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By identifying genes that influence behavior we hope to obtain fundamental mechanistic insights into the molecular basis of both health and disease. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENES AND BEHAVIOR Learn more

R21 grant awarded with Dr. Abraham Palmer as a co-investigator

A new R21 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) was awarded to Dr. Marsida Kallupi, with Dr. Abraham Palmer as co-investigator. 

The 2-year grant is titled “Enhancing Addiction Severity Prediction by Modulating GABAergic Activity in the Central Amygdala of RATTACA Rats” and it will start July 15, 2025 and end on June 30, 2027.

Congratulations!

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Abraham Palmer July 10, 2025 Funding & Grants

New U01 grant awarded to MPIs Pejman Mohammadi and Abraham Palmer

A new U01 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) was awarded to Dr. Pejman Mohammadi and Dr. Abraham Palmer.

The grant is titled “Deep Analysis of Transcriptome to Understand the Genetics of Substance Use Disorders in Rats” and it will start July 1, 2025 and end on March 31, 2030.

Congratulations!

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Abraham Palmer July 1, 2025 Funding & Grants

Dr. Palmer organizes festschrift for Harriet de Wit

On June 27, 2025, Dr. Abraham Palmer presented at the Festschrift event held in honor of Harriet de Wit at the University of Chicago.

He co-organized the event with Hanna Molla (University of Chicago).

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Abraham Palmer June 30, 2025 Events & Meetings

Dr. Palmer and Zachary Tatom attend annual RSA meeting in New Orleans

Dr. Abraham Palmer and Palmer Lab postdoc Zachary Tatom attended the 48th Annual Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) Scientific Meeting/ISBRA Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana from June 21-25, 2025.

Dr. Palmer served as Co-chair, Organizer, and Discussant for the Identifying Genes, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Alcohol Use Disorder: Progress From Forward and Reverse Genetics Symposium.

Zack presented a talk at the symposium titled “Anxiety Phenotype Components Predict Ethanol Consumption Magnitude and Progression in a Genetic Analysis with Diversity Outbred Mice.”

See the Photo Gallery for RSA 2025 photos!

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Abraham Palmer June 26, 2025 Talks & Conferences

Jaxon Leighty joins the Palmer Lab

Jaxon Leighty joined the Palmer Lab in June 2025 as part of the Research Experiences for High School and Undergraduate Students (REHU) summer program through our P30 Center. He is a high school senior at SET High School and plans to pursue a career in molecular biology.

Welcome, Jaxon!

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Abraham Palmer June 13, 2025 Palmer Lab News

Mohammad Sadegi joins the Palmer Lab

Mohammad joined the Palmer Lab in June 2025 as a laboratory/animal assistant. His research interest is in the gut-brain axis.

Welcome, Mohammad!

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Abraham Palmer June 13, 2025 Palmer Lab News

Jean Gonzalez presents at annual Judd Symposium

Palmer Lab member and UC San Diego Bioinformatics and Systems Biology graduate student Jean Gonzalez presented research titled “Subjective Response to Opioids Predicts Risk for Opioid Use Disorder” at the 20th Annual Lewis L. Judd Young Investigators Research Symposium on June 12, 2025.

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Abraham Palmer June 12, 2025 Talks & Conferences

Manuscript accepted in Frontiers in Psychiatry

The manuscript titled “Genomic structural equation study reveals links between anorexia nervosa and delay discounting and lack of perseverance but not other facets of impulsivity” was accepted in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

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Abraham Palmer June 11, 2025 Publications

Manuscript accepted in the American Journal of Psychiatry

The manuscript titled “The pleiotropic architecture of human impulsivity across biological scales” was accepted in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

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Abraham Palmer June 10, 2025 Publications

Ivy Xin joins the Palmer Lab

Yixuan (Ivy) Xin joined the Palmer Lab in May 2025 as part of the Research Experiences for High School and Undergraduate Students (REHU) summer program.

Ivy is an undergraduate at UC San Diego with research interests in machine learning, sleep, mental disorders, and substance use disorders.

Welcome, Ivy!

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Abraham Palmer May 31, 2025 Palmer Lab News
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Related Websites:

    Visit our other websites for more information on:
  • RATTACA...visit RatGenes
  • Expression data portal (gene expression, eQTL, sQTL)...visit RatGTEx
  • GWAS datasets...visit C-GORD

Abraham Palmer, PhD

Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research,
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
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Palmer Lab
University of California San Diego
Israni Biomedical Research Facility (BRF-2)
3147 Biomedical Sciences Way

La Jolla, CA 92093-0667
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Email: aap@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-2093
Twitter: @AbePalmer

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Curriculum Vitae

PhD, Biomedical Sciences
University of California San Diego, 1999

BA, Biology
University of Chicago, 1992

Director, NIDA National Center of Excellence for GWAS in Outbred Rats

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