On October 16, 2025 we spoke with Sara Swinford-Jackson about effects of parental drug self-administration on motivated drug taking in offspring in rodents. Sarah discussed the approach taken to remove genetic and environmental contributions to isolate the epigenetic contribution, and to identify the biological mechanism.
Guest
Sarah Swinford-Jackson, Assistant professor of Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University.
Participating:
Matt Wanat, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UT San Antonio.
Alexey Soshnev, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UT San Antonio.
Ashley Miller, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UT San Antonio.
Host:
Charles Wilson, Department of Neuroscience, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, UT San Antonio.
Thanks to James Tepper for original music

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Neuroscientists Talk Shop is the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) Neurobiology Podcast, showcasing the current research of internationally renowned guest Neuroscientists. Each episode features a moderated discussion with a cross section of UTSA Neurobiology faculty, highlighting the featured guest's research, and the state of the art in the field at hand.

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Neuroscientists Talk Shop

Episode 316 - Sarah Swinford-Jackson, PhD

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