Postdoc (Grace Lab) - Dopamine neurophysiology
University of Pittsburgh - 2020
Millie Rincón-Cortés
Assistant Professor - Department of Neuroscience
Research Interests: Normative and adversity-induced plasticity of reward and mesolimbic dopamine function, emphasis on early development and the postpartum period
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Developmental and Maternal Neurobiology Lab
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Curriculum Vitae
ORCID
Not currently accepting undergraduate students
Professional Preparation
PhD - Neuroscience and Physiology
New York University Medical Center - 2015
New York University Medical Center - 2015
BS - Biology
University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez (RUM) - 2009
University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez (RUM) - 2009
Research Areas
Animal models of psychiatric disorders
Neurophysiology
Stress/Adversity
Dopamine
Development
Social Behavior
Postpartum Period
Maternal mental illness
Publications
Implementing Scarcity-Adversity Paradigms in Rodents to Study Disrupted Caregiver–Infant Interactions and Offspring Effects 2027 - Book Chapter
Bedding Type Modulates the Effects of Postpartum Resource Scarcity on Maternal Behavior in Rats. 2026 - Journal Article
Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neuron Dynamics during Postpartum Scarcity-Adversity Depend on Caregiving Quality and Pup Proximity 2026 - Journal Article
Postpartum scarcity-adversity disrupts maternal behavior without altering anxiety-like behavior or cognition 2026 - Journal Article
Sex- and reward-dependent effects of early life scarcity-adversity on adolescent behavioral responses to natural rewards 2025 - Journal Article
Mothering matters: Towards a better understanding of disrupted infant-caregiver relationships in both mother and offspring 2025 - Journal Article
Female rats exposed to early life scarcity-adversity are resilient to later life changes in maternal behavior 2025 - Journal Article
Postpartum scarcity-adversity increases adverse caregiving in the absence of basal corticosterone elevation 2025 - Journal Article
Awards
Teaching Award - Department of Neuroscience, UT Dallas [2026]
Fellow - International Behavioral Neuroscience Society [2026]
Full Member - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology [2026]
Associate (Non-Voting) Member on Council - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology [2025]
Board Member - International Society for Developmental Psychobiology [2025]
Bruce McEwen Travel Fellow - Animal Models for the Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Research Network [2024]
Fellow - Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in Neurosciences (BRAINS), University of Washington [2024]
Early Faculty Travel Award - International Behavioral Neuroscience Society [2024]
K01 Mentored Career Development Award - National Insitute of Mental Health [2022]
Early Career Achievement Award - International Behavioral Neuroscience Society [2020]
Appointments
Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience, School of Behavioral Brain Sciences at UTD [2022–Present]
Department of Neuroscience, School of Behavioral Brain Sciences at UTD [2022–Present]