Laura Killingbeck


Personal Information:

Date of Birth: April 16, 1980

Place of Birth: Kokomo, IN

High School: Kokomo High School, Kokomo, IN

Undergraduate Education: Purdue University; B.S. in Chemistry with Specializations in Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry; Minors in Biology and English

Favorite Activities: running, swimming, reading all sorts of books

Words of Wisdom: It could be worse….


Research:

In vivo Microdialysis


Posters and Publications:

Zero net flux detects moderate yet biologically important changes in extracellular serotonin: In vivo microdialysis methods in the awake mouse. L. E. Killingbeck, T. A. Mathews, and A. M. Andrews, in preparation for Journal of Neuroscience Methods.

Life-long reductions in serortonin transporter expression protect hippocampus from age-related serotonergic neurodegeneration: Implications for the human aging brain. E. L. Unger, B. A. Luellen, M. E. Szapacs, A. M. McGraw, A. L. Numis, L. E. Killingbeck, W. E. Lyons, L. A. Mamounas and A. M. Andrews, in preparation for Nature.