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Expertise

 Research topics:

  • Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

  • Catecholamines (dopamine & norepinephrine)

  • Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)

  • Hippocampal function

  • Social behavior

  • Spatial learning and memory

  • Vestibular pathologies (Usher syndrome)

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In vivo techniques:

  • AAV viral injections

  • Fiber optic cannula implants

  • Fiber photometry

Histological procedures:

  • Cryosectioning

  • Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining

  • Transcardial perfusions

Microscopy:

  • Brightfield

  • Fluorescence (confocal)

As a neuroscientist, Dr. Donaldson's research primarily focuses on hippocampal-dependent spatial learning and memory. She has expertise in several areas including rodent models of Alzheimer's disease, vestibular pathologies, and developmental alcohol use.

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Behavioral assessments:

  • Food hoarding

  • Ladder rung walking

  • Morris water maze

  • Open field exploration

  • Spontaneous object recognition

  • String pulling

Rodent handling, husbandry, and surgery:

  • Rats, mice, prairie voles

  • Intraperitoneal (IP) injections

  • Subcutaneous injections

  • Tail vein blood draws

  • Retro-orbital blood draws

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