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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Marina Avram

Researcher

UAMS primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: nPoint (United States) (2026); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2025–2026)

Unknown Researcher

3 h-index 7 pubs 14 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Fentanyl
  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Animals
  • Cannabinoids
  • Male
  • Naloxone
  • Respiratory Insufficiency
  • Mice
  • Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists
  • Furans
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Substance Abuse Detection

OverviewAI-generated summary

Marina Avram investigates the pharmacological effects and toxicity of novel synthetic opioids and cannabinoids in animal models. Her recent work in mice has examined the antinociceptive, dependence, and withdrawal effects of orally self-administered furanyl fentanyl and acryl fentanyl. Avram has also studied how synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists can exacerbate fentanyl-induced respiratory depression and reduce the effectiveness of naloxone rescue. Additionally, her research has focused on validating analytical technologies for drug-facilitated crime investigations and automating LC-MS/MS analyses for emerging drug threats. Avram collaborates with researchers including William E. Fantegrossi, Jeffery H. Moran, Hannah E. Shaw, and Brenda M. Gannon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 3, with 6 total publications and 12 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 7
  • Citations: 14

Selected Publications

  • Biotemplated nickel iron oxide electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction (2026)
    Academia Catalysis DOI OpenAlex
  • Outpacing Emerging Drug Threats: Validation of ToxBox Kits That Automate LC-MS/MS Analyses (2026)
    Chemical Research in Toxicology DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of orally self-administered furanyl fentanyl and acryl fentanyl in mice: antinociception, dependence and withdrawal, and defense of consumption (2025)
    Neuropharmacology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists exacerbate fentanyl-elicited respiratory depression and confer resistance to naloxone rescue in mice (2025)
    Drug and Alcohol Dependence 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Hands-Free Analytical Urine Testing Technology Validated for Drug-Facilitated Crime Investigations (2023)
    Chemical Research in Toxicology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

28 Collaborators 5 Institutions 2 Countries

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