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Principal Investigators and Program Directors
Valerie J. Bolivar
Research Scientist, Wadsworth Center, Mammalian Genomics
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D., Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Postdoctoral training, Wadsworth Center/NYSDOH
E-mail: bolivar@wadsworth.org
Select Publications
- Bolivar, V.J., Walters, S., Phoenix, J.L. (2007). Assessing autism-like behavior in mice: Variations in social interactions among inbred strains. Behavioural Brain Research, 176, 21-26
- Kusek, G., Wahlsten, D., Herron, B. J., Bolivar, V. J. & Flaherty, L. (in press). Localization of two new X-linked QTLS controlling corpus callosum size in the mouse. Genes Brain Behav.
- Leussis, M. P. & Bolivar, V. J. (2006). Habituation in rodents: behavior, neurobiology, and genetics across the lifespan. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 30, 1045-1064.
- Bolivar, V. J. & Flaherty, L. (2003). A region on Chr. 15 controls intersession habituation in mice. J Neurosci, 23, 9435-9438.
- Bolivar, V. J., Cook, M. N., & Flaherty, L. (2001). Mapping of quantitative trait loci with knockout/congenic strains. Genome Res, 11, 1549-1552.
Contact Information
E-mail: bolivar@wadsworth.org
Key Words: autism, complex behavior, quantitative trait loci, spatial memory