Biography
Austin Boren is a Ph.D. Neuroscience student working under Dr. Rochelle Hines. He is currently working with a mouse model to investigate epilepsy as a common symptom of psychotic disorders. His primary interests lie in psychiatric disorder, addiction, and development and hopes to continue this line of research in academia.
Austin Boren
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: 3390 Racquet St
Las Vegas, Nevada 89121-1285
Phone: (775) 233-4060
Email:
EDUCATION
University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 2016-present
Doctoral program, Experimental Psychology (Neuroscience)
Expected graduation: 2022
University of Nevada Las, Vegas; 2014–2016
Bachelor of arts degree, psychology
Graduation: December 2015
Psychology GPA: 3.7
Overall GPA: 3.7
College of Southern Nevada; 2013–2014
Area of study; psychology
Transferred to University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Reno; 2006–2010
Area of study; philosophy
Transferred to College of Southern Nevada
HONORS AND AWARDS
Dean’s Honor List, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 2014–2015
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hines Group Laboratory
Fall 2017-Current
Title: Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor: Rochelle Hines Ph.D
Responsibilities:
-Murine electroencephalogram analysis.
-Animal husbandry including; breeding, weaning, genotyping, and colony tracking.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory;
Fall 2016–Fall 2017
Title: Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor: Jefferson W. Kinney Ph.D.
Responsibilities:
-Design, operation, organizing, and analysis behavioral assays including; Morris water maze, novel object recognition, cued and contextual fear conditioning, open field, tail flick, behavioral screen assay, Barnes maze.
-Operation, organizing and analysis of bench assays including; Western blot, immunohistochemistry chemistry, end point polymerase chain reaction, protein concentration assay, ELISA, and confocal microscopy.
-Animal husbandry including; breeding, weaning, genotyping, and colony tracking.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory;
Fall 2014–2015
Title: Research Assistant
Faculty Advisor: Jefferson W. Kinney Ph.D.
Responsibilities:
-Assisting in operation of behavioral assay including Morris water maze and forced swim task.
-Assisting in operation of biochemical assays including immunohistochemistry, Western blot, polymerase chain reaction, and protein concentration assay.
-Assisting in collecting tissue samples.
-Assisting in handling research animals.
-Organizing and conducting literature searches.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
1. Murtishaw, A.S., Bolton, M.M., Boren, A.J., Salazar, A.M., Toughlian, J.E., Ortiz, A.A., Kinney, J.W. Alterations of high-fat diet in CX3CR1 knockout mice on neuroinflammation, metabolic markers, and Alzheimer’s disease-related pathology. Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior. Montreal, Canada, July 2017.
2. Murtishaw, A.S., Bolton, M.M., Boren, A.J., Salazar, A.M., Toughlian, J.E., Ortiz, A.A., Kinney, J.W. High-fat diet induced insulin disruption in CX3CR1 knockout mice on dementia-related pathology. Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. Washington, D.C., November 2017.
3. Andrew S. Murtishaw, Monica M. Bolton, Austin J. Boren, and Jefferson W. Kinney. The effects of insulin impairments in CX3CR1 knockout mice on dementia-related pathology and neuroinflammation. Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. San Diego, CA, November 2016.
4. Murtishaw, A.S., Heaney, C.F., Bolton, M.M., Belmonte, K.C.D, Langardt, M.A., Calvin K.N., Boren, A.J., & Kinney, J.W. A novel administration of systemic streptozotocin leads to alterations relevant to vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. Chicago, IL, October 2015.
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES AND LEADERSHIP
Presenting Member of Neuroscience Journal Club; 2014–present
Guest lecture invitation for Foundations of Physiological Psychology; Fall 2015
Physiology of Psychology tutor (PSY 303); Spring 2015
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Nevada brain bee board member; 2017
Yearly national competition for high school students on brain structure and function.
Nevada brain bee judge; 2017
Brain awareness outreach; Spring 2015 – present
Educational presentations and workshops for elementary school children on brain function and brain safety
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Jefferson W. Kinney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Affiliate Faculty, Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 455030 Las Vegas, NV 89154-5030.
Phone: (702) 895-4766
Email:
James M. Hyman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, CBC-C 5030 Las Vegas, NV 89154-0530.
Phone: (702) 895-0109
Email: james.Hyman@unlv.edu
Colleen M. Parks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, CBC-B 341 5030 Las Vegas, NV 89154-0530.
Phone: (702) 895-0139
Email: