Vanessa Minervini, PhD

Department

Psychological Science

Position

Associate Professor

Books

• Behavioral Pharmacology of Drug Abuse : Current Status
  Maguire David R., Minervini Vanessa, Interactions between opioids and stimulants [Book Chapter] 2022

Publications

• European journal of pharmacology
  Beltran Nina M., Naime Gabriela, Sullivan Leslie L., Serafine Katherine M., Minervini Vanessa, Eating a high fat/high carbohydrate diet enhances morphine tolerance, while eating a ketogenic diet mitigates morphine withdrawal in male rats
  1000, p. 177709 2025
• Behavioural pharmacology
  Beltran Nina M, Minervini Vanessa, Garcia Thelma I, Naime Gabriela M, Serafine Katherine M, The effects of high fat diet consumption on morphine-induced constipation 2025
• The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
  Beltran Nina, Serafine Katherine, Minervini Vanessa, Eating a Ketogenic Diet, But Not a High Fat/High Carbohydrate Diet, Mitigates Morphine Withdrawal in Male Rats (Abstract ID: 159117)
  392:3 2025
• The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
  Beltran Nina M., Parra Alyssa N., Minervini Vanessa, Serafine Katherine M., Morphine-Induced Antinociception and Fecal Motility in Rats Eating a High Fat/High Carbohydrate or Ketogenic Diet
  389, p. 500 - 500 2024
• Behavioural pharmacology
  Strumberger Conor D., Jansen Elisabeth L., D’Epagnier Evangeline J., Nguyen Kevin H., Rogers John D., Meyer Matthew P., Malhotra Yashmita, Hinman Jillian E., Minervini Vanessa, Antinociceptive and adverse effects of morphine:ketamine mixtures in rats 2023
• Behavioural Pharmacology
  Minervini Vanessa, France Charles P., Tye Cooper B., Ghodrati Saba, Effects of remifentanil/histamine mixtures in rats responding under a choice procedure, p. 278 - 285 2021
• Psychopharmacology
  Mada Sanjana, Minervini Vanessa, Gerak Lisa R., Soyer Amélie, Maguire David R., Hu Zehua, Cunningham Christopher W., France Charles P., Behavioral effects of benzylideneoxymorphone (BOM), a low efficacy µ opioid receptor agonist and a δ opioid receptor antagonist
  237:12, p. 3591 - 3602 2020
• Psychopharmacology
  Minervini Vanessa, Disney Alex, Husbands Stephen M., France Charles P., Methocinnamox (MCAM) antagonizes the behavioral suppressant effects of morphine without impairing delayed matching-to-sample accuracy in rhesus monkeys
  237:10, p. 3057 - 3065 2020
• The FASEB journal
  Minervini Vanessa, France Charles, Long‐term Antagonism of Mu Opioid Receptors by Methocinnamox (MCAM) without Adverse Effects on Memory
  34:S1, p. 1 - 1 2020
• Behavioural Pharmacology
  Minervini Vanessa, France Charles P., Effects of opioid/cannabinoid mixtures on impulsivity and memory in rhesus monkeys
  31:2, p. 233 - 248 2020
• Behavioural Pharmacology
  Maguire David R., Minervini Vanessa, Dodda Vikas, France Charles P., Impact of order of fixed-ratio presentation on demand for self-administered remifentanil in male rats
  31:2-3, p. 216 - 220 2020
• Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
  Rowland Neil E., Robertson Kimberly L., Minaya Dulce, Minervini Vanessa, Allison David B., Cervantez Melissa, Kaiser Kathryn A., Effect of food predictability on life span in male mice
  74:8, p. 1158 - 1161 2019
• Behavioural Pharmacology
  Minervini Vanessa, Casalez Angelo, France Charles P., Osteicoechea Daniela C., Punishment and reinforcement by opioid receptor agonists in a choice procedure in rats
  30:4, p. 335 - 342 2019
• The FASEB journal
  Maguire David R, Minervini Vanessa, France Charles P, Effect of Order of Fixed Ratio Presentation on Demand for Self‐administered Remifentanil in Rats
  33:S1, p. lb85 - lb85 2019
• Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  Gerak Lisa R., France Charles P., Lillis Katherine V., Minervini Vanessa, Latham Elizabeth, Ghodrati Saba, Wooden Jessica, Disney Alex, Husbands Stephen M., Methocinnamox produces long-lasting antagonism of the behavioral effects of m-opioid receptor agonists but not prolonged precipitated withdrawal in rats
  371:2, p. 507 - 516 2019
• Psychopharmacology
  Minervini Vanessa, Osteicoechea Daniela C., France Charles P., Lu Hannah Y., Padarti Jahnavi, Interactions between kappa and mu opioid receptor agonists
  235:8, p. 2245 - 2256 2018
• Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  Minervini Vanessa, Casalez Angelo, France Charles P, History Impacts the Aversive Effects of Drugs
  WCP2018, p. PO2-1-80 2018
• Behavioural Pharmacology
  Minervini Vanessa, France Charles P., Effects of morphine/CP55940 mixtures on an impulsive choice task in rhesus monkeys
  29:1, p. 60 - 70 2018
• Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  Minervini Vanessa, Dahal Sujata, France Charles P., Behavioral characterization of κ opioid receptor agonist spiradoline and cannabinoid receptor agonist CP55940 mixtures in rats
  360:2, p. 280 - 287 2017
• American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology
  Rowland Neil E., Minervini Vanessa, Minaya Dulce M., Cervantez Melissa R., Robertson Kimberly L., Differences in temporal aspects of food acquisition between rats and two strains of mice in a closed operant economy
  309:2, p. R93 - R108 2015
• Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
  Minervini Vanessa, Rowland Neil E., Robertson Kimberly L., Foster Thomas C., Role of estrogen receptor-α on food demand elasticity
  103:3, p. 553 - 561 2015
• Physiology and Behavior
  Rowland Neil E., Giddings Ashley M., Minervini Vanessa, Robertson Kimberly L., Economics of food intake in mice
  136, p. 104 - 110 2014
• Behavioural Processes
  Minervini Vanessa, Galuska Chad M., Rowland Neil E., Effects of price and pellet type on food waste in mice
  103, p. 180 - 183 2014
• Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
  Minervini Vanessa, Branch Marc N., Tolerance to cocaine's effects following chronic administration of a dose without detected effects on response rate or pause
  100:3, p. 316 - 332 2013
• Revista Mexicana de Analisis de la Conducta
  Minervini Vanessa, Galuska Chad M., Maguire David R., Cambios intra-sesión en la elasticidad de la demanda por comida en ratas
  39:1, p. 35 - 61 2013

Grants

• Therapeutic Potential of Morphine/Ketamine Mixtures for Treating Pain without Adverse Effects/Sponsor: CURAS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship

• The Orexin Antagonist Suvorexant as a Potential Treatment for Polydrug Abuse/Sponsor: CURAS Magis Investigatio Research Award/MIRA