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Sergio D. Iñiguez

Professor
Psychology

Office Building: Psychology
Office Room: 203
Phone: (915) 747-5769
Email: sdiniguez@utep.edu

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Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Graduate Student Award 2022-2023 - Program in Neuroscience / Florida State University (01/01/2023-01/31/2023)
National Award of Excellence in Innovative Advances in Health Research - National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
ACNP Elected Full Member - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (01/01/2021)
Clever Systems Early Investigator Award - American Psychological Association (01/01/2018-12/31/2018)
National Award on Excellence in Mentorship - National Hispanic Science Network (01/01/2018-12/31/2018)
Mentoring Award - NIH-BUILDing Scholars Program (01/01/2017-12/31/2017)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stoke (NINDS) - Early Career Institute (ECI) in Neuroscience Fellow (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Outstanding Faculty in Research, Scholarly, or Creative Contribution Award - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences (CSUSB) (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Travel Award - California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) annual research conference. (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Outstanding Teaching Award - Department of Psychology, CSUSB, San Bernardino (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Travel Award - California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) annual research conference (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Travel Award - College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Outstanding Faculty Professional Development Award - Department of Psychology, CSUSB, San Bernardino, CA. (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Travel Award - California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) annual research conference (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Special Populations Research Development Seminar Series Workshop (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Early Career Leadership Committee (ECLC) Pilot Funding Program Award - National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN/NIDA) (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
ACNP Travel Fellow - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Dissertation Grant - The Graduate School, Florida State University (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Dissertation Research Award - American Psychological Association (APA) (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship (NSP) - Society for Neuroscience (NINDS) (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Research & Creativity Award - The Graduate School, Florida State University (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (F31DA027300) - NIDA (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship (NSP) - Society for Neuroscience (NINDS) (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
NHSN/NIDA Travel Award - National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (F31DA027300) - NIDA (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship (NSP) - Society for Neuroscience (NINDS) (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (F31DA027300) - NIDA (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Survival (SPINES) - Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA. (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
McKnight Predoctoral Fellowship - The Florida Education Fund (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
Neuroscience Predoctoral Fellowship - Florida State University (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)

Education

Ph D in Neuroscience, Florida State University (2011)

Publications

Prozac exposure during adolescence increases pain sensitivity in adulthood Journal of Psychiatric Research 186 (2025), Anapaula Themann, Minerva Rodriguez, Daniel E. Calvo, Paulina Vargas, Sergio Iniguez.
ERK2 signaling in the nucleus accumbens facilitates stress susceptibility and cocaine reinstatement Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science 5 2 (2025), Lyonna F. Parise, Sergio Iniguez, Brandon L. Warren, Eric M. Parise, Ryan K. Bachtell, David M. Dietz, Eric J. Nestler, Carlos A. Bolanos-Guzman.
Social defeat stress induces an anxiety-like outcome in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) Oxford Open Neuroscience 3 (2024), Minerva Rodriguez, Anapaula Themann, Daniel Calvo, Jessica Garcia, Omar Lira, Israel Garcia-Carachure, Sergio D. Iniguez.
Chlordiazepoxide reduces anxiety-like behavior in the adolescent mouse elevated plus maze: A pharmacological validation study Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior 242 (2024), Anapaula Themann, Minerva Rodriguez, Joselynn Reyes-Arce, Sergio Iniguez.
Sex-specific alterations in spatial memory and hippocampal AKT-mTOR signaling in adult mice pre-exposed to ketamine and/or psychological stress during adolescence Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 4 240-251 (2024), Israel Garcia-Carachure, Omar Lira, Anapaula Themann, Minerva Rodriguez, Flores-Ramirez, Mary Kay Lobo, Sergio Iniguez.
Molecular, circuit, and stress response characterization of Ventral Pallidum Npas1-neurons. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 43 3 (2023), G Morais-Silva, R R. Campbell, H Nam, M Basu, M Pagliusi, M E. Fox, S Chan, Sergio Iniguez, S Ament, N Cramer, Merranda Marin, M K. Lobo.
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.
Acute and long-lasting effects of adolescent fluoxetine exposure on feeding behavior in Sprague-Dawley rats. Developmental psychobiology 64 8 (2022), Antonio Castro, M Frankot, T H. Moran, Sergio Iniguez, Y Treesukosol.
Adolescent fluoxetine exposure increases ERK-related signaling within the prefrontal cortex of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats Oxford Open Neuroscience 1 kvac015 (2022), Ana Iniguez, Miner , Israel Garcia-Carachure, Omar Lira, Sergio D. Iniguez.
Effect of early-life stress or fluoxetine exposure on later-life conditioned taste aversion learning in Sprague-Dawley rats. Neuroscience letters 787 (2022), V Ascencio Gutierrez, A A. Carrillo, G J. Boersma, Tamashiro KLK, T H. Moran, Sergio Iniguez, Y Treesukosol.
The BDNF-TrkB Pathway Acts Through Nucleus Accumbens D2 Expressing Neurons to Mediate Stress Susceptible Outcomes. Frontiers in psychiatry 13 (2022), M Pagliusi, D Franco, S Cole, G Morais-Silva, R Chandra, M E. Fox, Sergio Iniguez, C R. Sartori, M K. Lobo.
Association of ADHD and obesity in Hispanic children on the US-Mexico border: A retrospective analysis. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience (2022), Alyssa Salcido, Eden Hernandez Robles, Kiran Chaudhary, Luis Alvarado, Sergio Iniguez, Javier Vargas-Medrano, Valeria Diaz-Pacheco, Maria Theresa Villanos, Bharathi S. Gadad, Sarah L. Martin.
Adolescent Fluoxetine Exposure Induces Persistent Gene Expression Changes in the Hippocampus of Adult Male C57BL/6 Mice. Molecular Neurobiology (2021), Sergio Iniguez, Francisco J. Flores Ramirez, Anapaula Themann, Omar Lira.
Autophagy induction and accumulation of phosphorylated tau in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of adult C57BL/6 mice subjected to adolescent fluoxetine treatment Journal of Alzheimers Disease (2021), Jorge Sierra-Fonseca, Rodriguez, Anapaula Themann, Omar Lira, Francisco J. Flores-Ramirez, Vargas-Medrano Javier, Bharathi S. Gadad, Sergio Iniguez.
Food-seeking behavior is mediated by Fos-expressing neuronal ensembles formed at first learning in rats. eNeuro (2021), Sergio D. Iniguez, R Quintana-Feliciano, C Gobin, L Kane, B Sortman, S Rakela, A Genovese, BJ Tunstall, D Caprioli, Brandon L. Warren.
Adolescent fluoxetine treatment mediates a persistent anxiety-like outcome in female C57BL/6 mice that is ameliorated by fluoxetine re-exposure in adulthood Scientific Reports/Nature Publishing Group 11 11 (2021), Francisco J. Flores-Ramirez, Anapaula Themann, Jorge Sierra-Fonseca, Israel Garcia-Carachure, Samu A. Castillo, Minerva Rodriguez, Omar Lira, Joshua Preciado-Pina, Brandon L. Warren, Alfred J. Robison, Sergio Iniguez.
Extrahypothalamic oxytocin neurons drive stress-induced social vigilance and avoidance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117 42 (2020), Sergio Iniguez, L Y. Torres, S Yokoyama, V A. Minie, A M. Tran, S P. Petkova, R Hao, S Ramos-Maciel, R A. Rios, K Jackson, F J. Flores-Ramirez, I Garcia-Carachure, P A. Pesavento, S D. Iñiguez, V Grinevich, B C. Trainor.
Ketamine beyond anesthesia: Antidepressant effects and abuse potential. Behavioural Brain Research 394 (2020), Keith A. Trujillo, Sergio D. Iñiguez.
Can I Get a Witness? Using Vicarious Defeat Stress to Study Mood-Related Illnesses in Traditionally Understudied Populations. Biological Psychiatry 88 5 (2020), B L. Warren, M S. Mazei-Robison, A J. Robison, Sergio Iniguez.
Enduring effects of adolescent ketamine exposure on cocaine- and sucrose-induced reward in male and female C57BL/6 mice. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 45 9 (2020), Sergio Iniguez, F J. Flores-Ramirez, S A. Castillo, A Themann, M A. Arenivar, J Preciado-Piña, A R. Zavala, M K. Lobo, S D. Iñiguez.
Early-life ketamine exposure attenuates the preference for ethanol in adolescent Sprague-Dawley rats. Behavioural Brain Research 389 (2020), D Franco, J Zamudio, K M. Blevins, E A. Núñez-Larios, U M. Ricoy, S D. Iñiguez, A R. Zavala.

Presentations

Behavioral and pharmacological preclinical approaches to study mood-related disorders. (2021), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Sergio Iniguez.
Adolescent fluoxetine exposure induces persistent gene expression changes in the hippocampus of adult male C57BL/6 mice. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, Anapaula Themann, Francisco J. Flores-Ramirez, Omar Lira.
Adolescent fluoxetine exposure mediates a long-term anxiogenic phenotype and decreases ERK signaling in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of female C57BL/6 mice. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, Minerva Rodriguez, Francisco J. Flores-Ramirez.
Dose-Dependent differences of ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in juvenile and adolescent male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, T M. Nelson, D Q. Pham, Daniela Franco, E A. Bates, T A. Gonzalez, Arturo Zavala.
Exposure too concomitant fluoxetine and aripiprazole leads to a depressive-like outcome in adult female C57BL/6 mice. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, Samuel Castillo, Diamond Pardo, Carolina Amaya.
Lasting effects of juvenile ketamine exposure for reward-related stimuli in C57BL/6 mice. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, Israel Garcia-Carachure, Arturo Zavala, Joshua Preciado-Piña.
Behavioral and pharmacological preclinical approaches to study mood-related disorders. (2020), Volume Long Beach, CA., Sergio Iniguez.
Preclinical models for the study of depression-related phenotypes: Behavioral and pharmacological approaches. (2020), Volume El Paso, TX., Sergio Iniguez.
Lasting effects of concomitant exposure to ketamine and social stress on spatial memory performance in male C57Bl/6 mice. (2020), Volume Virtual conference, Sergio Iniguez, Israel Garcia-Carachure.
The (a)Typical path of a neuroscientist. (2020), Volume Long Beach, CA., Sergio Iniguez.
The (a)Typical path of a neuroscientist. (2020), Volume El Paso, TX., Sergio Iniguez.
Aggression modulates responses to mood-related stimuli in male CD-1 mice. (2020), Volume San Antonio, Texas, Sergio Iniguez, Anapaula Themann, Alejandra Gonzalez.
Combination treatment with fluoxetine and aripiprazole leads to decreases in cocaine-seeking behavior in adult female C57BL6 mice. (2020), Volume San Antonio, Texas., Sergio Iniguez, Samuel Castillo, Diamond Pardo.
Enduring effects of juvenile ketamine exposure for the rewarding properties of cocaine and sucrose in mice. (2020), Volume San Antonio, Texas., Sergio Iniguez, Israel Garcia-Carachure, Joshua Preciado-Piña.
Neonatal caffeine administration on the behavioral sensitization to methylphenidate (Ritalin): Implications for ADHD. (2020), Volume Santa Clara, CA., Sergio Iniguez, T Gonzalez, N Tyler, E Nunez, B Coyne, R Mehta, Arturo Zavala.
Ontogeny of contextdependent methamphetamine sensitization using a one-trial behavioral sensitization paradigm. (2020), Volume Santa Clara, CA., Sergio Iniguez, O Faiyaz, B Coyne, B Sortman, E Nunez, Arturo Zavala.

Grants

Vicarious social defeat stress: A novel model of psychological stress-induced depression - College of Liberal Arts
Faculty Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARS) Program - The University of Texas System

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	11713
Fall 2025	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	13652
Fall 2025	PSYC 6390 - Field Placement	11711
Fall 2025	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	12152
Fall 2025	PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis	11705
Fall 2025	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	12164
Fall 2025	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	15871
Fall 2025	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	11413
Fall 2025	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	13570
Fall 2025	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	17482
Fall 2025	PSYC 6378 - Spcl Topics: Behavrl Neurosci	14607
Fall 2025	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	12153
Fall 2025	PSYC 5396 - Thesis	13547
Fall 2025	PSYC 6395 - Thesis	13608
Fall 2025	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	13634
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	12165
Summer 2025	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	30818
Summer 2025	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	32586
Summer 2025	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	30688
Summer 2025	PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis	30468
Summer 2025	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	30466
Summer 2025	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	31679
Summer 2025	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	33357
Summer 2025	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	30813
Summer 2025	PSYC 5396 - Thesis	32527
Summer 2025	PSYC 6395 - Thesis	32546
Summer 2025	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	32567
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31772

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	13652
Fall 2025	PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis	11705
Fall 2025	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	12164
Fall 2025	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	15871
Fall 2025	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	17482
Fall 2025	PSYC 6378 - Spcl Topics: Behavrl Neurosci	14607
Fall 2025	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	13634
Spring 2025	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	21656
Spring 2025	PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis	21233
Spring 2025	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	26174	Syllabus
Spring 2025	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	23814
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24857
Fall 2024	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	14127
Fall 2024	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	12387
Fall 2024	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	17192	Syllabus
Fall 2024	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	12140	Syllabus
Fall 2024	PSYC 6378 - Spcl Topics: Behavrl Neurosci	15264	Syllabus
Fall 2024	PSYC 6395 - Thesis	14083
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	12388
Summer 2024	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	34104
Summer 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31901
Spring 2024	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	21841
Spring 2024	PSYC 6381 - First Year Research	24019
Spring 2024	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	24405
Spring 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25715
Fall 2023	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	15013
Fall 2023	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	12780
Fall 2023	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	12524	Syllabus
Fall 2023	PSYC 6378 - Spcl Topics: Behavrl Neurosci	16533	Syllabus
Fall 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	12798
Summer 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	33336
Spring 2023	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	22018
Spring 2023	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20385
Spring 2023	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	25100
Spring 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	27157
Fall 2022	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	14360
Fall 2022	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	19544
Fall 2022	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	15417
Fall 2022	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	12468	Syllabus
Fall 2022	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	19455
Fall 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15418
Spring 2022	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	22672
Spring 2022	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20544
Spring 2022	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	27479
Spring 2022	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	27457
Fall 2021	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	18715
Fall 2021	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	15372
Fall 2021	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	18736
Fall 2021	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	14936
Fall 2021	PSYC 6378 - Spcl Topics: Behavrl Neurosci	18700
Fall 2021	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	20086
Summer 2021	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	33440
Spring 2021	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	22900
Spring 2021	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20599
Spring 2021	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	26295
Spring 2021	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	28833
Spring 2021	PSYC 6377 - Seminar: Behavrl Neurosci	29474
Spring 2021	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	22842
Spring 2021	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	28811
Spring 2021	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24229
Fall 2020	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	15645
Fall 2020	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	12646
Fall 2020	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	13491
Fall 2020	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	19543
Fall 2020	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	15621
Fall 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15646
Summer 2020	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	32439
Spring 2020	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	23326
Spring 2020	PSYC 6381 - First Year Research	29348
Spring 2020	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	27258	Syllabus
Spring 2020	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	23233
Spring 2020	PSYC 5396 - Thesis	23263
Fall 2019	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	14872
Fall 2019	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	16044
Fall 2019	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	16073
Fall 2019	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	12830
Fall 2019	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	13753
Fall 2019	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	16046
Summer 2019	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	33960
Spring 2019	PSYC 6372 - Behavioral Neuroscience	28428
Spring 2019	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	23556
Spring 2019	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20697
Spring 2019	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	23480
Spring 2019	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	25936	Syllabus
Spring 2019	PSYC 5396 - Thesis	23510
Fall 2018	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	16638
Fall 2018	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	13039	Syllabus
Fall 2018	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	14057
Fall 2018	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	16610
Fall 2018	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	16639
Spring 2018	PSYC 6381 - First Year Research	26742
Spring 2018	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20726
Spring 2018	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	23835
Spring 2018	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	23773
Spring 2018	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25469

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	17192	Evaluation
Fall 2024	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	12140	Evaluation
Fall 2024	PSYC 6378 - Spcl Topics: Behavrl Neurosci	15264	Evaluation
Fall 2023	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	12524	Evaluation
Fall 2023	PSYC 6378 - Spcl Topics: Behavrl Neurosci	16533	Evaluation
Fall 2022	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	12468	Evaluation
Fall 2021	PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology	14936	Evaluation
Fall 2021	PSYC 6378 - Spcl Topics: Behavrl Neurosci	18700	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	26295	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	12646	Evaluation
Spring 2020	PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology	27258	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Graduate Student Award 2022-2023 - Program in Neuroscience / Florida State University (01/01/2023-01/31/2023)
National Award of Excellence in Innovative Advances in Health Research - National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
ACNP Elected Full Member - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (01/01/2021)
Clever Systems Early Investigator Award - American Psychological Association (01/01/2018-12/31/2018)
National Award on Excellence in Mentorship - National Hispanic Science Network (01/01/2018-12/31/2018)
Mentoring Award - NIH-BUILDing Scholars Program (01/01/2017-12/31/2017)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stoke (NINDS) - Early Career Institute (ECI) in Neuroscience Fellow (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Outstanding Faculty in Research, Scholarly, or Creative Contribution Award - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences (CSUSB) (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Travel Award - California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) annual research conference. (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Outstanding Teaching Award - Department of Psychology, CSUSB, San Bernardino (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Travel Award - California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) annual research conference (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Travel Award - College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Outstanding Faculty Professional Development Award - Department of Psychology, CSUSB, San Bernardino, CA. (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Travel Award - California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) annual research conference (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Special Populations Research Development Seminar Series Workshop (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Early Career Leadership Committee (ECLC) Pilot Funding Program Award - National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN/NIDA) (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
ACNP Travel Fellow - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Dissertation Grant - The Graduate School, Florida State University (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Dissertation Research Award - American Psychological Association (APA) (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship (NSP) - Society for Neuroscience (NINDS) (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Research & Creativity Award - The Graduate School, Florida State University (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (F31DA027300) - NIDA (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship (NSP) - Society for Neuroscience (NINDS) (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
NHSN/NIDA Travel Award - National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (F31DA027300) - NIDA (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship (NSP) - Society for Neuroscience (NINDS) (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (F31DA027300) - NIDA (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Survival (SPINES) - Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA. (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
McKnight Predoctoral Fellowship - The Florida Education Fund (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
Neuroscience Predoctoral Fellowship - Florida State University (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)

Ph D in Neuroscience, Florida State University (2011)

Publications

Prozac exposure during adolescence increases pain sensitivity in adulthood Journal of Psychiatric Research 186 (2025), Anapaula Themann, Minerva Rodriguez, Daniel E. Calvo, Paulina Vargas, Sergio Iniguez.
ERK2 signaling in the nucleus accumbens facilitates stress susceptibility and cocaine reinstatement Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science 5 2 (2025), Lyonna F. Parise, Sergio Iniguez, Brandon L. Warren, Eric M. Parise, Ryan K. Bachtell, David M. Dietz, Eric J. Nestler, Carlos A. Bolanos-Guzman.
Social defeat stress induces an anxiety-like outcome in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) Oxford Open Neuroscience 3 (2024), Minerva Rodriguez, Anapaula Themann, Daniel Calvo, Jessica Garcia, Omar Lira, Israel Garcia-Carachure, Sergio D. Iniguez.
Chlordiazepoxide reduces anxiety-like behavior in the adolescent mouse elevated plus maze: A pharmacological validation study Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior 242 (2024), Anapaula Themann, Minerva Rodriguez, Joselynn Reyes-Arce, Sergio Iniguez.
Sex-specific alterations in spatial memory and hippocampal AKT-mTOR signaling in adult mice pre-exposed to ketamine and/or psychological stress during adolescence Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 4 240-251 (2024), Israel Garcia-Carachure, Omar Lira, Anapaula Themann, Minerva Rodriguez, Flores-Ramirez, Mary Kay Lobo, Sergio Iniguez.

Presentations

Behavioral and pharmacological preclinical approaches to study mood-related disorders. (2021), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Sergio Iniguez.
Adolescent fluoxetine exposure induces persistent gene expression changes in the hippocampus of adult male C57BL/6 mice. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, Anapaula Themann, Francisco J. Flores-Ramirez, Omar Lira.
Adolescent fluoxetine exposure mediates a long-term anxiogenic phenotype and decreases ERK signaling in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of female C57BL/6 mice. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, Minerva Rodriguez, Francisco J. Flores-Ramirez.
Dose-Dependent differences of ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in juvenile and adolescent male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, T M. Nelson, D Q. Pham, Daniela Franco, E A. Bates, T A. Gonzalez, Arturo Zavala.
Exposure too concomitant fluoxetine and aripiprazole leads to a depressive-like outcome in adult female C57BL/6 mice. (2021), Volume Virtual Conference, Sergio Iniguez, Samuel Castillo, Diamond Pardo, Carolina Amaya.

Vicarious social defeat stress: A novel model of psychological stress-induced depression ( - 12/31/2022) College of Liberal Arts
Faculty Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARS) Program ( - 12/31/2021) The University of Texas System

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

11713

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 6399 - Dissertation

Section

13652

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 6390 - Field Placement

Section

11711

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 6380 - First Year Research

Section

12152

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis

Section

11705

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

12164

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 4324 - Psychobiology

Section

15871

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 5385 - Research Applications

Section

11413

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

13570

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

PSYC 4345 - Seminar in Psychology

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17482

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