Profiles
Laurie L. Wellman, PhD
Asst Dean Pre Clinical edu, Associate Professor
Doctor of Medicine, MD
Waitzer Hall
Biorepository Director, EVMS, Spring 2015- present
Course Co-director, Medical Neuroscience, Spring 2014 - present
Course Director, Clinical Anatomy Foundations, Fall 2013 – present
Instructor, AnatomyGuy.com (Pre-clinical Videos for EVMS students, national & international students – Neuroanatomy), 2011 – present
Core Faculty, Gross Anatomy, Fall 2010 - present
Core Faculty, Medical Neuroscience, Spring 2009 - present
Adjunct Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Spring 2006 – 2010
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2010 - present
Research Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2009 - 2010
Courses Taught
Medical Neuroscience
Gross Anatomy
Clinical Anatomy Foundations
Clinical Anatomy for Health Professions
Undergraduate Degree
BS (Microbiology) 2000 Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Education
PhD (Neuroscience) 2005 Georgetown University
Presentations and Scholarships
Selected Publications
Ciavarra RP, Machida M, Lundberg PS, Gauronskas P, Wellman LL, Steel C, Aflatooni JO, Sanford LD. (2018) Controllable and uncontrollable stress differentially impact pathogenicity and survival in a mouse model of viral encephalitis. J Neuroimmunol. 319; 130-141.
Wellman LL, Fitzpatrick ME, Sutton AM, Williams BL, Machida M, Sanford LD. (2018) Antagonism of corticotropin releasing factor in the basolateral amygdala of resilient and vulnerable rats: Effects on fear-conditioned sleep, temperature and freezing. Horm Behav. 100:20-28.
Forcelli PA, Wellman LL, Malkova L. (2017) Blockade of glutamatergic transmission in the primate basolateral amygdala suppresses active behavior without altering social interaction. Behav Neurosci 131(2):192-200.
Machida M, Wellman LL, Fitzpatricks ME, Hallum O, Sutton AM, Lonart G, Sanford LD. (2017) Brief Optogenetic Inhibition of the Basolateral Amygdala in Mice Alters Effects of Stressful Experiences on Rapid Eye Movement Sleep. Sleep 40(4).
Ciavarra RP, Lundberg P, Machida M, Ambrozewicz MA, Wellman LL, Breving K, Steel C, and Sanford LD. (2017) Early gene activation initiates neuroinflammation prior to VSV neuroinvasion: Impact on antiviral responses and sleep. J Neuroimmuno. 303: 31-42.
Wellman LL, Fitzpatrick ME, Hallum OY, Sutton AM, Williams BL, Sanford LD. (2017) The basolateral amygdala can mediate the effects of fear memory on sleep independently of fear behavior and the peripheral stress response. Neurobio Learn Mem. 137: 27-35.
Forcelli PA, DesJardin JT, West EA, Holmes AL, Elorette C, Wellman LL, Malkova L. (2016) Amygdala selectively modulates defensive responses evoked from the superior colliculus in non-human primates. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 11(12):2009-2019.
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2010 - present
Research Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2009 - 2010
Courses Taught
Medical Neuroscience
Gross Anatomy
Clinical Anatomy Foundations
Clinical Anatomy for Health Professions
Undergraduate Degree
BS (Microbiology) 2000 Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Education
PhD (Neuroscience) 2005 Georgetown University
Presentations and Scholarships
Selected Publications
Ciavarra RP, Machida M, Lundberg PS, Gauronskas P, Wellman LL, Steel C, Aflatooni JO, Sanford LD. (2018) Controllable and uncontrollable stress differentially impact pathogenicity and survival in a mouse model of viral encephalitis. J Neuroimmunol. 319; 130-141.
Wellman LL, Fitzpatrick ME, Sutton AM, Williams BL, Machida M, Sanford LD. (2018) Antagonism of corticotropin releasing factor in the basolateral amygdala of resilient and vulnerable rats: Effects on fear-conditioned sleep, temperature and freezing. Horm Behav. 100:20-28.
Forcelli PA, Wellman LL, Malkova L. (2017) Blockade of glutamatergic transmission in the primate basolateral amygdala suppresses active behavior without altering social interaction. Behav Neurosci 131(2):192-200.
Machida M, Wellman LL, Fitzpatricks ME, Hallum O, Sutton AM, Lonart G, Sanford LD. (2017) Brief Optogenetic Inhibition of the Basolateral Amygdala in Mice Alters Effects of Stressful Experiences on Rapid Eye Movement Sleep. Sleep 40(4).
Ciavarra RP, Lundberg P, Machida M, Ambrozewicz MA, Wellman LL, Breving K, Steel C, and Sanford LD. (2017) Early gene activation initiates neuroinflammation prior to VSV neuroinvasion: Impact on antiviral responses and sleep. J Neuroimmuno. 303: 31-42.
Wellman LL, Fitzpatrick ME, Hallum OY, Sutton AM, Williams BL, Sanford LD. (2017) The basolateral amygdala can mediate the effects of fear memory on sleep independently of fear behavior and the peripheral stress response. Neurobio Learn Mem. 137: 27-35.
Forcelli PA, DesJardin JT, West EA, Holmes AL, Elorette C, Wellman LL, Malkova L. (2016) Amygdala selectively modulates defensive responses evoked from the superior colliculus in non-human primates. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 11(12):2009-2019.