| Melanie K. Judge |
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Advanced Concentration |
Physiology & Pharmacology | |
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Mentor |
Philip Scarpace, Ph.D. | ||
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Department |
Pharmacology & Therapeutics | ||
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Enrolled |
August 2005 | ||
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Lab Room |
R5-144 | ||
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Lab Phone |
392-3242 | ||
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mkm25@ufl.edu | ||
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Education |
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B.S., Biochemistry, Florida State University |
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Dissertation Research |
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| The Role of Endocannabinoid Signaling in Young and Aged Rats with High-Fat Feeding | |||
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Publications |
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Judge MK, Zhang J, Tumer N, Carter CS, Daniels MJ, Scarpace PJ. Prolonged hyperphagia with high-fat feeding contributes to exacerbated weight gain in rats with adult-onset obesity. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, in press |
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Zhang J, Matheny MK, Tumer N, Mitchell MK, Scarpace PJ. Leptin antagonist reveals that the normalization of caloric intake and the thermic effect of food after high-fat feeding are leptin dependent. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007 Feb;292(2):R868-74. abstract |
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| Abstracts Presented at Meetings | |||
Judge MK, Y Zhang, and PJ Scarpace. Enhanced Cannabinoid Receptor-1 Antagonist Responsiveness in Obese Leptin Resistant Rats. NAASO 2008. |
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Mitchell M.K., K.Y. Cheng, N. Tumer, C. Carter, and P.J. Scarpace. High fat feeding results in prolonged hyperphagia and exacerbated weight gain in rats with adult-onset obesity. NAASO 2007. |
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J. Zhang, M.K. Matheny, N. Tumer, M.K. Mitchell and P.J. Scarpace, Leptin antagonist prevents the homeostatic downregulation following high-fat enhanced caloric intake. Experimental Biology 2006 San Francisco. |
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Honors & Awards |
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Neurobiology of Aging Fellowship recipient 2007-2008 |
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UF Grinter Fellowship Award, 2005-2008 |
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last revised 6/25/08 tr