Karyn Frick
@karynfrick.bsky.social
Behavioral neuroendocrinologist, menopause symptom relief crusader and entrepreneur, overworked professor, proud mom of 2 amazing young adults, unabashed Cairn terrier spoiler, NJ native who loves Milwaukee
Studying Estrogen’s Role in Memory and Aging uwm.edu/news/uwm-neu...
UWM neuroscience professor works to combat memory loss and dementia
UW-Milwaukee neuroscientist Karyn Frick explores how estrogens shape memory and brain health, advancing treatments for memory loss.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Studying Estrogen’s Role in Memory and Aging uwm.edu/news/uwm-neu...
Come learn about the PhD and MS programs in Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on October 16 from 5:30-7 pm CDT! See below for information and registration. I'll be on hand to answer questions about our Neuroscience PhD program!
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uwm.edu/graduatescho...
Virtual Information Session
October 16, 2025 Visit with representatives from your program of interest between 5:30 and 7 p.m. (CST/CDT-Central time zone). International students should attend an International Admissions Session ...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Come learn about the PhD and MS programs in Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on October 16 from 5:30-7 pm CDT! See below for information and registration. I'll be on hand to answer questions about our Neuroscience PhD program!
uwm.edu/graduatescho...
uwm.edu/graduatescho...
Check out our new review to learn about the history of menopausal hormone therapy and how me and my team at Estrigenix Therapeutics are trying to provide new treatment options for women! @neuroendoawf.bsky.social @m1rsch.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Not your mother's hormone therapy: Highly selective estrogen receptor beta agonists as next-generation therapies for menopausal symptom relief
Although the menopausal transition causes a panoply of unpleasant and disruptive symptoms, many women are reluctant to use estrogen-based treatments d…
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June 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Check out our new review to learn about the history of menopausal hormone therapy and how me and my team at Estrigenix Therapeutics are trying to provide new treatment options for women! @neuroendoawf.bsky.social @m1rsch.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I was so excited to see the NIH Notice of Grants and Contracts appear in my Inbox today for the first time in months. Then I scrolled to the bottom to see "Funding Opportunities: None". 😞
April 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I was so excited to see the NIH Notice of Grants and Contracts appear in my Inbox today for the first time in months. Then I scrolled to the bottom to see "Funding Opportunities: None". 😞
In a PubMed search for classic papers implicating the dorsal hippocampus in age-related memory decline (terms: dorsal hippocampus aging memory), I ordered the 222 results to start with the oldest. A 1996 paper from my dissertation was the 11th oldest.😳 Am I classic or just old? Don't answer that...
January 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
In a PubMed search for classic papers implicating the dorsal hippocampus in age-related memory decline (terms: dorsal hippocampus aging memory), I ordered the 222 results to start with the oldest. A 1996 paper from my dissertation was the 11th oldest.😳 Am I classic or just old? Don't answer that...
Congratulations to former Frick lab PhD student @lisataxier.bsky.social on her new J Neuro paper!! 🎉 Proud science mom!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39779373/
woot @lisataxier.bsky.social first Kash Lab first author paper is out. Congrats to her and the team!
woot @lisataxier.bsky.social first Kash Lab first author paper is out. Congrats to her and the team!
Retrieval of an ethanol-conditioned taste aversion promotes GABAergic plasticity in the anterior insular cortex - PubMed
Blunted sensitivity to ethanol's aversive effects can increase motivation to consume ethanol; yet, the neurobiological circuits responsible for encoding these aversive properties are not fully underst...
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January 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Congratulations to former Frick lab PhD student @lisataxier.bsky.social on her new J Neuro paper!! 🎉 Proud science mom!
Today's the final day to apply to UW-Milwaukee's Neuroscience PhD program! Interested in the neurobiology of memory? Then come work with me or one of my awesome colleagues including @polymniag.bsky.social @nealmorton.bsky.social, Cait Bowman, and Jeffrey Lopez-Rojas! uwm.edu/psychology/g...
December 1, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Today's the final day to apply to UW-Milwaukee's Neuroscience PhD program! Interested in the neurobiology of memory? Then come work with me or one of my awesome colleagues including @polymniag.bsky.social @nealmorton.bsky.social, Cait Bowman, and Jeffrey Lopez-Rojas! uwm.edu/psychology/g...
Our latest empirical paper! In a female mouse model of Alzheimer’s, a novel highly selective estrogen receptor beta agonist enhances memory and alleviates a hot flash in an APOE-specific manner without negative effects on anxiety, body or uterine weights! www.frontiersin.org/journals/agi...
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November 27, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Our latest empirical paper! In a female mouse model of Alzheimer’s, a novel highly selective estrogen receptor beta agonist enhances memory and alleviates a hot flash in an APOE-specific manner without negative effects on anxiety, body or uterine weights! www.frontiersin.org/journals/agi...
Well, this was bound to happen eventually…
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Well, this was bound to happen eventually…
Hello Blue Sky! Using my 1st post to encourage interested prospective Neuroscience PhD students to apply to UW-Milwaukee's program by Dec. 1! Several Neuro labs including mine are recruiting new PhD students! See more about what we do here: uwm.edu/psychology/o...
Neuroscience Faculty
Affiliated Neuroscience Faculty
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November 15, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Hello Blue Sky! Using my 1st post to encourage interested prospective Neuroscience PhD students to apply to UW-Milwaukee's program by Dec. 1! Several Neuro labs including mine are recruiting new PhD students! See more about what we do here: uwm.edu/psychology/o...