Venetia Zachariou, PhD
- PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
- PROFESSOR | Pharmacological Sciences
Research Topics:
Addiction, Behavioral Health, Brain, Depression, Epigenetics, Gene Therapy, Knockout Mice, Membrane Proteins/Channels, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Obesity, Opioid/Cannabinoid Receptors, Pain, Pharmacology, Protein Complexes, Signal Transduction, Spinal Cord, Synaptic Plasticity, Systems Neuroscience, Tolerance, Transcription Factors, Transgenic MiceVisit Venetia Zachariou's Laboratory for more information.
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Neuroscience [NEU], Pharmacology and Therapeutics Discovery [PTD]Research Areas:
- The function of signal transduction complexes in the striatum in drug addiction
- Regulation of G protein signaling in chronic stress and antidepressant treatment
- Novel intracellular targets for the treatment of chronic pain
- Epigenetic adaptations in neuropathic and inflammatory pain
- The role of the brain reward center in chronic pain and its treatment
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Dr. Zachariou did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2020 and/or 2021: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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