Cassandra D. Gipson

This study shows that estrogen receptor beta on VTA dopamine neurons reduces nicotine self-administration in female rats by decreasing dopamine neuron firing.

This study validates a CX3CR1::Cre transgenic rat line for investigating microglial roles in nicotine self-administration by demonstrating DREADD transduction and nicotine SA behavior.

This study shows that cholinergic interneurons in the nucleus accumbens core mediate cue-induced nicotine seeking and associated glutamatergic plasticity through specific receptor mechanisms.