Susan K. Wood

This study examines sex-specific effects of chronic unpredictable stress on mitochondrial function in the HPA axis of mice, finding reduced mitochondrial respiration in females and increased complex II protein in males.

This study uses chemogenetics to inhibit microglia in the locus coeruleus of female rats, showing reduced inflammation and hypervigilant behavior in response to social stress.

This study shows that blocking estrogen receptor beta in the central amygdala prevents stress-induced anxiety and depressive behaviors in female rats exposed to repeated social stress.

This study shows that microglia in the locus coeruleus of female rats influence hypervigilant responses to social stress, with site-specific microglia depletion reducing stress-induced behaviors.