Joseph Hennessey
Phase 1 Student
Locations
- Medical Scientist Training Program
Contact Information
Education
Research Interests
Applying the tools of systems neuroscience and pharmacology to improve treatments for stress-linked psychiatric diseases like depression, anxiety, and addiction
Research Experience
Medical College of Wisconsin, 2022-2023
Advisor: John McCorvy
Project: Characterization of biased agonism of psychedelics at aminergic GPCRs
Marquette University, 2021-2022
Advisor: Alex Savtchouk, PhD
Project: Anatomical tracing of cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuitry
Marquette University, 2019-2020
Advisor: John Mantsch, PhD
Project: Neuropsychopharmacology of stress contributions to cocaine seeking
Publications
Vargas MV, Dunlap LE, Dong C, Carter SJ, Tombari RJ, Jami SA, Cameron LP, Patel SD, Hennessey JJ, Saeger HN, McCorvy JD, Gray JA, Tian L, Olson DE. Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors. Science. 2023 Feb 17;379(6633):700-706. doi: 10.1126/science.adf0435. Epub 2023 Feb 16. PMID: 36795823; PMCID: PMC10108900.
General Interests
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, yoga, meditation, environmentalism, hiking, soccer, philosophy, and cooking