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Dana Conlisk

Scripps Research InstituteORCID 0000-0002-4641-7878Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:rat· 8 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1

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Olivier GeorgeiD· 7 shared Giordano de GuglielmoiD· 6 shared Sierra SimpsoniD· 6 shared Abraham A. PalmeriD· 5 shared Lisa Maturin· 5 shared Marsida KallupiiD· 5 shared Molly BrennaniD· 5 shared Adam KimbroughiD· 4 shared

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8 papers

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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

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.

Giordano de Guglielmo, Lieselot L. G. Carrette, Marsida Kallupi, Molly Brennan, Brent Boomhower, Lisa Maturin, Dana Conlisk, Sharona Sedighim, Lani Tieu, McKenzie J. Fannon, Angelica R. Martinez, Nathan Velarde, Dyar N. Othman, Benjamin C. Sichel, Jarryd Ramborger, , Olivier George

The paper shows that escalation of cocaine intake, progressive ratio responding, and continued use despite adverse consequences are highly correlated in rats, with sex differences in addiction-like behaviors.

eLife · Nov 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Voluntary and forced exposure to ethanol vapor produces similar escalation of alcohol drinking but differential recruitment of brain regions related to stress, habit, and reward in male rats.

Giordano de Guglielmo, Sierra Simpson, Adam Kimbrough, Dana Conlisk, Robert Baker, Maxwell Cantor, Marsida Kallupi, Olivier George

This study compares voluntary and forced ethanol exposure in rats, finding similar drinking escalation and blood alcohol levels but distinct brain region activation during withdrawal.

Neuropharmacology · Nov 2, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Pyfiber: an open source python library that facilitates the merge of operant behavior and fiber photometry- focus on intravenous self-administration

Dana Conlisk, Matias Ceau, Jean-François Fiancette, Nânci Winke, Elise Darmagnac, Cyril Herry, Véronique Deroche‐Gamonet

Pyfiber is an open-source Python library that merges fiber photometry and operant behavior data in cocaine self-administration studies in rats.

bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience

Individual differences in oxycodone addiction-like behaviors in a large cohort of heterogeneous stock (HS) rats

Marsida Kallupi, Giordano de Guglielmo, Lieselot L. G. Carrette, Sierra Simpson, Jenni Kononoff, Adam Kimbrough, Lauren C. Smith, Kokila Shankar, Alicia Avelar, Dana Conlisk, Molly Brennan, Lani Tieu, Sharona Sedighim, Brent Boomhower, Lisa Maturin, , Olivier George

The paper identifies individual differences in oxycodone addiction-like behaviors in HS rats to uncover genetic factors contributing to vulnerability and resilience.

bioRxiv · Jul 26, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience

Identification of individual differences in response to methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone in animal models of opioid use disorder

Marsida Kallupi, Giordano de Guglielmo, Dana Conlisk, Molly Brennan, Lani Tieu, Sharona Sedighim, Brent Boomhower, Lauren C. Smith, Kokila Shankar, Lieselot L. G. Carrette, Sierra Simpson, Alicia Avelar, Lisa Maturin, Angelica R. Martinez, Ran Qiao, , Olivier George

The paper tests individual differences in response to methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone in rats with opioid use disorder, finding varying efficacy based on addiction severity.

bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience

The gut microbiome is associated with cocaine behavior and predicts addiction vulnerability in adult male rats

Gregory Suess, Jennysue Kasiah, Sierra Simpson, Molly Brennan, Dana Conlisk, Lisa Maturin, Olivier George, Benoît Chassaing, Kyle J. Frantz

This study links gut microbiota composition to cocaine behavior in rats, showing that baseline microbial profiles predict addiction vulnerability.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience

Inhibition of Glyoxalase 1 reduces alcohol self-administration in dependent and nondependent rats

Giordano de Guglielmo, Dana Conlisk, Amanda M. Barkley‐Levenson, Abraham A. Palmer, Olivier George

This study shows that inhibiting glyoxalase 1 with pBBG reduces alcohol self-administration in both dependent and nondependent rats, with greater effect in dependent animals.

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · Mar 2, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience