Rafael Perez, PhD

Associate Research Scientist

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Associate Research Scientist

Departments & Organizations

Janeway Society

Education & Training

PhD: Vanderbilt University, Pharmacology

BS: York College of Pennsylvania, Biology (2013)

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Behavior, Addictive; Biological Psychiatry; Neurosciences

ORCID
0000-0001-7788-4631

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Rafael Perez's published research.

Oakleigh Folkes, PhD
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Publications

2021

Cocaine Augments Dopamine-Mediated Inhibition of Neuronal Activity in the Dorsal Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis
Melchior J, Perez R, Salimando G, Luchsinger J, Basu A, Winder D. Cocaine Augments Dopamine-Mediated Inhibition of Neuronal Activity in the Dorsal Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 41: 5876-5893. PMID: 34035141, PMCID: PMC8265809, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0284-21.2021.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2020

α2A-adrenergic heteroreceptors are required for stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine conditioned place preference
Perez RE, Basu A, Nabit BP, Harris NA, Folkes OM, Patel S, Gilsbach R, Hein L, Winder DG. α2A-adrenergic heteroreceptors are required for stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine conditioned place preference. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 1473-1481. PMID: 32074627, PMCID: PMC7360592, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0641-z.
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2018

Dorsal BNST α2A-Adrenergic Receptors Produce HCN-Dependent Excitatory Actions That Initiate Anxiogenic Behaviors
Harris NA, Isaac AT, Günther A, Merkel K, Melchior J, Xu M, Eguakun E, Perez R, Nabit BP, Flavin S, Gilsbach R, Shonesy B, Hein L, Abel T, Baumann A, Matthews R, Centanni SW, Winder DG. Dorsal BNST α2A-Adrenergic Receptors Produce HCN-Dependent Excitatory Actions That Initiate Anxiogenic Behaviors. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 8922-8942. PMID: 30150361, PMCID: PMC6191524, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0963-18.2018.
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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Honors

honor
Kavli Postdoctoral Award for Academic Diversity
11/24/2021Yale University AwardKavli Institute for Neuroscience
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News

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March 25, 2026
Kavli Foundation Gives Scholars Award to Perez
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September 09, 2024
Fostering the Next Generation: Rafael Perez
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Contacts

Mailing Address

Psychiatry

34 Park Street,, 3rd floor research

New Haven, CT 06508

United States