Dr. Marcelo Lopez
Research Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
Research Interests Dr. Lopez is studying the role of stress on alcohol intake and alcohol dependence, the impact of environmental factors on relapse, and the role of learning in the development of addiction. Education | National University of Cordoba, Argentina | B.S. | 1986 | Psychology | | National University of Cordoba, Argentina | M.A. | 1992 | Psychology | | National University of Cordoba, Argentina | Ph.D. | 1998 | Psychology | | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC | Postdoctoral | 2005 | Alcohol Research |
Professional Experience | 1988-1992 | Teaching Assistant in Graduate Course: Neurophysiology and Psychophysiology, School of Psychology, National University of Cordoba, Argentina | | 1995-1997 | Teaching Assistant in Graduate Course: Biology of Behavior, School of Biology, National University of Cordoba, Argentina | | 1999-2005 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2006-2007 | Research Associate, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2008-present | Research Assistant Professor, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC |
Awards and Honors | 1997-1999 | Board Member, Association of Behavioral Sciences, Argentina | | 1997-2001 | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Study Group | | 1999-present | Research Society on Alcoholism | | 2000 | RSA Travel Award, Junior Investigator Award, Research Society on Alcoholism | | 2005-present | Society for Neuroscience |
Recent Publications
Becker HC, Lopez MF & Doremus-Fitzwater TL. Effects of stress on alcohol drinking: A review of animal studies. Psychopharmacology 218(1):131-156, 2011. PMCID: 3247761 Lopez MF, Doremus-Fitzwater TL & Becker HC. Chronic social isolation and chronic variable stress during early development induce later elevated ethanol intake in adult C57BL/6J mice. Alcohol 45(4):355-364, 2011. PMCID: 3013234 Lopez MF, Grahame NJ & Becker HC. Development of ethanol withdrawal-related sensitization and relapse drinking in mice selected for high or low ethanol preference. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 35(5):953-962, 2011. PMCID: 3083457 Lopez MF, Griffin WC, 3rd, Melendez RI & Becker HC. Repeated cycles of chronic intermittent ethanol exposure leads to the development of tolerance to aversive effects of ethanol in C57BL/6J mice. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 36(7):1180-1187, 2012.
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