Kris Martens
Assistant Professor
Neuroscience
Academic contact
Academic information
- Department: Neuroscience
Research interests
- Behavioral Dysfunction
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
About
Biography
I am a Co-Investigator of the Vonder Haar lab. This lab focuses on behavioral dysfunction, particularly as it relates to disease states. Psychiatric-like impairments are very common after traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). The lab uses rodent models of TBI to better understand why these problems develop and how they might be treated.
Credentials
Education
- PhD
- Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, United States
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of Lethbridge, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of British Columbia, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research
Research interests
- Behavioral Dysfunction
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
Research Approaches
The Vonder Haar lab is focused on behavioral neuroscience; we use a collection of high-throughput operant behavioral techniques to chronically assess impulsivity, decision-making, and other outcomes. We also make use of other behavioral neuroscience techniques, including mazes and motor measures. We use stereotaxic surgery to perform interventions such as brain injury or implants. In the wet lab, we use a collection of microscopy techniques (e.g., immunohistochemistry) and other protein measurements (e.g., Western blot, ELISA).