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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

Apurva Chitre joins the Palmer Lab!

Apurva Chitre has joined the Palmer Lab! She recently completed her M.S. in Bioinformatics at Johns Hopkins University. While there, she also worked as a data analyst and research coordinator for multiple large-scale studies investigating the genetic basis of various respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in humans. She brings her computational skills and experience with handling large sequencing data to the Palmer Lab. Welcome Apurva!

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Abraham Palmer January 9, 2015 Palmer Lab News

Dr. Oksana Polesskaya joins the Palmer Lab!

Dr. Oksana Polesskaya is the new Scientific Coordinator for the NIDA Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats! The Scientific Coordinator is a crucial part of the Administrative Core, which is based at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Polesskaya obtained her PhD from Lomonosov Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia, followed by a post-doc at George Mason University where she studied drug abuse in rats. She then moved to the field of HIV/AIDS and completed another post-doc at the University of Rochester and became a Research Assistant Professor. There, she worked on

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Abraham Palmer December 29, 2014 Palmer Lab News

Jungkyun Seo to join Palmer Lab!

Jungkyun Seo will join the Palmer Lab in January!

He recently completed his M.S. in Statistics at the University of Chicago. He also worked as a Research Assistant in Nancy Cox’s lab, where he analyzed large sets of genomic data for complex trait associations and discovered his interest in genetics. He now brings his excellent computational skills to the Palmer Lab to gain further experience while applying to graduate programs.

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Abraham Palmer December 17, 2014 Palmer Lab News

Palmer Lab attends ACNP 2014 in Phoenix!

The 53rd annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) was held in Phoenix, AZ from December 7-11.

Dr. Palmer was promoted from Associate to Full Member and gave a talk; Natalia Gonzales, Clarissa Parker, and Camron Bryant presented posters.

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Abraham Palmer December 16, 2014 Talks & Conferences

April Williams accepts post-doc position!

April Williams has also accepted a post-doc position and will join the Palmer Lab in Spring 2015! She is currently finishing her PhD in Coleen Murphy’s lab at Princeton University. Her dissertation is titled “Transcriptional Profiling of Dissociated Adult Caenorhabditis elegans Tissues”.

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Abraham Palmer December 5, 2014 Palmer Lab News

Amanda Barkley-Levenson accepts post-doc position!

Amanda Barkley-Levenson has accepted a post-doc position and will join the Palmer Lab in Spring 2015! She is currently finishing her PhD in John Crabbe’s lab at the Oregon Health & Sciences University. Her dissertation is titled “The role of neuropeptide Y in binge-like drinking in mice”.

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Abraham Palmer December 5, 2014 Palmer Lab News

Dr. Palmer discusses the importance of sex-balanced results in Scientific American

A recent article by Francie Diep in Scientific American explores the National Institute of Health’s new initiative that encourages researchers to design sex-balanced experiments. Part of this policy includes additional funding opportunities that add more animals to existing studies, in order to balance the sexes. Dr. Palmer received one of these supplementary grants in June to double the number of mice being used and allow for statistically-strong sex-specific results. Read the full article here!

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Abraham Palmer October 29, 2014 Interviews

The Chicago Maroon article highlights Dr. Palmer’s research on drug abuse

The University of Chicago’s student-run newspaper, The Chicago Maroon, recently highlighted Dr. Palmer’s work for the new NIDA National Center of Excellence for GWAS in Outbred Rats. The Center seeks to use rats to investigate the genetic basis of drug abuse and other related behaviors. You can read the full article here!

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Abraham Palmer October 25, 2014 Interviews, P50 NIDA Center of Excellence

Illumina profiles Dr. Palmer’s research in monthly newsletter

Biotechnology company Illumina recently profiled Dr. Abraham Palmer for their October 2014 iCommunity newsletter. The interview highlights the Palmer lab’s work to elucidate the genetic basis of psychiatric and behavioral traits, with a particular focus on how they’ve utilized Illumina’s cutting-edge sequencing and genomic technologies to do so. Read the entire piece here and learn more about Illumina’s products here!

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Abraham Palmer October 18, 2014 Interviews

Center of Excellence collaborators Drs. Terry Robinson and Shelly Flagel’s research highlighted in the press

A recent article by Jeremy Allen of the Michigan Live focuses on the exciting research being done by Terry Robinson and Shelly Flagel of the University of Michigan as part of the new national Center of Excellence for GWAS in Outbred Rats (led by Abraham Palmer, University of Chicago).

Both labs were awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant to study addiction-related behaviors in rats. Their project is titled “Genetic Studies of Incentive Salience” and is one of four initial projects supported by the Center. They will investigate the genetic basis of

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Abraham Palmer October 16, 2014 P50 NIDA Center of Excellence
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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

UCSD Profile
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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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Israni Biomedical Research Facility
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3147 Biomedical Sciences Way
La Jolla, CA 92093

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Palmer Lab
9500 Gilman Drive
Mail Code: 0667
La Jolla, CA 92093-0667

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BRF-2 | Floor 3-A: Dry Lab
Room 3A24: Abraham Palmer
Room 3A32: Oksana Polesskaya,
Thiago Sanches, Elaine Keung
3A07-D/E: Benjamin Johnson,
Gracie Ang, Zachary Tatom
3A07-M: Apurva Chitre

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Room 3217: Bays FF-JJ
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    Mohammad Sadegi
  • Bay GG: Montana Lara,
    Jaxon Leighty
  • Bay HH: Brittany Leger,
    Denghui Chen
  • Bay II: Riyan Cheng,
    Rudy Avila
  • Bay JJ: Ivy Xi

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