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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

Palmer Lab members present posters at ASHG meeting in Denver

Dr. Palmer and two members of the Palmer Lab attended the annual American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) meeting in Denver, Colorado, November 5-9, 2024.

Brittany Leger and Sabrina Mi each presented a poster at the meeting.

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Abraham Palmer November 12, 2024 Palmer Lab News

P30 Center announced in UC San Diego Today

Our recently-funded NIDA P30 Center grant was announced in the campus publication UC San Diego Today.

The article is titled “UC San Diego Awarded $8 Million to Uncover Genetic Foundations of Substance Use Disorders.”

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Abraham Palmer November 8, 2024 Awards, P30 NIDA Center of Excellence, Palmer Lab News

Manuscript published in eLife

The manuscript titled “Large-scale characterization of cocaine addiction-like behaviors reveals that escalation of intake, aversion-resistant responding, and breaking-points are highly correlated measures of the same construct” was published in eLife.

Authors include current Palmer Lab members Apurva Chitre, Oksana Polesskaya, and Abraham Palmer.

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Abraham Palmer November 1, 2024 Publications

Palmer Lab members receive STAR awards

Gracie Ang, Dr. Benjamin Johnson, April Jones, Elaine Keung, Dr. Daniel Munro, and Dr. Thiago Missfeldt Sanches have been selected as 2024 STAR Award Recipients in recognition of and appreciation for their outstanding service and enduring contribution to the advancement of the psychiatry department’s teaching, research, clinical and public service missions.

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Abraham Palmer October 21, 2024 Awards, Palmer Lab News

Palmer Lab attends SfN 2024 in Chicago

The Palmer Lab ran a booth at Neuroscience 2024 in Chicago featuring our RATTACA project.

The conference was held at the McCormick Place Convention Center from October 5-9, 2024.

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Abraham Palmer October 15, 2024 Events & Meetings, P30 NIDA Center of Excellence
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Manuscript accepted in Nature Communications

The manuscript titled ”Multimodal analysis of RNA sequencing data powers discovery of complex trait genetics” was accepted in Nature Communications.

Authors include current Palmer Lab members Daniel Munro and Abraham Palmer.

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Abraham Palmer October 14, 2024 Publications

Palmer Lab attends CTC 2024 in Milwaukee

Eight members from the Palmer Lab attended the 21st Annual Meeting of the Complex Trait Community | Rat Genome & Models held at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from October 2 to 5, 2024.

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Abraham Palmer October 8, 2024 Events & Meetings, Talks & Conferences
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Visit our project websites for more information:
  • RatGenes.org
    • RATTACA
    • GWAS datasets
  • RatGTEx.org | Expression data portal (gene expression, eQTL, sQTL)
  • POMS | opioidmedicationsurvey.org (Prescription Opioid Medication Survey study)
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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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ORCiD: 0000-0003-3634-0747
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PhD, Biomedical Sciences

University of California San Diego, 1999

BA, Biology
University of Chicago, 1992

On-campus Location

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University of California San Diego
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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Palmer Lab Members

Palmer Lab Members

BRF-2 | Floor 3-A: Dry Lab
Room 3A24: Abraham Palmer
Room 3A32: Oksana Polesskaya,
Thiago Sanches
3A07-D/E: Benjamin Johnson,
Zachary Tatom, Jonah Pacis
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

  • For administrative and website support:
    April Jones (akjones@health.ucsd.edu)

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    News and Blog posts

    • Manuscript accepted in the American Journal of Human Genetics
    • Dr. Palmer gives talk at RSA in San Antonio, TX
    • Dr. Palmer gives talk at CPDD in Portland, OR
    • Montana Lara gives talk for Neuroscience at Nemours
    • Dr. Palmer presents at PEQG in Pacific Grove, CA
    • Pilot grant with Yale/NIDA Neuroproteomics Center awarded to Dr. Daniel Munro
    • Dr. Palmer presents at NIDA in Bethesda, MD
    • Manuscript published in Bioengineering
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