Vander Weele, C.V. September 2011
CAITLIN M. VANDER WEELE 530 Church Street University of Michigan Ann Arbor Arb or Michigan, Mich igan, 48109 4 8109
[email protected] 989-xxx-xxxx
Education Dates
Institution
Degree
2007-2011
University of Michigan (Univ. Mich.) Ann Arbor, Ar bor, Michigan M ichigan
B.S. with High Distinction Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Highest Honors, GPA: 3.9 / 4.0
2003-2007
Frankenmuth High School Frankenmuth, Michigan
GPA: 3.8
Research Experience Period
Institution
Position
2009 – present
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ar bor, Michigan M ichigan
Laboratory Technician and Manager Supervisor: Dr. Brandon J. Aragona
Summary: I started in Dr. Brandon J. Aragona's Lab as a n undergraduate summer research assistant in
2009. 2009. During this time, I learned to conduct in vivo fast-scan cyclic voltammetry experiments. I collaborated with graduate students and post-doctoral fellows on several projects before starting my own. My independent honors thesis project recorded dopamine in response to opioid drugs of a buse and is in preparation for journal submission. Now following graduation, I am a lab manager and I supervise a small team of undergraduate researchers, conduct independent research, and manage laboratory supplies and paperwork. I’m interested in pursuing a PhD in a laboratory studying the role o f dopamine in various motivated behaviors.
Grants, Awards, and Honors Award
Institution Institution
Period
Undergraduate Travel Award
Faculty Undergraduate Neuroscience
2011
W.B. Pillsbury Award, Distinguished Thesis
Department of Psychology, Univ. Mich.
2011
Best Poster Presentation (Biopsychology) Honors Thesis Research Symposium
Department of Psychology Univ. Mich.
2011
Albert Cain C ain Honors Hon ors Travel Tra vel Award Awar d
Department Depar tment of o f Psychology, Psycho logy, Univ. Un iv. Mich.
2010
Martha Muenzer Memorial Award ($2,000 USD) Honors Program
Department of Psychology, Univ. Mich. University of Michigan
2010 2010 – 2011
James B. Angell Scholar
University of Michigan
2010
University Honors
University of Michigan
2007 – 2009
Vander Weele, C.V. September 2011
Research Articles Porter-Stransky, K.A., Wescott, S.A., Hershman, M., Badrinarayan, A., Vander Weele, C.M., Lovic, V., & Aragona, Aragon a, B.J. (2011). (2011 ). Cocaine Cocain e must enter the brain to evoke unconditioned uncond itioned dopamine dopam ine release within the nucleus accumbens shell. Neuroscience Letters, 504, 13-17. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.08.028.
Abstracts Vander Weele, C.M., Lovic, V., & Aragona, B.J. (2011). R apid dopamine signaling in response to a shortacting
opiate, remifentanil. Society for Neuroscience. (41st Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia). Vander Weele, C.M., Lovic, V., & Aragona, B.J. (2011). Rapid dopamine release following administration of short-acting opiate, remifentanil. University University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center Member Symposium. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). Vander Weele, C.M., & Aragona, B.J. (2011). Real-time dopamine transmission within the nucleus accumbens
following opiate administration. Department of Psychology Honors Research Symposium. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). Vander Weele, C.M., Wescott, S.A., Badrinarayan A., & Khabbaz, R ., Lovic, V., & Aragona, B.J. (2010). Re al-
time dopamine transmission within nucleus accumbens core and shell following morphine delivery. Society for Neuroscience. (40th Annual Meeting, San Diego, C alifornia). Wescott, S.A., Badrinarayan, A., Vander Weele, C.M., Lovic, V., & Aragona, B.J. (2010). Dopaminereleasing effect of cocaine is due to a central, not p eripheral, action. Society for Neuroscience. (40th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California). Lovic, V., Vander Weele, C.M., Wescott, S.A., Aragona, B.J., & Robinson, T.E. (2010). Dopamine and attraction to reward-related cues. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Abstracts. (14th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario).
Skills Surgical Procedures (rat):
Stereotaxic surgery Cranial cannulae implantation Electrical stimulation electrode implantation (VTA) Jugular vein catheter surgery
Technical Procedures (rat):
Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV) Carbon-fiber microelectrode fabrication Intracranial mircoinjections / drug preparation
Histological Procedures:
Brain extraction Tissue sectioning – cryostat Cresyl violet staining Light microscopy
Software:
Abobe Illustrator GraphPad Prism & SPSS MiniAnalysis Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Vander Weele, C.V. September 2011
References Brandon J. Aragona, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience 4040 East Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
[email protected] (734) xxx-xxxx Terry E. Robinson, Ph.D. - Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychology 4024 East Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4 8104
[email protected] (734) xxx-xxxx Wayne Aldridge, Ph.D. - Professor of Biopsychology 4443 East Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104 jwaynea@umich jwaynea @umich.edu .edu (734) xxx-xxxx
