Born in San Luis Potosi Mexico, I have an MD degree (University of San Luis Potosi) and a PhD degree in Biology from UTEP

• Ph D in Biology, University of Texas at El Paso (2005)
• MD in Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi (1984)

• Other - (01/01/2023-12/31/2023). Luis Carcoba. Laura O'Dell. .
• Other - (01/01/2023-12/31/2023). Laura O'Dell. Luis Carcoba.

• Withdrawal from repeated nicotine vapor exposure increases somatic signs of physical dependence, anxiety-like behavior, and brain reward thresholds in adult male rats Neuropharmacology 240 (2023), Michelle Martinez, Veronika Espinoza, Valeria Garcia, Kevin P. Uribe, Kenichiro Negishi, Igor L. Estevao, Luis Carcoba, Laura E. O'Dell, Arshad Khan, Ian A. Mendez.
• Effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for diabetes on nicotine, food, and water intake in insulin-resistant rats (in press), Laura E. O'Dell, Luis Carcoba.
• Sex and diet-dependent gene alterations in human and rat brains with a history of nicotine exposure. (in press), Luis Carcoba, Sergio Iniguez, Laura E. O'Dell.
• Withdrawal from repeated nicotine vapor exposure increases somatic signs of physical dependence, anxiety-like behavior, and brain reward thresholds in adult male rats. (in press), Luis Carcoba, Laura E. O'Dell, Arshad Khan, Ian A. Mendez.
• Amino acid systems in the interpeduncular nucleus are altered in a sex-dependent manner during nicotine withdrawal Journal of Neuroscience Research 100 8 (2021), Luis M. Carcoba, Kevin P. Uribe, Sebastian Ortegon, Ian A. Mendez, Mariella DeBiasi, Laura O'Dell.
• Amino acid systems in the interpeduncular nucleus are altered in a sex-dependent manner during nicotine withdrawal. Journal of neuroscience research (2021), Luis Carcoba, Kevin P. Uribe, S Ortegon, Ian A. Mendez, M DeBiasi, Laura E. O'Dell.
• Insulin restores the neurochemical effects of nicotine in the mesolimbic pathway of diabetic rats. Journal of neurochemistry 156 2 (2021), Bryan Cruz, Luis Carcoba, R J. Flores, E J. Espinoza, A Nazarian, Laura E. O'Dell.
• Estradiol promotes and progesterone reduces anxiety-like behavior produced by nicotine withdrawal in female rats Psychoneuroendocrinology 119 (2020), Rodolfo J. Flores, Kevin P. Uribe, Victor L. Correa, Montserrat C. Arreguin, Luis M. Carcoba, Ian A. Mendez, Laura O'Dell.
• Estradiol promotes and progesterone reduces anxiety-like behavior produced by nicotine withdrawal in female rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology 119 (2020), R J. Flores, Bryan Cruz, Kevin P. Uribe, V L. Correa, M C. Arreguin, Luis Carcoba, Ian A. Mendez, Laura E. O'Dell.
• Sex differences in cholinergic systems in the interpeduncular nucleus following nicotine exposure and withdrawal. Neuropharmacology 158 (2019), V L. Correa, R J. Flores, Luis Carcoba, M C. Arreguin, Laura E. O'Dell.

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