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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

At the 2026 ASPET meeting this week, I received the J.H. Woods Award in Behavioral Pharmacology. I was so honored to share some of our recent data during the awards session to an audience of familiar faces, including friends, colleagues, current & former students. #aspet2026 @aspet-org.bsky.social

Dr. Serafine with the Woods Award and flowers.

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I’m proud to share that I’ve been selected for the J.H. Woods Early Career Award in Behavioral Pharmacology from @aspet-org.bsky.social! I’ll receive the award & give a talk during the Behavioral Pharmacology Division awards session this morning & can’t wait to celebrate with friends & colleagues!

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

At @aspet-org.bsky.social today? Stop by Posterboard 227 to meet Serafine Lab doctoral student Leslie & hear about her research at University of Texas at E Paso!

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

For UTEP's "Raise your Pick" Giving Day, please donate to support our Graduate Students! Many of our Grad Students face real financial barriers that can make it difficult to continue their education. raise.utep.edu/schools/TheU...

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ASPET @aspet-org.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 ASPET Award winners who are being recognized for their excellence in the field of pharmacology! Meet them here: www.aspet.org/aspet/meetings-awards…

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

It’s grad school application deadline season! Looking for a doctoral program where you can gain training in behavioral neuroscience in a city with over 300 sunny days a year? Add UTEP Psychology to your list! Deadline is December 1. www.utep.edu/liberalarts/...

QR code link to https://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/psychology/for-prospective-grads/applying-to-the-graduate-program.html

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Application review begins soon for this tenure track position in my department! Come be my colleague at the psychology department in UT El Paso! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #psychologyjobs #tenuretrackjobs

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Know someone seeking an administrative position in higher education? The UTEP Graduate School is seeking applicants for an assistant dean position! Use the QR code below to search for job posting 14283 to learn more! #higheredjobs #assistantdean #graduateschool #utep

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

My Department is hiring! Apply by October 24 for this tenure track position! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Deadline is Monday! Apply for This new policy fellowship from @cpddorg.bsky.social ! Excellent for any early career addiction researcher looking for policy experience! ⬇️

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Deadline has been extended to October 6 for this NEW policy fellowship through the College on Problems of Drug Dependence @cpddorg.bsky.social and Americans for Medical Progress. GREAT opportunity for early career addiction researchers who are interested in science policy and advocacy! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

There is still time to apply for this fellowship opportunity from the College on Problems of Drug Dependance & Americans for Medical Progress! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @cpddorg.bsky.social

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

The Psychology Department at University of Texas at El Paso is hiring a tenure track assistant professor! Come be our colleague and experience over 300 sunny days a year! Application review starts October 24: utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta... #psychologyjobs #tenuretrackjobs

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Incredibly excited for this fellowship to launch! If you’re an early career addiction researcher who is interested in advocacy, public policy and science communication, consider applying this year for the inaugural CPDD/AMP Animals in Research Public Policy Fellowship! ⬇️ @cpddorg.bsky.social

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

If you’re at #CPDD2025 I hope to see you tomorrow! I’ll be at the animals in research committee forum and I’m giving a talk on our recent work with morphine and high fat diets later in the day too! For more information: cpdd.societyconference.com/v2/

CPDD light up sign at the annual meeting.

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Excited to share this new publication in Behavioural Pharmacology! Check it out via the link below. Congratulations to first author Dr. Nina Beltran, and the whole team including our collaborator Dr. Vanessa Minervini! journals.lww.com/behaviouralp... @ninabeltran.bsky.social

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The effects of high fat diet consumption on... : Behavioural Pharmacology

iet exacerbates opioid-induced constipation, male and female Sprague–Dawley rats (n = 8/diet/sex) were fed either a low fat (standard) diet, a high fat/high carbohydrate diet, or a ketogenic diet. Rat...

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Really excited to be a part of this session and attend my first @ssibsociety.bsky.social this summer! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ #SSIB2025

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Early giving for #RaiseYourPick Giving Day opened today! Help support our graduate students at The University of Texas at El Paso by donating today! Every gift counts, and contributions are accepted through 8pm MDT tomorrow, Wednesday, April 23. Donate here: givingday.utep.edu/amb/crites

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Raise Your Pick Giving Day 2025

Raise your pick for the areas you are most passionate about at UTEP! Change lives and transform generations. Every gift counts!

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Come say hi to us at poster session 1 at ASPET! Happening now!

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Happening this evening at ASPET! Stop by and meet the trainees from our lab! ⬇️

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Our lab has two posters this week at the ASPET annual meeting! Stop by during poster session 1 to meet the talented graduate students I get to work with and hear about our research! Let’s network! @ninabeltran.bsky.social

Heading to ASPET this week? Stop by our lab posters )(ASPET and serafine lab logos)

Nina’s poster will be on April 3rd in poster session 1, poster board 006.

Leslie’s poster will be on April 3rd in poster session 1, poster board 009.

Meet us at our posters or at the new member meet and greet session!

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Congratulations to the Serafine lab trainees on your great presentations at BBC this past weekend! You represented UTEP well! (Photo taken at the zoo after the conference, left to right: Gabriela Naime, Leslie Sullivan, Nina Beltran and Angelica Romero). #utepneuroscience @ninabeltran.bsky.social

A photo of the Serafine lab trainees at the zoo after the BBC conference.

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

At the Behavior, Biology, & Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction meeting this weekend? Stop by posters 12, 71 and 92 to meet trainees from our lab and hear all about their research!

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Know a high school student who loves science? Check out this awesome science communication program called Curious Science Writers: curioussciencewriters.org/summer-progr...

Flyer with information found on this link for a high school program that trains students in science communication: https://curioussciencewriters.org/summer-program/

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Considering graduate school but not sure where to begin? The UTEP Grad School is hosting a virtual info session this week!

Virtual info session about UTEP graduate school programs. Feb 6 from 5-6pm mst. Registration link: https://minetracker.utep.edu/event/10779446

Zoom link: https://utep-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkduCqqzIsEteY4PL2SZKrpKiWykv9UNT7#/registration

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Super excited to attend @ssibsociety.bsky.social this summer! Who else is going? ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Applications are due next month for our paid undergraduate summer research training program in neuroscience at UTEP! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Alicia Izquierdo @aliciaizquierdo.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Applications for summer neuroscience research at ☀️ UCLA are due Jan 22. We have a great track record of alums going onto PhDs #neuroscience bri.ucla.edu/undergraduat...

UCLA Brain Research program flyer showing neuroscience art, social gatherings, and poster presenting.

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Please share our summer undergraduate research training program with any undergraduate student you know who’s looking for a PAID summer neuroscience research opportunity! Deadline Feb 14! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Still time to register! Join us for A Session on S.U.R.F. on January 10, 2025 at 12 PM ET for an opportunity to learn more about these programs from current directors! Open to everyone, but particularly useful for undergraduates interested in research! tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧪 #MedSky #Neuroscience

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Calling all drug/addiction researchers: tomorrow is the abstract submission deadline for CPDD 2025! Check out the link for info on this year’s keynote speakers & submit your abstract to attend in New Orleans! cpdd.org

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College on Problems of Drug Dependence - CPDD | cpdd.org

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Know an undergraduate looking for a PAID summer research opportunity? Check out our neuroscience summer program on addiction research at UTEP called SMARTMIND! Applications due Feb 14,2025. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Tonight is the night! Stop by my poster at #ACNP2024 if you’re interested in how eating high fat diets can impact sensitivity to morphine! I’ll be at board T168 this evening. @acnporg.bsky.social @npp-journal.bsky.social

Poster presentation is T168 in the Grand Canyon room at ACNP 2024. Poster title “morphine-induced antinociception and constipation in rats eating a high fat/high carbohydrate or ketogenic diet”, presenter Dr Serafine

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Looking forward to #ACNP2024 in Phoenix! Hope to see old friends, make new connections & hear about new science! Stop by my poster on Tuesday to learn about how eating a high fat or ketogenic diet can impact individual sensitivity to morphine. @npp-journal.bsky.social

Information about ACNP poster for Dr. Serafine. Poster board is T168 on Tuesday in the Grand Canyon room.

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Considering graduate school but not sure what programs might be a good fit? The UTEP Graduate School is hosting a virtual info session tonight: utep-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

QR code to register for event that’s at 5pm MST: https://utep-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkduCqqzIsEteY4PL2SZKrpKiWykv9UNT7#/registration

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Deadline is tomorrow for the UTEP psychology graduate programs! We hope to see your application this cycle! ⬇️

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

It’s the final countdown! UTEP psychology graduate program applications are due December 1! We hope to see you apply this year! Here’s a helpful checklist & you can email PsychGradPrograms@utep.edu for more info! www.utep.edu/liberalarts/...

Information about applying to psychology graduate programs at Utep. Deadline is December 1 and details can be found at: https://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/psychology/for-prospective-grads/resources-and-information.html

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

There’s still time to apply to our graduate program in psychology at UTEP! Applicants interested in my lab are welcome to DM or send me an email. Deadline is December 1 & GRE scores are not required. bit.ly/3ZL4uOH

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Applications now open for NIDA-funded summer neuroscience training program SMARTMIND at UTEP! Please share this flyer with interested undergrads: this is a paid summer research opportunity to work alongside faculty & grad students in sunny El Paso! #utepneuroscience www.utep.edu/couri/smartm...

Information about the Utep summer research training program in neuroscience which can also be found here : https://www.utep.edu/couri/smartmind/apply.html

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Applying to graduate programs in behavioral neuroscience this cycle? Put UTEP Psychology on your list of programs to consider! GRE not required, app deadline Dec 1! Prospective students interested in working in our lab are welcome to email or DM! bit.ly/3ZL4uOH

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

If you’re stuck in a long line today while voting contact polls.pizza! #electionday2024

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

Come be our colleague at UTEP! Apply for our Legal Psychology faculty position by October 15!

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Know someone considering graduate training? Check out this upcoming virtual info session hosted by the UTEP Graduate School:

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Considering graduate school but not sure where to begin? Attend this virtual event on Thursday Sept 5 at 5pm mountain hosted by the UTEP Grad School!

Information about an event on September 5 to learn about graduate programs at UTEP. QR code links to: https://utep-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkduCqqzIsEteY4PL2SZKrpKiWykv9UNT7#/registration

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

Today is #RaiseYourPick #Utepgivingday! Consider making even a small $1 or $5 donation to support our amazing graduate students! Tap the link and click “give now”! givingday.utep.edu/amb/psychgrad

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

Do you conduct research related to understanding health disparities? Are you on the job market? The University of Texas at El Paso is hiring 6 tenure track assistant professors through an NIH-funded FIRST award! Learn more here: utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

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The University of Texas at El Paso Job Posting: Assistant Professor - Hispanic Health Disparities (6...

The University of Texas at El Paso Job Posting: Assistant Professor - Hispanic Health Disparities (6 Positions)

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SerafineLab @serafinelab.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

Applications are due this Friday (12/1) for the UTEP psychology PhD and MA programs. GRE not required. Learn more here: www.utep.edu/liberalarts/...

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Applying to the Graduate Program

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