36. Translational Conversations Ep. 2 - Early Life Adversity and Vulnerability for Mental Illness

In the second episode of the Translational Conversations special series, we talk with Dr. Millie Rincón-Cortés, a rodent researcher, and Dr. Lana Ruvolo Grasser Winters, a human researcher, about how their work in each species is important for examination of ways early life adversity influences the development of our brain and nervous system. Drs. Rincón-Cortés and Grasser Winters share how these complementary approaches help us better understand vulnerability for mental illness, discuss why translational research methods are important to incorporate from training throughout scientific careers, and emphasize the importance of advocacy and outreach to combat misinformation on animal-based biomedical research.

We are grateful to Dr. Millie Rincón-Cortés, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and School of Behavioral Brain Sciences from the University of Texas-Dallas and human researcher Dr. Lana Ruvolo Grasser Winters, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Ben L. Silberstein Institute for Brain Health at Wayne State University for participating in this special series, and sharing openly their research and perspectives.

Translational Conversations is made possible through support from Biomedical Research Awareness Day, a program of Americans for Medical Progress, and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology