Sarah Mohr - Neuroscientist, Researcher, and Squirrels | Neuroscientist, Researcher, and Squirrels

About Me

Hello and welcome!

I am a recently defended PhD student in the lab of Dr. Elena Gracheva at Yale University, where I study the neurohormonal physiology of feeding behavior during hibernation in the thirteen-lined ground squirrel. My research interests are centered around exploring the neuronal, hormonal, and physiological mechanisms behind natural, ecological behaviors and adaptations that animals use to survive and thrive in their unique environments.

Feel free to reach out at sarah.mohr@yale.edu

Publications

2024 Hypothalamic hormone deficiency enables physiological anorexia
SM Mohr et al., Nature Communications
Journal | PubMed | bioRxiv
Featured in The Transmitter: Rousing a ‘new era’ of hibernation research
2022 Ground squirrels initiate sexual maturation during hibernation
R Dai Pra, SM Mohr et al., Current Biology
Journal | PubMed
2020 Cellular, molecular, and physiological adaptations of hibernation: the solution to environmental challenges
SM Mohr et al., Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology
Journal | PubMed