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Angela receives a fellowship from STRI

Published on August 23, 2017

Angela was awarded a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) short-term fellowship, which supports research in the tropics. This award… read more

Marissa Participates in S3

Published on August 23, 2017

Marissa recently served on the Mastering Your Transition into Graduate School panel during the Summer Success Symposium (S3), which took… read more

A foray into mammalogy

Published on August 7, 2017

On July 26-27, several members of the Ophir Lab attended a small mammal preparation workshop led by Jeff Bradley, the Burke… read more

Alex goes to NASA

Published on August 3, 2017

July 31 – Aug 3: Alex Presents at NASA Ames Research Center 2017 Biology Workshop between Department of Defense and NASA,… read more

Sailer LL, Haghani A, Zoller JA, Li CZ, Ophir AG, Horvath S (2024) Epigenetic aging studies of pair bonding in prairie voles. Scientific Reports. 14, 17439.

Hiura LC, Lazaro VA, Ophir AG (2024) Paternal absence and increased caregiving independently and interactively shape the development of male prairie voles at subadult and adult life stages. Hormones and Behavior. 164, 105605.

Forero SA, Liu S, Shetty N, Ophir AG (2024) Re-wiring of the bonded brain: Gene expression among pair bonded female prairie voles changes as they transition to motherhood. Genes Brains and Behavior. 23, e12906.

Freeman AR, Arenas S, Lee DN, Singh B, Ophir AG (2024) Characterization of oxytocin and vasopressin receptors in the Southern giant pouched rat and comparison to other rodents. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15, 1390203.

Sailer LL, Finton CJ, Patel PP, Bogdanowicz SM, Ophir AG (2024) Dorsal CA1 lesions of the hippocampus impact mating tactics in prairie voles by shifting non-monogamous males’ use of space to resemble monogamous males. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 18,1355807 (Sailer and Finton share 1^st authorship)

Elson MR, Prior NH, Ophir AG (2024) Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying reproductive decision making across taxa. In: Neuroendocrinology of Behavior and Emotions. Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, vol 16. (eds: Caldwell HK, Albers HE). Springer, Cham. pp 157-191. (Prior and Ophir share last authorship).