News and Events
Conference Presentations
- Dr. Mendez Presenting at the 2023 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting.
- Mendez Lab Members present at the 2022 National Hispanic Science Network. From left to right: Miguel Urbina, Olga Rohrer, Dr. Mendez, Priscilla Giner, Omar Lira, Valeria Garcia, and Liliana Maynez-Anchondo.
- Congratulations to Liliana Maynez-Anchondo for presentating at Behavior Biology & Chemistry 2020.
- School of Pharmacy students Amir Rastegari, Diana Herrera, and Marisol Blanco successfully present their poster at the 2019 UTEP Graduate student Expo.
- Priscilla Giner take a big step for the Mendez Lab by presenting at 2 national conferences in the Fall of 2019: The National Hispanic Science Network and the Society for Neuroscience.
- 2019 SMART MINDS summer research students Shelby Towers and Maham Gardezi presenting their hard work at the 2019 COURI Summer Symposium
Grants and Awards
- 03/15/2024: Mendez (Co-I), O'Dell (PI), and Khan (Co-I) labs are awarded a NIDA R01 grant. This award will provide funding for the lab from April 2024 through March 2029.
- 08/31/2023: Dr. Mendez received both the 2023 Service Award and the 2023 P1 Teaching award at the UTEP School of Pharmacy.
- 07/05/2023: Congratulations to Liliana Maynez-Anchondo for receiving a Travel Award to the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse 2023 Annual Meeting.
- 01/15/2023: Congratulations to Priscilla Giner for receiving a Travel Awards to attend the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2023 Annual Meeting.
- 09/15/2022: Dr. Mendez recieves prestigious American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Athina Markou Travel Award for 2022 annual meeting.
- 08/31/2022: Dr. Mendez received the 2022 UTEP Building Scholars Mentoring Award.
- 08/01/2022: Congratulations to Priscilla Giner for receiving a NIDA Travel Awards to attend the Society for Neuroscience 2022 Annual Meeting.
- 07/05/2022: Congratulations to Priscilla Giner and Liliana Maynez-Anchondo for receiving Travel Awards to the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse 2022 Annual Meeting.
- 09/15/2021: Mendez Lab is awarded a NIDA Administrative Supplement grant. This award will provide funding for the lab from October 2021 through March 2023.
- 08/31/2021: Dr. Mendez received the 2021 Scholar Award at the UTEP School of Pharmacy.
- 05/15/2021: Congratulations to Michelle Martinez for succesfully defending her Masters Thesis. She is the first graduate student from the Mendez Lab to receive their M.A.!
- 12/15/2020: Mendez Lab is awarded a NIDA Diversity Supplement grant. This award will provide funding for the lab from January 2021 through March 2022.
- 03/10/2020: Mendez Lab is awarded the Support of Competitive Research (SC2) grant. This award will provide funding for the lab from April 2020 through March 2023.
- 02/15/2020: Congratulations to Michelle Martinez, Priscilla Giner, and Liliana Maynez-Anchondo for receiving Travel Awards to Behavior, Brain, and Biology 2020.
- 11/15/2019: Dr. Mendez is selected as the 2020 Editorial Fellow for Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
- 07/05/2019: Congratulations to Priscilla Giner for receiving a Travel Award to the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse 2019 Annual Meeting.
- 08/15/2019: Congratulations to Rodolfo Flores for succesfully defending his Dissertation. He is the first graduate student from the Mendez Lab to receive their PhD!
- 02/18/2019: Congratulations to Priscilla Giner for receiving aTravel Awards to Behavior, Brain, and Biology 2019.
- 06/20/2018: Mendez Lab is awarded the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Ingestigator NARSAD Award. This award will provide funding for the lab from June 2018 through July 2020. Congratulations Everyone!
In the News
- 09/15/2023: Mendez Lab member Olga Rohrer established NOVA Initiative. Olga, along with Dr. Mendez, Marlo Holguin, Liliana Maynez-Anchondo, and Dr. Gabrial Fritze will serve as board members on this non-profit organization aimed at attending local high schools to discuss the dangers of vaping, present the latest vapor findings from the Mendez Lab and others, and provide tools for avoidance. More information can be found at www.novainitiative.org.
- 08/27/20: Click here to watch former SMARTMIND scholar Maham Gardezi discuss her research experience in the Mendez Lab. Great job Maham!
- 03/24/2020: Our Graduate Student Michelle Martinez was recently featured on the website dr.ofwhat? Click here to see her article and learn what a day in the life of a Mendez Lab graduate student is like!
- 02/28/2018: Dr. Mendez was recently awarded a grant to study how cues in our environment can affect our behaviors. Click here to learn more about this research endeavor.