Elizabeth Berry, Ph.D. '23, completed her Ph.D. in Dr. Christopher Leonard’s lab at New York Medical College. Her recent research focuses on the impact of opioid addiction on the intrinsic electrical properties of orexin neurons located in the hypothalamus, studying how the reward system of the brain is altered by drugs of abuse generates results that pave the way for generating new therapeutics. 

Education

• Ph.D., Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College 
• B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island
• B.S. Biological Science, University of Rhode Island

Areas of Expertise

• Biochemistry
• Neuroscience

Research

• Addiction
• Neurodegeneration
• Sleep physiology

Publications

• Berry EA, Huhulea EN, Ishibashi M, et. al. "Chronic but not acute morphine exposure reversibly impairs spike generation and repetitive firing in a functionally distinct subpopulation of orexin neurons." bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, (), (2025) . pii: 2025.03.20.644444. doi: 10.1101/2025.03.20.644444
• Hillerton JE, Berry EA. "A retrospective on claims regarding clinical mastitis in the subsequent lactation, after use of an internal teat sealant in the dry period." The Journal of dairy research, (), (2022) 1-5. doi: 10.1017/S0022029922000401
• Berry EA, Tran ML, Dimos CS, et. al. "Immuno and Affinity Cytochemical Analysis of Cell Wall Composition in the Moss Physcomitrella patens." Frontiers in plant science, 7(), (2016) 248. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00248
• Berry JS, Trappey AF, Vreeland TJ, et. al. "Analysis of Clinical and Pathologic Factors of Pure, Flat Epithelial Atypia on Core Needle Biopsy to Aid in the Decision of Excision or Observation." Journal of Cancer, 7(1), (2016) 1-6. doi: 10.7150/jca.12781
• Manning PJ, Sutherland WH, Manning AE, et. al. "Ingestion of thermally oxidized sunflower oil decreases postprandial lipemia mainly in younger individuals." Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.), 33(9), (2013) 711-8. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2013.06.007
• Manning PJ, Sutherland WH, de Jong SA, et. al. "Postprandial response of plasma IL-6 to isoenergetic meals rich in casein or potato singly and combined in obese women." Journal of nutritional science, 2(), (2013) e30. doi: 10.1017/jns.2013.25
• Manning PJ, Sutherland WH, Walker RJ, et. al. "The effect of glucose ingestion on inflammation and oxidative stress in obese individuals." Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 57(10), (2008) 1345-9. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2008.04.020

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Teaching Responsibilities

School of Medicine:

• Module 1
• Module 2

Graduate School of Biomedical Science:

• Biochemistry 1010
• Biochemistry 1020