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April
Jean Gonzalez begins rotation in the Palmer Lab
Jean is currently rotating in the Palmer Lab for Spring 2024 (April-June) as a student in the Bioinformatics and System Biology (BISB) graduate program.
Jean is currently rotating in the Palmer Lab for Spring 2024 (April-June) as a student in the Bioinformatics and System Biology (BISB) graduate program.
On March 19, 2024, Drs. Palmer and Sanchez-Roige presented their talk,”Ten years of collaboration with 23andMe: what we’ve learned about behavioral genetics and where we are going,” at 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA.
Dr. Palmer gave a talk for UCLA’s Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series, titled “Genetic approaches to understanding substance use disorder and other behaviors: integrative studies using humans and rats.”
Gavrila (“Gavi”) joined the Palmer Lab in January 2024, working as a Data Processes Information Systems Analyst with the Bioinformatics team. She graduated from San Diego State University with a master’s degree in Bioinformatics.
Welcome, Gavi!
Anjali is currently rotating in the Palmer Lab for Winter 2024 (January-March) as a student in the Bioinformatics and System Biology (BISB) graduate program.
…we are pleased to celebrate the 100th generation of HS Rats!
Palmer Lab has marked this momentous occasion with festivities at a few recent events.
Lab members and guests enjoyed another beautiful La Jolla sunset together at the annual Palmer Lab holiday party and white elephant gift exchange on December 15, 2023.
Note that the UC San Diego campus will be closed from December 25, 2023 through January 2, 2024.
The 9th Annual Retreat for the P50 Center for Genetic Studies of Drug Abuse in Outbred Rats was a success! The Retreat was held on Friday, October 27, 2023 at the University of California San Diego.
Thank you to all who attended in person and remotely on Zoom! We hope you found the talks informative and made connections with new HS rats/GWAS colleagues.
Several members from the Palmer Lab attended the 20th Annual Meeting of the Complex Trait Community | Rat Genome & Models held in Memphis, Tennessee from October 8 to 12, 2023.
We are pleased to announce the upcoming 9th (and final) Annual Retreat for the P50 Center for Genetic Studies of Drug Abuse in Outbred Rats!
The Retreat will take place on Friday, October 27, 2023 at the University of California San Diego.
Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research,
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego
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La Jolla, CA 92093-0667
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: (858) 534-2093
Twitter: @AbePalmer
UCSD Profile
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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