Submission Type
Poster
Start Date
April 2021
Abstract
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant issue with a lifetime prevalence of 29.1% in the U.S. (Grant et al., 2015), so understanding how it develops is a crucial point of research. This research investigates the role of parenting on the development of AUD in mice. Two strains of mice, one genetically predisposed to drink alcohol (B6) and the other not genetically predisposed (FVB), were cross-fostered. It was hypothesized that pups not predisposed to drink reared with dams predisposed to drink would drink more alcohol. It was also hypothesized that mice predisposed to drink reared with dams not predisposed to drink would drink less alcohol.
Recommended Citation
Bauer, Laura, "012— Disentangling Nature versus Nurture in a Mouse Model of Alcohol Use" (2021). GREAT Day Posters. 99.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2021/posters-2021/99
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012— Disentangling Nature versus Nurture in a Mouse Model of Alcohol Use
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant issue with a lifetime prevalence of 29.1% in the U.S. (Grant et al., 2015), so understanding how it develops is a crucial point of research. This research investigates the role of parenting on the development of AUD in mice. Two strains of mice, one genetically predisposed to drink alcohol (B6) and the other not genetically predisposed (FVB), were cross-fostered. It was hypothesized that pups not predisposed to drink reared with dams predisposed to drink would drink more alcohol. It was also hypothesized that mice predisposed to drink reared with dams not predisposed to drink would drink less alcohol.
Comments
This research was sponsored by Allison Bechard.
These findings are also being presented at the SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC).