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The Center for Behavioral Neurobiology at San Diego State University is a research center focused on developing treatments for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

By using a mixture of biological assays and cognitive-behavioral tasks, we are able to continually add to what is known about the mechanisms of alcohol damage. We then use this information to explore possible treatments aimed at mitigating ethanol's negative effects on behavioral and physiological development. For example, we are exploring the effectiveness of a nutrient, choline, to reduce alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorders. Students are integrated into all levels of research and gain experience with behavioral testing as well as biological assays.

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Principle Investigator -	Jennifer Thomas, Ph.D. (SDSU Profile)
Post Docs	Graduate Students	Staff Researchers and Admin
Nirelia (Lia) Idrus Ph.D. Michael Spinetta, Ph.D. Ricardo Isamaya Ph.D. Sepide Mojtehedzadeh, M.D. Ph.D.	Bradley Monk Elizabeth Abou Danielle Fellman Sam Maghsoodloo Brianne Smith Chris Cascio Tanya Nguyen (JDP)	Vanessa Wiley Lab Manager Miguel Arce Nicole DeFord Daniel Sheehan
Undergraduate Students Steve Trader Joe Happer Catherine Brown Meghan Richli Shiri Grant Yvonne Vazquez Yosef Nacach Alan Dean Deni Passeratti Contact Information Lab Members Name Phone Email Thomas Wet Lab 4-4137 NA Riley Lab 4-7799 NA Student Office 4-1816 NA Jennifer Thomas 4-0681 thomas3@mail.sdsu.edu Lia Idrus 4-3640 lia.idrus@gmail.com Ricardo Isamaya 4-3640 risayama@projects.sdsu.edu Michael Spinetta xxx mspinetta@projects.sdsu.edu Sepida Mojtahedzadeh xxx smojtahedzadeh@projects.sdsu.edu Brad Monk xxx email@onesci.com Liz Abou xxx liz_joules@yahoo.com Danielle Fellman xxx daniellefellman@hotmail.com Sam Maghsoodloo xxx maghsood@rohan.sdsu.edu Miguel Arce xxx miguel.arce1@gmail.com Vanessa Wiley xxx vwiley@projects.sdsu.edu Yosi Nacach xxx yosinacach@gmail.com Nicole DeFord xxx nicoledeford@yahoo.com Joe Happer xxx j.happer@hotmail.com Daniel Sheehan xxx thered52001@yahoo.com Steve Trader xxx stevetrader@hotmail.com Brianne Smith xxx brianne.e.smith@gmail.com Yvonne Vazquez xxx yvonnev05@yahoo.com Catherine Brown xxx brown23@rohan.sdsu.edu Alan Dean xxx adean@rohan.sdsu.edu Chris Cascio xxx cascio12@hotmail.com Meghan Richli xxx mrichlinsd@mac.com Shiri Grant xxx the_alien21@hotmail.com Deni Passeratti xxx denipaz88@gmail.com The above content has been placed in a collapsed box for improved usability.

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• 010 Pom Polyphenols
• 011 Memantine
• 012 Choline Adolescence
• 013 Choline Deficiency
• 014 Blood Choline levels
• 015 Methamphetamine
• 016 Tissue Collection
• 017 Prenatal Postnatal
• 018 Cholinergic Labeling
• 019 Eliprodil
• 020 Choline Time Response
• 021 E-phis
• 022 Citicoline