Olivia Yang

Graduate Student

Personal Statement:

Olivia is a graduate student in the neuroscience discipline of the integrated biomedical sciences program. She is working in Dr. Daniel Lodge’s lab studying psychiatric disorders. Her research involves using electrophysiological and behavioral techniques to elucidate the biological mechanisms behind symptoms of psychosis in PTSD and schizophrenia.

Olivia enjoys yoga, rock climbing, and anything DIY.

Education

B.S. in Chemistry and B.S. in Psychology - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Research

dopamine
PTSD
psychosis
electrophysiology

Publications

Yang O. J., Robilotto G. L., Alom F., Alemán K., Devulapally K., Morris A., Mickle A. D. Evaluating the transduction efficiency of systemically delivered AAV vectors in the rat nervous system. Front Neurosci. 2023 Jan 23;17:1001007. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1001007.

Yang O. J.*, Robilotto G.L.*, Alom F.*, Mickle A. D. Optogenetic urothelial cell stimulation induces bladder contractions and pelvic nerve afferent firing. AJPRenal 2023 In Press