Beth E. F. Wee, Ph.D.Michigan State University, Zoology and Neuroscience, 1986; Iowa State University, Zoology, M.S., 1982.
Biology Laboratory Supervisor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Adjunct Professor in Departments of Psychology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; and Cell and Molecular Biology. Research interests include neuroendocrinology, biological rhythms (circadian and seasonal), and animal behavior. (E-MAIL add.: bwee@tulane.edu)
Wee, B. E. F. Biological Rhythms and Sleep. In : Motivation: A Biosocial and Cognitive Integration of Motivation and Emotion by E. D. Ferguson, Oxford University Press, New York, 2000.
Research ArticlesHurley, D. L., Wee, B. E. F., and Phelps, C. J. 1998. Growth hormone releasing hormone expression during postnatal development in growth hormone-deficient Ames dwarf mice: mRNA in situ hybridization. Neuroendocrinology 68:201-9.
Wee, B. E. F., Francis, T. J., Lee, C. Y., Lee, J. M., and Dohanich, G. P., 1995. Mate preference and avoidance in female rats following treatment with scopolamine. Physiol. Behav. 58 : 97-100.
Lawson, N. O., Wee, B. E. F., Blask, D. E., Castles, C. G., Spriggs, L. L., and Hill, S. M. 1992. Melatonin decreases estrogen receptor expression in the medial preoptic area of inbred (LSH/SsLak) golden hamsters. Biology of Reproduction 47:1082-1090.
Wee, B. E. F. and Turek, F. W. 1989. Carbachol phase shifts the circadian rhythm of locomotor activity in the Djungarian hamster. Brain Research 505:209-214.
Wee, B. E. F. and Turek, F. W. 1989. Midazolam, a short-acting benzodiazepine, resets the circadian clock of the hamster. Pharmacol. Biochem. and Behav. 32:901-906.