Maurine Braun MS, DABT

Pre-clinical Safety within the discovery and investigative sciences (DIS) department.

I was a graduate student in the Schwartz lab. My Thesis involved the investigation thermal physiology and metabolism in an ALS model mouse. This work involved development of animal models, histology, qPCR, behavioral assays, metabolic phenotyping, and overall study design and execution. I developed deep collaborations to complete my work and wrote a grant for the ALS therapy alliance that was accepted.

I was an undergraduate student researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Melinda Novak. I assisted in the environmental enrichment program in place. I also examined cognitive and developmental behaviors in rhesus macaques.

Performed animal care duties for rhesus macaques and marmosets. This included moving animals, cleaning cages, feeding and watering, and daily health checks.

My project involved the examination of a variety of eph/ephrin expression in various cocaine addicted rhesus monkey tissues in the laboratory of Dr. Bertha K. Madras.

I earned a bachelors of science degree in psychology also known as the neuroscience track. While at the university I participated in research for 3 years.