Amy Deveau presented her research at the Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction meeting

Dr. Amy Deveau, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry & Physics, recently presented her research at the Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction meeting that was held in San Antonio, Texas from March 4-6, 2011.  Dr. Deveau's talk was titled “In Vitro Characterization and In Vivo Blockade Study of Lead Compound LAA-2-27b”.  The talk discussed the synthesis and characterization of biologically-active compounds that were created in Dr. Deveau's lab and then their subsequent screening for in vitro biological activity by pharmacologists Dr. Richard Rothman (NIDA/NIH) and Dr. Wolfgang Sadee (Ohio State University) and their colleagues.  The talk further featured results from Dr. Ed Bilsky's lab in UNECOM that studied one compound's ability to reverse morphine's pharmacological effects in mice.  Most importantly, the talk highlighted research done by UNE students Andrea Pelotte (09', BCH/Med Bio), Elizabeth "Liz" Andrews (10', BCH/Med Bio) and Tanya Lawrence (11', Med Bio), as well as contributions by Denise Giuvelis (research associate, Bilsky Lab).  

Liz Andrews, now a graduate student in Chemistry at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, was also awarded a competitive travel stipend to attend the meeting.  Liz presented a separate poster titled "Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Diphenyl and Dimethyl Carbamate Derivatives of 6_-Naltrexol in Vitro and in Vivo as Possible Treatments for Opioid Addiction".

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