Gregory Grumbar joined the FAU Brain Institute in 2018 after receiving a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology and a master’s degree in pharmacology from Georgetown University.
Grumbar, a research assistant at the FAU Brain Institute, is contributing to this work through two lines of inquiry using genetically modified mice. In one study, he is investigating the ways in which serotonin signaling is influenced by genetic alteration of the molecular pathways through which the signals move, and the resulting changes in behavior.
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To view other
In the Labs,
click
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Grant to Help Families Affected by Addiction
An FAU researcher and her collaborator just landed a grant to help assist children and families affected by substance use addiction. The project aims to increase the well-being of guardians and children and their mental health, focusing on improving permanency, and enhancing the safety of children who are at risk of out-of-home placement due to a guardian's substance misuse.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $2.64 million to Wendy Guastaferro, Ph.D., associate professor and associate dean for research in the College for Design and Social Inquiry, and her collaborator at Georgia State University.
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Researchers Exam Pregnant Women's Exposure to Mercury Through Eating Fish
An FAU researcher and collaborators recently conducted a study to assess mercury concentrations in the hair of pregnant women living in coastal Florida. The study showed the average mercury concentration found in their hair was lower or similar to U.S. data for women of child-bearing age, despite living in costal Florida where the average adult consumption of seafood is 10 times higher than the general U.S. population.
Adam M. Schaefer, MPH, of FAU Harbor Branch was the lead author of the study published in the
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
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Hot off the Presses:
Owl Research & Innovation
The Division of Research will begin distributing the Spring 2020 issue of the
Owl Research & Innovation
magazine in January. This edition covers stories like FAU’s lead in artificial intelligence, cavefish research, dean of science guiding direction of PBS' “Star Gazers,” winners of the Art of Science photo contest and more. If you would like to request copies for events, meetings or conferences, click
here
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Come listen to one of the first 2020 FAU Frontiers in Science lecture series from
6 to 7 p.m., Jan. 24, General Classroom North, Room 102, with M. Jackson, Ph.D.
, geographer, glaciologist, TED Fellow, National Geographic Society Explorer and author of the 2019 book "The Secret Lives of Glaciers," as she explores the fascinating geography of glaciers on Earth.
FAU Frontiers in Science will feature experts in their field talking across multiple scientific disciplines, such as: artificial intelligence and machine learning, the geology of glaciers, the biology of extreme movement, mathematical modeling, understanding the Big Bang, nanomachines and more.

Check out other FAU Frontiers lectures
here.
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*Corrections:
Last week both links to videos were ineffective. Here are the correct links:
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Have You Recently Published a Book?
The research communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after June 2019) book, book chapter or co-authored book or book chapter, for possible inclusion in the upcoming
Owl Research & Innovation
magazine and/or newsletter. Submit your information
HERE.
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4 and 7 p.m.,
TODAY
,
Johnson Education Center, Fort Pierce, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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4 p.m., Jan. 14, MC-17, Room 119, Jupiter Campus
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2 to 3 p.m., Jan. 16, Boca Raton Public Library
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4 p.m., Jan. 17, General Classroom North, Room 102, Boca Raton Campus
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4 to 5 p.m., Jan. 22, Jaffe Center 3rd Floor, S.E. Wimberly Library, Boca Raton Campus
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6 to 7 p.m., Jan. 24, General Classroom North, Room 102, Boca Raton Campus
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4:30 to 7 p.m., Feb. 12, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Boca Raton Campus
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Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D.
A Comprehensive Lagoon-wide Monitoring Plan for the Indian River Lagoon
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$50,000
Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (IRLNEP)
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Taylor Hagood, Ph.D.
Decolonization Across Disciplines in the Americas Symposium
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$1,000
Florida Humanities Council
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Sara Ayers-Rigsby, M.A.
Application for FOA Funding Opportunity Announcement L19AS00073/ BLM-ES, Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management Program, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area
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$25,278
Florida Atlantic University RC Bureau of Land Management (FAURC-BLM)
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Loisa Kerwin
Riverwoods Site Maintenance, Technical Support and Environmental Outreach FY2020-2022
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$298,190
South Florida Water Management District
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Ray Coleman
Teaching Empathy through Nature Year 2 (2019-2020)
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$32,395
Prime Time Palm Beach County
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Roland Kidwell, Ph.D.
Hybrid Biocomposites: From Nature's Ingenuity to Smart Materials
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$64,500
Veterans Florida-State
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Limited Submissions
Featured, upcoming limited submissions are listed below, with internal application due dates. To access a full list of limited submission funding opportunities and
instructions for submitting an internal application
, click
here.
Due (Internal applications):
Jan. 10
Due (Internal applications):
Jan. 14
Due (Internal applications):
First-received basis
Due (Internal applications): Jan. 21

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