Amira Abozaid, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

A Novel Food Delivery Method for Learning Studies Detects Significant Differences in Food Preference in Zebrafish
Zebrafish · 2025 · first author
A search for effective reinforcers in appetitive conditioning for adult zebrafish: Ecologically relevant unconditioned stimuli
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry · 2024 · first author
Paradoxical effects of feeding status on food consumption and learning performance in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry · 2023 · first author

All 7 publications

7 publications.

01

A Novel Food Delivery Method for Learning Studies Detects Significant Differences in Food Preference in Zebrafish

Amira Abozaid, Melissa Scaramuzzo, Hemali Patel, Robert T. Gerlai

Zebrafish20252 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2024.0176 PMID: 39909480

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A search for effective reinforcers in appetitive conditioning for adult zebrafish: Ecologically relevant unconditioned stimuli

Amira Abozaid, Robert T. Gerlai

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry20245 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.110946 PMID: 38237886

03

Paradoxical effects of feeding status on food consumption and learning performance in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Amira Abozaid, Robert T. Gerlai

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry20234 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110846 PMID: 37611652

04

Behavioral Effects of Buspirone in Juvenile Zebrafish of Two Different Genetic Backgrounds

Amira Abozaid, Robert T. Gerlai

Toxics202219 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/toxics10010022 PMID: 35051064

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Behavioral effects of acute ethanol in larval zebrafish (D. rerio) depend on genotype and volume of experimental well

Amira Abozaid, Joshua Kai Fung Hung, Benjamin K.-T. Tsang, Keza Motlana, Reem Al-Ani, Robert T. Gerlai

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry20218 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110411 PMID: 34363865

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Exposure of parents to alcohol alters behavior of offspring in zebrafish

Shankeerth Suresh, Amira Abozaid, Benjamin K.-T. Tsang, Robert T. Gerlai

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry202016 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110143 PMID: 33096155

07

Developmental stage and genotype dependent behavioral effects of embryonic alcohol exposure in zebrafish larvae

Amira Abozaid, Lidia Trzuskot, Zelaikha Najmi, Ishti Paul, Benjamin K.-T. Tsang, Robert T. Gerlai

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry201922 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2019.109774 PMID: 31655157

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Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

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Robert Gerlai

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Benjamin Tsang

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Abozaid, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A Novel Food Delivery Method for Learning Studies Detects Significant Differences in Food Preference in Zebrafish" (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]