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Neuroscience Alumni |
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Neuroscience Alumni |
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Neuroscience |
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Stephanie Amici, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 2000 - May 2006 |
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Dissertation Title |
Peripheral Myelin Protein 22 (Pmp22) is in a Complex with Alpha6 Beta4 Integrin and the Absence of Pmp22 Affects Schwann Cell Adhesion and Migration |
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Amici SA, Dunn WA Jr, Murphy AJ, Adams NC, Gale NW, Valenzuela DM, Yancopoulos GD, Notterpek L. Peripheral myelin protein 22 is in complex with alpha6beta4 integrin, and its absence alters the Schwann cell basal lamina. J Neurosci. 2006 Jan 25;26(4):1179-89. abstract |
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Fortun J, Go JC, Li J, Amici SA, Dunn WA Jr, Notterpek L. Alterations in degradative pathways and protein aggregation in a neuropathy model based on PMP22 overexpression. Neurobiol Dis. 2006 Apr;22(1):153-64. abstract |
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Roux KJ, Amici SA, Fletcher BS, Notterpek L. Modulation of epithelial morphology, monolayer permeability, and cell migration by gas3/PMP22. Mol Biol Cell. 2005 Mar;16(3):1142-51. abstract |
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Roux KJ, Amici SA, Notterpek L. The temporospatial expression of peripheral myelin protein 22 at the developing blood-nerve and blood-brain barriers. J Comp Neurol. 2004 Jul 5;474(4):578-88. abstract |
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Dinculescu A, McDowell JH, Amici SA, Dugger DR, Richards N, Hargrave PA, Smith WC. Insertional mutagenesis and immunochemical analysis of visual arrestin interaction with rhodopsin. J Biol Chem. 2002 Apr 5;277(14):11703-8. Epub 2002 Jan 24. abstract |
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Notterpek L, Roux KJ, Amici SA, Yazdanpour A, Rahner C, Fletcher BS. Peripheral myelin protein 22 is a constituent of intercellular junctions in epithelia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2001 Dec 4;98(25):14404-9. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Roux KJ, Amici SA, Notterpek L. Peripheral myelin protein 22 is a constituent of the BBB with a poteintial involvement in junctional permeability. Sixth Symposium: Signal Transduction in the Blood-Brain Barriers. Szeged, Hungary. September 18-21, 2003, L5 p. 13. |
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Roux KJ, Amici SA, Notterpek L. The localization of PMP22 at intercellular junctions of the developing blood-brain barrier. Program No. 448.1. 2002 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2002. Online. |
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Dinculescu A, McDowell JH, Amici S, Dugger D, Richards N, Hargrave PA, Smith WC. An insertional mutagenesis and immunochemical analysis of visual arrestin interaction with rhodopsin. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002 43: E-Abstract 1391. |
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Kem W, Michalski S, Wildeboer K, Amici S, Soti F. Hoplonemertine pyridyl alkaloids: Interactions with nicotinic receptors. 7th Symposium: Pan American Section of the International Society on Toxinology on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins, Charlottesville, VA. 2001 p. 17. |
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Honors & Awards |
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1996 Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society |
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1998 Golden Key National Honor Society |
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2000 Alumni Graduate Fellowship, UF College of Medicine |
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2003 Bryan W. Robinson Neurological Foundation Grant-in-Aid Achievement award (competitive) |
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2005 Silver Medal Finalist, Medical Guild Graduate Student Research Competition |
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2005 First Place, Neuroscience Advanced Concentration, Medical Guild Graduate Student Research Concentration |
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Ray D. Beck, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1998 - August 2004 |
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Dissertation Title |
Alterations of septohippocampal structure in interleukin-2 knockout mice |
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Beck RD Jr, King MA, Huang Z, Petitto JM. Alterations in septohippocampal cholinergic neurons resulting from interleukin-2 gene knockout. Brain Res. 2002 Nov 15;955(1-2):16-23. abstract |
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Petitto JM, Huang Z, Lo J, Beck RD, Rinker C, Hartemink DA. Relationship between the development of autoimmunity and sensorimotor gating in MRL-lpr mice with reduced IL-2 production. Neurosci Lett. 2002 Aug 16;328(3):304-8. abstract |
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Petitto JM, Huang Z, Hartemink DA, Beck R Jr. IL-2/15 receptor-beta gene deletion alters neurobehavioral performance. Brain Res. 2002 Mar 8;929(2):218-25. abstract |
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Samuel R. Browd, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1998 - May 2000 |
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Dissertation Title |
Can imagined motor practice change cortical representations? |
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Professional Positions |
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Resident, University of Utah |
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Publications |
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Crosson B, Cato MA, Sadek JR, Gokcay D, Bauer RM, Fischler IS, Maron L, Gopinath K, Auerbach EJ, Browd SR, Briggs RW. Semantic monitoring of words with emotional connotation during fMRI: contribution of anterior left frontal cortex. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2002 Jul;8(5):607-22. abstract |
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Crosson B, Radonovich K, Sadek JR, Gokcay D, Bauer RM, Fischler IS, Cato MA, Maron L, Auerbach EJ, Browd SR, Briggs RW. Left-hemisphere processing of emotional connotation during word generation. Neuroreport. 1999 Aug 20;10(12):2449-55. abstract |
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Crosson B, Sadek JR, Bobholz JA, Gokcay D, Mohr CM, Leonard CM, Maron L, Auerbach EJ, Browd SR, Freeman AJ, Briggs RW. Activity in the paracingulate and cingulate sulci during word generation: an fMRI study of functional anatomy. Cereb Cortex. 1999 Jun;9(4):307-16. abstract |
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Helveston W, Gilmore R, Roper S, Mastin S, Quisling R, Drane W, Eikman E, Leonard C, Browd S, Childress D. Intractable temporal lobe epilepsy: comparison of positron emission tomography with qualitative and quantitative MR. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1996 Sep;17(8):1515-21. abstract |
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Mastin ST, Drane WE, Gilmore RL, Helveston WR, Quisling RG, Roper SN, Eikman EA, Browd SR. Prospective localization of epileptogenic foci: comparison of PET and SPECT with site of surgery and clinical outcome. Radiology. 1996 May;199(2):375-80. abstract |
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Matthew A. Carrigan, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1997 - December 2002 |
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Dissertation Title |
Searching molecular landscapes for the evolution of primal catalysts: in vitro selection of DNA-based ribonucleases |
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Professional Positions |
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Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. Chemistry, University of Florida |
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Education |
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B.S., Biomedical Science, University of Florida |
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Ricardo A, Carrigan MA, Olcott AN, Benner SA. Borate minerals stabilize ribose. Science. 2004 Jan 9;303(5655):196. abstract |
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Honors & Awards |
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Environmental Category (2nd Place) 1989, Environmental Category (1991) 3rd Place |
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UF Grinter Graduate Student Honors Scholarship, 1997-2000 |
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UF Neuroscience Department, Graduate Travel Grant Award, 1999 |
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UF Undergraduate Research Symposium Excellence in Research - 1st Place, 1997 |
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UF IFAS Science Scholarship Award, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
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Barry Goldwater National Science Scholarship Award, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
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Ann L. Chokas, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1999 - December 2004 |
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Dissertation Title |
Identification of trans-acting factors that mediate the manganese superoxide dismutase enhancer functions |
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Kuo S, Chokas AL, Rogers RJ, Nick HS. PIN*POINT analysis on the endogenous MnSOD promoter: specific demonstration of Sp1 binding in vivo. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2003 Feb;284(2):C528-34. abstract |
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Honors & Awards |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings Through Graduate Studies |
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Jason E. Coleman, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1998 - May 2003 |
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Dissertation Title |
Efficient transduction and targeted expression of lentiviral vector transgenes in the developing retina Full text |
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Professional Positions |
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Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Neuroscience, UF College of Medicine |
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Postdoctoral Associate, Picower Center for Learning & Memory, Massachussetts Institute of Technology |
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Publications |
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Coleman JE, Zhang Y, Brown GA, Semple-Rowland SL. Related Articles, Links Cone Cell Survival and Downregulation of GCAP1 Protein in the Retinas of GC1 Knockout Mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 Oct;45(10):3397-403. abstract |
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Zhang Y, Coleman JE, Fuchs GE, Semple-Rowland SL. Circadian oscillator function in embryonic retina and retinal explant cultures. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 2003 May 26;114(1):9-19. abstract |
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Coleman JE, Huentelman MJ, Kasparov S, Metcalfe BL, Paton JF, Katovich MJ, Semple-Rowland SL, Raizada MK. Efficient large-scale production and concentration of HIV-1-based lentiviral vectors for use in vivo. Physiol Genomics. 2003 Feb 6;12(3):221-8. abstract |
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Coleman JE, Fuchs GE, Semple-Rowland SL. Analyses of the guanylate cyclase activating protein-1 gene promoter in the developing retina. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 May;43(5):1335-43. abstract |
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Semple-Rowland SL, Tepedino M, Coleman JE. Pinopsin mRNA levels are significantly elevated in the pineal glands of chickens carrying a null mutation in guanylate cyclase-1. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 2001 Dec 16;97(1):51-8. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings Through Graduate Studies |
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Coleman JE, Chang L-J and Semple-Rowland SL (2001) Retrovirus- and lentivirus-mediated transgene expression in chicken retina: In vivo analyses. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1860, B110. |
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Coleman JE and Semple-Rowland SL (2001) Lentivirus-mediated analyses of the GCAP1 gene promoter in developing chicken retina. Fifth Annual Vision Research Conference on Animal Models of Retinal Degeneration, April 27-28, Fort Lauderdale, FL. |
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Semple-Rowland SL and Coleman JE (2000) Strategies for rescue of photoreceptor function in the GUCY1*B chicken model of Leber congenital amaurosis-type 1 (LCA-1). Invited seminar at XIV International Congress of Eye Research, Oct. 15-20, Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
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Coleman JE, Voisin V, and Semple-Rowland SL (2000) Analyses of the chicken guanylate cyclase activating protein-1 (GCAP1) promoter in primary chicken retinal and human WERI Rb-1 cultures. Inv. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 41, S390. |
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Semple-Rowland SL, Coleman JE, Vaughn J, Larkin P, Nykamp K, Baehr W and Chang L-J (1999) Lentiviral vector-mediated gene therapy for rescue of the rd chicken. FASEB Conference on the Biology and Chemistry of Vision, June 13-18, Copper Mountain, CO. |
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Coleman JE, Jones HC, Paiva M (1997) Neurotrophic activity is altered in the striatum and hippocampus of the hydrocephalic H-Tx rat. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 23, 49. |
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Honors & Awards |
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1996 Bryan W. Robinson Neurological Foundation Neuroscience Grant in Aid |
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1996 University of Florida Medical Guild Minigrant |
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Graduate Fellowship for Outstanding Research, UF College of Medicine, 2002 |
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Jessica Conde, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1999 - April 2005 |
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Dissertation Title |
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Effects of aging on microglial activation in response to neuronal injury |
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Professional Positions |
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Student, UF College of Nursing MS Program |
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Education |
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B.S. Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, 1999 |
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Publications |
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Conde JR, Streit WJ. Effect of Aging on the Microglial Response to Peripheral Nerve Injury. Neurobiol Aging. (submitted) |
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Striet WJ, Conde JR, Fendrick SE, Flanary BE, Mariani CL. Role of Microglia in the CNS Immune Response. Neurol Res. (submitted) |
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Streit WJ, Conde JR, Fendrick SE, Flanary BE, Mariani CL. Role of microglia in the central nervous system's immune response. Neurol Res. 2005 Oct;27(7):685-91. Review. abstract |
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Streit WJ, Conde JR, Harrison JK. Chemokines and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging. 2001 Nov-Dec;22(6):909-13. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Conde JR, Miller KR, Streit WJ. Effect of aging on the proliferative response of microglia to facial nerve axotomy. Program no. 450.7. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, 2004. Online. |
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Conde JR, Streit WJ. Effects of aging on microglial activation in response to neuronal injury. University of Florida Graduate Student Council Forum, 2005. |
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Honors & Awards |
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2004 University of Florida Graduate Student Council Travel Award |
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2002 University of Florida Medical Guild Minigrant |
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2001 Bryan W. Robinson Neurological Foundation Grant-in-Aid Achievement award (competitive) |
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1999-2003 University of Florida Graduate Alumni Fellowship |
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Harveen Dhillon, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1996 - December 2000 |
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Dissertation Title |
Effects of recombinant adeno-associated virus encoding leptin on body weight regulation and energy homeostasis Full text |
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Professional Positions |
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Postdoctoral Associate in laboratory of Professor Bradford Lowell, Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
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Education |
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B.S., University of Arizona |
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Publications |
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Bachman ES, Dhillon H, Zhang CY, Cinti S, Bianco AC, Kobilka BK, Lowell BB. betaAR signaling required for diet-induced thermogenesis and obesity resistance. Science. 2002 Aug 2;297(5582):843-5. abstract |
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Beretta E, Dhillon H, Kalra PS, Kalra SP. Central LIF gene therapy suppresses food intake, body weight, serum leptin and insulin for extended periods. Peptides. 2002 May;23(5):975-84. abstract |
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Dube MG, Beretta E, Dhillon H, Ueno N, Kalra PS, Kalra SP. Central leptin gene therapy blocks high-fat diet-induced weight gain, hyperleptinemia, and hyperinsulinemia: increase in serum ghrelin levels. Diabetes. 2002 Jun;51(6):1729-36. abstract |
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Dhillon H, Kalra SP, Kalra PS. Dose-dependent effects of central leptin gene therapy on genes that regulate body weight and appetite in the hypothalamus. Mol Ther. 2001 Aug;4(2):139-45. abstract |
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Dhillon H, Kalra SP, Prima V, Zolotukhin S, Scarpace PJ, Moldawer LL, Muzyczka N, Kalra PS. Central leptin gene therapy suppresses body weight gain, adiposity and serum insulin without affecting food consumption in normal rats: a long-term study. Regul Pept. 2001 Jun 15;99(2-3):69-77. abstract |
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Dhillon H, Ge Y, Minter RM, Prima V, Moldawer LL, Muzyczka N, Zolotukhin S, Kalra PS, Kalra SP. Long-term differential modulation of genes encoding orexigenic and anorexigenic peptides by leptin delivered by rAAV vector in ob/ob mice. Relationship with body weight change. Regul Pept. 2000 Aug 25;92(1-3):97-105. abstract |
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Pu S, Dhillon H, Moldawer LL, Kalra PS, Kalra SP. Neuropeptide Y counteracts the anorectic and weight reducing effects of ciliary neurotropic factor. J Neuroendocrinol. 2000 Sep;12(9):827-32. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings Through Graduate Studies |
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Dhillon H, YL Ge, PJ Scarpace, V Prima, S Zolotukhin, SP Kalra and PS Kalra. Central leptin therapy reveals differential dose-dependent effects on body weight (bw) gain, energy intake and expenditure. Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 2000 (Oral Presentation). |
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Beretta E, V Prima, H Dhillon, L Moldawer, N Muzyczka, S Zolotukhin, P Kalra, S Kalra. Long-term Suppression of Weight Gain and Obesity by rAAV-LIF Therapy. Abstract submitted to the 3 rd Annual American Society for Gene Therapy Meeting, June 1-5, 2000. |
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Beretta E, M Dube, H Dhillon, V Prima, S Zolotukhin, N Muzyczka, PS Kalra and SP Kalra. Leptin Gene Therapy Reduces Food Intake and Body Weight Without Affecting Onset of Puberty and Reproductive Cycles. Submitted to the Society for the Study for Reproduction Annual Meeting, 2000. |
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Zolotukhin S, H Dhillon, E Beretta, V Prima, L Moldawer, PS Kalra, N Muzyczka and SP Kalra. Control of body weight in lean and obese rodent models using centrally delivered recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors encoding cytokines leptin, CNTF and LIF. Abstract submitted to the Keystone Symposia Feb 2000. |
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Activation of STAT-dependent signaling in rat hypothalamus by leptin, CNTF and LIF transgenes delivered centrally via recombinant adeno-associated (rAAV) vectors. Y Sautin, H Dhillon, E Beretta, V Prima, N Muzyczka, PS Kalra, SP Kalra. Abstract submitted to the Keystone Symposia Feb 2000. |
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Dhillon H, Dube MG, Kalra SP and Kalra PS. Site specific upregulation of NPY receptors in hyperphagic rats. Society for Neuroscience abstract 1998. Oral Presentation. |
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Dhillon H, RM Minter, D Topping, V Prima, LL Moldawer, N Muzyczka, PS Kalra, SP Kalra and S Zolotukhin. Long-term correction of obesity using centrally delivered rAAV encoding anorexigenic cytokines. Abstract submitted to the American Society for Gene Therapy Meeting, June 9-13 1999. Poster Presentation. |
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Dhillon H, S Zolotukhin, SP Kalra and PS Kalra. Sexual Dimorphism in the response to leptin gene therapy via a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vector. 214.3 Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 1999. Oral Presentation. |
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Honors & Awards |
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University of Florida Medical Guild Research Award 2000 |
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Department of Neuroscience Graduate Student Research Award, 2000 |
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Outstanding International Student Award, UF College of Medicine, 2000 |
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Bryan W Robinson Memorial Endowment for the Neuroscience's Grant 1999 |
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Department of Neuroscience Graduate Student Research Award 1999 |
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University of Florida medical guild research mini-grant 1998 |
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Grinter Academic Merit Scholarship at the University of Florida 1996-1999 |
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Cowden Academic Scholarship at the University of Arizona 1994-95 |
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National Junior Research Fellowship awarded by the Government of India, 1992-1994 |
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Rebecca C. Ellis, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1998 - December 2004 |
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Dissertation Title |
Characterization of cathepsin B mRNA and protein expression, enzymatic activity and cellular localization following contusion spinal cord injury in rats |
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Ellis RC, Earnhardt JN, Hayes RL, Wang KK, Anderson DK. Cathepsin B mRNA and protein expression following contusion spinal cord injury in rats. J Neurochem. 2004 Feb;88(3):689-697. abstract |
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Bitran D, Dugan M, Renda P, Ellis R, Foley M. Anxiolytic effects of the neuroactive steroid pregnanolone (3 alpha-OH-5 beta-pregnan-20-one) after microinjection in the dorsal hippocampus and lateral septum. Brain Res. 1999 Dec 11;850(1-2):217-24. abstract |
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Honors & Awards |
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Fine Scientific Tools Travel Award (2002) Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Trust Fund (2002) ASN Young Investigator Education Enhancement Award (2002) Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Trust Fund (2001) Department of Neuroscience Travel Award (2001) University of Florida Graduate Student Council Travel Award (2001) Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Trust Fund (1999) College of the Holy Cross Compton Gold Medal of Excellence in Science (1998) |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings Through Graduate Studies |
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Bitran D, Klibansky D, Solano S, Dowd S, Ellis RC, and Renda P. Effects of pregnanolone microinjections in the amygdala on behaviors in three animal models of anxiety. Northeast Undergraduate Research on Neuroscience (N.E.U.R.O.N.), Hartford, CT, May 1, 1997. Bitran D, Dugan M, Renda P, Solano S, Dowd S, Klibansky D, Ellis RC and Rausch E. Behavior in animal models of anxiety after intracranial microinjection of pregnanolone in hippocampus, lateral septum, and basolateral amydgala. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA, October 25-30, 1997. Ellis RC, Bitran D. Picrotoxin blocks the anxiolytic effect of pregnanolone in hippocampus and in the lateral septum, but flumazenil, a central benzodiazepine receptor antagonist, and PK11195, a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor antagonist, do not. Northeast Undergraduate Research on Neuroscience (N.E.U.R.O.N.), Hartford, CT, May 3, 1998. Bitran D, Ellis RC, and Foley M. Intrahippocampal injection of FGIN1-27, a mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptor (MBR) agonist, elicits does-dependent anxiolytic effects that are blocked by picrotoxin, a GABAA receptor-gated Cl- channel blocker, and are attenuated by PK11195, an MBR antagonist. Society for Neuroscience, Miami, FL, October 23-38, 1999. Ellis RC, Earnhardt JN, Nick HS, Hayes RL, Tolentino PJ, O'Steen WA, Shaw G, Anderson DK. Changes in cathepsin B gene and protein expression following acute spinal cord injury. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. November 10-15, 2001. Ellis RC, Earnhardt JN, Nick HS, Hayes RL, Anderson DK. Characterization of cathepsin B expression following contusion spinal cord injury (SCI). American Society for Neurochemistry, Palm Beach, FL, June 22-26, 2002. Ellis RC, Earnhardt JN, Hayes RL, O'Steen WA, Anderson DK. Contusion Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Induced Changes in Cathepsin B Gene and Protein Expression. National and International Neurotrauma Societies, Tampa, FL, October 27-November 1, 2002. |
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Barry Flanary, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 2001 - April 2005 |
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Dissertation Title |
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Analysis of Rat Microglial Cellular Senescence as Determined by Measurements of Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity |
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Education |
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B.S., Biological Sciences, Illinois State University |
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M.S., Biological Sciences, Illinois State University |
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Professional Position Postdoctoral Research Scientist, UF, Department of Neuroscience |
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Publications |
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Streit WJ, Conde JR, Fendrick SE, Flanary BE, Mariani CL. Role of microglia in the central nervous system's immune response. Neurol Res. 2005 Oct;27(7):685-91. Review. abstract |
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Flanary BE, Streit WJ. Progressive telomere shortening occurs in cultured rat microglia, but not astrocytes. Glia. 2004 Jan 1;45(1):75-88. abstract |
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Flanary BE, Streit WJ. Telomeres shorten with age in rat cerebellum and cortex in vivo. J Anti Aging Med. 2003;6(4):299-308. abstract |
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Flanary B. Review of the gerontology literature. J Anti Aging Med. 2003 Spring;6(1):41-3. abstract |
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Van Rhein SL, Flanary BE, Juliano SA. Effects of habitat type and drying on Ascogregarina barretti (Eugregarinida: Lecudinidae) infection in Aedes triseritatus (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 2000 Nov;37(6):950-6. abstract |
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Jenny Fortun, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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Mentor |
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August 2000 - April 2005 |
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Dissertation Title |
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Protein Aggregation In Peripheral Myelin Protein 22 (PMP22)-Associated Neuropathies |
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Education |
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B.S., Biochemistry |
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Professional Position |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Miami, Department of Neuroscience |
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Publications |
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Fortun J, Go JC, Li J, Amici SA, Dunn WA Jr, Notterpek L. Alterations in degradative pathways and protein aggregation in a neuropathy model based on PMP22 overexpression. Neurobiol Dis. 2006 Apr;22(1):153-64. abstract |
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Fortun J, Li J, Go J, Fenstermaker A, Fletcher BS, Notterpek L. Impaired proteasome activity and accumulation of ubiquitinated substrates in a hereditary neuropathy model. J Neurochem. 2005 Mar;92(6):1531-41. abstract |
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Fortun J, Dunn WA Jr, Joy S, Li J, Notterpek L. Emerging role for autophagy in the removal of aggresomes in Schwann cells. J Neurosci. 2003 Nov 19;23(33):10672-80. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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Notterpek, L., Fortun, J. & Fergurson, T.A. (2002). Aggregation of peripheral myelin protein 22 in the Trembler J neuropathy nerves. Journal of Neurochemistry 81 (Suppl.1), p77. Fortun,
J. & Nottepek, L. (2003). Aggresomes are transient structures in
Schwann cells. Journal of Neurochemistry 85 (suppl.1) p85. Li J., Fortun J., & Notterpek, L. (2003) Impairment of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in Trembler J nerves. Society for Neuroscience meeting, 2003. |
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Honors & Awards |
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Alumni Graduate Fellowship, University of Florida 2003 Bryan W. Robinson Neurological Foundation Grant-in-Aid (competitive), Achievement award, Tallahassee, Florida |
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G. Andrew James, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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Mentor |
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Enrolled |
August 2000 - December 2005 |
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Dissertation Title |
Modeling age-related learning
deficits with functional neuroimaging connectivity analysis |
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Professional Positions |
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Post-doctorial trainee, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA |
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B.S., Chemistry; B.S., Psychology; Georgia Institute of Technology |
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James GA, He G, Liu Y. A full-size MRI-compatible keyboard response system. Neuroimage. 2005 Mar;25(1):328-31. Epub 2005 Jan 20. abstract |
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Shapira NA, Lessig MC, He AG, James GA, Driscoll DJ, Liu Y. Satiety dysfunction in Prader-Willi syndrome demonstrated by fMRI. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005 Feb;76(2):260-2. abstract |
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James GA, Gold MS, Liu Y. Interaction of satiety and reward response to food stimulation. J Addictive Dis. 2004; 23(3), 23-37. |
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Shapira NA, Liu Y, He AG, Bradley MM, Lessig MC, James GA, Stein DJ, Lang PJ, Goodman WK. Brain activation by disgust-inducing pictures in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2003 Oct 1;54(7):751-6. abstract |
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He AG, Tan LH, Tang Y, James GA, Wright P, Eckert MA, Fox PT, Liu Y. Modulation of neural connectivity during tongue movement and reading. Hum Brain Mapp. 2003 Mar;18(3):222-32. abstract |
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James GA, Guo W, Liu Y. Imaging in vivo brain-hormone interaction in the control of eating and obesity. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2001 Winter;3(4):617-22. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings Through Graduate Studies |
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Liu Y, Frost-Pineda K, James GA, Gold MS. Functional MRI Detection of Brain Changes Related to the Effectiveness of Novel Pharmacological Treatments for Obesity. Biol Psych. 55 (8S) 37S #128, 2004. |
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James, G.A., He, G., Tang, Y., & Liu, Y. (2004). Comparing patterns of implicit and explicit motor learning with a behavior driven functional connectivity analysis method. Presented at the 10th International conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain, June 13-17, 2004, Budapest, Hungary. Available on CD-Rom in Neuroimage, 22 (1). |
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James, G.A., Tang, Y., & Liu, Y. (2003). Comparing two serial response time implicit motor learning designs. Program No. 400.16. 2003 Abstracts Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2003. CD-ROM. |
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James, G.A., Tang, Y., & Liu, Y. (2003). Brain activation by typing movement with an MRI-compatible keyboard [abstract]. Presented at the 9th International Conference on Functional Mapping of the Human Brain, June 19-22, 2003, New York, NY. Available on CD-Rom in Neuroimage, Vol 19, No. 2. |
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James, G.A., He, G., Eckert, M., & Liu, Y. (2003). An MRI-compatible keyboard recording system for functional investigation of complex motor behaviors. Eleventh Scientific Meeting and Exhibition of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. |
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James, G.A., He, G., Miller, A.W., Taeb, Y. & Liu, Y. (2002). MRI of hunger and insula activation during a fasting paradigm. Tenth Scientific Meeting and Exhibition of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. |
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James, G.A.; Leonard, C.M.; Maron, L.; Grudnik, J.; Eckert, M.A.; Mahoney, B.; Ricciuti, N.; DeBose, C.; Kuldau, J.M. Anatomical Risk Factors and Cognition in Schizophrenia. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., Vol. 27, Program No. 572.14, 2001. |
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Honors & Awards |
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2005 Graduate Fellowship for Outstanding Research, UF College of Medicine |
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2003 ISMRM Educational Stipend for Students |
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2002 ISMRM Educational Stipend for Students |
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Sami Jezzini, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 2000 - May 2006 |
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Dissertation Title |
Genomic approaches to neuronal identity: Nitregic
neurons and their targets in Aphysia californica |
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Professional Positions |
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Education |
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A.A., Liberal Arts, Valencia Community College; B.S., Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory University |
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Publications |
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Lovell P, Jezzini SH, Moroz LL. Electroporation of neurons and growth cones in Aplysia californica. J Neurosci Methods. 2005 Sep 17 abstract |
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Sami H. Jezzini, Michaela Bodnarova, and Leonid L. Moroz. Two-Color In situ hybridization in the CNS of Aplysia californica. J Neuroscience Methods, In press |
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Timothy Drake, Sami Jezzini, Peter Lovell, Leonid L Moroz, and Weihong Tan. High-throughput Single Cell Glutamate Analysis: Aplysia Pleural Sensory Neurons. J Neuroscience Methods (2005), In press, available online Jan 2005. |
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Jezzini SH, Moroz LL. Identification and distribution of a two-pore domain potassium channel in the CNS of Aplysia californica. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 2004 Aug 23;127(1-2):27-38. abstract |
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Jezzini SH, Hill AA, Kuzyk P, Calabrese RL. A detailed model of intersegmental coordination in the timing network of the leech heartbeat central pattern generator. J Neurophysiol. 2004 Feb;91(2):958-77. abstract |
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Abstracts Presented at Meetings |
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S.H. Jezzini, M. Bodnarova, T. Ha, L.L. Moroz. Transmitter and electrophysiological mapping of synaptic connections in cerebro-buccal networks of Aplysia californica. Program No. 497.5. 2004 Abstract viewer/itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience S.H. Jezzini, J. Edwards, M. Bodnorova, Y. Panchin, E.R. Kandel, J. Ju, S. Kalachikov, L.L.Moroz. Microarray analysis of gene expression in single identified neurons of Aplysia californica. Program No. 92.23. 2003 Abstract viewer/itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience S.H. Jezzini, M. Bodnorova, P. Lovell and L.L Moroz. Modulation and distribution of K+ leak channels in molluscan neurons. Program No. 335.3. 2002 Abstract viewer/itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience S.H. Jezzini, A.A.V. Hill, and R.L. Calabrese. Dynamic activity of a coordinating fiber with two initiation sites. (2000) Society for Neuroscience Program No. 164.1. |
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Honors & Awards |
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UF Alumni Graduate Fellowship, 2000-2004 |
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Erik A. Johnson, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1999 - December 2004 |
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Dissertation Title |
Survivin Expression After Traumatic Brain Injury: Potential Roles in Neuroprotection |
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Johnson EA, Svetlov SI, Pike BR, Tolentino PJ, Shaw G, Wang KK, Hayes RL, Pineda JA. Cell-specific upregulation of survivin after experimental traumatic brain injury in rats. J Neurotrauma. 2004 Sep;21(9):1183-95. abstract |
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Fan T, Yang SH, Johnson E, Osteen B, Hayes R, Day AL, Simpkins JW. 17beta-Estradiol extends ischemic thresholds and exerts neuroprotective effects in cerebral subcortex against transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Brain Res. 2003 Dec 12;993(1-2):10-7. abstract |
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Pike BR, Flint J, Dutta S, Johnson E, Wang KK, Hayes RL. Accumulation of non-erythroid alpha II-spectrin and calpain-cleaved alpha II-spectrin breakdown products in cerebrospinal fluid after traumatic brain injury in rats. J Neurochem. 2001 Sep;78(6):1297-306. abstract |
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Honors & Awards |
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Patrick M. Larkin, Ph.D. |
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Advanced Concentration |
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August 1996 - December 2000 |
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Dissertation Title |
The GUCY1*B chicken as a model for studying properties of light entrainment of photoreceptor circadian oscillators |
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Professional Positions |
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Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, (Nancy Denslow, Ph.D.), UF College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL |
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Vice President for Research & Development, EcoArray, Alachua, FL |
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Larkin P, Sabo-Attwood T, Kelso J, Denslow ND. Analysis of gene expression profiles in largemouth bass exposed to 17-beta-estradiol and to anthropogenic contaminants that behave as estrogens. Ecotoxicology. 2003 Dec;12(6):463-8. abstract |
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