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Sonja Plasil
Graduate Student Researcher
slp114@pitt.edu
Education
BS Neuroscience, University of California, Santa Cruz
Advisor
Gregg E. Homanics, PhD
Research Summary
I am interested in studying the neurological effectsof alcohol and potential novel therapeutics for alcoholism.
Research Details
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Awards, Honors, and Sponsored Research
I am interested in studying the neurological effectsof alcohol and potential novel therapeutics for alcoholism.
Journal Articles
Baratta, A.M.; Rathod, R.S.; Plasil, S.L.; Seth, A.; Homanics, G.E.Exposure to drugs of abuse induce effects that persist across generations. International Review of Neurobiology. January 2021;156:217-277. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.08.003.
Plasil SL
, Seth A, Homanics GE. CRISPR Turbo Accelerated KnockOut (CRISPy TAKO) for Rapid in vivo Screening of Gene Function. Front Genome Ed. 2020 Oct;2:598522. doi: 10.3389/fgeed.2020.598522. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMID: 33604589 PMCID: PMC7889042
Plasil SL, Seth A, Homanics GE. CRISPR Turbo Accelerated KnockOut (CRISPy TAKO) for Rapid in vivo Screening of Gene Function. Front Genome Ed. 2020 Oct;2. pii: 598522. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
Baratta AM, Rathod RS,
Plasil SL
, Seth A, Homanics GE. Exposure to drugs of abuse induce effects that persist across generations. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2021;156:217-277. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.08.003. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID: 33461664 PMCID:
PMC8167819
Rathod RS, Ferguson C, Seth A, Baratta AM,
Plasil SL
, Homanics GE. Effects of Paternal Preconception Vapor Alcohol Exposure Paradigms on Behavioral Responses in Offspring. Brain Sci. 2020 Sep 22;10(9):658. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090658. PMID: 32971974 PMCID: PMC7564629
Rathod RS, Ferguson C, Seth A, Baratta AM, Plasil SL, Homanics GE. Effects of Paternal Preconception Vapor Alcohol Exposure Paradigms on Behavioral Responses in Offspring. Brain Sci. 2020 Sep 22;10(9) . pii: E658. Epub 2020 Sep 22.
Awards and Honors
Molecular Pharmacology Predoctoral Training in Pharmacological Sciences, T32 GM133332 September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019
William C. DeGroat Neuropharmacology Department Fellowship September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021
Molecular Pharmacology Predoctoral Training in Pharmacological Sciences, T32 GM133332 September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020
Sponsored Research
NIH T32 GM008424