Recent Events

11/21/2024

Research Fellow Sarah Brassard was officially awarded her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from McMaster University. Congratulations Sarah!

11/07/2024

PI Laura Holsen delivered her talk “Mesolimbic Function in Eating Disorders and Obesity: From Mechanisms to Treatment” for the 15th George B. Murray, M.D., Limbic Lecture in Psychiatry at BWH/MGH Psychiatry Grand Rounds. She was introduced by MEDRC collaborator Lauren Breithaupt, Ph.D., and had a Q&A session moderated by MEDRC collaborator Jennifer Thomas, Ph.D.

11/07/2024

RA Arjun Shreekumar presented his poster, “Sex Differences in Ghrelin-Reward Signaling in Individuals with Hyperphagic Major Depressive Disorder” at the Brigham Research Institute Fall Poster Session!

11/02/2024

Research Fellow Sarah Brassard and RA Lilly Hacsi attended the New England Prader Willi Conference!

10/15/2024

RA Lilly Hacsi presented her poster “Noninvasive neromodulation of a novel cerebellar satiety network in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Methodology and initial results of a pilot clinical trial” at the BWH DOM Research Retreat!

10/15/2024

PI Laura Holsen presented her talk “Mapping Brain Circuitry involved in appetite to identify novel treatment targets for obesity” at the Basic to Applied Research in the Management of Metabolic Diseases & Obesity panel at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Medicine research retreat!