Yanaira Alonso-Caraballo, PhD
McLean Hospital Title:
- Research Fellow, Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior Laboratory
Harvard Medical School Title:
- Research Fellow in Psychiatry
Biography:
Yanaira Alonso-Caraballo, PhD, graduated from the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Michigan. As a graduate student, Dr. Alonso-Caraballo, studied the role of the estrous cycle and ovarian hormones on cue-induced food-seeking behaviors on female rats in the laboratory of Dr. Carrie Ferrario.
Currently, Dr. Alonso-Caraballo, is a NIH DSPAN (F99/K00) post-doctoral research fellow in the laboratories of Dr. Elena Chartoff (primary sponsor) and Dr. Vadim Bolshakov (co-sponsor). Her research is focused on investigating the role of the estrous cycle and ovarian hormones on the behavioral and electrophysiological mechanisms of incubation of oxycodone craving in female rats.
Expertise:
Publications:
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Education & Training:
Degrees:
- 2013 BS in Biomedical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
- 2020 PhD Neuroscience, University of Michigan
Fellowship:
- 2020-Present Post-Doctoral NIH DSPAN (F99/K00) Fellowship, McLean Hospital
Contact:
Email:
Office Address:
Belmont campus - Mailman Research Center, Room 205
