Julie A. Miedlar, M.S.
Graduate Assistant
Contact Information
201 Noll Laboratory
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Office Phone: 814-865-3183
Fax Number: 814-865-4602
EDUCATION
2007 M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Research Advisor: Janet A. Amico, MD
2003 B.S. in Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Minors: Neuroscience, Natural Science, Gerontology
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Miedlar JA, Rinaman L, Vollmer RR, Amico JA. Oxytocin gene deletion mice overconsume palatable sucrose solution but not palatable lipid emulsions. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007 Sep;293(3):R1063-8.
- Amico JA, Vollmer RR, Cai HM, Miedlar JA, Rinaman L. Enhanced initial and sustained intake of sucrose solution in mice with an oxytocin gene deletion. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2005 Dec;289(6):R1798-806.
BOOK CHAPTER
- Amico JA, Miedlar JA, Cai HM, Vollmer RR. Oxytocin knockout mice: a model for studying stress-related and ingestive behaviors. In: I.D. Neumann and R. Landgraf, Editors, Progress in Brain Research, Elsevier, 2008, Volume 170, Advances in Vasopressin and Oxytocin – From Genes to Behaviour to Disease, Pages 53-64.
ABSTRACTS
- Rinaman L, Sclafani A, Vollmer RR, Miedlar JA, Amico JA. Oxytocin knockout (OT KO) mice overconsume palatable carbohydrate but not palatable lipid solutions. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Steamboat Springs, CO; July 2007.
- Miedlar JA, Vollmer RR, Rinaman L, Cai HM, Amico JA. Daily intake of palatable sucrose-containing, but not lipid-containing solutions or fat-enriched diets, is enhanced in oxytocin gene deletion mice. Sixth International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Pittsburgh, PA; June 2006.
- Miedlar JA, Vollmer RR, Rinaman L, Cai HM, Amico JA. Enhanced sucrose intake and short-term caloric compensation in oxytocin gene deletion mice during basal and fluid-deprived conditions. Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC; November 2005.
- Amico JA, Vollmer RR, Miedlar JA, Cai HM, Rinaman L. Reduced neophobia and enhanced sustained intake of sucrose solution in oxytocin gene deletion mice. Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC; November 2005.