Lais F. Young
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Psychiatry
Email:
lberro@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5744
Education
| Universidade Federal de São Paulo, PhD, Psychobiology | 2017 |
| Universidade Federal de São Paulo, MS, Psychobiology | 2014 |
| Universidade Federal de São Paulo, BS, Biomedical Sciences | 2011 |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 07/2022 - Present |
| Professor (Adjunct), School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences | 07/2017 - Present |
| Affiliate Scientist | 07/2017 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 04/2020 - 06/2022 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 04/2017 - 04/2020 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Role of orexin receptors in the abuse- and sleep-related effects of methamphetamine, NIH/NIDA | 08/2020 - 07/2022 |
| Extramural, Anxiolytic and abuse-related effects of benzodiazepine ligands, NIH/NIDA | 07/2020 - 07/2025 |
| Extramural, EEG Telemetry in Monkeys: Potential Markers of Benzodiazepine Action, NIH/NIDA | 07/2019 - 06/2021 |
| Extramural, Opioid and Benzodiazepine Co-abuse in Nonhuman Primates, Alkermes | 12/2018 - 12/2021 |
| Extramural, Tolerance and Physical Dependence after Chronic Benzodiazepine Treatment, NIH/NIDA | 07/2017 - 06/2022 |
| Extramural, Individual Predoctoral Fellowship – Ph.D. Degree Level – International Exchange Program - Effects of hypnotic drugs on methamphetamine addiction: a behavioral and neurochemical study in non-human primates, FAPESP | 02/2016 - 11/2016 |
| Extramural, Individual Predoctoral Fellowship – Ph.D. Degree Level - Effects of hypnotic drugs on animal models of methamphetamine addiction, FAPESP | 12/2015 - 02/2017 |
| Extramural, Individual Predoctoral Fellowship – Master’s Degree Level Effects of sleep deprivation on rodent models of cocaine abuse, FAPESP | 03/2012 - 02/2014 |
Publications
Educational Material | |
| Berro LF, Rosa DS. Dona Ciência e Vacinas Contra a COVID-19 (Ms. Science and Vaccines Against COVID-19), comic book for children with educational material about COVID-19 vaccines. Published online and in printed form. Language: Portuguese. Editor: Monica Levy Andersen. Illustrator: Monica Oka. Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa, 2021. | 2021 |
| Berro LF, Cruz CC. Dona Ciência e Dependência Química (Ms. Science and Drug Abuse), comic book for children with educational material about drug abuse. Published online and in printed form. Language: Portuguese. Editor: Monica Levy Andersen. Illustrator: Monica Oka. Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa, 2020. | 2020 |
| Berro LF. Dona Ciência Conta Uma História: O Sono e a Luz (Ms. Science Tells a Story: Sleep and Light), comic book for children with educational material about the impact of light on sleep. Published online and in printed form. Language: Portuguese. Editor: Monica Levy Andersen. Illustrator: Monica Oka. Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa, 2020. | 2020 |
Journal Article | |
| Berro LF, Overton JS, Rowlett JK. Methamphetamine-induced sleep impairments and subsequent slow-wave and REM sleep rebound in male rhesus monkeys. Frontiers in Neuroscience, section Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, Research Topic “Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disruptions Associated With Substance Use Disorders”. 2022 [in press]. | 2022 |
| Serra YA, Barros-Santos T, Anjos-Santos A, Kisaki ND, Farias CJ, Leite JPC, Santana MCE, Coimbra JPSA, de Jesus NMS, Sulima A, Barbosa PCR, Malpezzi-Marinho ELA, Rice KC, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Berro LF, Marinho EAV. Role of 5-HT2A receptors in the effects of ayahuasca on ethanol self-administration using a two-bottle choice paradigm in male mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl). Special Issue “Psychedelic Drugs”. 2022. [in press]. | 2022 |
| Berro LF, Pareek T, Reeves-Darby JA, Andersen ML, Howell LL, Platt DM, Rowlett JK. Influence of Pair-housing on Sleep Parameters Evaluated with Actigraphy in Female Rhesus Monkeys. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2022 Jan 10 | 2022 |
| Barros-Santos T, Libarino-Santos M, Anjos-Santos A, Lins JF, Leite JPC, Pacheco RC, Nascimento-Rocha V, Kisaki ND, Tamura EK, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Berro LF, Uetanabaro APT, Nicoli JR, Marinho EAV. Sex differences in the development of conditioned place preference induced by intragastric alcohol administration in mice. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Dec 1;229(Pt A):109105 | 2021 |
| Dokkedal-Silva V, Fernandes GL, Morelhão PK, Pires GN, Rowlett JK, Galduróz JCF, Berro LF, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Sleep, psychiatric and socioeconomic factors associated with substance use in a large population sample: A cross-sectional study. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2021 Nov;210:173274 | 2021 |
| Berro LF, Moreira-Junior EDC, Rowlett JK. The dual orexin receptor antagonist almorexant blocks the sleep-disrupting and daytime stimulant effects of methamphetamine in rhesus monkeys. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Oct 1;227:108930 | 2021 |
| Henriques GM, Anjos-Santos A, Rodrigues IRS, Nascimento-Rocha V, Reis HS, Libarino-Santos M, Barros-Santos T, Yokoyama TS, Bertagna NB, Favoretto CA, Moraes CRG, Cruz FC, Barbosa PCR, Marinho EAV, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Berro LF. Ibogaine Blocks Cue- and Drug-Induced Reinstatement of Conditioned Place Preference to Ethanol in Male Mice. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Sep 21;12:739012 | 2021 |
| Reeves-Darby JA, Berro LF, Rowlett JK, Platt DM. Enhancement of cue-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking by acute total sleep restriction in male Wistar rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2021 Jun;205:173188 | 2021 |
| Berro LF, Overton JS, Reeves-Darby JA, Rowlett JK. Alprazolam-induced EEG spectral power changes in rhesus monkeys: a translational model for the evaluation of the behavioral effects of benzodiazepines. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2021 May;238(5):1373-1386 | 2021 |
| Libarino-Santos M, Brandão NRN, Borges ÁLN, Anjos-Santos A, Cata-Preta EG, Barros-Santos T, Oliveira-Campos D, Brito ACL, Oliveira TS, Kisaki ND, Silva AAF, Cruz FC, Berro LF, Marinho EAV, Oliveira-Lima AJ. Aripiprazole and topiramate, alone or in combination, block the expression of ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in mice. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Mar 1;220:108520 | 2021 |
| Reis HS, Rodrigues IRS, Anjos-Santos A, Libarino-Santos M, Serra YA, Cata-Preta EG, Oliveira-Campos D, Kisaki ND, Barros-Santos T, Yokoyama TS, Cruz FC, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Barbosa PCR, Berro LF, Marinho EAV. Ayahuasca blocks the reinstatement of methylphenidate-induced conditioned place preference in mice: behavioral and brain Fos expression evaluations. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2020 Nov;237(11):3269-3281 | 2020 |
| Malpezzi-Marinho ELA, Zanoni CIS, Molska GR, Paraventi C, Wuo-Silva R, Berro LF, Parada CA, Tamura EK, Marinho EAV. Antinociceptive Activity of the Skin Secretion of Phyllomedusa rohdei (Amphibia, Anura). Toxins (Basel). 2020 Sep 11;12(9):589 | 2020 |
| Brandão NRN, Libarino-Santos M, Marinho EAV, Oliveira TS, Borges ALN, Oliveira AP, Oliveira-Campos D, Azevedo-Souza N, Santos VFL, Berro LF, Oliveira-Lima AJ. Treatment with zolpidem after ethanol administration potentiates the expression of ethanol-induced behavioral sensitization in mice. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2020 Jun 26;53(8):e10034 | 2020 |
| Barros-Santos T, Silva KSO, Libarino-Santos M, Elisangela Gouveia Cata-Preta, Reis HS, Tamura EK, de Oliveira-Lima AJ, Berro LF, Uetanabaro APT, Marinho EAV. Effects of chronic treatment with new strains of Lactobacillus plantarum on cognitive, anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors in male mice. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 19;15(6):e0234037 | 2020 |
| Berro LF, Rowlett JK. GABAA Receptor Subtypes and the Reinforcing Effects of Benzodiazepines in Remifentanil-Experienced Rhesus Monkeys. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 May 25;213:108076 | 2020 |
| Meng Z, Berro LF, Sawyer EK, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Cook JE, Li G, Platt DM, Cook JM, Rowlett JK. Evaluation of the anti-conflict, reinforcing, and sedative effects of YT-III-31, a ligand functionally selective for α3 subunit-containing GABAA receptors. J Psychopharmacol. 2020 Mar;34(3):348-357 | 2020 |
| Libarino-Santos M, de Santana Santos ACG, Cata-Preta EG, Barros-Santos T, Nunes Brandão NR, Borges ALN, Santos-Baldaia R, Hollais AW, Baldaia MA, Berro LF, Marinho EAV, Frussa-Filho R, Oliveira-Lima AJ. Role of the treatment environment in the effects of aripiprazole on ethanol-induced behavioral sensitization and conditioned place preference in female mice. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Mar 1;208:107856 | 2020 |
| Curry DW, Berro LF, Belkoff AR, Sulima A, Rice KC, Howell LL. Sensitization to the prosocial effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). Neuropharmacology. 2019 Jun;151:13-20 | 2019 |
| Berro LF, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Cook JE, Golani LK, Li G, Jahan R, Rashid F, Cook JM, Rowlett JK, Platt DM. GABAA Receptor Subtypes and the Abuse-Related Effects of Ethanol in Rhesus Monkeys: Experiments with Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019 May;43(5):791-802 | 2019 |
| Malpezzi-Marinho ELA, Molska GR, Freire LIGP, Silva CI, Tamura EK, Berro LF, Parada CA, Marinho EAV. Effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Solidago chilensis Meyen on nociception and hypernociception in rodents. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019 Mar 20;19(1):72 | 2019 |
| Wuo-Silva R, Fukushiro-Lopes DF, Fialho BP, Hollais AW, Santos-Baldaia R, Marinho EAV, Mári-Kawamoto E, Yokoyama TS, Lopes-Silva LB, Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R, Longo BM. Participation of Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptors in the Rapid-Onset Behavioral Sensitization to Modafinil. Front Pharmacol. 2019 Mar 11;10:211 | 2019 |
| Odabas-Geldiay M, Shields H, Berro LF, Rice KC, Howell LL. Effects of acute treatments with the serotonin 2A antagonist M100907 alone or in combination with the serotonin 2C agonist WAY163909 on methamphetamine self-administration in rhesus monkeys. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Jan 1;194:252-256 | 2019 |
| Hirotsu C, Pedroni MN, Berro LF, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Nicotine and sleep deprivation: impact on pain sensitivity and immune modulation in rats. Sci Rep. 2018 Sep 14;8(1):13837 | 2018 |
| Berro LF, Shields H, Odabas-Geldiay M, Rothbaum BO, Andersen ML, Howell LL. Acute effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and R(-) MDMA on actigraphy-based daytime activity and sleep parameters in rhesus monkeys. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2018 Aug;26(4):410-420 | 2018 |
| Cata-Preta EG, Serra YA, Moreira-Junior EDC, Reis HS, Kisaki ND, Libarino-Santos M, Silva RRR, Barros-Santos T, Santos LC, Barbosa PCR, Costa JL, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Berro LF, Marinho EAV. Ayahuasca and Its DMT- and β-carbolines - Containing Ingredients Block the Expression of Ethanol-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Mice: Role of the Treatment Environment. Front Pharmacol. 2018 May 29;9:561 | 2018 |
| Barbosa PCR, Tófoli LF, Bogenschutz MP, Hoy R, Berro LF, Marinho EAV, Areco KN, Winkelman MJ. Assessment of Alcohol and Tobacco Use Disorders Among Religious Users of Ayahuasca. Front Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 24;9:136 | 2018 |
| Berro LF, Tufik SB, Frussa-Filho R, Andersen ML, Tufik S. Sleep deprivation precipitates the development of amphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in rats. Neurosci Lett. 2018 Apr 3;671:29-32 | 2018 |
| Berro LF, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Howell LL. GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators modify the abuse-related behavioral and neurochemical effects of methamphetamine in rhesus monkeys. Neuropharmacology. 2017 Sep 1;123:299-309 | 2017 |
| Berro LF, Perez Diaz M, Maltbie E, Howell LL. Effects of the serotonin 2C receptor agonist WAY163909 on the abuse-related effects and mesolimbic dopamine neurochemistry induced by abused stimulants in rhesus monkeys. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2017 Sep;234(17):2607-2617 | 2017 |
| Berro LF, Andersen ML, Howell LL. Assessment of tolerance to the effects of methamphetamine on daytime and nighttime activity evaluated with actigraphy in rhesus monkeys. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2017 Aug;234(15):2277-2287 | 2017 |
| Silva AAF, Barbosa-Souza E, Confessor-Carvalho C, Silva RRR, De Brito ACL, Cata-Preta EG, Silva Oliveira T, Berro LF, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Marinho EAV. Context-dependent effects of rimonabant on ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in female mice. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Oct 1;179:317-324 | 2017 |
| Marinho EAV, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Yokoyama TS, Santos-Baldaia R, Ribeiro LTC, Baldaia MA, da Silva RW, Hollais AW, Talhati F, Longo BM, Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R. Post-sensitization treatment with rimonabant blocks the expression of cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization and c-Fos protein in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2017 May;156:16-23 | 2017 |
| Oliveira-Lima AJ, Marinho E, Santos-Baldaia R, Hollais AW, Baldaia MA, Talhati F, Ribeiro LT, Wuo-Silva R, Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R. Context-dependent efficacy of a counter-conditioning strategy with atypical neuroleptic drugs in mice previously sensitized to cocaine. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2017 Feb 6;73:49-55 | 2017 |
| Wuo-Silva R, Fukushiro DF, Hollais AW, Santos-Baldaia R, Mári-Kawamoto E, Berro LF, Yokoyama TS, Lopes-Silva LB, Bizerra CS, Procópio-Souza R, Hashiguchi D, Figueiredo LA, Costa JL, Frussa-Filho R, Longo BM. Modafinil Induces Rapid-Onset Behavioral Sensitization and Cross-Sensitization with Cocaine in Mice: Implications for the Addictive Potential of Modafinil. Front Pharmacol. 2016 Nov 7;7:420 | 2016 |
| Berro LF, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Howell LL. Actigraphy-based sleep parameters during the reinstatement of methamphetamine self-administration in rhesus monkeys. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2016 Apr;24(2):142-6 | 2016 |
| Borçoi AR, Patti CL, Zanin KA, Hollais AW, Santos-Baldaia R, Ceccon LM, Berro LF, Wuo-Silva R, Grapiglia SB, Ribeiro LT, Lopes-Silva LB, Frussa-Filho R. Effects of prenatal immune activation on amphetamine-induced addictive behaviors: Contributions from animal models. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Dec 3;63:63-9 | 2015 |
| Marinho EA, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Santos R, Hollais AW, Baldaia MA, Wuo-Silva R, Yokoyama TS, Takatsu-Coleman AL, Patti CL, Longo BM, Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R. Effects of rimonabant on the development of single dose-induced behavioral sensitization to ethanol, morphine and cocaine in mice. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 3;58:22-31 | 2015 |
| Oliveira-Lima AJ, Santos R, Hollais AW, Gerardi-Junior CA, Baldaia MA, Wuo-Silva R, Yokoyama TS, Costa JL, Malpezzi-Marinho EL, Ribeiro-Barbosa PC, Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R, Marinho EA. Effects of ayahuasca on the development of ethanol-induced behavioral sensitization and on a post-sensitization treatment in mice. Physiol Behav. 2015 Apr 1;142:28-36 | 2015 |
| Tufik SB, Berro LF, Tufik S. Do naps and nocturnal sleep impact gastroesophageal reflux disease differently? Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Feb;13(2):410-1 | 2015 |
| Berro LF, Santos R, Hollais AW, Wuo-Silva R, Fukushiro DF, Mári-Kawamoto E, Costa JM, Trombin TF, Patti CL, Grapiglia SB, Tufik S, Andersen ML, Frussa-Filho R. Acute total sleep deprivation potentiates cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion in mice. Neurosci Lett. 2014 Sep 5;579:130-3 | 2014 |
| Berro LF, Hollais AW, Patti CL, Fukushiro DF, Mári-Kawamoto E, Talhati F, Costa JM, Zanin KA, Lopes-Silva LB, Ceccon LM, Santos R, Procópio-Souza R, Trombin TF, Yokoyama TS, Wuo-Silva R, Tufik S, Andersen ML, Frussa-Filho R. Sleep deprivation impairs the extinction of cocaine-induced environmental conditioning in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2014 Sep;124:13-8 | 2014 |
| Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Cocaine-induced environmental conditioning: sleep deprivation as a neglected contributor. Med Hypotheses. 2014 Sep;83(3):419-20 | 2014 |
| Nozoe KT, Polesel DN, Boin AC, Berro LF, Moreira GA, Tufik S, Andersen ML. The role of sleep in Juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients and their caregivers. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2014 Jun 3;12:20 | 2014 |
| Marinho EA, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Wuo-Silva R, Santos R, Baldaia MA, Hollais AW, Longo BM, Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R. Selective action of an atypical neuroleptic on the mechanisms related to the development of cocaine addiction: a pre-clinical behavioural study. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2014 Apr;17(4):613-23 | 2014 |
| Hollais AW, Patti CL, Zanin KA, Fukushiro DF, Berro LF, Carvalho RC, Kameda SR, Frussa-Filho R. Effects of acute and long-term typical or atypical neuroleptics on morphine-induced behavioural effects in mice. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2014 Mar;41(3):255-63 | 2014 |
| Saito LP, Fukushiro DF, Hollais AW, Mári-Kawamoto E, Costa JM, Berro LF, Aramini TC, Wuo-Silva R, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Frussa-Filho R. Acute total sleep deprivation potentiates amphetamine-induced locomotor-stimulant effects and behavioral sensitization in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2014 Feb;117:7-16 | 2014 |
| Takatsu-Coleman AL, Patti CL, Zanin KA, Zager A, Carvalho RC, Borçoi AR, Ceccon LM, Berro LF, Tufik S, Andersen ML, Frussa-Filho R. Short-term social isolation induces depressive-like behaviour and reinstates the retrieval of an aversive task: mood-congruent memory in male mice? J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2013 Jul;38(4):259-68 | 2013 |
| Fukushiro DF, Josino FS, Saito LP, Costa JM, Zanlorenci LH, Berro LF, Fernandes-Santos L, Morgado F, Mári-Kawamoto E, Frussa-Filho R. Differential effects of intermittent and continuous exposure to novel environmental stimuli on the development of amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization in mice: implications for addiction. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Jul 1;124(1-2):135-41. | 2012 |
| Fukushiro, DF, Josino FS, Saito LP, Costa JM, Zanlorenci LHF, Berro LF, Fernandes-Santos L, Morgado F, Mári-Kawamoto E, Frussa-Filho R. Differential effects of intermittent and continuous exposure to novel environmental stimuli on the development of amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization in mice: Implications for addiction. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 124:135-141, 2012. | 2012 |
| Berro LF, Roehrs T Catching up on sleep: Recent evidence on the role of sleep in substance use disorders Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2022;213:173330 | |
| Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Relationships between sleep and addiction: the role of drug-environment conditioning. Med Hypotheses. 2014 Mar;82(3):374-6 | 2014 |
Review Article | |
| Dokkedal-Silva V, Berro LF, Galduróz JCF, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Clonazepam: Indications, Side Effects, and Potential for Nonmedical Use. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2019 Sep/Oct;27(5):279-289 | 2019 |
| Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Treatment of cocaine addiction with amphetamine, a sleep-suppressant drug: associative learning, sleep patterns and clinical perspectives. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2014 Jan;231(2):457-8 | 2014 |
Book Chapter | |
| Berro LF, Andersen ML. Bases Neurais do Sono (Sleep Neurobiology). _Livro-Texto O Sono (Sleep Textbook), Volume 1, Andersen ML, Tufik S, Ed. DiLivros, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2021_ | 2021 |
| Marinho EAV, Tamura EK, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Berro LF. Psicodélicos (Psychedelics). _Livro-texto de Farmacologia (Pharmacology Textbook), Volume 1, Lima Santos PCJ, Ed. Atheneu, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, chapter 73, 2020. | 2020 |
| Fukushiro DF, Berro LF, Santos-Baldaia R, Hollais AW, Wuo-Silva R. The Role of Environmental Context in Amphetamine Abuse. In: Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, Volume 2, Victor R. Preedy, Ed. Academic Press (Elsevier): San Diego, pp. 281-289, 2016. | 2016 |
| Berro LF, Howell LL, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Sleep and Drug Abuse. _Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, Volume 3, Victor R. Preedy, Ed. Academic Press (Elsevier)_ San Diego, pp. 58-65, 2016_ | 2016 |
| Berro LF, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Mecanismos do Sono. In: Distúrbios do sono na criança e no adolescente - uma abordagem para pediatras, 2a. edição. Lins Pessoa JH, Pereira Júnior JC, Cardoso Alves RS, Ed. Atheneu: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, pp. 1-10, 2015. | 2015 |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Berro LF, Roehrs T. Catching up on sleep: Recent evidence on the role of sleep in substance use disorders. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2022 Jan 5;213:173330 | 2022 |
| Tufik SB, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Tufik S. Prevalence and classification of sleep-disordered breathing. Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Apr;3(4):263-4 | 2015 |
| Tufik SB, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Tufik S. Bet on sleep for the understanding of pathological gambling. J Psychiatr Res. 2014 Oct;57:176-7 | 2014 |
| Tufik SB, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Tufik S. Better understanding of bariatric surgery outcomes through sleep. Obes Surg. 2014 Nov;24(11):1999-2000 | 2014 |
| Berro LF. Obituary: Roberto Frussa-Filho (1960-2013). Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2014 May;231(9):1863-4 | 2014 |
| Berro LF, Tufik SB, Tufik S. A journey through narcolepsy diagnosis: From ICSD 1 to ICSD 3. Sleep Sci. 2014 Mar;7(1):3-4 | 2014 |
Letter to the Editor | |
| Berro LF, Tufik S, Andersen ML. Sleep impairment: the possible link between childhood ADHD, sensation seeking, and cocaine dependence. J Atten Disord. 2015 Apr;19(4):351 | 2015 |
| Tufik SB, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Tufik S. Re: Safety and efficacy of testosterone replacement therapy in adolescents with Klinefelter syndrome: A. Mehta, T. Clearman and D. A. Paduch. J Urol 2014; 191: 1527-1531. J Urol. 2014 Oct;192(4):1300-1; discussion 1301 | 2014 |
| Tufik SB, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Tufik S. Do sleep disorders play a role in pre-eclampsia? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Sep;44(3):370 | 2014 |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Methamphetamine-Induced Sleep Impairment: Insights From Nonhuman Primate Studies, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Virtual | 03/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Therapeutic and Abuse-Related Effects of Benzodiazepines, XI Clinical Pharmacology Symposium, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil, Virtual | 10/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mechanisms of Action of Benzodiazepine Drugs Lecture given to Psychology students from the, Medical School of São José do Rio Preto, Neuroscience Program, SP, Brazil, Virtual | 08/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Moreira-Junior EC, Rowlett JK. Effects of almorexant, a dual orexin receptor antagonist, on the sleep-disrupting and daytime stimulant effects of methamphetamine in male rhesus monkeys., CPDD 83rd Annual Meeting, Virtual | 06/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Reeves-Darby JA, Berro LF, Rowlett JK, Platt DM. Enhancement of cue-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking by acute total sleep restriction in male Wistar rats., 44th Annual Speaker & Poster Abstracts of the Research Society on Alcoholism jointly with the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Virtual | 06/2021 |
| Oral Presentation, Berro LF, Zamarripa CA, Rowlett JK. Self-administration of fentanyl-alprazolam combinations in rhesus monkeys responding under a progressive-ratio schedule., International Study Group Investigating Drugs as Reinforcers (ISGIDAR) Annual Scientific Meeting, Virtual | 06/2021 |
| Oral Presentation, Berro LF, Zamarripa CA, Talley J, Freeman KB, Rowlett JK. Acute effects of methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone on sleep-like parameters evaluated with actigraphy in male rhesus monkeys., SLEEP, Virtual | 06/2021 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Interactions Between Opioids and Benzodiazepines, Journal Club of the Behavioral Neuroimaging Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA | 05/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Using EEG to Evaluate the Behavioral Effects of Benzodiazepines in Rhesus Monkeys, Data Sciences International Webinar Series, Inside Scientific, Virtual | 04/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Nonhuman Primates: a Translational Model for Sleep Studies, WebHall EPM Scientific Conference, Sleep Disturbances, Virtual | 02/2021 |
| Invited Symposia, Organizer and Chair, Sleep Research Society Webinar on Sleep and Drug Abuse Lecture: Overview of Sleep and Drug Abuse, Virtual, Sleep Research Society, Virtual | 12/2020 |
| Oral Presentation, Berro LF, Rowlett JK. GABAA Receptor Subtypes and the Reinforcing Effects of Benzodiazepines in Opioid-Experienced Rhesus Monkeys., CPDD 82nd Annual Meeting, Virtual | 06/2020 |
| Oral Presentation, Rowlett JK, Pareek T, Cook JE, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Golani L, Knutson D, Rashid F, Berro LF, Platt DM, Cook J. Evaluation of Sedative-Motor and Reinforcing Effects of a Novel Bioisostere Imidazodiazepine in Rhesus Monkeys., CPDD 82nd Annual Meeting, Virtual | 06/2020 |
| Oral Presentation, Berro LF, Rowlett JK. The Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist Almorexant Blocks the Sleep-Disrupting Effects of Methamphetamine in Male Rhesus Monkeys., SLEEP, Virtual | 06/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Opioid Epidemic and Sleep-Wake Cycles, Mississippi Sleep Society Winter Conference, Pearl, MS, USA | 02/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Grand Round presentation - The Crack of Dawn – Understanding the Relationship Between Drug Abuse and Sleep, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA | 11/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Relationship Between Drug Abuse and Sleep, Mississippi Sleep Society Summer Conference, Pearl, MS, USA | 08/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Rowlett JK. Evaluation of the reinforcing effects of benzodiazepine-type compounds in remifentanil-experienced rhesus monkeys., 2019 EBPS Biennial Meeting, Braga, Portugal | 08/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Rowlett JK, Follett ME, Berro LF. Self-administration of triazolam and pregnanolone combinations., 2019 EBPS Biennial Meeting, Braga, Portugal | 08/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, Berro LF. Addiction and sleep-wake cycle in non human primates. Symposium “Advances In Sleep Science: Contribution Of Animal Models” in: XVII Congreso Internacional de Medicina del Sueño - FLASS, 2019, Punta del Este, Uruguay. Sleep Sci. 2019;12(Supl.2):1-38., XVII Congreso Internacional de Medicina del Sueño - FLASS, Punta del Este, Uruguay | 08/2019 |
| Oral Presentation, Berro LF, Rowlett JK. Acute effects of stimulant drugs on actigraphy-based sleep parameters in rhesus monkeys., CPDD 81st Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA | 06/2019 |
| Invited Symposia, Berro LF. Anxiolytic and Abuse-related Effects of Novel α2/3-selective GABAA Receptor PAMs. Symposium “Team Science: From Molecules to Test Tubes to Behavior” in: ASPET Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2019, Orlando, FL., ASPET Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2019, Orlando, FL, USA | 04/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neuroscience Brown Bag Seminar - The Crack of Dawn – Understanding the Relationship Between Drug Abuse and Sleep, Neuroscience Brown Bag Seminar, The University of Mississippi, Oxford/Jackson campuses, MS, USA | 02/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Relationship Between Sleep and Psychostimulant Abuse: Evidence from Animal Models, Neuroscience Session of the “Big IDEAs for Improving the Lives of Mississippians: 2018 Mississippi IDeA Conference”, Jackson, MS, USA | 07/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Shields H, Odabas-Geldiay M, Rothbaum BO, Andersen ML, Howell LL. Acute effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and R(−) MDMA on actigraphy-based daytime activity and sleep parameters in rhesus monkeys., SLEEP, Baltimore, USA | 06/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Cata-Preta EG, Serra YA, Moreira-Junior EC, Reis HS, Kisaki ND, Libarino-Santos M, Silva RRR, Santos TB, Barbosa PCR, Costa JL, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Berro LF, Marinho EAV. Ayahuasca blocks the development and expression of ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in a context-dependent manner: role of DMT and β-carbolines., CPDD 80th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA | 06/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Rüedi-Bettschen D, Cook J, Berro LF, Platt DM, Gunter B, Rowlett JK. Combination with pregnanolone increases the sedative effects of triazolam and zolpidem in rhesus macaques., CPDD 80th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA | 06/2018 |
| Oral presentation, Berro LF, Duke AN, Platt DM, Atack JR, Tiruveedhula VVNPB, Li G, Stephen MR, Cook JM, Rowlett JK. Observable behavior predicts anxiolytic-like effects but not self-administration of benzodiazepine-type drugs in rhesus monkeys., CPDD 80th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA | 06/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mechanisms Underlying the Behavioral and Neurochemical Effects of Methamphetamine in Rhesus Monkeys, School of Graduate Studies in Health Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil | 11/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Spielman AF, Tufik S, Howell LL. Assessment of tolerance to the effects of methamphetamine on daytime and nighttime activity evaluated with actigraphy in rhesus monkeys., 2017 World Sleep Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic | 10/2017 |
| Invited Symposia, Berro LF. Relationship between sleep and drug abuse: evidence from animal models. University of Mississippi Medical Center Research Day Symposium. Berro LF, Dees J, Edwards K, Moore A, Chairs. 2017 Research Day, Jackson, MS., University of Mississippi Medical Center Research Day Symposium, Jackson, MS, USA | 10/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Eisenberg CT, Obadas-Geldiay M, Howell LL. Effects of GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators on the behavioral and neurochemical effects of methamphetamine in rhesus monkeys., CPDD 79th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada | 06/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mechanisms Underlying the Behavioral and Neurochemical Effects of Methamphetamine in Rhesus Monkeys, Sleep Division, Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | 01/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Stimulant Drugs, Psychobiology Graduate Program Summer Course, Psychobiology Graduate Program, Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | 01/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Silva AAF, De Brito AC, Santos ACG, Souza EB, Santos LC, Brandao NRN, Silva RRR, Cruz TS, Berro LF, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Marinho EAV. Context-dependent effects of rimonabant on fenproporex-induced conditioned place preference in female mice., XL Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Neurociências e Comportamento - SBNeC, Araraquara, SP, Brazil | 2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Cata-Preta EG, Silva AAF, Moreira Jr EC, Serra YA, Borges AL, Silva RRR, Confessor-Carvalho C, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Campos DO, Berro LF, Marinho EAV. Effects of ayahuasca on ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in mice., XL Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Neurociências e Comportamento - SBNeC, Araraquara, SP, Brazil | 2017 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Howell LL. Effects of pair-housing on sleep parameters evaluated with actigraphy in rhesus monkeys., AALAS 67th National Meeting, Charlotte, NC, USA | 11/2016 |
| Oral Presentation, Young MB, Berro LF, Howell LL. Pharmacological mechanisms of MDMA’s facilitative effect on fear extinction., CPDD 78th Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, USA | 06/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Diaz MP, Andersen ML, Howell LL. Combined effects of a serotonin 5HT2C receptor agonist and a serotonin 5HT2A receptor antagonist on methamphetamine-induced sleep disruption evaluated with actigraphy in rhesus monkeys., CPDD 78th Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, USA | 06/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Berro LF, Perez Diaz M, Odabas-Geldiay M, Spielman AF, Shields H, Howell LL. Effects of the serotonin 2C receptor agonist WAY163909 on the behavioral and neurochemical effects of stimulants in rhesus monkeys., International Study Group Investigating Drugs as Reinforcers (ISGIDAR) Annual Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, USA | 06/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Wuo-Silva R, Fukushiro DF, Santos-Baldaia R, Hollais AW, Kawamoto EM, Lopes-Silva LB, Berro LF, Yokoyama TS, Bizerra CS, Procópio-Souza R, Fialho BP, Frussa-Filho R, Longo BM. Role of the dopaminergic receptors D1 and D2 in the rapid-onset behavioural sensitization to modafinil., 29th ECNP Congress, Vienna, Austria | 2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Berro LF, Diaz MP, Andersen ML, Howell LL. Role of serotonin 5HT2A and 5HT2C receptors in the behavioral effects of abused stimulants., 16th Annual Lab Exchange, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. | 10/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sleep and Drug Abuse in Nonhuman Primates, Neurophysiology Graduate Program, Department of Neurophysiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | 07/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Tufik SB, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Tufik S. Sleep deprivation precipitates the development of amphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in rats., SLEEP, Seattle, USA | 06/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Andersen ML, Eisenberg CT, Tufik S, Howell LL. Actigraphy-based sleep parameters during the reinstatement of methamphetamine self-administration in Rhesus monkeys., SLEEP, Seattle | 06/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Diaz MP, Andersen ML, Howell LL. Synergism between a serotonin 5HT2A receptor antagonist and a serotonin 5HT2C receptor agonist on methamphetamine-induced sleep disruption in rhesus monkeys., SLEEP, Seattle, USA | 06/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Borçoi AR, Hollais AW, Wuo-Silva R, Santos R, Ceccon LMB, Berro LF, Zanin KA, Patti CL, Grapiglia SB, Dalbo J, Robe GA, Frussa-Filho R. Post-weaning social isolation, but not prenatal poly:ic treatment, potentiate hyperatictivity to novelty and acute amphetamine-induced stereotyped behavior in mice., 9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | 2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Andrade FT, Carli T, Siqueira AC, Barbosa ACC, Arantes P, Berro LF. Relationship between body and beauty standards and the use of anorexic drugs by women., 9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | 2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Marinho EAV, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Santos R, Hollais AW, Yokoyama TS, Wuo-Silva R, Longo BM, Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R. Context-dependent effects of rimonabant on the development of cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization in mice: the importance of social and environmental factors., 9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRazil | 2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Marinho EAV, Santos R, Hollais AW, Baldaia MA, Wuo-Silva R, Yokoyama TS, Takatsu-Coleman AL, Patti CL, Longo BM, Berro LF, Frussa-Filho R. Effects of acute rimonabant administration on spontaneous locomotor activity, acute morphine-induced hyperlocomotion and morphine-induced behavioral sensitization in mice., 9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | 2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Hollais AW, Marinho EAV, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Santos R, Yokoyama TS, Borcoi AR, Wuo-Silva R, Berro LF, Patti CL, Frussa-Filho R, Longo BM. Long-lasting effects of food deprivation on ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in mice at different ages., 9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | 2015 |
| Invited Symposia, Berro LF, Andersen ML. Behavioral animal models of learning and memory: ethical aspects., AALAS 65th National Meeting Program, San Antonio, TX, USA | 11/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Berro LF, Tufik S, Frussa-Filho R, Andersen ML. The relationship between sleep and psychostimulant addiction: the role of drug-environment conditioning., 15th Annual Lab Exchange, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA | 10/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Happiness is Not in Science, But in the Scientific Process, Student Union, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil | 09/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Lopes-Silva L, Alvarenga TF, Soterio-Pires JH, Tufik S, Andersen ML, Frussa-Filho R. Corticosterone plasma levels of rats after a training session of the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task vs the inhibitory avoidance task., AALAS 65th National Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA | 08/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Hollais AW, Fukushiro DF, Santos R, Wuo-Silva R, Zanin KA, Lopes-Silva L, Tufik S, Andersen ML, Frussa-Filho R. Sleep deprivation impairs the extinction of cocaine-induced environmental conditioning in mice. SLEEP Abstract Supplement 37:A94, 2014., SLEEP, Minneapolis, USA | 06/2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Hollais AW, Marinho EAV, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Santos R, Yokoyama T, Borçoi AR, Wuo-Silva R, Berro LF, Jesus PF, Patti CL, Longo BM, Frussa-Filho R. Long-lasting effects of food deprivation on conditioned place preference induced by cocaine: an ontogenic study. In: Epilepsy & Behavior, 2014;38:184-185, NEWroscience, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil | 2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Borçoi AR, Ceccon LMB, Hollais AW, Wuo-Silva R, Grapiglia SB, Berro LF, Patti CL, Frussa-Filho R. 009 (BOR0113) Prenatal POLY:IC treatment potentiated amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization in mice. In: Epilepsy & Behavior, 2014;38:184-185., NEWroscience, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil | 2014 |
| Poster Presentation, Berro LF, Hollais AW, Jesus P, Aramini T, Mári-Kawamoto E, Saito LP, Silva RW, Morgado F, Frussa-Filho R. Induction, expression and environmental conditioning in cocaine-induced behavioural sensitisation: are they related?, 25th ECNP Congress, Vienna, Austria | 2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Santos R, Marinho EAV, Yokoyama TS, Borçoi AR, Berro LF, Morgado F, Wuo-Silva R, Oliveira-Lima AJ, Frussa-Filho R. Effects of rimonabant on spontaneous locomotion, cocaine-induced hiperlocomotion and its sensitization in mice., XXVI Reunião Anual da FeSBE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2011 |
| Poster Presentation, Mendonca KM, Berro LF, Martinez Jr G, Alves GA, Silva LR, Ribeiro RF, Aboulafia J, Nouailhetas VLA. Recovery process of the ileum contractile response and redox status after one session of moderate exercise in C57Bl/6 mice., XXVI Reunião Anual da FeSBE, Rio de Janeiro | 2011 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Excellence in Research Awards, Bronze Level, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| Collaboration Award, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2022 |
| Trustmark Oustanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award, UMMC Honors Day, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA | 2021 |
| Best Poster Award, UMMC Research Day, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA | 2019 |
| Outstanding Poster Presentation, Neuroscience Institute Research Day, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA | 2019 |
| Best Poster Award, UMMC Research Day, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA | 2018 |
| 4th Annual Steven G. Holtzman Travel Award for Preclinical Investigators, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA | 2018 |
| Best Ph.D. Thesis in Biological Sciences, Class of 2017, School of Graduate Studies, Universidade Federal de São Paulo | 2018 |
| CPDD Early Career Investigator Travel Award, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada | 2017 |
| Abstract Merit Based Award, Emory Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA | 2016 |
| Abstract Merit Based Award, Sleep Research Society, Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA | 2015 |
| Graduation Class Speaker, Communication and public speaking course, class of 2014, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil | 2014 |
| First Time Attendee Trainee Travel Award, Sleep Research Society, Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA | 2014 |
| Senior Honor Thesis, Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil | 2011 |
| Graduation Class Speaker, Class of 2011, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil | 2011 |
| Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Individual Predoctoral (undergraduate) Fellowship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for Project: “Involvement of interoceptive conditioning in animal models of cocaine addiction” | 2010 |
| Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Individual Predoctoral (undergraduate) Fellowship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for Project: “Intestinal reactivity of Wistar rats with temporal lobe epilepsy” | 2008 |
Professional Membership and Service
| The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), Member | 2021 - Present |
| Mississippi Sleep Society, Board of Directors | 2020 - Present |
| American Psychological Association (APA), Member | 2019 - Present |
| American Society for Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), Member | 2019 - Present |
| The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Member | 2018 - 2020 |
| World Sleep Society/World Association of Sleep Medicine, Member | 2017 - Present |
| International Study Group Investigating Drugs as Reinforcers (ISGIDAR), Member | 2017 - Present |
Committee Service
| NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group on Rigor and Reproducibility in Animal Research, Member | 2019 - 2021 |
| Animals in Research Committee, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), Member | 2019 - Present |
| UMMC International Postdoc Group, Co-Chair | 2019 - 2020 |
| Organizing Committee, UMMC Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD), Member | 2019 - 2019 |
| Mentoring Committee, Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS), Member | 2018 - 2019 |
| Student Representative, Biophysics Department Committee | 2018 - 2019 |
| Student Union Advisory Committee, Treasurer | 2018 - 2019 |
| Postdoc Advisory Committee, Member | 2017 - 2020 |
| 2017 World Sleep Day Organizing Committee, Brazilian Sleep Society, Member | 2017 - 2017 |
| Psychobiology Summer Course Organizing Committee, Member | 2017 - 2017 |
| Biomedical Sciences Winter Course Organizing Committee, Member | 2011 - 2011 |
| Student Union Advisory Committee, President | 2009 - 2011 |
Other Service
| Guest Editor, Research Topic on “Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disruptions Associated With Substance Use Disorders”, Frontiers in Neuroscience | 07/2021 - Present |
| Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Sleep and Drug Abuse”, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior | 2020 - 12/2021 |
| Member, Editorial Board, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior | 2017 - Present |
| Journals: Addictive Behaviors, Aggressive Behavior, Behavioral Neuroscience, Behavioural Brain Research, BMC Neuroscience, Brain Behavior and Immunity, Brain Research, Brain Research Bulletin, Brazilian J. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Current Psychopharmacology, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Epilepsy and Behavior, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharm., Hormones and Behavior, International J. of Develop. Neuroscience, Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria Journal of Attention Disorders, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Neurobiology of Disease, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Neuroscience, Neuroscience Letters, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, Progress in Neuropsychoph. & Biol. Psych., Scientific Reports, Sleep and Breathing, Sleep Medicine Reviews, Sleep Science, The Am. J. of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Toxics |
Teaching Experience
| NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2022 |
| CONJ 611, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medical Neuroscience & Behavior I | Spring 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident Health and Wellness, Striving for Self-Improvement #2 | Spring 2022 - 2022 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2021, 2022 |
| NSCI708, Graduate, Lecture, Facilitator, Polydrug Abuse | Summer 2021 - 2021 |
| NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience | Spring 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| NSCI708, Graduate, Lecture, Facilitator, Animal Models of Addiction | Summer 2020, 2021 - 2021 |
| NSCI708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Sleep and Synaptic Regulation | Summer 2020 - 2020 |
| Small Group, Course Director, Sleep Medicine Aligned Research Team (SMART) | Annual 2019 |
| NSCI708, Graduate, Course, Facilitator, Sleep and Drug Addiction | Summer 2019 - 2019 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Responsible Conduct of Research Course | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, Advised: Daniel Borgatti | 2022 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Behavioral effects of new imidazodiazepines Advised: Livia Nascimento Amorim | 2022 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Therapeutic effects of ibogaine on rodent models of alcohol abuse Advised: Vivian Andrade Gundim | 2022 - Present |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Impact of adolescence ethanol intake on adult behavior in mice Advised: Letícia Pichinin de Souza | 2022 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Amia Green | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Advised: Jake Valeri | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Investigating the relationship between sleep, substance use disorders and mental health in the EPISONO study Advised: Vinícius Dokkedal Silva | 2021 - Present |
| Supervised Research, Opioid-benzodiazepine interactions in pre-clinical models Advised: Tanya Pareek | 2021 - Present |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Role of 5HT2A serotonin receptors in the therapeutic effects of ayahuasca on ethanol abuse Advised: Yasmim Serra | 2020 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Behavioral effects of midazolam in male mice Advised: Caio Farias | 2020 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Kayla Tardy | 2019 - 2019 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Eliseu Moreira Junior | 2018 - 2018 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Andrea Vásquez Ferreiro | 2018 - 2019 |
| Supervised Research, Role of GABAA receptors in ethanol-induced REM sleep suppression Advised: Jaren Reeves-Darby | 2018 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Joseph Talley | 2018 - 2019 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Role of ibogaine on the behavioral effects of ethanol in mice Advised: Alexia Anjos Santos | 2018 - 2020 |
| Research Advisor, Ibogaine Blocks Cue- and Drug-Induced Reinstatement of Conditioned Place Preference to Ethanol in Male Mice Advised: Gabrielle Henriques | 2018 - 2020 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Hannah Shields | 2016 - 2017 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Amanda Spielman | 2016 - 2016 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Melis Odabas-Geldiay | 2015 - 2017 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Cydney Eisenberg | 2014 - 2015 |