Jan Thornton Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Biology (1990)  B.S., Portland State University, 1976 M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1979 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1983

Research Interests: Effects of hormones on the brain, hormonal control of reproduction, sex differences and behavior.
Professor Thornton's area of concentration is neuroendocrinology; how hormones exert their effects on the brain. To this end she uses a variety of techniques from behavioral analysis to molecular biological techniques. Currently her lab is examining the role hormones before birth on sex differences in behavior of guinea pigs.

Students in the news                                    Jan.Thornton@oberlin.edu
                                                                           Office: Science Center A240
                                                                            Phone: x8341