{"id":2,"date":"2018-11-16T16:07:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T16:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/cordeiraj\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-19T18:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:13:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/cordeiraj\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"><!--more--><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Welcome!<\/span><\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/cordeiraj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/06\/SCIENCE-BLDG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/cordeiraj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/06\/SCIENCE-BLDG-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.wcsu.edu\/cordeiraj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/06\/SCIENCE-BLDG-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>News: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Karla Mendez Vasquez and Milo Duch presented at the Northeast regional Sigma Xi conference April 18&#8230; a<em>nd earned 2nd place Award in Life Sciences!<\/em> <strong>Congrats!<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karla Mendez Vasquez and Milo Duch presented at regional NEURON Conference April 11. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Published!<\/strong> Undergraduate students Karla Mendez Vasquez, Jacob Calle, Milo Duch, Mohammad Elawa, Jacob Lee, Wilmer Montero, Christa Piccorelli, Jo-Elle Rodriguez, and Sherry Zhumi co-authored a manuscript with Dr. Cordeira entitled &#8220;The Progressive Digging task: a naturalistic assay of effort-based food motivation in mice&#8221; now published in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods. <strong>Congratulations!<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read for free until June: <a href=\"https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/a\/1mxjUbXTPGroK\">https:\/\/authors.elsevier.com\/a\/1mxjUbXTPGroK<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0165027026001044\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0165027026001044<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>June 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Cordeira published &#8220;Voluntary exercise alters high-fat food intake and meal structure across the light-dark cycle in mice&#8221; in Physiology &amp; Behavior. Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40615060\/\">here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alison O&#8217;Malley, Karla Mendez Vasquez, and Matheus Oliveira present &#8220;The effect of male vs. female researchers on stress behaviors in mice&#8221; at WRD 2025. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>May 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Cordeira presented \u201cVoluntary Wheel Running Decreases Daytime Intake Of Very High-fat Diet In Mice By Improving Satiation\u201d at the 2024 American College of Sports Medicine in Boston, MA. Students Andrew Minchala and Derek Gustafson were co-authors! Check out the abstract <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abstractsonline.com\/pp8\/#!\/20101\/presentation\/3942\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrew Minchala presented \u201cThe effect of exercise on neurotransmitters in the nucleus accumbens\u201d at Western Research Day 2024!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>September 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr. Cordeira published \u201cDaily replacement of very high-fat diet stabilizes food intake and improves mouse welfare by ensuring food quality\u201d in PLOS ONE. 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