Venetia Zachariou, PhD

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ADJUNCT PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
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
Publications

Selected Publications

The Gα-interacting protein RGS4 in dorsal root ganglia maintains molecular and behavioral maladaptations in murine pain models. Randal A. Serafini, Bruno Giotti, Alex Luebbers, Kerri D. Pryce, Ilinca M. Giosan, Madden J. Tuffy, Jeffrey Zimering, Aarthi Ramakrishan, Donghoon Lee, Ekaterina Kintsurashvili, Feodora L. Bertherat, Neelakshi Patne, John F. Fullard, Panos Roussos, Li Shen, Mikel Garcia-Marcos, Alexander M. Tsankov, Venetia Zachariou. Science signaling

Author Correction: A µ-opioid receptor superagonist analgesic with minimal adverse effects (Nature, (2026), 10.1038/s41586-026-10299-9). Juan L. Gomez, Emilya N. Ventriglia, Zachary J. Frangos, Agnieszka Sulima, Michael J. Robertson, Michael D. Sacco, Reece C. Budinich, Ilinca M. Giosan, Tongzhen Xie, Oscar Solis, Anna E. Tischer, Jennifer M. Bossert, Kiera E. Caldwell, Hannah Bonbrest, Amelie Essmann, Zelai M. Garçon-Poca, Shinbe Choi, Michael R. Noya, Feonil Limiac, Ali Arce, Grant C. Glatfelter, Margaret Robinson, Li Chen, Angelina A. Mullarkey, Dain R. Brademan, Garrett Enten, William Dunne, César Quiroz, Ingrid Schoenborn, Chae Bin Lee, Rana Rais, Daniel P. Holt, Robert F. Dannals, Lei Shi, Ruth Hüttenhain, Sergi Ferré, Eugene Kiyatkin, Jordi Bonaventura, Yavin Shaham, Venetia Zachariou, Michael H. Baumann, Georgios Skiniotis, Kenner C. Rice, Michael Michaelides. Nature

A µ-opioid receptor superagonist analgesic with minimal adverse effects. Juan L. Gomez, Emilya N. Ventriglia, Zachary J. Frangos, Agnieszka Sulima, Michael J. Robertson, Michael D. Sacco, Reece C. Budinich, Ilinca M. Giosan, Tongzhen Xie, Oscar Solis, Anna E. Tischer, Jennifer M. Bossert, Kiera E. Caldwell, Hannah Bonbrest, Amelie Essmann, Zelai M. Garçon-Poca, Shinbe Choi, Michael R. Noya, Feonil Limiac, Ali Arce, Grant C. Glatfelter, Margaret Robinson, Li Chen, Angelina A. Mullarkey, Dain R. Brademan, Garrett Enten, William Dunne, César Quiroz, Ingrid Schoenborn, Chae Bin Lee, Rana Rais, Daniel P. Holt, Robert F. Dannals, Lei Shi, Ruth Hüttenhain, Sergi Ferré, Eugene Kiyatkin, Jordi Bonaventura, Yavin Shaham, Venetia Zachariou, Michael H. Baumann, Georgios Skiniotis, Kenner C. Rice, Michael Michaelides. Nature

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