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Olivier Civelli

Eric L and Lila D Nelson Chair in Neuropharmacology

University of California, Irvine

Affiliations

School of Biological Sciences

Department of Developmental and Cell Biology

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Olivier Civelli is currently serving as a Developmental And Cell Biology Eric L and Lila D Nelson Chair in Neuropharmacology at University of California, Irvine.

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Olivier Civelli

University of California, Irvine

Eric L and Lila D Nelson Chair in Neuropharmacology

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pharmacology neuroscience neuropharmacology receptors neurology genetics dopamine drug discovery neurochemistry endocrinology molecular pharmacology gene expression neuropsychopharmacology mammalian biology peptides medicinal research neurogenetics molecular neurobiology receptor (biochemistry) brain science human genetics neuropeptides dopamine receptors g protein-coupled receptor protein science pharmacological research clinical neuroscience biological chemistry psychoneuroendocrinology neural science psychopharmacology rat brain addiction biology orphanin fq enzyme inhibition peptide science chromosome biology experimental pharmacology neuropsychiatry melanin-concentrating hormone molecular cloning opioid receptors molecular physiology avian biology pharmaceutical research psychiatric genetics neuropeptide receptors orphan receptors redox biology pharmacotherapy orphan drugs cellular neurobiology endocrine research knockout mice pharmacokinetics tissue distribution orphanin fq receptor pharmacological characterization melanin-concentrating hormone system liver physiology human variation gene characterization molecular diversity pituitary gland behavioral neuroendocrinology biological psychology endocrine oncology clinical pharmacology phytochemistry cytogenetics drug targeting high affinity site-directed mutagenesis adenylyl cyclase prolactin secretion natural ligands

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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From Skin to Brain: Antagonism and Parallelism in the Mch and Msh Systems. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2026)

biological psychiatrybrain sciencehuman brainneuroethicsmsh systemsbrain organizationbehavioral neuroscienceneurophilosophybrain mechanismscognitive scienceneuroscienceneuroanatomy

Plants vs. Gpcrs: A Workflow for Ligand Discovery From an Extract Library Illustrated by Dopamine Receptors. Biochemical Pharmacology (2026)

receptorsligand discoverypharmacologyextract librarymechanisms of actiondopamine receptorsmolecular pharmacologyphytopharmacologynon-peptide liganddrug discoverydopaminenatural product communicationnatural product researchpharmacological researchbiochemistry

Therapeutic Potential of Small Molecules That Block Receptor‐Induced Kv7/M‐Current Suppression in Neuroprotection, Seizures, and Pain. British Journal of Pharmacology (2026)

receptorsneuropsychopharmacologypharmacologyelectrophysiologysmall moleculesneuropharmacologyhyperpolarization (biology)neuromodulation (medicine)kv7/m‐current suppressionneurosciencepharmacological researchtherapeutic potential

Humanized Dopamine D 4.7 Receptor Male Mice Display Risk‐Taking Behavior and Deficits of Social Recognition and Working Memory in Light/Dark‐Dependent Manner. Journal of Neuroscience Research (2024)

Amal AlachkarAlvin PhanTravis DabbousSammy AlhassenWedad AlhassenBryan ReynoldsMarcelo RubinsteinSergi FerréOlivier Civelli

cognitive neuroscienceneurologybrain scienceneuropsychologysocial recognitiongeneticsmolecular neuroscienceclinical neuroscienceprimate behaviorrisk-taking behaviordopamineanimal cognitionneural scienceneuroanatomyneurosciencebehavioral neuroscience

Ophthalmate is a New Regulator of Motor Functions via Casr: Implications for Movement Disorders. Brain (2024)

Sammy AlhassenDerk HogenkampHung Anh NguyenSaeed Al MasriGeoffrey W AbbottOlivier CivelliAmal Alachkar

neurologyophthalmologymotor functionsmotor controlneuroscience

Behavioral and Neuro-Functional Consequences of Eliminating the Kcnq3 Gaba Binding Site in Mice. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2023)

Kiki J. ChenRyan YoshimuraClarissa Adriana EdmundoTri Minh TruongOlivier CivelliAmal AlachkarGeoffrey W. Abbott

animal behaviormolecular neurosciencemolecular neurobiologyneurosciencebehavioral neurosciencebehavioral sciences

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (Dheas) is an Endogenous Kv7 Channel Modulator That Reduces Kv7/M-Current Suppression and Inflammatory Pain. Journal of Neuroscience (2023)

Lamees AlhassenWedad AlhassenCindy WongYuxuan SunZelin XiaOlivier CivelliNaoto Hoshi

peptidesinflammatory painneurologydehydroepiandrosterone sulfateneural scienceprotein scienceinflammationbrain scienceredox signalingmolecular neurosciencesystems neurosciencecellular neurobiologyphysiologypain managementpain researchredox biologyclinical neuroscienceneuroscienceneurophysiology

Dopamine Receptors in Gtopdb V.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE (2023)

Jean-Martin BeaulieuEmiliana BorrelliArvid CarlssonMarc G. CaronOlivier CivelliStefano EspinozaGilberto FisoneRaul R. GainetdinovDavid K. GrandyJohn W. KebabianSaloman Z. LangerMaria Cristina MissaleKim A. NeveBernard ScattonJean-Charles SchwartzGoran SedvallPhilip SeemanDavid R. SibleyPierre SokoloffPierre F. SpanoHubert H. M. Van Tol

dopaminepharmacologymolecular pharmacologydopamine receptors

EDITORIAL: Neuropeptide Gpcrs in Neuroendocrinology, Volume II. Frontiers in Endocrinology (2023)

Hubert VaudryLiliane SchoofsOlivier CivelliMasayasu Kojima

physiologyendocrinologyneuropeptide gpcrsg protein-coupled receptor

Neuropeptide S Receptor in Gtopdb V.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE (2023)

Girolamo CalóOlivier CivelliRainer K. ReinscheidChiara Ruzza

physiologyreceptorspharmacologyneuropharmacologyneuroscience

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Olivier Civelli

Eric L and Lila D Nelson Chair in Neuropharmacology

University of California, Irvine

Affiliations

School of Biological Sciences

Department of Developmental and Cell Biology

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Olivier Civelli is currently serving as a Developmental And Cell Biology Eric L and Lila D Nelson Chair in Neuropharmacology at University of California, Irvine.

Honors

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Experiences

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Olivier Civelli

University of California, Irvine

Eric L and Lila D Nelson Chair in Neuropharmacology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

From Skin to Brain: Antagonism and Parallelism in the Mch and Msh Systems. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2026)

biological psychiatrybrain sciencehuman brainneuroethicsmsh systemsbrain organizationbehavioral neuroscienceneurophilosophybrain mechanismscognitive scienceneuroscienceneuroanatomy

Plants vs. Gpcrs: A Workflow for Ligand Discovery From an Extract Library Illustrated by Dopamine Receptors. Biochemical Pharmacology (2026)

Therapeutic Potential of Small Molecules That Block Receptor‐Induced Kv7/M‐Current Suppression in Neuroprotection, Seizures, and Pain. British Journal of Pharmacology (2026)

Amal AlachkarAlvin PhanTravis DabbousSammy AlhassenWedad AlhassenBryan ReynoldsMarcelo RubinsteinSergi FerréOlivier Civelli

Ophthalmate is a New Regulator of Motor Functions via Casr: Implications for Movement Disorders. Brain (2024)

Sammy AlhassenDerk HogenkampHung Anh NguyenSaeed Al MasriGeoffrey W AbbottOlivier CivelliAmal Alachkar

neurologyophthalmologymotor functionsmotor controlneuroscience

Behavioral and Neuro-Functional Consequences of Eliminating the Kcnq3 Gaba Binding Site in Mice. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2023)

Kiki J. ChenRyan YoshimuraClarissa Adriana EdmundoTri Minh TruongOlivier CivelliAmal AlachkarGeoffrey W. Abbott

animal behaviormolecular neurosciencemolecular neurobiologyneurosciencebehavioral neurosciencebehavioral sciences

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (Dheas) is an Endogenous Kv7 Channel Modulator That Reduces Kv7/M-Current Suppression and Inflammatory Pain. Journal of Neuroscience (2023)

Lamees AlhassenWedad AlhassenCindy WongYuxuan SunZelin XiaOlivier CivelliNaoto Hoshi

Dopamine Receptors in Gtopdb V.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE (2023)

dopaminepharmacologymolecular pharmacologydopamine receptors

EDITORIAL: Neuropeptide Gpcrs in Neuroendocrinology, Volume II. Frontiers in Endocrinology (2023)

Hubert VaudryLiliane SchoofsOlivier CivelliMasayasu Kojima

physiologyendocrinologyneuropeptide gpcrsg protein-coupled receptor

Neuropeptide S Receptor in Gtopdb V.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE (2023)

Girolamo CalóOlivier CivelliRainer K. ReinscheidChiara Ruzza

physiologyreceptorspharmacologyneuropharmacologyneuroscience

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