Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Professor of Physiology
Research activity per year
My research focuses on the effects of estrogen in the central nervous system (CNS) and, in particular, on behaviors related to energy balance (i.e., feeding) and to body fluid balance (i.e., water intake, salt intake). I use ovariectomized rats to investigate estrogen effects on central neural pathways and neurotransmitter systems involved in these motivated behaviors and physiological processes.
Research Opportunities with Dr. Curtis
Research Area: My lab uses a rat model to investigate central actions of estrogen in studies focused on control of energy balance, body fluid balance, or stress. Techniques employed include behavioral analyses (food intake, water intake, salt intake, wheel-running, behavioral indices of stress/anxiety), ELISAs and western blots (to measure proteins in the central nervous system and hormones in circulation), and immunohistochemistry (to evaluate distribution and activation of phenotypically identified neurons and/or glia).
Project Title: N/A
Currently Seeking Students: No
Time Commitment: Ongoing
Possible Coauthorship: Yes
Compensation: None
Location: OSU-CHS
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Paul Gignac, Kathleen Curtis, Rashmi Kaul, Aric Warren, Amanda Morris, Haley O'Brien, Subhas Das, Randolph Hubach, Dursun Delen, Delores Vazquez-Sanroman, Kelly Murray, Dennis Blankenship, Mousumi Som & Susan Steele
14/06/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Kathleen Curtis, Rashmi Kaul, James Hess, Bruce Benjamin & Charles Sanny
11/02/16
2 items of Media coverage
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Kathleen Curtis, Rashmi Kaul, James Hess, Bruce Benjamin & Charles Sanny
11/02/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
27/07/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media