Manuscript accepted in Neuropsychopharmacology
The manuscript titled “Sex-Specific Genetic Architecture and Comorbidities of Alcohol Use Behaviors” was accepted for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology.
Dr. Arya Massarat joins the Palmer Lab
Arya Massarat joined the Palmer Lab in September 2026 as a Postdoctoral Scholar.
Welcome, Arya!
Manuscript accepted in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
The manuscript titled “Genomic structural equation modeling of impulsivity and risk-taking traits reveals three latent factors associated with brain structure and development” was accepted for publication in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
Manuscript accepted in Genes, Brain and Behavior
The manuscript titled “Genetic Loci Influencing Sex-Specific Social Reinforcement in Heterogeneous Stock Rats” was accepted for publication in Genes, Brain and Behavior.
Authors include current Palmer Lab members Thiago Sanches, Apurva Chitre, Ben Johnson, Gracie Ang, Oksana Polesskaya, and Abraham Palmer.
Congratulations!
Jonah joins the Palmer Lab after completing rotation!
Jonah Pacis began a rotation in the Palmer Lab in Spring 2026, and he has now been advanced to full lab member!
Congratulations, Jonah!
Manuscript accepted in Neuropsychopharmacology
The manuscript titled “The Whole Individual is the Model: Why New Approach Methodologies Must Complement, Not Replace, Animal Models in Neuropsychopharmacology” was accepted for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology.
Authors include current Palmer Lab members Daniel Munro and Abraham Palmer.
Congratulations!
Manuscript accepted in Nature Genetics
Dr. Palmer is an author for the manuscript titled “Genome-wide association analyses of suicidality identify 77 loci and implicate subcortical brain regions and synaptic pathways,” which was accepted for publication in Nature Genetics.
The full author list is currently available on PubMed and medRxiv; and the final version will be added here after publication.
Congratulations to these collaborators!
Manuscript accepted in Cell Reports
The manuscript titled “Aberrant recursive splicing in a human disease locus” was accepted for publication in Cell Reports.
Authors include current Palmer Lab members Oksana Polesskaya, Rudy Avila, and Abraham Palmer.
Congratulations!
Manuscript accepted in Psychological Medicine
The manuscript titled “A phenome-wide association study of externalizing polygenic risk in the adolescent brain” was accepted for publication in Psychological Medicine.
Lawrence Xu begins rotation in the Palmer Lab
Yixuan (Lawrence) Xu joined the Palmer Lab in August 2026 as a rotation student in the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology PhD program.
Welcome, Lawrence!
