Rachel Branco
Associate Teaching Professor
- Office
- 229C Jordan Hall Of Science
Notre Dame, IN 46556 - rbranco@nd.edu
Prospective Graduate Students
Biography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2024-present | Associate Teaching Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 2018-2024 | Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Notre Dame |
| 2018 | Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Emory University |
| 2013 | M.S. in Neuropsychology, University of Maastricht |
| 2012 | B.S. in Neuroscience, Baylor University |
Selected Awards
2013-2018 Emory Woodruff Fellowship
2012-2013 Fulbright Fellowship
2012 Senior Outstanding Student in Neuroscience, Baylor University
Selected Publications
- Baker, E. S.; Moon, K. J. and Branco, R. C. "Chlorpyrifos: Who Paid and Who Profited?" 2024 Environmental Justice, 17 (1), pp.79-84. DOI: 10.1089/env.2022.0074.
- Arruebarrena, M. A.; Hawe, C. T.; Lee, Y. M. and Branco, R. C. "Mechanisms of Cadmium Neurotoxicity" 2023 International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (23), 16558. DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316558.
- Curtis, M. A.; Dhamsania, R. K.; Branco, R. C.; Guo, J. D.; Creeden, J.; Neifer, K. L.; Black, C. A.; Winokur, E. J.; Andari, E.; Dias, B. G.; Liu, R. C.; Gourley, S. L.; Miller, G. W. and Burkett, J. P. "Developmental Pyrethroid Exposure Causes a Neurodevelopmental Disorder Phenotype in Mice" 2023 PNAS Nexus, 2 (4). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad085.
- Branco, R. C.; Goodson, H. V. and Jonasson, E. M. "Teaching Protein-Ligand Interactions using a Case Study on Tau in Alzheimer's Disease" 2022 Journal of Chemical Education, 99 (8), pp.3064-3067. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00280.
- Branco, R. C.; Burkett, J. P.; Black, C. A.; Winokur, E.; Elsworth, W.; Dhamsania, R. K.; Lohr, K. M.; Schroeder, J. P.; Weinshenker, D.; Jovanovic, T. and Miller, G. W. "Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 Mediates Fear Behavior in Mice" 2020 Genes Brain and Behavior, 19 (5), e12634. DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12634.
- Manvich, D. F.; Petko, A. K.; Branco, R. C.; Foster, S. L.; Porter-Stransky, K. A.; Stout, K. A.; Newman, A. H.; Miller, G. W.; Paladini, C. A. and Weinshenker, D. "Selective D-2 and D-3 Receptor Antagonists Oppositely Modulate Cocaine Responses in Mice Via Distinct Postsynaptic Mechanisms in Nucleus Accumbens" 2019 Neuropsychopharmacology, 44 (8), pp.1445-1455. DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0371-2.