Ellacott Lab

Description of image: Astrocyte (red: GFAP immunoreactivity) staining in the obese mouse brain associated with cerebral microvessels (green: Tie2 immunoreactivity; blue: DAPI)

Research Goals

Our long term goal is to understand how the brain is affected by the pathophysiology of obesity

Specific Research Interests

• The effect of obesity on reward pathways
• Obesity and the neuroimmune environment
• Alterations in blood brain barrier physiology with disease

Location

We are currently located in  8435 MRB IV

Contact Information

Kate Ellacott

Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

702 Light Hall

2215 Garland Ave

Nashville

TN 37232-0615

Kate.Ellacott@Vanderbilt.edu

Description of image: Tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the ventral tegmental area (Rachel Lippert)