Maria Sanchez PhD
Academic Appointment
- Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University
- Training Program Faculty/Preceptor, Psychology Graduate Program, Emory University, Atlanta
- Core Scientist, Emory National Primate Research Center - Division of Developmental and Cognitive Neuroscience, Emory University, Atlanta
- Graduate Faculty, University of Georgia, Athens
- Faculty Member, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, National Science Foundation, Arlington
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens
- Associate Training Faculty, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Emory University, Atlanta
Education
Degrees
- PhD from Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid
- MS from Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid
- BS from Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid
Research
Focus
- To study the impact of early life stress (ELS) on neurodevelopment of systems that control stress physiology and emotional behavior in nonhuman primates. Goals: to understand (1) time course of neurodevelopmental changes, (2) genetic factors that affect vulnerability to ELS and (2) molecular/cellular mechanisms underlying ELS-induced alterations leading to psychopathology.
Publications
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A Cross-Generational Methylomic Signature of Infant Maltreatment in Newborn Rhesus Macaques.
Biol Psychiatry
03/05/2025 Authors: Lardenoije R; Smulders MNCA; Morin EL; Howell BR; Guzman D; Meyer JS; Ressler KJ; Snchez M; Klengel T -
Long-Term Effects of Adverse Maternal Care on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis Function of Juvenile and Adolescent Macaques.
Biology (Basel) Volume: 14
02/15/2025 Authors: McCormack K; Bramlett S; Morin EL; Siebert ER; Guzman D; Howell B; Sanchez MM -
Effects of early maternal care on anxiety and threat learning in adolescent nonhuman primates.
Dev Cogn Neurosci Volume: 71 Page(s): 101480
01/01/2025 Authors: Morin EL; Siebert ER; Howell BR; Higgins M; Jovanovic T; Kazama AM; Sanchez MM -
The Development of Socially Directed Attention: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study in Infant Monkeys.
J Cogn Neurosci Volume: 36 Page(s): 2742 - 2760
12/01/2024 Authors: Kovacs-Balint Z; Sanchez MM; Wang A; Feczko E; Earl E; Styner M; Fair D; Bachevalier J -
Alterations in adolescent brain serotonin (5HT)1A, 5HT2A, and dopamine (D)2 receptor systems in a nonhuman primate model of early life adversity.
Neuropsychopharmacology Volume: 49 Page(s): 1227 - 1235
07/01/2024 Authors: Wakeford AGP; Nye JA; Morin EL; Mun J; Meyer JS; Goodman M; Howell LL; Sanchez MM -
Corrigendum to "Functional maturation in visual pathways predicts attention to the eyes in infant rhesus macaques: Effects of social status" [Dev.Cogn.Neurosci., 60C (2023): 101213].
Dev Cogn Neurosci Volume: 67 Page(s): 101364
06/01/2024 Authors: Ford A; Kovacs-Balint ZA; Wang A; Feczko E; Earl E; Miranda-Domnguez ; Li L; Styner M; Fair D; Jones W -
Concise and Scalable Radiosynthesis of (+)-[18F]MDL100907 as a Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor Antagonist for PET.
ACS Chem Neurosci Volume: 14 Page(s): 3694 - 3703
10/04/2023 Authors: Chavan LN; Voll R; Sanchez MM; Nye JA; Goodman MM -
Treatment with sofosbuvir attenuates the adverse neurodevelopmental consequences of Zika virus infection in infant rhesus macaques.
J Neuroimmunol Volume: 381 Page(s): 578148
08/15/2023 Authors: Medina A; Rusnak R; Richardson R; Zimmerman MG; Suthar M; Schoof N; Kovacs-Balint Z; Mavigner M; Sanchez M; Chahroudi A -
The role of puberty on physical and brain development: A longitudinal study in male Rhesus Macaques.
Dev Cogn Neurosci Volume: 60 Page(s): 101237
04/01/2023 Authors: Kovacs-Balint ZA; Raper J; Richardson R; Gopakumar A; Kettimuthu KP; Higgins M; Feczko E; Earl E; Ethun KF; Li L -
Functional maturation in visual pathways predicts attention to the eyes in infant rhesus macaques: Effects of social status.
Dev Cogn Neurosci Volume: 60 Page(s): 101213
04/01/2023 Authors: Ford A; Kovacs-Balint ZA; Wang A; Feczko E; Earl E; Miranda-Domnguez ; Li L; Styner M; Fair D; Jones W