Position
IRTA Postbaccalaureate Fellow, Biobehavioral Imaging and Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Section
Contact
Biomedical Research Center251 Bayview Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21224
Email: reece.budinich@nih.gov
Background
I was born and raised in Federal Way, Washington, a short drive from Seattle. For my undergraduate degree I attended Western Washington University in Bellingham, basically the furthest northwest corner of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. While at WWU, I developed an interest in Psychology. After nearly finishing my degree, I discovered a passion for Behavioral Neuroscience and spent an extra year at university to double major. During this 5th year I joined Dr. Josh Kaplan’s Pharmacology of Cannabinoids research lab, where I studied the acute anxiolytic effects of commercial CBD vape products in a mouse model. Throughout my undergraduate degree I found myself in several mentoring positions, both as a Teaching Assistant for multiple classes and an officer in the Neuroscience Research Driven Students Club (NeRDS).
Outside of academia, I spend my time honing my photography skills and making fancy coffee like a true Seattleite. I love cats, astronomy, and I consume an abysmal amount of cheese.
