Doctoral candidate, Program in Neuroscience, Department of Biology, Florida State University
2001-2003
Laboratory Technician, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Dr. Karen Berkley
1997-2002
B.S., Psychology; Biology minor, Florida State University
Chad Samuelsen
Graduate Student
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Three year merit based Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service
Award (NRSA), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders, National Institutes of Health Chemosensory Processing in the
Amygdala (F31 DC008062-01).
Merit based Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology travel award, 2007.
Merit based Brain W. Robinson Award, 2006.
Merit based NIH Predoctoral Chemosensory Training Grant (T32-DC00044),
2005.
Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) Annual Meeting Travel
Award 2004 & 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Samuelsen, CL and Meredith, M. Categorization of salient chemical signals
in the medial amygdala requires the vomeronasal organ. (In Prep.).
Samuelsen, CL and Meredith, M. Categorization of salient chemical signals
in the medial amygdala. Submitted to Brain Research.
Meredith M, Samuelsen CL, Blake C, Westberry JW (2006). Selective
Response of Medial Amygdala Subregions to Reproductive and Defensive
Chemosignals from Conspecific and Heterospecific Species. Chapter in
Chemical Signals in Vertebrates.
Cason, A., Samuelsen, C.L. and Berkley, K.J. Estrous changes in vaginal
nociception in a rat model of endometriosis. Horm Behav, 44(2): 123-131,
(2003).
ABSTRACTS AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Cason, A.M., Samuelsen, C.L. and Berkley, K.J. (2002). Changes in vaginal
nociception in a rat model of endometriosis as a function of estrous
stage and pathology. Soc. Neurosci.
Samuelsen, C.L., Winnard K.P., Stephan, F.K. and Berkley K.J. (2003).
Effect of ovariectomy on vaginal hyperalgesia induced by endometriosis.
Soc. Neurosci.
Westberry, J. Samuelsen, C.L. and Meredith, M. (2004). Categorization of
chemosensory input in medial amygdala requires vomeronasal input in both
sexually naïve and experienced male hamsters. Association for
Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) XXVII.
Berkley, K.J., Winnard, K.P. and Samuelsen, C.L. (2004). Effect of
ovariectomy and estradiol replacement on endometriosis induced vaginal
hyperalgesia in rats. Soc. Neurosci.
Samuelsen, C.L., Westberry, J.M., and Meredith, M. (2004). Categorization
of chemosensory information in medial amygdala of male hamsters and male
mice. Soc. Neurosci.
Samuelsen, C.L., Westberry, J. and Meredith, M. (2005). Medial amygdala
categorizes species-specific chemosensory input in both male hamsters and
male /female mice. Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) XXVII
Samuelsen, C.L. and Meredith, M. (2005) Medial amygdala categorizes
species-specific chemosensory input in both male and female mice. Soc.
Neurosci. Abstr., Abstract # 279.8.
Samuelsen, C.L., Blake, C, Case, G, Meredith, M (2006). Medial amygdala
responses to chemosensory stimuli from same- and different-species.
Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) XXVIII.
Samuelsen, C.L. and Meredith, M. (2006). Categorization of species-
specific odors by the medial amygdala. Soc. Neurosci.
Samuelsen, C.L. and Meredith, M. (2007). Responses in the medial amygdala
to territorial, reproductive and predator chemosensory stimuli. Society
for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology.
Samuelsen, C.L. and Meredith, M. (2007). Vomeronasal and olfactory
responses in the medial amygdala to territorial, reproductive and
predator chemosensory stimuli. Soc. Neurosci.
Samuelsen, C.L. and Meredith, M. (2008). Effects of Vomeronasal Organ
Removal on Medial Amygdala Response to Territorial, Reproductive and
Predator Stimuli. International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste XV.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Laboratory instructor for multiple sections of introductory biology lab.
Teaching assistant for the lecture course vertebrate physiology.
MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Chemoreception Sciences
Society for Neuroscience
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
COMPUTER SKILLS
All Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Statistical programs including SPSS, SigmaStat and GraphPad.
Publications
Samuelsen CL, Meredith M. The vomeronasal organ is required for the male mouse medial amygdala response to chemical-communication signals, as assessed by immediate early gene expression. Neuroscience. NULL. (2009)
Samuelsen CL, Meredith M. Categorization of biologically relevant chemical signals in the medial amygdala. Brain Res. 1263:33-42. (2009)
