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Manuscript accepted in Psychological Medicine

Dr. Palmer is a co-author on the manuscript titled “Impulsivity Facets and Substance Use Involvement: Insights from Genomic Structural Equation Modeling,” which was accepted in Psychological Medicine.

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Abraham Palmer February 7, 2025 Publications

Zachary Tatom selected to be an NIAAA T32 Fellow

Dr. Zachary Tatom has been selected to receive a two year postdoctoral slot on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) T32 for fall 2025, with Dr. Palmer as his mentor. Under the fellowship, Zachary will engage in alcohol research and studies within Palmer Lab with T32 support for up to two years.

Congratulations, Zachary!

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Abraham Palmer February 3, 2025 Awards, Funding & Grants

Manuscript accepted in Nature Genetics

Dr. Palmer is a co-author on the manuscript titled “The Farm Animal Genotype-Tissue Expression (FarmGTex) Project,” which was accepted in Nature Genetics.

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Abraham Palmer January 28, 2025 Publications

Manuscript accepted in PLOS Genetics

The manuscript titled “RatXcan: A framework for cross-species integration of genome-wide association and gene expression data” was accepted in PLOS Genetics.

Authors include current Palmer Lab members: Sabrina Mi, Apurva S. Chitre, Daniel Munro, Denghui Chen, Riyan Cheng, Oksana Polesskaya, and Abraham A. Palmer.

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Abraham Palmer January 21, 2025 Publications

R01 Grant awarded with Dr. Abraham Palmer as a co-investigator

A new R01 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) was awarded to Dr. Sandra Sanchez-Roige, with Dr. Abraham Palmer as co-investigator.

The 5-year grant is titled “Multi-ancestry, multivariate genome-wide association analysis of opioid-related traits in half a million individuals” and it will start January 15, 2025 and end on November 30, 2029.

Congratulations!

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Abraham Palmer January 15, 2025 Funding & Grants

Manuscript accepted in Psychiatry Research

The manuscript titled “Genomic structural equation modeling of reward-related traits: Exploring the genetic factor structure and its relationship with psychopathology” was accepted in Psychiatry Research.

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Abraham Palmer December 19, 2024 Publications

Manuscript accepted in Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

The manuscript titled “Delay discounting data in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study: Modeling and analysis considerations” was accepted in Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.

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Abraham Palmer December 17, 2024 Publications

Manuscript accepted in Molecular Psychiatry

The manuscript titled “Genome-wide association study reveals multiple loci for nociception and opioid consumption behaviors associated with heroin vulnerability in outbred rats” was accepted in Molecular Psychiatry.

Authors include current Palmer Lab members Apurva Chitre, Khai-Minh Nguyen, Denghui Chen, Benjamin Johnson, Thiago Missfeldt Sanches, Oksana Polesskaya, and Abraham Palmer.

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Abraham Palmer December 10, 2024 Publications

Manuscript accepted in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics

The manuscript titled “A Cost-effective, High-throughput, Highly Accurate Genotyping Method for Outbred Populations” was accepted in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics.

Authors include current Palmer Lab members Denghui Chen, Apurva Chitre, Khai-Minh Nguyen, Benjamin Johnson, Thiago Sanches, Riyan Cheng, Oksana Polesskaya, and Abraham Palmer.

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Abraham Palmer December 3, 2024 Publications

Manuscript accepted in Biological Psychiatry

The manuscript titled “Multi-omic network analysis identifies dysregulated neurobiological pathways in opioid addiction” was accepted in Biological Psychiatry.

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Abraham Palmer November 21, 2024 Publications
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  • RatGenes.org
    • RATTACA
    • GWAS datasets
  • RatGTEx.org | Expression data portal (gene expression, eQTL, sQTL)
  • POMS | opioidmedicationsurvey.org (Prescription Opioid Medication Survey study)

Abraham Palmer, PhD

Professor & Vice Chair for Basic Research,
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego

Director,
NIDA Center of Excellence for Genetics, Genomics, and Epigenetics of Substance Use Disorders in Outbred Rats ________________________

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

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Curriculum Vitae

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ORCiD: 0000-0003-3634-0747
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PhD, Biomedical Sciences

University of California San Diego, 1999

BA, Biology
University of Chicago, 1992

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Israni Biomedical Research Facility
(also known as BRF-2 and IBRF)

3147 Biomedical Sciences Way
La Jolla, CA 92093

Mailing address:
University of California San Diego
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
3A07-D/E: Benjamin Johnson,
Zachary Tatom
3A07-M: Apurva Chitre

BRF-2 | Floor 3: Wet Lab
Room 3217: Bays FF-JJ
  • Bay FF: Nina Suzuki
  • Bay GG: Montana Lara, Mohammad Sadegi
  • Bay HH: Denghui Chen, Gracie Ang
  • Bay II: Riyan Cheng, Rudy Avila
  • Bay JJ: Ivy Xi

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    April Jones (akjones@health.ucsd.edu)

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    News and Blog posts

    • Article published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
    • Jonah Pacis begins rotation in the Palmer Lab
    • Dr. Palmer gives 2026 Mark Gold Lecture at Washington University in St. Louis
    • Manuscript accepted in BMC Genomics
    • Drs. Sanchez-Roige and Palmer give talk at 23andMe
    • 23andMe blog article features Drs. Palmer and Sanchez-Roige
    • Manuscript accepted in Nature Mental Health
    • Manuscript accepted in Neuropharmacology
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