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Seminar: "Rooting Out Reward Regulation: Uncovering Latent Sex Differences in Synaptic Function and Motivation" - Tara LeGates, PhD

Date & Time

Friday, March 06, 2026, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Category

Academic Seminar

Location

Foran Hall, Room 138A

59 Dudley Road New Brunswick , NJ, 08901

Contact

Troy Roepke

Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences Seminar: 

"Rooting Out Reward Regulation: Uncovering Latent Sex Differences in Synaptic Function and Motivation"

Tara LeGates, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Synopsis: The seminar will discuss our recent work examining latent sex differences in synaptic plasticity in the reward system and relevance to motivated behaviors and depression.