College of Medicine
Bedenbaugh Lab
Led by Michelle N. Bedenbaugh · Neuroscience
What we study
The Bedenbaugh Lab studies neural circuits in mice that control feeding, stress, and anxiety. They use genetic tools to visualize, record, and modify these circuits to understand how they influence behavior and health across the lifespan.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Mice
- Papers
- 4
Recent papers, explained
- Microglia are required for developmental specification of AgRP innervation in the hypothalamus of offspring exposed to maternal high-fat diet during lactation
2025 · eLife
Finds that a high-fat diet changes brain immune cells in offspring.
- BNST G lu N 2 D ‐containing NMDAR s contribute to ethanol intake but not negative affective behaviors in female mice
2024 · Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
Tests whether a brain protein affects alcohol drinking in female mice.
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- Endothelial β1-integrins are necessary for microvascular function and glucose uptake
2024 · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
Shows that a protein in blood vessels helps muscles take up sugar.
- Role and Regulation of BNST GluN2D-containing NMDARs in a Continuous Access Ethanol Task
2023 · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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