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Hyerim Yang BS

Research Technician

Graduate Student, Graduate Education in Medical Sciences (GEMS) PhD Program

Department of Psychiatry, UIC

Contact

Email:

hyang67 [at] uic.edu

Building & Room:

School of Public Health / Psychiatric Institute (SPHPI) 285

Address:

1601 W. Taylor St. SPHPI MC 912 Chicago IL 60612

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About

Hyerim graduated from UIC in 2017 with a BS in neuroscience. She is currently gaining experience using animal models to study the neurobiological basis in the context of alcohol use disorder. 

Current Projects

Hyerim directs clinical studies in the Human Addiction Psychopharmacology Laboratory. Her research investigates the processes by which drug and alcohol effects become paired with cues (people, places, paraphernalia) surrounding drug-taking experiences. She studies drug conditioning processes using behavioral (cognitive function), physiological (heart rate, blood pressure, cortisol) and subjective (self-reported mood) measures. Hyerim is also conducting a research project that she began as an undergraduate student in the lab. In this project, she is using a computerized task to assess appetitive conditioning using monetary reward.

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Date Topic Lecture/Seminar Series Status
04/03/2025 A toolbox for ablating excitatory and inhibitory synapses
  • Neuroscience Seminar Series
Past Event
09/12/2024 Role of afferents to the rostromedial tegmental nucleus in symptoms of withdrawal from chronic ethanol exposure
  • Junior Scholars in Neuroscience Seminar
Past Event
02/01/2024 In vivo photopharmacology with light-activated opioid drugs
  • Neuroscience Journal Club
Past Event
05/11/2023 Role of Afferents to the Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus in Symptoms of Withdrawal from Chronic Ethanol Exposure
  • Junior Scholars in Neuroscience Seminar
Past Event
06/09/2022 Activation of afferents to the RMTg during acute withdrawal from chronic ethanol exposure
  • Junior Scholars in Neuroscience Seminar
Past Event
12/02/2021 Pain induces adaptations in ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons to drive anhedonia-like behavior.
  • Neuroscience Journal Club
Past Event
04/08/2021 Activation of afferents to the RMTg during acute withdrawal from chronic ethanol exposure
  • Junior Scholars in Neuroscience Seminar
Past Event

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10/30/2025 Congratulations to the Winners of the Poster Competition at the Extravaganza! Extravaganza 2025 Poster Entries