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Olivia Drake

@odrake.bsky.social
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MSTP student at UAB | Day Lab 🧠🧬🩺 Studying specialized neuronal populations in opioid reward 🏳️‍🌈

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A conserved population of genetically defined striatal neurons gates opioid reward www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Olivia Drake @odrake.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our new preprint from @daylab.bsky.social characterizes Chst9-MSNs, a specialized NAc population with high Oprm1 expression and opioid sensitivity that is required for fentanyl reward learning. Excited to share this work! 🧠🧬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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