Program: MD/PhD

Admitted: Agosto 2015

Advisor: Dra. María Sosa / Dra. Marisela Morales (NIH)

Research topic: Understanding the neuroadaptations that occur within the framework of the withdrawal/negative affect stage of opioid addiction. Used a preclinical model of opioid dependence to establish a behavioral mice model of heroin withdrawal suited for the identification and modulation of a specific neural circuit responsible for the establishment of opioid withdrawal-dependent behaviors. 

Contact Information: yocasta.alvarez@upr.edu