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Ghalia Azouz

University of California, Irvine

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Organism:mouse· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1

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Kevin Thomas BeieriD· 4 shared Jose J VasqueziD· 3 shared Guilian Tian· 2 shared Katrina BartasiD· 2 shared May HuiiD· 2 shared Pieter DerdeyniD· 2 shared Adrienne Y. Jo· 1 shared Alex I. Hsu· 1 shared

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Multiplexed changes in synaptic transmission underlie stress-induced reduction of persistent firing in the parietal cortex

Archana Proddutur, Daniel Jun Rindner, Ghalia Azouz, Kevin Thomas Beier, György Lür

This study shows that stress reduces persistent firing in parietal cortex neurons by altering both excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission.

Progress in Neurobiology · Feb 27, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Mimicking opioid analgesia in cortical pain circuits

Corinna S. Oswell, Sophie A. Rogers, Justin G. James, Nora M. McCall, Alex I. Hsu, Gregory J. Salimando, Malaika Mahmood, Lisa M. Wooldridge, Meghan Wachira, Adrienne Y. Jo, Raquel Adaia Sandoval Ortega, Jessica A. Wojick, Katherine Beattie, Sofia A. Farinas, Samar Nasser Chehimi, , Gregory F. Corder

The paper identifies a cortical circuit in mice modulated by opioids and develops a gene therapy to mimic opioid analgesia for chronic pain.

Nature · Jan 7, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Molecular and circuit determinants in the globus pallidus mediating control of cocaine-induced behavioral plasticity

Guilian Tian, Katrina Bartas, May Hui, Lingxuan Chen, Jose J Vasquez, Ghalia Azouz, Pieter Derdeyn, Rían W. Manville, Erick L. Ho, Amanda S. Fang, Yuan Li, Isabella Tyler, Vincent Setola, Jason N. Aoto, Geoffrey Winston Abbott, Kevin Thomas Beier

This study identifies molecular and circuit mechanisms in the globus pallidus that regulate cocaine-induced behavioral plasticity, showing that GPePV cell activity predicts and modulates cocaine reward and sensitization.

Neuron · Aug 16, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Drug-induced changes in connectivity to midbrain dopamine cells revealed by rabies monosynaptic tracing

Katrina Bartas, Pieter Derdeyn, Guilian Tian, Jose J Vasquez, Ghalia Azouz, Cindy M. Yamamoto, May Hui, Kevin Thomas Beier

The paper uses rabies virus tracing to identify drug-induced changes in connectivity to midbrain dopamine cells and links these changes to gene expression patterns.

bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2022Neuroscience