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.
Elaine began working as a Data Processes Information Systems Analyst with the Bioinformatics team at Palmer Lab in August, 2023. She graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Japanese Studies.
Elaine is from the Bay Area and she enjoys paddling canoes, fishing, and taking walks at the beach or at parks.
Welcome, Elaine!
Ishita began working at the Palmer Lab in July 2023.
She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Data Science at UC San Diego. She is enthusiastic about algorithm design, data modeling, and data-driven decision analysis; being a detail-oriented individual, she has a systematic approach toward the challenges offered.
Welcome, Ishita!
Undergraduate students Faith Okamoto and Sakina Muckadam transitioned into the REHU program for the summer to continue their work in the Palmer Lab. They are joined by new Palmer Lab members Mika Okamoto and Brandon Krieg, who started in June.
Dr. Oksana Polesskaya will mentor the REHU students and prepare them for their group presentation later this summer.
Yizhi began working as a lab assistant at the Palmer Lab in June 2023. He received his BS in Biochemistry from UC San Diego in December 2022—he has a keen interest in biochemistry and molecular/genetic biology, and would like to attend graduate school in those fields.
In his spare time, Yizhi enjoys playing musical instruments, watching movies, playing video games, and traveling.
Welcome, Yizhi!
Congratulations, Faith!
Recipient of the Gabriele Wienhausen Biological Sciences Scholarship for 2023-2024 at UC San Diego and a second runner-up for the 2023 Triton Student Employee of the Year Award!
Montana joined the Palmer Lab in May of 2023. She received her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Vermont.
Her previous research examined the effects of genetic diversity on electrophysiological and neurobehavioral traits in epilepsy mouse models.
Robert joined the Palmer Lab in May of 2023. He holds a PhD in Physiology, Biophysics, and Systems Biology from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and he completed postdoctoral work at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, IBM Research, and Scripps Research.
