 2024. Excited for the lab in 2025. We’ve got some fun projects in the works and in grants. Speaking into existence that 2025 will be the year of our R01 🙏😅@alzassociation.bsky.social 010
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Hi all! 5th year, previous travel awardee, interested in aging, Alzheimer’s, and women’s health. Come check out our new work using psilocybin as a therapeutic for Alzheimer’s! Poster M173 Monday night. 🍄🧠 1182
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Hunsberger Lab slowly shifting over! Bringing the humor with us 😂 050
Hunsberger Lab @hunsbergerlab.bsky.social · 03/10/2023Hi #Neuroskyence 👋🏻 Excited to check out this new platform! I’m an Assistant Professor at Rosalind Franklin University. Interested in all things sex differences/Aging/Alzheimer’s disease. Below is a little about me 👇🏻 0162