Contact Information
528 S Mathews Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Interests
Neurophysiology, epilepsy, neural circuits, neuroendocrinology
Member of the Christian-Hinman Lab
Research Description
People with epilepsy develop reproductive endocrine dysfunction at a higher rate than the general population. Our lab studies the neural mechanisms connecting seizure activity in the hippocampus with downstream changes in reproductive function. My work focuses on identifying points of dysfunction in the hypothalamic kisspeptin-GnRH circuit, which plays a central role in regulating the release of key reproductive hormones.
Education
University of Florida, 2018
B.A. Philosophy
B.S. Zoology
Grants
NIH F31 NS124306 Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA)
Awards and Honors
2023 C. Ladd Prosser Scientific Achievement Award, Neuroscience Program
2020 Campus Nominee, HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
2020 Selected for Investigator's Workshop, American Epilepsy Society
2014 - 2018 Scholarship Recipient, Florida Bright Futures
2014 Scholarship Recipient, Florida Blood Center
External Links
Recent Publications
Courtney CD, Sobieski C, Ramakrishnan C, Ingram RJ, Wojnowski NM, DeFazio RA, Deisseroth K, and Christian-Hinman CA, "Optoalpha1AR activation in astrocytes modulates basal hippocampal synaptic excitation and inhibition in a stimulation-specific manner." Hippocampus, 2023
Ingram RJ, Leverton LK, Daniels VS, Li J, and Christian-Hinman CA, “Increased GABA transmission to GnRH neurons after intrahippocampal kainic acid injection in mice is sex-specific and associated with estrous cycle disruption.” Neurobiology of disease, 2022