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Lindsey China

University of California San Diego

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Organism:rat· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Genome-wide association study of cocaine self-administration behavior in Heterogeneous Stock rats

Montana Kay Lara, Lieselot L. G. Carrette, Thiago Missfeldt Sanches, Oksana Polesskaya, Alicia Avelar, Angela Beeson, Hassiba Beldjoud, Brent Boomhower, Molly Brennan, Denghui Chen, Riyan Cheng, Lindsey China, Apurva S. Chitre, Dana Conlisk, McKenzie J. Fannon, , Olivier George

This study performs a GWAS on cocaine self-administration in rats, identifying six genome-wide significant loci, including one linked to carboxylesterase genes involved in cocaine metabolism.

Nature Communications · Jun 11, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Incentive Salience, not Psychomotor Sensitization or Tolerance, Drives Escalation of Cocaine Self-Administration in Heterogeneous Stock Rats

Jarryd Ramborger, Joseph Mosquera, Molly Brennan, Benjamin C. Sichel, Dyar N. Othman, Sonja Lorean Plasil, Elizabeth A. Sneddon, Sélène Bonnet-Zahedi, Alex Morgan, Supakorn Chonwattanagul, Kathleen Bai, Lindsey China, Tu La, Lisa Maturin, Lieselot L. G. Carrette, Olivier George

The paper identifies incentive salience as the driver of cocaine self-administration escalation in rats, showing individual differences in pre-lever activity predict long-term intake.

Neuropsychopharmacology · Jan 17, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience