Department/Unit:
Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutic


Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)


Salary Range:
$46,215.00 - $60,080.00


The Stephens lab is a behavioral neuroendocrinology lab that examines the interaction
of hormones, biological sex, the brain, and behavior. Our research lab has several areas of focus:
1) We examine how the brain regulates puberty onset, adult fertility, and reproductive hormone secretion
and how the brain and reproductive events differ between males and females. Our goal is to identify
novel causes and/or therapeutic targets for infertility and reproductive disorders in both sexes.
2) We hypothesize that adolescence/puberty is a critical time during brain development when biological and
life events can permanently change the brain and behavior. Our research examines how reproductive
hormones and other genetic factors are critical for normal development of the brain, re...