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

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!

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

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/...

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

SerafineLab@serafinelab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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

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

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

SerafineLab@serafinelab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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

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

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence@cpddorg.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 Last Call! 🚨 Don’t miss your chance to apply for the Animals in Research Policy Fellowship — applications close soon! This is your opportunity to: ✅ Deepen your expertise ✅ Connect with leading researchers 🕒 Deadline is fast approaching — apply now before it’s too late! cpdd.org/cpdd-amp-ani...

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! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence@cpddorg.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Mentorship, Experience, and Training at the Intersection of Science, Policy, and Advocacy. Apply now for our Animals in Research Policy Fellowship. 👉 Learn more & apply: cpdd.org/cpdd-amp-ani...

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

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence@cpddorg.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Mentorship, Experience, and Training at the Intersection of Science, Policy, and Advocacy. Apply now for our Animals in Research Policy Fellowship. 👉 Learn more & apply: cpdd.org/cpdd-amp-ani...

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

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

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence@cpddorg.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Mentorship, Experience, and Training at the Intersection of Science, Policy, and Advocacy. Apply now for our Animals in Research Policy Fellowship. 👉 Learn more & apply: cpdd.org/cpdd-amp-ani...

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/

Happy to share another new paper from our lab, published in the European Journal of Pharmacology! Congrats to first author (and newly minted PhD) Dr. Nina Beltran, co-authors Leslie and Gabriella, and collaborator Dr. Minervini. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40348326/ @ninabeltran.bsky.social

Eating a high fat/high carbohydrate diet enhances morphine tolerance, while eating a ketogenic diet mitigates morphine withdrawal in male rats - PubMed

Obesity is associated with greater prescription rates of pain-relieving drugs (i.e., opioids). However, it is not known if opioid sensitivity is altered by diet, in particular with regard to fat and c...

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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

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

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What "Food Systems" Can Teach Us About Drug Use and Addiction hear the latest from: Sue Grigson · @drbhenderson.bsky.social · @serafinelab.bsky.social 🗓️ July 28–Aug 1 · 📍Oxford 👉 Register: www.ssib.org/2025/registr... #SSIB2025

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

SerafineLab@serafinelab.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

SerafineLab@serafinelab.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

SSIBsociety@ssibsociety.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 SSIB 2025 Annual Meeting 📍 Oxford, UK | 🗓 July 28–Aug 1 🌟 5 Days of Science, Networking, & Fun! Keynotes: Sadaf Farooqi, John Glendinning, Marion Hetherington, Daniel Lettle, & many more! 🗓 Abstracts due: March 14 💡 Early Reg: June 18 🔗 ssib.org/2025/ #SSIB #IngestiveBehavior

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

SerafineLab@serafinelab.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

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...

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! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

SerafineLab@serafinelab.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...