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.
Check it out!
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!
The manuscript titled “Beyond Mendel: a call to revisit the genotype-phenotype map through new experimental paradigms” was accepted for publication in Genetics.
The 11th annual retreat for the NIDA Center of Excellence for Genetics, Genomics, and Epigenetics of Substance Use Disorders in Outbred Rats was held on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the University of California San Diego.
Thank you to all who attended in person and remotely, and thank you to the session speakers and poster presenters! We hope you found the talks and discussions informative and made connections with new HS rats colleagues.
Palmer Lab members attended SfN/Neuroscience 2025 at the San Diego Convention Center, November 16 – 19 2025.
Did you visit us at the RATTACA booth to support the HS rats P30 center?
