Jennifer Rinker

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Medical University of South Carolina
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Jennifer Rinker is an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina - College of Medicine. Her research primarily focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms of addiction, specifically examining circuits involved in reward seeking and the negative affect associated with alcohol and opioid use. Recent articles include investigations into paraventricular thalamo-accumbal circuits and their role in behavioral suppression and stress response in mice.

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Loss of Inhibitory Control in Alcohol Seeking and Dependence: Role of Thalamostriatal Circuitry

Open Date: 2023-09-25

Close Date: 2028-05-31

Grant: Open

4/8: INIA Stress and Chronic Alcohol Interactions: Role of corticotropin-releasing factor in cortico- and thalamo-striatal pathways in regulating alcohol-stress interactions

Open Date: 2022-03-15

Close Date: 2027-01-31

Grant: Close

Dependence-Induced Excessive Ethanol Consumption: Role of Corticostriatal Kv7 Channels

Open Date: 2017-04-01

Close Date: 2022-03-31

Grant: Close

Histone Methylation: a role in excessive ethanol intake and self-administration

Open Date: 2012-12-01

Close Date: 2014-11-30

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Jennifer A. Rinker

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Medical University of South Carolina

Postdoctoral position available at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) through the NIAAA-funded Alcohol T32 training program. The opportunity is connected to the Department of Neuroscience and eligible mentors include Jennifer Rinker, Patrick Mulholland, John Woodward, and Howard Becker. Research themes across these labs include alcohol dependence, stress-related disorders, addiction neuroscience, and preclinical studies using murine models. This is a strong fit for candidates interested in basic science, neurobiology, behavioral neuroscience, and mechanisms of excessive alcohol consumption and relapse vulnerability. The post highlights a supportive training environment and invites applicants to learn more about MUSC and the participating labs. Funding is via the NIAAA Alcohol T32 training grant. No deadline, stipend amount, or additional eligibility criteria are specified in the post. To apply, interested candidates should email any of the eligible PIs or contact Jennifer Rinker directly at [email protected]. The post also points readers to the MUSC Department of Neuroscience website for more information on each lab.

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Collaborators (5)

Preston Siegler

National Institutes of Health

UNITED STATES
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Elena Vazey

Assistant Professor

University of Massachusetts Amherst

UNITED STATES
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Reginald Cannady

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

UNITED STATES
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Sara R. Jones

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UNITED STATES
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Thomas Jhou

Assistant Professor

Medical University of South Carolina

UNITED STATES
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