Professor Dr. Michelle Mazei Robison

Biography

Michelle Mazei-Robison is a professor in the Department of Physiology at Michigan State University. Her research mainly focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders such as depression and addiction. These disorders impose a significant health and financial burden, impacting productivity and well-being on a large scale. The Mazei-Robison lab employs a variety of advanced techniques to investigate how the mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) system is affected by stress and drug exposure, contributing to the etiology of such disorders. Current projects include utilizing chronic social defeat models in mice to study depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The lab's research seeks to clarify the signaling pathways that alter VTA DA neuron behavior and morphology under stress and treatment conditions, with the goal of identifying potential therapeutic targets to improve treatment options for individuals suffering from these conditions.

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