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Faculty Member

Zoe Thompson

Education

PhD, University of California, Riverside, 2017

Major: Neuroscience

BS, Pacific Union College, 2011

Major: Biology, with Honors

Teaching

ZOOL 2420

Human Physiology, Spring 2026

ZOOL 2420

Human Physiology, Spring 2026

ZOOL 4400

Pathophysiology, Spring 2026

BIOL 4890R

Student Research, Spring 2026

BIOL 4940

Student Seminar, Spring 2026

Presentations

Jones, Carina (Presenter & Author), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2023 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Starting a mouse lab from the ground up_ A compilation of tools, experience, and comparison of DNA sampling options for genotyping". (April, 2023)
Gillins, Isaac (Presenter & Author), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2023 UVU Spring Showcase, "Analysis of Estrous Cycle in POMC-deficient mice". (April, 2023)
McHoes, Brianna (Presenter & Author), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2023 UVU Spring Showcase, "Follicle and Corpora Lutea Counts in POMC-Deficient Mice". (April, 2023)
Argyle, Kimberlyn (Presenter & Author), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2023 UVU Spring Showcase, "Proopiomelanocortin Deficiency and its Effect on Sexual Behavior in Mice". (April, 2023)
Geddes, Andrew (Presenter & Author), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2023 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Infertility in POMC Deficient Mice". (February, 2023)
Argyle, Kimberlyn (Presenter & Author), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2023 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Proopiomelanocortin Deficiency and Effect on Sexual Behavior in Mice". (February, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Thompson, Zoe , Fonseca, Ivana A.T., Acosta, Wendy , Idarraga, Laidy , Garland, Theodore , (2024) "Effects of food restriction on voluntary wheel-running behavior and body mass in selectively bred High Runner lines of mice" (vol. 282). Physiology & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114582
Thompson, Zoe , Schmill, Margaret , Lee, Daisy , Haddadin, Laurence , Mitra, Shaarang , Ezzat, Raymond , Shelton, Samantha , Levin, Phillip , Behnam, Sogol , Huffman, Kelly J., Garland, Jr., Theodore , "Hippocampal, whole midbrain, red nucleus, and ventral tegmental area volumes are increased by selective breeding for high voluntary wheel-running behavior" .
Schmill, Margaret P., Thompson, Zoe , Lee, Daisy , Haddadin, Laurence , Mitra, Shaarang , Ezzat, Raymond , Shelton, Samantha , Levin, Phillip , Behnam, Sogol , Huffman, Kelly J., Garland, Theodore , (2023) "Hippocampal, Whole Midbrain, Red Nucleus, and Ventral Tegmental Area Volumes Are Increased by Selective Breeding for High Voluntary Wheel-Running Behavior" (Issue: 5, vol. 98). Brain, Behavior and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1159/000533524
Schmill, Margaret P., Thompson, Zoe , Argueta, Donovan A, DiPatrizio, Nicholas V., Garland, Jr., Theodore , (2022) "Effects of selective breeding, voluntary exercise, and sex on endocannabinoid levels in the mouse small-intestinal epithelium" . Physiology & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113675
Cadney, Marcell D., Hiramatsu, Layla , Thompson, Zoe , Zhao, Meng , Kay, Jarren C., Singleton, Jennifer M., Albuquerque, Ralph Lacerda, Schmill, Margaret P., Saltzman, Wendy , Garland, Theodore , (2021) "Effects of early-life exposure to Western diet and voluntary exercise on adult activity levels, exercise physiology, and associated traits in selectively bred High Runner mice" (vol. 234). Physiology & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113389
Schmill, Margaret P., Cadney, Marcell D., Thompson, Zoe , Hiramatsu, Layla , Albuquerque, Ralph L., McNamara, Monica P., Castro, Alberto A., Kay, Jarren C., Buenaventura, Darrius G., Ramirez, Jocelyn L., Rhodes, Justin S., Garland, Theodore , (2021) "Conditioned place preference for cocaine and methylphenidate in female mice from lines selectively bred for high voluntary wheel‐running behavior" (Issue: 2, vol. 20). Genes, Brain and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12700