- Assistant Professor
Biography
Dr. Giuseppe Giannotti received his Ph.D. in Pharmacological Sciences at the University of Milan in 2016. In October 2022, Dr. Giannotti joined the Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience at WSU as an Assistant Professor. His research focuses on understanding the neuronal circuits driving heroin relapse and, in particular, those that overlap with aversion. To achieve this goal, his lab uses different approaches including optogenetics, chemogenetics, fiber photometry, and slice electrophysiology along with self-administration models. The ultimate goal of his research is to gain insight into the neuronal circuits controlling aversive states experienced during heroin withdrawal and their contribution to relapse, such that novel therapeutic strategies can be identified for the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Education
- PhD, Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, 2016
- MS, Drug Biotechnology, University of Milan, 2012
- BS, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Milan, 2008
Publications
Professional Experience
- Postdoc in the Departments of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Advisor: Dr. Jamie Peters; Oct 2018 – Oct 2022
- Postdoc in the Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Advisor: Dr. Jamie Peters; June 2018 – Oct 2018
- Postdoc in the Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline McGinty; Feb 2016 – June 2018
- Research grants: K99/R00 transition to independence grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); Title: “Paraventricular thalamic control of opioid withdrawal and relapse”