Manuscript accepted in eNeuro

The manuscript titled “A Preclinical Alcohol Biobank: Samples from Behaviorally Characterized HS Rats for AUD Research” was accepted in eNeuro.

Authors: Michelle Doyle, Paola Campo, Selen Dirik, Maria Balaguer, Angelica Martinez, Marsida Kallupi, Abraham Palmer, and Giordano de Guglielmo

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NIDA R21 grant awarded to Dr. Marsida Kallupi

A new R21 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) was awarded to Dr. Marsida Kallupi, with Dr. Abraham Palmer as co-investigator. 

The 2-year grant is titled “Enhancing Addiction Severity Prediction by Modulating GABAergic Activity in the Central Amygdala of RATTACA Rats” and it will start July 15, 2025 and end on June 30, 2027.

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Visualizing Genetic Contributions in N/NIH Heterogeneous Stock Rats

We use color coding to visually represent the genetic contributions of each founder strain in N/NIH heterogeneous stock (HS) rats. This method helps track the inheritance and distribution of alleles from the original strains throughout the HS population, providing clarity in genetic analysis. Each founder strain is assigned a distinct color to simplify genetic mapping. … Read more…

2025 pilot grants awarded

Congratulations to the 2025 Pilot Grants recipients: Caitlin A. Orsini, PhD (University of Texas at Austin).Project: Examination of behavioral vulnerability factors that confer risk to synthetic opioid use.