College of Veterinary Medicine > Giuseppe Giannotti

Giuseppe Giannotti

  1. Assistant Professor
Email Address giuseppe.giannotti@wsu.edu
Location VETERINARY AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING

Biography

Currently accepting students for Fall 2023

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