Veronica Lunerti

This study identifies genetic loci associated with opioid use disorder-related behaviors in rats using a genome-wide association approach and network-based clustering.

This study uses a non-linear clustering approach in rats to identify distinct behavioral and neuronal profiles associated with heroin vulnerability and resiliency, reflecting human opioid use disorder heterogeneity.

This study shows that long-access heroin self-administration in rats reduces grey matter volume in specific brain regions and alters microglia morphology, suggesting a link between neuroinflammation and structural brain changes.