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Molly S. Crowe
Doctoral Candidate
West Virginia University
Department of Psychology
PO Box 6040
Morgantown, WV 26506-6040
EDUCATION:
http://community.wvu.edu/~sgk008/crowe.html
e-mail: [email protected]
Ph.D.
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience)
May 2016 (expected)
Master of Science
May 2014
Bachelor of Arts
May 2011
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience)
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Major in Psychology
Minor in French
GPA: 3.9
SPECIAL ACHEIVEMENTS AND HONORS:
Department of Psychology Student Research Fund
West Virginia University grant for Dissertation Research
May 2015
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Doctoral Student Research Fund
West Virginia University grant for Dissertation Research
Barry Edelstein Graduate Student Research Award
West Virginia University award for best published thesis
Monique and George Braude Student Travel Award
International Cannabinoid Research Society Conference
Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences Training Scholarship
West Virginia University funds for dissertation research
May 2015
March 2015
June 2014
February 2014
Department of Psychology Travel Award
West Virginia University funds for conference travel
June 2013
Department of Psychology Student Research Fund
West Virginia University grant for Master’s Thesis
May 2013
Psychology Graduate Honors
West Chester University Research, Academics, and Service awards
May 2011
Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society
President (elected position)
March 2010-April 2011
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Dean’s list, West Chester University
RELEVANT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Graduate Research Associate
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Cannabinoid Research
PI: Dr. Steven G. Kinsey
Volunteer Research Assistant
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Autism and Sensory Perception Study
PI: Dr. Roseann Schaaf
Research Assistant
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Transition to College Study
PI: Dr. Susan Gans and Dr. Vanessa Johnson
Researcher Independent Study
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Endocrinology of pregnant women: cortisol level fluctuation
PI: Dr. Susan Gans
2007-2011
June 2012-Present
July 2011-April 2012
January 2010-January 2011
May 2010-August 2010
RESEARCH SUPPORT:
• 2014 – 2016 Research Training Fellowship T32. (PI: Albert Berrebi)
PUBLICATIONS:
• Crowe, MS, Leishman, E, Gujjar, R, Mahadevan, A, Banks, M, Bradshaw, HB, Kinsey,
SG. (2015). Dual inhibition of monoacylglycerol lipase and cyclooxygenases
synergistically reduces neuropathic pain in mice. British Journal of Pharmacology. 172
(7):1700-1712.
• Crowe, MS, Nass, SR, Gabella, K, Kinsey, SG. (2014). The endocannabinoid system
modulates stress, emotionality, and inflammation. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 42: 1-5.
• Ignatowska-Jankowska, BM, Ghosh, S, Crowe, MS, Kinsey, SG, Niphakis, MJ,
Abdullah, RA, O'Neal, ST, Walentiny, DM, Wiley, JL, Cravatt, BF, and Lichtman, AH.
(2014). In vivo characterization of the highly selective monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitor
KML29: Antinociceptive activity without cannabimimetic side effects. British Journal of
Pharmacology. 171(6):1392-1407.
• Wilkerson, JL, Ghosh, S, Bagdas, D, Mason, BL, Crowe, MS, Hsu, K, Wise, LE,
Kinsey, SG, Damaj, MI, Cravatt, BF and Lichtman, AH. Diacylglycerol lipase beta
inhibition reverses nociceptive behavior in mouse models of inflammatory and
neuropathic pain. Under Review.
• Baillie, G, Crowe, MS, Ignatowska-Jankowska, BM, Kinsey, SG, Ross, R, and Lichtman,
AH. Analgesic effects of a novel selective positive allosteric cannabinoid receptor
modulator. Under Review.
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Nguyen, L, Thomas, KL, Luke-Wold, BP, Cavendish, JZ, Crowe, MS, Matsumoto, R.
Dextromethorphan: an update on its utility for neurological and neuropsychiatric
disorders. In preparation.
Crowe, MS, Pink, M, Peluso, S, & Kinsey, SG. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects
of a reversible MAGL inhibitor. In preparation.
Nass, SR, Gabella, K, Jones, M, Crowe, MS, and Kinsey, SG. Withdrawal from the
cannabinoids THC and JWH-018 alters anxiety and depressive-like behavioral measures
in mice. In preparation.
PRESENTATIONS:
• Crowe, MS, Leishman, E, Gujjar, R, Mahadevan, A, Banks, M, Bradshaw, HB, &
Kinsey, SG (March 2015). Treating sciatic pain by combining a current pain drug with an
experimental endocannabinoid drug. Poster presented at the Presidential Neuroscience
Research Symposium, Morgantown, WV.
• Taylor, RL, Crowe, MS, and Kinsey, SG (2015). Neuropathic pain is attenuated by the
cannabinoid enzyme inhibitor KML29 and the GABA analogue gabapentin. Poster presented at
the 16th Annual National Conference for McNair Scholars, College Park, Maryland.
• Crowe, MS, Pink, M, Peluso, S, Kinsey, SG (February 2015). The novel cannabinoid enzyme
inhibitor IPI-0595 blocks neuropathic pain and gastric inflammation. Poster presented at the E.J.
Van Liere Memorial Convocation and HSC Research Day, Morgantown, WV.
• Crowe, MS, Leishman, E, Gujjar, R, Mahadevan, A, Banks, M, Bradshaw, HB, &
Kinsey, SG (November, 2014). Inhibition of cyclooxygenases and the endocannabinoid enzyme
monoacylglycerol lipase synergistically reduces neuropathic pain in mice. Poster presented at the
Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC
• Crowe, MS and Kinsey, SG (November, 2014). Restraint stress-induced delay of cutaneous
wound healing is not reversed by monoacylglycerol or fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition. Poster
presented at the Carolina Cannabinoid Collaborative, Winston-Salem, NC
• Taylor, RL, Crowe, MS, and Kinsey, SG (November, 2014). The selective monoacylglycerol
lipase inhibitor, KML29 attenuates neuropathic pain in mice. Poster presented at the Carolina
Cannabinoid Collaborative, Winston-Salem, NC
• Crowe, MS, Leishman, E, Gujjar, R, Mahadevan, A, Banks, M, Bradshaw, HB, &
Kinsey, SG (June, 2014). Attenuating neuropathic pain through dual inhibition of cyclooxygenase
and monoacylglycerol lipase. Poster presented at the International Cannabinoid Research
Society conference, Baveno, Italy.
• Crowe, MS, Leishman, E, Gujjar, R, Mahadevan, A, Banks, M, Bradshaw, HB, &
Kinsey, SG (October, 2013). Dual Cyclooxygenase and Monoacylglycerol Lipase Inhibition
Synergistically Attenuates Neuropathic Pain. Paper presented at the Carolina Cannabinoid
Collaborative, Richmond, VA
• Ignatowska-Jankowska, BN, Baillie, GL, Kinsey SG, Crowe, MS, O’Neal, ST, Ghosh, S,
Gamage, T, Wiley, JL, Greig, IR, Zanda, M, Zanato, C, Ross, R, Lichtman, AH.
(October, 2013). Anti-Allodynic Effects of ZCZ011: a Novel CB1 Positive Allosteric Modulator.
Paper presented at the Carolina Cannabinoid Collaborative, Richmond, VA
• Ghosh, S, Wilkerson, J, Hsu, K, Crowe, MS, Kinsey, SG, Cravatt, BF, Lichtman, AH
(October, 2013). KT-109, A Selective Diacylglycerol Lipase Beta Inhibitor Produces Antinociceptive
Effects in the LPS Inflammatory Pain Mouse Model. Paper presented at the Carolina
Cannabinoid Collaborative, Richmond, VA
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Crowe, MS, Ignatowska-Jankowska, BM, Niphakis, MJ, Cravatt, BF, Lichtman, AH, &
Kinsey, SG (June, 2013). Gastroprotective effects of the monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitor KML29 in
mice. Poster presented at the International Cannabinoid Research Society conference,
Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Crowe, MS, Ignatowska-Jankowska, BM, Niphakis, MJ, Cravatt, BF, Lichtman, AH, &
Kinsey, SG (February, 2013). The monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitor KML29 protects against
diclofenac-induced gastric hemorrhages. Poster presented at the E.J. Van Liere Memorial
Convocation and HSC Research Day, Morgantown, WV.
Crowe, MS, Ignatowska-Jankowska, BM, Niphakis, MJ, Cravatt, BF, Lichtman, AH, &
Kinsey, SG (February, 2013). Inhibition of monoacylglycerol lipase attenuates nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug-induced gastric hemorrhages in mice. Poster presented at the Research
Horizons Day, Morgantown, WV.
TEACHING AND MENTORING:
2014
Biological Foundations of Behavior Lab (PSYCH 301) Department of Psychology,
West Virginia University. Upper level undergraduate lab. Six sections, 130
undergraduate students.
Perception (PSYC425). Guest Lecturer. Department of Psychology, West Virginia
University. Upper level course on fundamentals of sensation and perception.
Presented on object recognition to 35 undergraduate students
2013
Biological Foundations of Behavior Lab (PSYCH 301) Department of Psychology,
West Virginia University. Upper level undergraduate lab. Six sections, 120
undergraduate students.
Biological Foundations of Behavior (PSYCH 301) Guest Lecturer. Department of
Psychology, West Virginia University. Upper level undergraduate course lecture.
Presented on behavioral genetics to 120 undergraduate students.
Perception (PSYC425). Guest Lecturer. Department of Psychology, West Virginia
University. Upper level course on fundamentals of sensation and perception.
Presented on visual attention to 34 undergraduate students
Students Mentored
WVU undergraduate research assistants: Ben Rein (2015), Malosree Maitre (2014), Austin McKitrick
(2014-2015), Kate Cardullo (2014-2015), Rachael Taylor (2014), Carly Buser (Capstone 2013-2014),
Benjamin Dearborn (2013), Allie Nwosu (2013), Maggie Jones (Honors thesis 2013-2014 ), Khristina
Bankhead (2012-2014), Anthony D’Ovidio (2012), Austin Sanders (2012), Kristina Welch (2012),
Erica Cole (Honors thesis, 2012), Jessica Silverman (2012), Kelsey Wilson (Honors thesis, 2012)
SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
Ad Hoc Reviewer for:
• Pain
• Journal of Pain
• British Journal of Pharmacology
Behavioral Neuroscience Training Committee
Honors Thesis Committee Member; Kelsey Wilson
Honors Thesis Committee Member; Erica Cole
May 2013-Present
December, 2012
November, 2012
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Society for Neuroscience
International Cannabinoid Research Society
Meeting of Behavioral and Biomedical researchers
Neuroscience Journal Club
Neuroscience Research Group
2014-Present
2012-Present
2012-Present
2012-Present
2012-Present
SKILLS:
CITI Biomedical Research certified
Fluent in French
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REFERENCES:
• Dr. Steven Kinsey
Professor/Adviser, West Virginia University
[email protected]……………….………………….…….304.293.1685
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Dr. Melissa Blank
Professor, West Virginia University
[email protected]……………….………………….…….304.293.8341
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Dr. Miranda Reed
Professor, West Virginia University
[email protected]………………………………………...304.293.1787
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