Dr. Sandra Sanchez-Roige and Dr. Palmer were invited to visit the 23andMe Research Institute to discuss their longtime project collaboration. On March 17, 2026, they presented their talk, “A Decade of Discovery in Addiction Genetics — the Best Is Yet to Come,” at the 23andMe Research Institute headquarters in Palo Alto, CA.
Drs. Abraham Palmer and Sandra Sanchez-Roige were featured in a recent article on the 23andMe blog!
The article, “A Decade of Discovery: Unraveling the Genetics of Behavior with 23andMe and UCSD,” celebrates the partnership between 23andMe, Dr. Abraham Palmer, and Dr. Sandra Sanchez-Roige, and lists the numerous research papers they have collaborated on in the past decade.
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The manuscript titled “Multivariate genetic analyses of 2.2 million individuals reveal broad and substance-specific pathways of addiction risk” was accepted for publication in Nature Mental Health.
Authors include current Palmer Lab members Jean Gonzalez and Abraham Palmer.
Congratulations!
The manuscript titled “Ivermectin Reduces Withdrawal-Induced Alcohol Intake in Rats: Association with CeA GABAergic Enhancement and P2rx4 Genetic Liability” was accepted for publication in Neuropharmacology.
Authors include current Palmer Lab members Daniel Munro, Benjamin Johnson, and Abraham Palmer.
Congratulations!
The manuscript titled “Long-Read Genome Sequencing Improves Detection and Functional Interpretation of Structural and Repeat Variants in Autism” was accepted for publication in Cell Genomics.
Palmer Lab postdoc Dr. Montana Lara was featured in a recent article on the Genetics Society of America (GSA) blog!
The article, “Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Montana Kay Lara,” explores Montana’s research and career interests.
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The manuscript titled “Fifteen years of the Diversity Outbred mouse model: a review” was accepted for publication in Mammalian Genome.
Authors include current Palmer Lab members Drs. Zachary Tatom and Abraham Palmer.
Congratulations!
The manuscript titled “Large-Scale Behavioral Characterization of Oxycodone Self-Administration in Heterogeneous Stock Rats Reveals Initial Analgesic Effects are Associated with Addiction-Like Behaviors” was accepted for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology.
Authors include current Palmer Lab members Apurva Chitre, Oksana Polesskaya, and Abraham Palmer.
Congratulations!
Jai is a rotating first year PhD student from the UCSD Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program who joined the Palmer Lab in January 2026.
Welcome, Jai!
Palmer Lab members enjoyed time together at the annual holiday party on December 18, 2025. Food, fun…and rats!
