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Zoe Thompson

Faculty Member

Zoe Thompson

Education

PhD, University of California, Riverside, 2017

Major: Neuroscience

BS, Pacific Union College, 2011

Major: Biology, with Honors

Teaching

BIOL 4600

Bioinformatics Capstone, Fall 2024

ZOOL 2420

Human Physiology, Fall 2024

ZOOL 4780

Neuroscience, Fall 2024

ZOOL 4400

Pathophysiology, Fall 2024

ZOOL 4400

Pathophysiology, Fall 2024

BIOL 489R

Student Research, Fall 2024

BIOL 489R

Student Research, Fall 2024

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