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Zoe Thompson

Faculty Member

Zoe Thompson

Education

Ph D, University of California, Riverside, 2017

Major: Neuroscience

BS, Pacific Union College, 2011

Major: Biology, with Honors

Teaching

ZOOL 2420

Human Physiology, Spring 2024

ZOOL 4400

Pathophysiology, Spring 2024

ZOOL 4400

Pathophysiology, Spring 2024

BIOL 489R

Student Research, Spring 2024

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 , 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 , Thompson, Zoe , Argueta, Donovan , DiPatrizio, Nicholas , 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