Dr. Ehringer became a faculty fellow at the
Institute for Behavioral Genetics and assistant professor
in the Department of Integrative Physiology in 2003. She received
her Ph.D. in Human Medical Genetics in 2001 from the University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Her postdoctoral research
was conducted at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at
the University of Colorado.
Dr. Ehringer is a molecular geneticist who utilizes the genomics
and bioinformatics resources to study behavior genetics. Her
current research involves the study of candidate genes that
may underlie genetic mechanisms that contribute to alcohol,
tobacco, and substance use in humans. In addition, her lab
is developing a mouse model combining wheel-running and alcohol
preference to determine whether similar neuronal pathways
may be involved in these behaviors.
Selected Publications:
M.A. Ehringer and J.M. Sikela. 2003 Genomic Approaches to
the Genetics of Alcoholism. Alcohol Research and Health, 26(3):
181-192.
M. Saito, M.A. Ehringer, R. Toth, M. Oros, I. Szakall, J.M.
Sikela, C. Vadasz. 2003 Variants of ? opioid receptor gene
and mRNA in alcohol-preferring and -avoiding mice. Alcohol
29: 39-49.
M.A. Ehringer, J. Thompson, O. Conroy, F. Yang, R. Hink, M.
Beeson, L. Gordon, B. Bennett, T.E. Johnson, J.M. Sikela.
2002 Fine-Mapping of Polymorphic Alcohol-Related QTL Candidate
Genes using Interval-Specific Congenic Recombinants. Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research 26(11): 1603-1608.
M.A. Ehringer, J. Thompson, O. Conroy, D. Goldman, T.L. Smith,
M.A. Schuckit, and J.M. Sikela 2002 Human alcoholism studies
of genes identified through mouse QTL analysis. Addiction
Biology 7(4): 365-371.
|
