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Mai-Anh T. Vu
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[email protected]
Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering
Boston University
610 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering
Boston University
610 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Education & TRAINING
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2018-
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Boston University
NIH Brain Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow Mentor: Mark Howe, Ph.D. |
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2018
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Duke University
Ph.D., Neurobiology Certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience Certificate in College Teaching Mentors: R. Alison Adcock, M.D., Ph.D. & Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D. |
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2009
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Yale University
B.A., Cognitive Science |
AWARDS, fellowships, & funding
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2019-2023
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NIH Brain Initiative F32 Postdoctoral National Research Service Award
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2017-2018
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Duke University Katherine Goodman Stern Fellowship
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2017
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Duke University Graduate School Conference Travel Award
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2015-2016
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Duke Scholar in Molecular Medicine
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2016
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Duke University Graduate School Conference Travel Award (x2)
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2013-2018
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
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2012-2016
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Duke University James B. Duke Fellowship
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2012
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Duke University Chancellor's Fellowship
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2009
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Yale University Asian American Cultural Center Leadership Award
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2008
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Yale University Asian American Cultural Center Appreciation Award
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2005
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National Merit Scholar
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research APPOINTMENTS
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2018-present
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Howe Lab
Boston University PI: Mark Howe, Ph.D. NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Scientist |
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2012-2018
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Motivated Memory Lab
Duke University PI: R. Alison Adcock, M.D., Ph.D. PhD Student |
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2013-2018
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Laboratory for Psychiatry Neuroengineering
Duke University PI: Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D. PhD Student |
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2013-2017
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Heller Lab
Duke University PI: Katherine Heller, Ph.D. Collaborating Graduate Student, Graduate Rotation Student |
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2009-2012
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Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory
Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital Director: Martha E. Shenton, Ph.D. Mentors: Martha E. Shenton, Ph.D., Chandlee C. Dickey, M.D. Head Research Assistant, Research Assistant |
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2006-2008
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Arnsten Lab
Yale University PI: Amy F. T. Arnsten, Ph.D. Mentors: Amy F. T. Arnsten, Ph.D., Avis Brennan Hains, Ph.D. Undergraduate Research Assistant |
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2007
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Schacter Memory Lab
Harvard University PI: Daniel L. Schacter, Ph.D. Mentor: Donna Rose Addis, Ph.D. Undergraduate Research Assistant |
peer-reviewed publications
Vu MT, Brown EH, Wen MJ, Noggle CA, Zhang Z, Monk KJ, Bouabid S, Mroz L, Graham BM, Zhuo Y, Li Y, Otchy TM, Tian L, Davison IG, Boas DA, Howe MW. Targeted micro-fiber arrays for measuring and manipulating localized multi-scale neural dynamics over large, deep brain volumes during behavior. Neuron 2024; Epub ahead of print. [open access article via CellPress]
Poh J-H, Vu MT, Stanek JK, Hsiung A, Egner T, Adcock RA. Hippocampal convergence during anticipatory midbrain activation promotes subsequent memory formation. Nature Communications 2022; 13: 6729. [open access article via Nature Communications]
Chiew KS, Hashemi J, Gans LK, Lerebours L, Clement NJ, Vu MT, Sapiro G, Heller NE, Adcock RA. (2018). Motivational valence alters memory formation without altering exploration of a real-life spatial environment. PLoS One 2018; 13(3): e0193506. [open access article via PLoS One]
Hultman R*, Ulrich K*, Sachs BD, Blount C, Carlson DE, Ndubuizu N, Bagot RC, Parise EM, Vu MT, Gallagher NM, Wang J, Silva AJ, Deisseroth K, Mague SD, Caron MG, Nestler EJ, Carin L+, Dzirasa K+. Brain-wide electrical spatiotemporal dynamics encode depression vulnerability. Cell 2018; 173(1):166-180.e14. [PubMed] *denotes equally contributing authors; +denotes equally contributing authors
Vu MT, Adali T, Ba D, Buzsáki G, Carlson D, Heller K, Liston C, Rudin C, Sohal VS, Widge A, Mayberg H, Sapiro G, Dzirasa K. A Shared Vision for Machine Learning in Neuroscience. The Journal of Neuroscience 2018; 38(7):1601-1607. [PubMed].
Carlson D*, David LK*, Gallagher NM*, Vu MT*, Shirley M, Hultman R, Wang J, Burrus C, McClung CA, Kumar S, Carin L, Mague SD, Dzirasa K. Dynamically-timed stimulation of corticolimbic circuitry activates a stress-compensatory pathway. Biological Psychiatry 2017; 82(12):904-913. [open access article via Elsevier]. *denotes equally contributing authors
Schaich Borg J*, Vu M*, Badea C, Badea A, Johnson GA, Dzirasa K. Localization of metal electrodes in the intact rat brain using registration of 3-D micro-computed tomography images to a magnetic resonance histology atlas. eNeuro 2015; 2(4). *denotes equally contributing authors [open access article via eNeuro]
Kikinis K, Fitzimmons J, Dunn C, Vu MA, Makris N, Bouix S, Goldstein JM, Mesholam-Gately RI, Petryshen T, Del Re EC, Wojcik J, Seidman LJ, Kubicki M. Anterior commissural white matter fiber abnormalities in first-episode psychosis: a tractography study. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2015; 162(1-3):29-34. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Hütlova J, Kikinis Z, Kerkovsky M, Bouix S, Vu MA, Makris N, Shenton M, Kasparek T. Abnormalities in Myelination of the Superior Cerebellar Peduncle in Patients with Schizophrenia and Deficits in Movement Sequencing. The Cerebellum 2014: 1-10. [PubMed]
Vu MT, Thermenos HW, Terry DP, Wolfe DJ, Voglmaier MM, Niznikiewicz MA, McCarley RW, Seidman LJ, Dickey CC. Functional differences during working memory in schizotypal personality disorder: fMRI activation and deactivation differences. Schizophrenia Research 2013; 151(1):113-123. [PubMed]
Addis DR, Giovanello KS, Vu MT, Schacter DL. Age-related changes in prefrontal and hippocampal contributions to relational encoding. Neuroimage 2014; 84:19-26. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Clemm von Hohenberg C, Pasternak O, Kubicki M, Ballinger T, Vu M, Swisher T, Green K, Giwerc K, Dahlben B, Goldstein JM, Woo TW, Petryshen TL, Mesholam-Gately RI, Woodberry KA, Thermenos HW, Mulert C, McCarley RW, Seidman LJ, Shenton ME. White matter microstructure of the parietal lobe is altered in the psychosis prodromal syndrome: a whole-brain diffusion-tensor imaging study. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2014; 40(4):895-903. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Dickey CC, Vu M-A T, Voglmaier MM, Niznikiewicz MA, McCarley RW, Panych LP. Prosodic abnormalities in schizotypal personality disorder. Schizophrenia Research 2012; 142(1-3):20-30. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Shenton ME, Hamoda H, Schneiderman J, Bouix S, Pasternak O, Rathi Y, Vu M-A, Purohit MP, Helmer K, Koerte I, Lin AP, Westin C-F, Kikinis R, Kubicki M, Stern RA, Zafonte R. A review of magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging findings in mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Imaging and Behavior 2012; 6:137-192. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Addis DR, Pan L, Vu MA, Laiser N, Schacter DL. Constructive episodic simulation of the future and the past: distinct subsystems of a core brain network mediate imagining and remembering. Neuropsychologia 2009; 47(11):2222-38. [PubMed]
Hains AB, Vu MA, Maciejewski PK, van Dyck CH, Gottron M, Arnsten AF. Inhibition of protein kinase C signaling protects prefrontal cortex dendritic spines and cognition from the effects of chronic stress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 2009; 106(42):17957-62. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Brennan AR, Dolinsky B, Vu MA, Stanley M, Yeckel MF, Arnsten AF. Blockade of IP3-mediated SK channel signaling in the rat medial prefrontal cortex improves spatial working memory. Learning & Memory 2008;15(3):93-6. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Poh J-H, Vu MT, Stanek JK, Hsiung A, Egner T, Adcock RA. Hippocampal convergence during anticipatory midbrain activation promotes subsequent memory formation. Nature Communications 2022; 13: 6729. [open access article via Nature Communications]
Chiew KS, Hashemi J, Gans LK, Lerebours L, Clement NJ, Vu MT, Sapiro G, Heller NE, Adcock RA. (2018). Motivational valence alters memory formation without altering exploration of a real-life spatial environment. PLoS One 2018; 13(3): e0193506. [open access article via PLoS One]
Hultman R*, Ulrich K*, Sachs BD, Blount C, Carlson DE, Ndubuizu N, Bagot RC, Parise EM, Vu MT, Gallagher NM, Wang J, Silva AJ, Deisseroth K, Mague SD, Caron MG, Nestler EJ, Carin L+, Dzirasa K+. Brain-wide electrical spatiotemporal dynamics encode depression vulnerability. Cell 2018; 173(1):166-180.e14. [PubMed] *denotes equally contributing authors; +denotes equally contributing authors
Vu MT, Adali T, Ba D, Buzsáki G, Carlson D, Heller K, Liston C, Rudin C, Sohal VS, Widge A, Mayberg H, Sapiro G, Dzirasa K. A Shared Vision for Machine Learning in Neuroscience. The Journal of Neuroscience 2018; 38(7):1601-1607. [PubMed].
Carlson D*, David LK*, Gallagher NM*, Vu MT*, Shirley M, Hultman R, Wang J, Burrus C, McClung CA, Kumar S, Carin L, Mague SD, Dzirasa K. Dynamically-timed stimulation of corticolimbic circuitry activates a stress-compensatory pathway. Biological Psychiatry 2017; 82(12):904-913. [open access article via Elsevier]. *denotes equally contributing authors
Schaich Borg J*, Vu M*, Badea C, Badea A, Johnson GA, Dzirasa K. Localization of metal electrodes in the intact rat brain using registration of 3-D micro-computed tomography images to a magnetic resonance histology atlas. eNeuro 2015; 2(4). *denotes equally contributing authors [open access article via eNeuro]
Kikinis K, Fitzimmons J, Dunn C, Vu MA, Makris N, Bouix S, Goldstein JM, Mesholam-Gately RI, Petryshen T, Del Re EC, Wojcik J, Seidman LJ, Kubicki M. Anterior commissural white matter fiber abnormalities in first-episode psychosis: a tractography study. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2015; 162(1-3):29-34. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Hütlova J, Kikinis Z, Kerkovsky M, Bouix S, Vu MA, Makris N, Shenton M, Kasparek T. Abnormalities in Myelination of the Superior Cerebellar Peduncle in Patients with Schizophrenia and Deficits in Movement Sequencing. The Cerebellum 2014: 1-10. [PubMed]
Vu MT, Thermenos HW, Terry DP, Wolfe DJ, Voglmaier MM, Niznikiewicz MA, McCarley RW, Seidman LJ, Dickey CC. Functional differences during working memory in schizotypal personality disorder: fMRI activation and deactivation differences. Schizophrenia Research 2013; 151(1):113-123. [PubMed]
Addis DR, Giovanello KS, Vu MT, Schacter DL. Age-related changes in prefrontal and hippocampal contributions to relational encoding. Neuroimage 2014; 84:19-26. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Clemm von Hohenberg C, Pasternak O, Kubicki M, Ballinger T, Vu M, Swisher T, Green K, Giwerc K, Dahlben B, Goldstein JM, Woo TW, Petryshen TL, Mesholam-Gately RI, Woodberry KA, Thermenos HW, Mulert C, McCarley RW, Seidman LJ, Shenton ME. White matter microstructure of the parietal lobe is altered in the psychosis prodromal syndrome: a whole-brain diffusion-tensor imaging study. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2014; 40(4):895-903. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Dickey CC, Vu M-A T, Voglmaier MM, Niznikiewicz MA, McCarley RW, Panych LP. Prosodic abnormalities in schizotypal personality disorder. Schizophrenia Research 2012; 142(1-3):20-30. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Shenton ME, Hamoda H, Schneiderman J, Bouix S, Pasternak O, Rathi Y, Vu M-A, Purohit MP, Helmer K, Koerte I, Lin AP, Westin C-F, Kikinis R, Kubicki M, Stern RA, Zafonte R. A review of magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging findings in mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Imaging and Behavior 2012; 6:137-192. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Addis DR, Pan L, Vu MA, Laiser N, Schacter DL. Constructive episodic simulation of the future and the past: distinct subsystems of a core brain network mediate imagining and remembering. Neuropsychologia 2009; 47(11):2222-38. [PubMed]
Hains AB, Vu MA, Maciejewski PK, van Dyck CH, Gottron M, Arnsten AF. Inhibition of protein kinase C signaling protects prefrontal cortex dendritic spines and cognition from the effects of chronic stress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 2009; 106(42):17957-62. [open access article via PubMed Central]
Brennan AR, Dolinsky B, Vu MA, Stanley M, Yeckel MF, Arnsten AF. Blockade of IP3-mediated SK channel signaling in the rat medial prefrontal cortex improves spatial working memory. Learning & Memory 2008;15(3):93-6. [open access article via PubMed Central]
presented abstracts
Vu MT. Multi-fiber photometry reveals dynamic changes in the coordination of striatum-wide dopamine release. Submitted panel talk at the Winter Conference on Brain Research. Breckenridge, CO, USA, 2024.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Zhang Z, Mroz L, Graham BM, Bouabid S, Otchy TM, Boas DA, Howe MW. Multi-fiber photometry reveals functionally distinct spatiotemporal topography of striatum-wide dopamine release. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 2023.
Vu MT, Brown EH, Wen MJ, Zhang Z, Mroz L, Otchy TM, Boas DA, Howe MW. Striatum-wide monitoring of DA release reveals contributions from distinct action, sensory, and reward-related spatiotemporal dynamics. Poster presented at the XIV Meeting of the International Basal Ganglia Society. Stockholm, Sweden, 2023.
Vu MT. Spatiotemporal patterns of striatal dopamine release. Talk at the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's Collaboration Team Cragg Annual Meeting. Stockholm, Sweden, 2023.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Mroz L, Otchy TM, Boas DA, Howe MW. Specific spatiotemporal dynamics of striatum-wide DA release at acceleration and deceleration events. Poster presented at the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's Team Cragg Poster Day. Virtual, 2023.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Mroz L, Otchy TM, Boas DA, Howe MW. Spatially and temporally selective dynamics of striatum-wide dopamine release to conditioned and unconditioned stimuli and rewards. Poster presented at the Winter Conference on Brain Research. Snowbird, UT, USA, 2023.
Vu MT. Spatially and temporally selective dynamics of striatum-wide dopamine release. Invited talk for Boston University Brain, Behavior, and Cognition Seminar Series. Boston, MA, USA, 2023.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Otchy TM, Perkins LN, Boas DA, Howe MW. Spatiotemporal topography of striatum-wide dopamine release during Pavlovian Learning. Poster presented at the Brain Initiative Meeting. Virtual, 2022.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Otchy TM, Perkins LN, Boas DA, Howe MW. Spatiotemporal topography of striatum-wide dopamine release during Pavlovian Learning. Poster presented at the Dopamine Society Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2022.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Otchy TM, Perkins LN, Boas DA, Howe MW. Functional and spatial heterogeneity in striatal dopamine release. Poster presented at the Brain Initiative Investigators Meeting. Virtual, 2021.
Vu MT. Striatum-wide signaling dynamics during learning. Invited talk for Boston University Brain, Behavior, and Cognition Seminar Series. Boston, MA, USA, 2020.
Vu MT, Stanek JK, Lerebours L, Egner T, Adcock RA. Functional Brain Networks Linking Motivated Anticipation to Subsequent Memory. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 2018.
Vu MT, Stanek JK, Lerebours L, Egner T, Adcock RA. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex holds motivational state during anticipation to influence subsequent memory. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 2017.
Vu MT, Burrus CJ, Vagwala M, Mague SD, David LK, Wang J, Thomas GE, Adcock RA, Soderling SH, Dzirasa K. Anticipatory and reward-responsive neural activity of mesocorticolimbic DA circuitry in mice performing a sample-to-match task. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 2016.
Vu MT*, Carlson D*, David LK*, Gallagher NM*, Lin L*, Urban DJ, Srivastava S, Shirley M, Hultman R, Burrus C, Wang J, McClung CA, Dunson D, Carin L, Kumar S+, Mague SD+, Dzirasa K+. A corticolimbic mesoscale network adapts in response to challenging experiences. Poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Optogenetic Approaches to Understanding Neural Circuits & Behavior, Newry, ME, USA, 2016. *denotes equally contributing authors, +denotes equally contributing senior authors
Vu MT, Stanek JK, Lerebours L, Egner T, Adcock RA. Curiosity switches the relationship between hippocampus activation and memory success. Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY, USA, 2016.
Vu M, Burrus C, Vagwala M, Thomas G, David L, Wang J, Mague S, Adcock RA, Soderling S, Dzirasa K. Altered neural firing patternss signal cognitive deficits in a mouse model of schizophrenia. Poster presented at the Basic Science Day, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA, 2015.
Vu MAT, Sumner EJ, Ballard IC, Murty VP, Chong SA, Subramaniam M, Kraus MS, Poh JS, Dorairaj K, Thong J, Yaakub S, Keeong JLC, Chee MWL, Keefe RSE, Adcock RA. How Reward Information Reaches VTA Depends on Task Context: A DCM Study. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 2014.
Vu MT, Kikinis Z, Peled S, Kulkarni P, Ferris C, Bouix S, Makinodan M, Kubicki M, Corfas G, Shenton ME. Changes in Myelination of Anterior Commissure in Mice with Loss of ErbB Receptor Signaling in Oligodendrocytes. Poster presented at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2012.
Vu MT, Kikinis Z, Peled S, Kulkarni P, Ferris C, Makris N, Bouix S, Makinodan M, Kikinis R, Kubicki M, Corfas G, Shenton ME. Changes in Myelination of Anterior Commissure in Mice with Loss of ErbB Receptor Signaling in Oligodendrocytes. Poster presented at the VA Research Week, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 2012.
Vu MT, Kikinis Z, Peled S, Kulkarni P, Ferris C, Makris N, Bouix S, Makinodan M, Kikinis R, Kubicki M, Corfas G, Shenton ME. Changes in Myelination of Anterior Commissure in Mice with Loss of ErbB Receptor Signaling in Oligodendrocytes. Poster presented at the Harvard Psychiatry Annual Research Day, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 2012.
Vu MT, Wolfe DJ, McCarley RW, Niznikiewicz MA, Voglmaier MM, Shenton ME, Dickey CC. Default Mode Network Abnormalities in Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Poster presented at the Harvard Psychiatry Annual Research Day, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 2011.
Vu MT, Zacks RB, Henry AM, McCarley RW, Panych LP, Voglmaier M, Niznikiewicz MA, Terry DP, Shenton ME, Dickey CC. Pars opercularis volumes, verbal fluency, and prosody deficits in schizotypal personality disorder: A common origin? Poster presented at the VA Research Week, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2010.
Vu MT, Zacks RB, Henry AM, McCarley RW, Panych LP, Voglmaier M, Niznikiewicz MA, Terry DP, Shenton ME, Dickey CC. Pars opercularis volumes, verbal fluency, and prosody deficits in schizotypal personality disorder: A common origin? Poster presented at the Harvard Psychiatry Annual Research Day, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2010.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Zhang Z, Mroz L, Graham BM, Bouabid S, Otchy TM, Boas DA, Howe MW. Multi-fiber photometry reveals functionally distinct spatiotemporal topography of striatum-wide dopamine release. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 2023.
Vu MT, Brown EH, Wen MJ, Zhang Z, Mroz L, Otchy TM, Boas DA, Howe MW. Striatum-wide monitoring of DA release reveals contributions from distinct action, sensory, and reward-related spatiotemporal dynamics. Poster presented at the XIV Meeting of the International Basal Ganglia Society. Stockholm, Sweden, 2023.
Vu MT. Spatiotemporal patterns of striatal dopamine release. Talk at the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's Collaboration Team Cragg Annual Meeting. Stockholm, Sweden, 2023.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Mroz L, Otchy TM, Boas DA, Howe MW. Specific spatiotemporal dynamics of striatum-wide DA release at acceleration and deceleration events. Poster presented at the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's Team Cragg Poster Day. Virtual, 2023.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Mroz L, Otchy TM, Boas DA, Howe MW. Spatially and temporally selective dynamics of striatum-wide dopamine release to conditioned and unconditioned stimuli and rewards. Poster presented at the Winter Conference on Brain Research. Snowbird, UT, USA, 2023.
Vu MT. Spatially and temporally selective dynamics of striatum-wide dopamine release. Invited talk for Boston University Brain, Behavior, and Cognition Seminar Series. Boston, MA, USA, 2023.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Otchy TM, Perkins LN, Boas DA, Howe MW. Spatiotemporal topography of striatum-wide dopamine release during Pavlovian Learning. Poster presented at the Brain Initiative Meeting. Virtual, 2022.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Otchy TM, Perkins LN, Boas DA, Howe MW. Spatiotemporal topography of striatum-wide dopamine release during Pavlovian Learning. Poster presented at the Dopamine Society Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2022.
Vu MT, Wen MJ, Brown EH, Otchy TM, Perkins LN, Boas DA, Howe MW. Functional and spatial heterogeneity in striatal dopamine release. Poster presented at the Brain Initiative Investigators Meeting. Virtual, 2021.
Vu MT. Striatum-wide signaling dynamics during learning. Invited talk for Boston University Brain, Behavior, and Cognition Seminar Series. Boston, MA, USA, 2020.
Vu MT, Stanek JK, Lerebours L, Egner T, Adcock RA. Functional Brain Networks Linking Motivated Anticipation to Subsequent Memory. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 2018.
Vu MT, Stanek JK, Lerebours L, Egner T, Adcock RA. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex holds motivational state during anticipation to influence subsequent memory. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 2017.
Vu MT, Burrus CJ, Vagwala M, Mague SD, David LK, Wang J, Thomas GE, Adcock RA, Soderling SH, Dzirasa K. Anticipatory and reward-responsive neural activity of mesocorticolimbic DA circuitry in mice performing a sample-to-match task. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 2016.
Vu MT*, Carlson D*, David LK*, Gallagher NM*, Lin L*, Urban DJ, Srivastava S, Shirley M, Hultman R, Burrus C, Wang J, McClung CA, Dunson D, Carin L, Kumar S+, Mague SD+, Dzirasa K+. A corticolimbic mesoscale network adapts in response to challenging experiences. Poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Optogenetic Approaches to Understanding Neural Circuits & Behavior, Newry, ME, USA, 2016. *denotes equally contributing authors, +denotes equally contributing senior authors
Vu MT, Stanek JK, Lerebours L, Egner T, Adcock RA. Curiosity switches the relationship between hippocampus activation and memory success. Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY, USA, 2016.
Vu M, Burrus C, Vagwala M, Thomas G, David L, Wang J, Mague S, Adcock RA, Soderling S, Dzirasa K. Altered neural firing patternss signal cognitive deficits in a mouse model of schizophrenia. Poster presented at the Basic Science Day, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA, 2015.
Vu MAT, Sumner EJ, Ballard IC, Murty VP, Chong SA, Subramaniam M, Kraus MS, Poh JS, Dorairaj K, Thong J, Yaakub S, Keeong JLC, Chee MWL, Keefe RSE, Adcock RA. How Reward Information Reaches VTA Depends on Task Context: A DCM Study. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA, 2014.
Vu MT, Kikinis Z, Peled S, Kulkarni P, Ferris C, Bouix S, Makinodan M, Kubicki M, Corfas G, Shenton ME. Changes in Myelination of Anterior Commissure in Mice with Loss of ErbB Receptor Signaling in Oligodendrocytes. Poster presented at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2012.
Vu MT, Kikinis Z, Peled S, Kulkarni P, Ferris C, Makris N, Bouix S, Makinodan M, Kikinis R, Kubicki M, Corfas G, Shenton ME. Changes in Myelination of Anterior Commissure in Mice with Loss of ErbB Receptor Signaling in Oligodendrocytes. Poster presented at the VA Research Week, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 2012.
Vu MT, Kikinis Z, Peled S, Kulkarni P, Ferris C, Makris N, Bouix S, Makinodan M, Kikinis R, Kubicki M, Corfas G, Shenton ME. Changes in Myelination of Anterior Commissure in Mice with Loss of ErbB Receptor Signaling in Oligodendrocytes. Poster presented at the Harvard Psychiatry Annual Research Day, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 2012.
Vu MT, Wolfe DJ, McCarley RW, Niznikiewicz MA, Voglmaier MM, Shenton ME, Dickey CC. Default Mode Network Abnormalities in Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Poster presented at the Harvard Psychiatry Annual Research Day, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, 2011.
Vu MT, Zacks RB, Henry AM, McCarley RW, Panych LP, Voglmaier M, Niznikiewicz MA, Terry DP, Shenton ME, Dickey CC. Pars opercularis volumes, verbal fluency, and prosody deficits in schizotypal personality disorder: A common origin? Poster presented at the VA Research Week, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2010.
Vu MT, Zacks RB, Henry AM, McCarley RW, Panych LP, Voglmaier M, Niznikiewicz MA, Terry DP, Shenton ME, Dickey CC. Pars opercularis volumes, verbal fluency, and prosody deficits in schizotypal personality disorder: A common origin? Poster presented at the Harvard Psychiatry Annual Research Day, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2010.
teaching
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2020-2023 Spring
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Guest Lecturer, Boston University
PS 504: Contemporary Trends in Psychology: Neurobiology of Motivation and Movement Control Instructor: Mark Howe, Ph.D. Guest lecture: “Studies on Human Motivation” |
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2022 Spring
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Guest Lecturer, Purdue University
Psy 20000: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Instructor: Nadia Brashier, Ph.D. Guest lecture: “Learning from Experience: From Pavlov’s Dogs to Computers Solving Problems” |
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2015 Fall
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Teaching Assistant, Duke University
Neurosci 211: Brain & Behavior: Translating Neuroscience (~50 undergraduates) Instructors: Kafui Dzirasa, M.D., Ph.D.; Rainbo Hultman, Ph.D.; Stephen Mague, Ph.D. Instructor for two weekly discussion sections, assisted in course design, led additional review sessions, created and graded assignments/assessments Guest lecture: “Social Processes” |
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2015 Spring
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Teaching Assistant, Duke University
Neurosci 223: Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology (~100 undergraduates) Instructors: Nina Sherwood, Ph.D. & Pelin Volkan, Ph.D. Instructor for weekly discussion section, led additional review sessions, graded assignments, and created problem sets for undergraduates |
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2010-2012
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Mentor, Tutor, Classroom Assistant
Boston Partners in Education Fenway High School |
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2008-2009
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Assistant Director, ESL Teacher, Camp Counselor
NACEL American Village (France) |
service
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2022
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Planning Committee, The Brain Initiative Meeting 2022: Open Science, New Tools
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2017-2018
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Student Representative, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Strategic Planning Committee
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2017-2018
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Student Representative, Neurobiology Diversity & Inclusion Committee
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2016-2017
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Student Representative, Neurobiology Seminar Committee
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2015-2016
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Co-Chair, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Graduate Consortium
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2013-2014
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Coordinator, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Journal Club
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2013,2014
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Student Coordinator, Cognitive Neuroscience Admitting Program Recruitment
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2013,2014
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Presenter and Activity Leader, Brain Awareness Week
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mentorship
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2022-present
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Aaquib Attarwala, Boston University undergraduate research assistant
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2022
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Lydia Mroz, Northeastern University CO-OP undergraduate research assistant
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2019-present
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Benjamin Graham, Boston University undergraduate research assistant, honors thesis, lab technician
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2019-2020
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Michelle Jingyi Wen, Boston University undergraduate research assistant, lab technician
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2017-2018
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Janie Wang, North Carolina School for Science and Math high school student
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2017
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Alexandra Martinez Lopez, Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College High School student
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2017
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H. Kossamak Thit, North Carolina School for Science and Math high school student
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2016-2018
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Cameron Blount, lab technician
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2016-2018
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Deeksha Malhotra, Duke undergraduate independent study, honors thesis
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2016-2017
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Laura Lerebours, lab manager
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2016
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Elise Adamson, Duke Science Research Opportunities Program (SROP) student
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2015-2017
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Meghana Vagwala, Duke undergraduate independent study (x5)
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2015
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Caley Burrus, Duke undergraduate independent study, lab technician
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2015
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Gwenaelle Thomas, Duke Science Research Opportunities Program (SROP) student
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2014-2016
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Joyce Wang, Duke neuroscience undergraduate, lab technician
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2013-2016
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Lisa David, Duke neuroscience undergraduate honors thesis, lab technician
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