Elsa C. Daurignac PhD
Elsa C. Daurignac
PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Psychiatry
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University (2005)
- Fellowship, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University (2002)
- PhD, Cognitive Sciences, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France (2001)
- MS, Cognitive Sciences, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France (1996)
- BS, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France (1995)
Employment:
- Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, The State University of New York at Buffalo (2007-present)
- Research Support Specialist, Department of Psychiatry, The State University of New York at Buffalo (2005-present)
Awards and Honors:
- Award for outstanding achievement in research (2006)
- Post-doctoral Fellowship (2001)
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, (2000)
- Pre-doctoral Fellowship (1996)
- Travel Award (1996)
- Visiting Fellow (1996)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- August 2018–December 2021
Reward Signaling, Genetic Risk, and Addictive Behaviors following Bariatric Surgery: An EEG Study
Innovative Micro-Programs Accelerating Collaboration in Themes (IMPACT)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
$29,500
Journal Articles:
- Dubovsky SL, Antonius D, Ellis DG, Ceusters W, Sugarman RC, Roberts R, Kandifer S, Phillips J, Daurignac EC, Leonard KE, Butler LD, Castner JP, Richard Braen G. (2017) A preliminary study of a novel emergency department nursing triage simulation for research applications. BMC research notes (Jan), 10(1): 15. doi:10.1186/s13104-016-2337-3
- Dubovsky SL, Daurignac E, Leonard KE, Serotte JC. (2015) Levetiracetam, Calcium Antagonism, and Bipolar Disorder. Journal of clinical psychopharmacology (Aug), 35(4): 422-7.
- Daurignac E, Leonard KE, Dubovsky SL. (2015) Increased lean body mass as an early indicator of olanzapine-induced weight gain in healthy men. International clinical psychopharmacology (Jan), 30(1): 23-8.
- Dubovsky SL, Daurignac E, Leonard KE. (2014) Increased platelet intracellular calcium ion concentration is specific to bipolar disorder. Journal of affective disorders (Aug), 164: 38-42.
- Fryer SL, Jorgensen KW, Yetter EJ, Daurignac EC, Watson TD, Shanbhag H, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. (2013) Differential brain response to alcohol cue distractors across stages of alcohol dependence. Biological psychology (Feb), 92(2): 282-91. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.10.004
- Dubovsky SL, Leonard KE, Griswold K, Daurignac EC, Hewitt B, Fox C, Seymour D, Dubovsky AN, DeGruy F. (2011) Bipolar disorder is common in depressed primary care patients. Postgrad Med (Sep), 123(5): 129-133.
- Grillon C, Avenevoli S, Daurignac E, Merikangas KR. (2007) Fear-potentiated startle to threat, and prepulse inhibition among young adult nonsmokers, abstinent smokers, and nonabstinent smokers. Biol Psychiatry (Nov), 62(10): 1155-1161.
- Daurignac E, Houdé O, Jouvent R. (2006) Negative priming in a numerical Piaget-like task as evidenced by ERP. J Cogn Neurosci (May), 18(5): 730-736.
- Daurignac E, Toga A, Jones D, Aronen H, Hommer D, Jemigan T, Krystal J, Mathalon D. (2005) Applications of morphometric and diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging to the study of brain abnormalities in the alcoholism spectrum. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Jan), 29(1): 159-166.
- Daurignac E, Perez-Diaz F, Grillon C, Jouvent R. (2001) Gender and activation level in smokers. Eur Psychiatry (Aug), 16(5): 313-316.
Books and Book Chapters:
- Jouvent R, Daurignac E. (1999) Addictions & Psychiatrie. In: Le prix du renforcement: neurosciences cognitives de la dépendance. Bailly Venisse, Masson
Presentations:
- "Attention, potentiel evoques et tabac (Attention, event related potentials and tobacco)" 14 Journée de Tabacologie, Société de Tabacologie (1999)
Service Activities:
- Faculty Council, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Psychiatry Representative (2016–2023)
- Experimental Brain Research (2006)