Yasmin Zakiniaeiz, PhD
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryCards
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Lower Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availability is Associated With Worse Verbal Learning and Memory in People Who Smoke Cigarettes
Zakiniaeiz Y, Gueorguieva R, Peltier M, Roberts W, Verplaetse T, Burke C, Morris E, McKee S, Cosgrove K. Lower Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availability is Associated With Worse Verbal Learning and Memory in People Who Smoke Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 25: 1047-1051. PMID: 36107715, PMCID: PMC10077933, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic inflammation enhances stimulant-induced striatal dopamine elevation in tobacco smokers
Zakiniaeiz Y, Hoye J, Ryan Petrulli J, LeVasseur B, Stanley G, Gao H, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Chen MK, Matuskey D, Barron DS, Kelmendi B, Fulbright RK, Hampson M, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Systemic inflammation enhances stimulant-induced striatal dopamine elevation in tobacco smokers. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2022, 106: 262-269. PMID: 36058419, PMCID: PMC10097458, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response
Zakiniaeiz Y, Liu H, Gao H, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Matuskey D, Chen MK, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Nicotine Patch Alters Patterns of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Dopamine Release: Patterns Relate to Biomarkers Associated With Treatment Response. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1597-1606. PMID: 35100429, PMCID: PMC9575980, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDesigning Neuroimaging Studies to Help Inform the Clinical Treatment of Addiction
Zakiniaeiz Y, Cosgrove KP. Designing Neuroimaging Studies to Help Inform the Clinical Treatment of Addiction. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 741-743. PMID: 33092691, PMCID: PMC11265605, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBalance of the Sexes: Addressing Sex Differences in Preclinical Research.
Zakiniaeiz Y, Cosgrove KP, Potenza MN, Mazure CM. Balance of the Sexes: Addressing Sex Differences in Preclinical Research. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 255-9. PMID: 27354851, PMCID: PMC4918870.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCingulate cortex functional connectivity predicts future relapse in alcohol dependent individuals
Zakiniaeiz Y, Scheinost D, Seo D, Sinha R, Constable RT. Cingulate cortex functional connectivity predicts future relapse in alcohol dependent individuals. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 13: 181-187. PMID: 27981033, PMCID: PMC5144743, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents
Zakiniaeiz Y, Yip SW, Balodis IM, Lacadie CM, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Mayes LC, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Altered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 180: 129-136. PMID: 28888152, PMCID: PMC5808433, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes Telescoping Exist in Male and Female Gamblers? Does It Matter?
Zakiniaeiz Y, Cosgrove KP, Mazure CM, Potenza MN. Does Telescoping Exist in Male and Female Gamblers? Does It Matter? Frontiers In Psychology 2017, 8: 1510. PMID: 28928697, PMCID: PMC5591942, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToward whole-brain dopamine movies: a critical review of PET imaging of dopamine transmission in the striatum and cortex
Liu H, Zakiniaeiz Y, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Toward whole-brain dopamine movies: a critical review of PET imaging of dopamine transmission in the striatum and cortex. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2017, 13: 314-322. PMID: 29071465, PMCID: PMC5918462, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-017-9779-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanisms and Clinical Features of Co-Occurring Opioid and Nicotine Use
Lichenstein SD, Zakiniaeiz Y, Yip SW, Garrison KA. Mechanisms and Clinical Features of Co-Occurring Opioid and Nicotine Use. Current Addiction Reports 2019, 6: 114-125. PMID: 32864292, PMCID: PMC7451029, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-019-00245-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- January 20, 2026
Yale Study: Higher Drinking Frequency Corresponds to Lower Synaptic Density in People with Alcohol Use Disorder
- June 12, 2025
Alcohol Use Disorder Harms the Brain’s Immune System Earlier in Women
- January 19, 2024
Society of Biological Psychiatry Honors Zakiniaeiz With Travel Fellowship Award
- September 08, 2023
Preparing for the Future of Clinical Care and Research Through Medical School Education