Julio D. Zuarth Gonzalez, PhD, is the October 2025 Highlighted Trainee Author for the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
Zuarth Gonzalez’s research, Mitragynine and 7-Hydroxymitragynine: Bidirectional Effects on Breathing in Rats, focuses on understanding how certain drugs affect breathing, which is critical because respiratory depression is the primary mechanism of death in opioid overdoses.
“I hope my research will contribute to evidence-based practices and help guide policy-making decisions regarding these emerging substances,” he shared.