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MSc. Student
The Netherlands
Biology
The effect of SSRI's on intra-cortical information pathways and inter-columnar integration
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) sush as Prozac are often prescribed as anti-depressants, and are sometimes used by women during pregnancy. The effects of SSRI's in human development are largely unknown. However, SSRI's are known to disturb the formation of barrels in rat primary somatosensory cortex. During my internship here I will focus on investigating intra-cortical signal propagation as well as inter-columnar integration in both Wild-type and Serotonin Transporter Knock-Out rats.
present
Internship
with Neuropi group, under the supervision of Dr. Dirk Schubert. Involves the use of multielectrode array (MEA) and single-cell patch clamp techniques, to investigate the effects of SSRIs and serotonin transporter knockouts on signal propogation in the rat barrel cortex.
Awarded B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Bachelor internship entitled "The Effects of Light Deprivation on the Development of the Background Adaptation System of Xenopus laevis".
