Abigail M Polter, PhD
Associate Professor at George Washington University
Location: Washington, DC
United States
Abby received her bachelor's degree in Microbiology from Ohio Wesleyan University and her doctorate in Neurobiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her thesis research focused on cellular signaling mechanisms in animal models of mood disorders. Following graduate school, Abby completed a postdoc at Brown University. Her postdoctoral research focused on long-lasting effects of acute stress on inhibitory synapses in the ventral tegmental area. She is currently an Associate Professor in the department of Pharmacology and Physiology at George Washington University in Washington DC.
Associated Grants
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Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neuron Subtype-Specific Roles in Parkinson's Disease-Related Cognitive Symptoms
2026