The article: “Does COMT genotype influence the effects of d-amphetamine on executive functioning?” has been accepted for publication in Genes, Brain and Behavior. Authors are Margaret Wardle, Amy Hart, Abraham Palmer and Harriet de Wit.

Riyan and Abe’s article: “A Simulation Study of Permutation, Bootstrap and Gene Dropping for Assessing Statistical Significance in the Case of Unequal Relatedness” has been accepted for publication in genetics.

Clarissa received a prestigious travel award; Abraham was accompanied by Stephanie Dulawa, his wife (they are both Associate Members) and Ariela, his 3 year old daughter. It was Ariela’s 3^rd time at ACNP, meaning that she is among the few people who can honestly say that they’ve never missed ACNP.

Amy’s article: “Candidate gene studies of a promising intermediate phenotype: failure to replicate” has been accepted for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology. You can find the full article here.

Margaret and Abe’s article: “Assessment of behaviors modeling aspects of schizophrenia in Csmd1 mutant mice” has been accepted for publication on PLOS ONE.

Camron leaves the lab to start his new job in Boston. He will be assuming the position of Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

Margaret and Abe’s review article: “Role of Glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) and methylglyoxal (MG) in behavior: recent advances and mechanistic insights” has been accepted for publication in Frontiers in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics. You can find the article here.

Clarissa’s presentation was on  “Comparing genome-wide association results for fear conditioning in two advanced intercross mouse lines: Implications for gene identification in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in humans” . Clarissa was accompanied to the World Congress by fellow lab members Amy Hart and Abraham Palmer.

An article by Virginia Hughes discussing  post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) mentions Dr. Abraham Palmer’s work. You can find the full article here.

Camron Bryant, Research Associate in the Palmer Lab, has officially accepted an offer for an Assistant Professor position at Boston University School of Medicine in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  There, Camron will complete the R00 phase of his K99/R00 award, “Genetic Basis of Opioid Reward and Aversion.”  Congratulations to Camron!