Ethovision-XT tracking software
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Schneider Lab Henning Schneider (Co-PI, BBIC): Your kind support of research in Neuroscience with the acquisition of the EthovisionXT software (Noldus) could ultimately help people quit smoking or stop using nicotine-containing products. Developing a strain of nicotine-seeking zebrafish could provide a better tool for testing new pharmacological chemicals and studying underlying genetic and neuronal mechanisms of nicotine-use behavior and addiction. Moreover, our first steps into the genomics of nicotine-seeking zebrafish could lead to the identification of genetic factors that increase the risk for a person to become dependent on nicotine products including cigarettes and vaping liquids. Throughout the academic year 2019-2020, 10 students in the laboratory continued to carry out behavioral experiments on nicotine-seeking behavior in zebrafish under my supervision: Anna Pearson (DPU ’20), Kaitlyn Gardner (DPU ’21), Andrew Tucker (DPU ’20), Drew Harris (DPU ’20), David Rosene (DPU ’20), Spencer Golde (DPU ’20), Lauren White (DPU ’20), Katelin Scott (DPU ’21), Hannah Lathrop (DPU ’22), and Hira Ahmad (DPU ’21). The EthovisionXT software is central to our behavioral projects and is used daily. |