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Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol. 2023 Aug 11;16:100202. doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2023.100202. eCollection 2023 Nov.
ABSTRACT
This narrative review charts my unconventional path to becoming a social neuroscientist and describes my research findings – some baffling, some serendipitous, some pivotal – in the field of neuropeptide biology. I trace my childhood as a Bell Labs “brat” to my adolescence as a soccer-playing party girl, to my early days as a graduate student, when I first encountered oxytocin and vasopressin. These two molecules instantly captivated – and held – my attention and imagination. For more than 25 years, a core goal of my research program has been to better understand how these neuropeptides regulate social functioning across a range of species (e.g., meadow voles, mice, squirrel monkeys, rhesus monkeys, and humans), and to translate fundamental insights from this work to guide development of novel pharmacotherapies to treat social impairments in clinical populations. I also discuss my experience of being a woman and a mother in STEM, and identify the important people and events which helped shape my career and the scientist I am today.
PMID:38108026 | PMC:PMC10724734 | DOI:10.1016/j.cpnec.2023.100202
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