May 25, 2004

Justin D. Oh-Lee, PhD

Assistant Professor

Co-Director, Brain Research and Integrative Neuroscience Center

Psychology Department

                                   

                    Central Michigan University                     

                                    Psychology Dept.                                     

                                        Sloan Hall 224                                         

Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

Office: Sloan 224; (989) 774-6492; Fax (989) 774-2553

        E-mail: oh1jd@cmich.edu; ohju@ninds.nih.gov

Education  

 

1999 – 2001    Research Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology section,Experimental     

                     Therapeutics Branch, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD

1995 – 1999    Postdoctoral IRTA Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology section,     

                     Experimental Therapeutics Branch, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD

 

1991 - 1995     Ph.D. in Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience), University of 

                     California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA.

 

1989 - 1991     M.A. in Psychology (Physiological Psychology), UCLA, Los 

                     Angeles, CA.

 

1982 - 1986     B.A.  in Chemistry,Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO.

 

1979 - 1982     Westminster High School, Westminster, CO

Publications and Presentations

          Publications

Bibbiani F and Oh JD, Petzer JP, Castagnoli N, Chen J-F, Schwarzchild MA, and Chase TN. (2003) A2A antagonist prevents dopamine agonist-induced motor complications in animal models of PD. Experimental Neurology, in press.

Chase TN, Bibbiani F, Bara-Jimez W, Dimitrova T, Oh JD. (2003) Translating A2a antagonist KW-6002 from animal models to parkinsonian patients. Neurology, in press

          Oh JD, Chartisathian K, Ahmed SM, and Chase TN. (2003) Cyclic AMP responsive element binding protein (CREB) Phosphorylation and Persistent Expression of Levodopa-induced Response Alterations in Parkinsonian Rats. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 72, 768-780.

Oh JD, Geller AI, Zhang GR, Chase TN. (2003) Gene transfer of constitutively active protein kinase C into striatal neurons accelerates onset of levodopa-induced motor response alterations in parkinsonian rats. Brain Research, 971(1), 18-30.

Chase TN, Bibbiani F, Oh JD. (2003) Striatal Glutamatergic Mechanisms and Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders. Neurotoxicity Research, 5(1-2), 139-146.  

 

Oh JD, PhD, Francesco Bibbiani, MD, Thomas N. Chase, MD. (2002) Quetiapine Attenuates Levodopa-induced Motor Complications in Rodent and Primate Parkinsonian Models. Experimental Neurology 177(2), 557-564.

Metman LV and Oh JD. (2002) Dyskinesias in Parkinson’s Disease; Ionotrophic Glutamate Receptors as Therapeutic Targets (Ed: Lodge D.; Danysz W.; Parsons CG), pp. 205-225, F.P. Graham Publishing Co., Johnson City, Tennessee.

Oh JD and Chase TN (2002) Glutamate-mediated striatal dysregulation and pathogenesis of Parkinsonian motor response complications, Amino Acids, 23, 133-139.

Bibbiani F; Oh JD; Chase TN. (2002) Serotonin 5-HT1A agonist improves motor complications in rodent and primate parkinsonian models. Neurology, Vol 58, Iss 7, pp A373-A37

Chase TN; Konitsiotis S; Oh JD. (2001) Striatal molecular mechanisms and motor dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. Advances In Neurology. PARKINSON'S DISEASE, Vol 86, pp 355-360

Bibbiani F, Oh JD, Chase TN, (2001)  Serotonin 5-HT1A agonist, sarizotan, attenuates levodopa-induced motor complications in rodent and primate parkinsonian models, Neurology, 57, 1829-1834.

Zhong LT, Manzi A, Skowronski E, Notterpek L, Fluharty AL, Faull KF, Masada I, Rabizadeh S, Varsanyi-Nagy M, Ruan YL, Oh JD, Butcher LL, Bredesen DE, (2001), A monoclonal antibody that induces neuronal apoptosis binds a metastasis marker, Cancer Research, 61(15), 5741-5748.

Chase TN, Konitsiotis S and Oh JD, (2000), Striatal Molecular Mechanisms and Motor Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease, In Parkinson’s disease: Advances in Neurology, Vol. 86, (Ed. Calne D and Calne S), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Chase TN and Oh JD. (2000), Striatal dopamine- and glutamate-mediated dysregulation in experimental parkinsonism, Trends in Neuroscience, 23, S86-S91.

Oh JD, Chartisathian K, Chase TN and Butcher LL, (2000), Overexpression of neurotrophin receptor p75 contributes to the excitotoxin-induced cholinergic cell death in the rat basal forebrain, Brain Research, 853, 174-185.

Chase TN, Oh JD and Konitsiotis S, (2000), Antiparkinsonian and antidyskinetic activity of drugs targeting central glutamatergic mechanisms, Journal of Neurology, 247, S36-S42.

Chase TN and Oh JD, (2000), Striatal mechanisms and pathogenesis of Parkinsonian signs motor complications, Ann. Neurology, 46, S122-S130.

Oh JD, (1999), Regulation of striatal N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) function by phosphorylation of its subunits in parkinsonian rats, In Methods in Molecular Medicine-Parkinson’s disease Methods and Protocols  (Ed. Mouradian M.), The Humana Press, Inc.

Oh JD, Vaughan CL and Chase TN, (1999), Effect of dopamine denervation and dopamine agonist administration on serine phosphorylation of striatal NMDA receptor subunits, Brain Research, 821 (2), 433-442.

Chase TN and Oh JD, (1998), Striatal dopaminergic-glutamatergic system interactions: Contribution to Parkinson's disease symptoms and levodopa response alterations In Interactive Monoaminergic Basis of Brain Disorders  (Eds: Palomo T, Archer T, Beninger RJ), Cerebro Y Mente Foundation, Madrid.

Oh JD, Russell D, Vaughan CL and Chase TN, (1998), Enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation of striatal NMDA receptor subunits: Effects of dopaminergic denervation and levodopa administration, Brain Research, 813, 150-159.

Chase TN, Oh JD and Blanchet PJ, (1998), Neurostriatal mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease, Neurology, 51(Suppl 2), 30-35.

Oh JD, Del Dotto P, and Chase TN, (1997), Protein kinase A inhibitor  attenuates levodopa-induced motor response alterations in the hemi-parkinsonian rat, Neuroscience Letters, 228, 5-8.

Woolf NJ and Oh JD, (1997), Thyroid hormone action in rat brain from fetal to adult life. In Neuroendocrinology-Thyroid hormone and Brain Maturation. (ed: Hendrich, C.E.), pp. 31-38, Research Signpost, Trivandrum.

Oh JD, Edwards RH and Woolf NJ, (1996), Choline Acetyltransferase mRNA Plasticity with Pavlovian Conditioning, Experimental Neurology, 140(1), 95-99.

Farris TW, Butcher LL, Oh JD and Woolf NJ, (1995), Trophic-factor modulation of cortical acetylcholinesterase reappearance following transection of the medial cholinergic pathway in the adult rat, Experimental Neurology, 131(2), 180-192.

Rabizadeh S, Oh JD, Ord T,  Butcher LL and Bredesen DE, (1993), Induction of apoptosis by the low-affinity NGF receptor, Science, 261, 345-348.

Butcher LL, Oh JD, Woolf NJ, (1993), Cholinergic neurons identified by in-situ hybridization histochemistry, Progress in Brain Research, 98, 1-8.

Farris TW, Woolf NJ, Oh JD, Butcher LL, (1993), Reinnervation of cerebral cortex following axotomy of the medial cholinergic pathway in the adult rat brain: reestablishment of lamina pattern of acetylcholinesterase activity, Experimental Neurology, 121(1), 77-92.

Butcher LL, Oh JD, Woolf NJ, (1992), Organization of central cholinergic neurons revealed by combined in-situ hybridization  and cholineacetyl-transferase immunohistochemistry, Neurochemistry International, 21(3), 429-445.

Oh JD, Woolf NJ, Roghani A, Edwards RH, Butcher LL, (1992), Cholinergic neurons in the rat central nervous system demonstrated by in-situ hybridization of ChAT mRNA, Neuroscience, 47(4), 807-822.

Oh JD, Butcher LL, Woolf NJ, (1991), Thyroid hormone modulates the development of the cholinergic terminal fields in the rat forebrain: relation to nerve growth factor receptor, Developmental Brain Research, 59, 133-142.

Di Patre PL, Oh JD, Simmons JM, Butcher LL, (1990), Intrafimbrial colchicine  produces transient impairment of radial-arm maze performance correlated with morphologic abnormalities of septohippocampal neurons expressing cholinergic markers and nerve growth factor receptor. Brain Research, 523, 316-320.

         Presentation

Thyroid  Hormones  After  the  Postnatal  Development  of the 68kD Neurofilament Protein in the Cerebral Cortex: an Immunocytochemical Analysis. (1989),   NJ Woolf, JD Oh, and LL Butcher, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 15 (2), 405.3.

Lesions of the Pedunculopontine Tegumental Nucleus Produce Loss of Basal Forebrain Choline Acetyltransferase: Evidence for Cholinergic Interactions.  JD Oh, NJ Woolf, and LL Butcher, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (1989), 15(1), 311.11.

Immunostaining for Microtubule -Associated Proteins (MAP-1,-2,-5) is decreased by Ibotenic Acid Lesions of the Cholinergic Basal Forebrain.  NJ Woolf, JD 0h, and LL Butcher, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (1990), 16(2), 434.17.

Localization of CHAT mRNA in the Rat Brain and Spinal Cord.  JD Oh, NJ Woolf, A Roghani, RH Edwards, and LL Butcher.  Society for Neuroscience Abstracts (1991), 17(2), 519.7.

Excitotoxic Lesions of the Pedunculopontine Tegumental Nucleus Impair Radial-Arm Maze Performance. LL Butcher, JD Oh, and C. Cesarz, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (1992), 18(2), 480.3.

Radial-Arm Maze  Performance  in Rats is Impaired by Vesamicol [(-)-Trans-2-(4-Phenyldiperidine) Cyclohexanol], a Potent Inhibitor of Acetylcholine Active Transport by Synaptic Vesicles.  JD Oh, S Bockenhauer, A Keller, SM Parson, GA Rogers, and LL Butcher, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (1992), 18(2), 480.4.

Production and Analysis of Transgenic Mouse Lines Overexpressing NGF in CNS.  A Roghani, T Farris, JD Oh, GD Ellison, LL Butcher, D. Hanahan, and RH Edwards, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (1992), 18(2), 544.8. 

Thyroid Hormones After the Time Course of Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) Expression During Postnatal Development in the Forebrain Cholinergic System: A Non-radioactive In-Situ Hybridization of ChAT mRNA. JD Oh, A Roghani, R Edwards, and LL Butcher, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (1993), 19(2), 712.7.

Increased MAP-2 Immunohistochemistry Following Pavlovian Conditioning in Auditory Cortex is Correlated with Increased MAP-2 Kinase and Protein Kinase C Immunohistochemistry, but levels of MAP-2 mRNA are Unchanged. NJ Woolf, JD Oh, and RH Edwards, (1994), 20(1), 187.3.

Choline Acetyl transferase  mRNA is Selectively Increased in Cells Projecting to Auditory Cortex Following Pavlovian Conditioning to Tone. JD Oh, C Kuo, RH Edwards, and NJ Woolf,  Society for Neuroscience, (1994), 20(1), 187.4. 

Medial Septal Cells are Vulnerable  to Kainic Acid (KA), Quinolinic Acid (QA), Colchicine (COL), and 2,5-Hexanedione (2,5-HX): The Reversal Role of Nimodipine on KA and QA-induced Neurotoxicity, JD Oh and TN Chase, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (1996), 22(3), 746.3. 

Protein Kinase A Inhibitor Reverses Levodopa-Induced Motor Response Alterations in the Hemi-Parkinsonian Rat.  JD Oh, PD Dotto, and TN Chase, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (1997), 23(2), 589.11.

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Reverses Levodopa-Induced Motor Response Alterations in the Hemi-Parkinsonian Rat. JD Oh and TN Chase, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (1998), 24(1), 50.18.

Neurotrophin Receptor P75 Meiates Excitotoxin Induced Cholinergic Neuronal Death in Rat Basal Forebrain. JD Oh, K Chartisathian, and TN Chase, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (1999), 25 (1) & The IBC's Eighth Annual Conference for AD in Boston.

CREB phosphorylation and the persistence of levodopa-induced motor response alterations in parkinsonian rats. J.D. Oh; K. Chartisathian; C. Vaughn; T.N. Chase, Clinical Pharmacology, NINDS-ETB, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, (2000), 26(1), 278.4.

Glutamate-mediated striatal dysregulation and pathogenesis of Parkinsonian motor response complications. J. D. Oh and T.N. Chase, International Congress in Amino Acids: Symposium in L-dopa induced motor response complications, (July, 2001), Vienna, Austria.

Serotonin 5HT2A antagonist attenuates levodopa-induced motor response alterations in rodent and primate parkinsonian models J.D. Oh; F. Bibbiani; F.M. Sarsoza; T.N. Chase, Society for Neuroscience, November, (2001), San Diego, CA, USA.

Serotonin 5-HT1A agonist improves motor complications in rodent and primate parkinsonian models. F. Bibbiani; J.D. Oh; T.N. Chase, Society for Neuroscience November, 2001, San Diego, CA, USA

Regulation of phosphorylation state of striatal NMDA and AMPA receptor subunits following dopaminergic denervation and chronic L-dopa administration.  I. Avila, JD Oh, B Razvi, C Smith, TN Chase, August 2002, NINDS Summer Research Poster Presentation.

Serotonin 5-HT1A Agonist Improves Motor Complications in Rodent and Primate Parkinsonian Models. Francesco Bibbiani, Justin D. Oh, Thomas N. Chase. American Academy of Neurology, 2002. Denver, CO.

Receptor Antagonist Prevents the Development of Dopamine Agonist-Induced Motor Complications in Primate and Rodent Models of Parkinson's Disease. Bibbiani; J.D. Oh; J.P. Petzer; N. Castagnoli, Jr; J.-F. Chen; M.A. Schwarzschild; T.N. Chase. Translating Adenosine A2A Receptor Biology into Novel Therapies for Parkinson's Disease, September 2002. Boston, MA.

A2A Receptor Antagonist Prevents the Development of Dopamine Agonist-Induced Motor Complications in Primate and Rodent Models of Parkinson's Disease. Bibbiani; J.D. Oh; J.P. Petzer; N. Castagnoli, Jr; J.-F. Chen; M.A. Schwarzschild; T.N. Chase. 2002 Movemet Disorder Society Meeting, Miami, FL.

Regulation of phosphorylation state of striatal NMDA and AMPA receptor subunits following dopaminergic denervation and chronic L-dopa administration. 2002, NINDS Summer Research Poster Presentation.

Effects of CP-101,606 on Levodopa-Induced Motor Response Symptoms in 6-OHDA Hemiparkinsonian Rats. Student:Ryan H. Wessell; Faculty Advisor:Justin D. Oh-Lee, Ph.D.BRAIN Research Laboratory, Central Michigan University (CMU), Mount Pleasant, MI 48859. 2003 Michigan Chapter SFN 34th Annual Meeting.

Dysfunctions in neurotrophin receptor p75 contributes to the NMDA-induced spatial memory deficit in mice. Student: Syed M. Ahmed; Faculty Advisor: Justin D. Oh-Lee, Ph.D.BRAIN Research Laboratory, Central Michigan University (CMU), Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859. 2003 Michigan Chapter SFN 34th Annual Meeting.

Professional Activities       

               Membership in Professional Organizations

         American Association for the Advancement of Science

         American Psychological Society  

        American Psychological Association

         Society for Philosophy and Psychology

         National Institutes of Health, Asian & Pacific Islanders American 

        Organization

Directed Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition

2002-2003 Directed Research

Spring 2002    Lindsay Barrett, Alexis Bowser, Christian Buhagiar, LeAnne        Forquer, & Ryan Wessell

Fall 2002        Lindsay Barrett, Ryan Brown, Greta Klein, Jason Leiter, Amanda Leshk, Brooke  Naffziger, Jennie Patten, John Scherer

Spring 2003    Heather Ferber, Jennifer Mosack, Daniel Nadeau, Brooke Naffziger, Teri Schonedelmayer, Ami Miller, Katrina Jones, Mahlon Collins, Seneca Cotterman, Andrew Eagle, Jen Basses, Christian Buhagiar, Chelsea Onifer, Ingrid Parrington, Jefrey Burnell

2002 Graduate Research Fellowship

Julie McQuaide                    The Effects of Unilateral QA Lesions of the Caudate Nucleus on Tactile Sensory Perception in Rats

Divya Unni                Effects of a Novel Substituted Pyrimidine in Reducing Age-Related Deficits

2003 Graduate Research Fellowship

Ryan Wessell:  Effects of CP-101,606 on parkinsonian motor symptoms in rodent hemiparkinsonian model

2003 Undergraduate Student Research & Creative Endeavors Exhibition Grant

Syed M Ahmed: Effects of chronic exposure to levodopa are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5 in 6-OHDA Hemiparkinsonian Rats.

Jennifer Basse: Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Dopaminergic Pathway on Discrimination Conditioning in Animal Models of Parkinson’s Disease.

Christian Buhagiar: Protein Kinase C (PKC), but not FYN, Transgenic Mice are Protected Against Haloperidol-Induced Motor Dysfunction.

Jeff Burnell: Chronic Administration with Dopamine Antagonist Haloperidol Induces Motor Dysfunction in Protein Kinase C (PKC) Transgenic Mice.

Seneca Cotterman: Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Nigrostriatal Pathway and Chronic Levodopa Administration on Dopamineric Receptor 4 Expression in Rats.

Andrew Eagle: Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Medial Forebrain Bundles on a Spatial Discrimination Conditioning in Rats

Amanda Leshk: Effects of Adenosine Antagonist on a Conditioned Motor Task in an Animal Model of Parkinson’s Disease.

Brooke N. Naffziger: Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Medial Forebrain Bundles and Chronic Levodopa Treatment on Striatal Cholinergic Activity in Rats.

Teri Schondelmayer: Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Medial Forebrain Bundles on an Operantly Conditioned Behavior in Rats.

2002 Student Research & Creative Endeavors Exhibition

1.        Syed M. Ahmed, Gary Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. Relationship between Neuronal Plasticity in the Hippocampus and Cognitive Performance in Aged Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 76.

2.        Lindsay Barrett, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. Motor Asymmetries Following QA-induced Disruption of Cholinergic Basal Ganglia Function in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 76 

3.        Jennifer Basse, David Laur, Gary L. Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. Effects of Dopamine Denervation and DARPP-32 Expression on Locomotor Activity in Protein Kinase C Knock-Out Mice. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 77.

4.        Alexis Bowser, Stephanie Schoenjahn, Gary Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. Correlation of Working and Reference Memory to QA-induced Cell Alterations in Phosphorylated Cyclic-AMP Responsive Element Binding Protein (pCREB) in rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 78.

5.        Christian Buhagiar, Gia Patten, Gary L. Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. Motor Deficit following Dopamine Denervation in FYN Knockout Mice. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 78.

6.        Heather Ferber, Elizabeth Franas, Gary L. Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. Use of Drag Test for Measuring Motor Impairments in a Rodent Model of Huntington’s disease. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 81.

7.        LeAnne Forquer, Gary Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. The Behavioral Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions on the Operant Conditioning of a Complex Motor Task in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 81.

8.        Timothy Gates, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. A Novel Substituted Pyrimidine Compound as Treatment for the Cognitive Impairment and Neuronal Loss in a Rodent Model of Huntington’s Disease. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 82.

9.        Josh Hook, Steven Demny, Justin Oh-Lee and Gary Dunbar. 2002. Sensorimotor Deficits as a Correlate to Cell Loss Following Unilateral Intrastriatal Injections of Quinolinic Acid in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 83.

10.     Kelly J. Jackson, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. Effects of Chronic Intrastriatal Infusion of Quinolinic Acid on Striatal and Hippocampal Volume. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 84.

11.     Nichole Jaskiw, Jessica Love, Gary Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. The Relationship between Dopaminergic Innervation of the Neostriatum and Grip Strength in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 84.

12.     Amy Kuechenmeister, Kristen Franklin, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. The effect of Quinolate-Induced Striatal Lesions on Postural Asymmetries in Rodent Models of Huntington Disease. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 85.

13.     Rhonda McLean, Gary L. Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. Differential Changes in Kainic Acid Induced Hippocampal Cell Loss in Young and Aged Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 86.

14.     Julie McQuaide, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. The Effects of Unilateral Quinolinic\ Acid Lesions of the Caudate Nucleus on Tactile Sensory Perception in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 86.

15.     Jeff Samyn, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. Detection of Apoptosis in the Quinolinic Acid Model of Huntington’s disease. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 87.

16.     John Scherer, Jeff Burnell, Gary L. Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. Effects of Unilateral Striatal Cell Loss on Spontaneous Motor Activity in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 89.

17.     Nicole Trail, Drew Sands, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. The Correlation of Apoptotic Neuronal Loss in the Neostriatum with Balance Beam Performance in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 91.

18.     Divya Unni, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. A Novel Substituted Pyrimidine Reduces Age-Related Cognitive Deficits. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 91.

19.     Stacey Watson, Amanda Leshk, Justin Oh-Lee, and Gary Dunbar. 2002. The Relationship between Losses of CYO Activity in the Striatum with Alterations in Gait Patterns in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 92.

20.     Ryan Wessell, Gary Dunbar, and Justin Oh-Lee. 2002. Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Medial Forebrain Bundles on a Conditioned Motor Task in Rats. Student Creative Research and Endeavors Exhibition. Pg 92.

2003 Student Research & Creative Endeavors Exhibition

Effects of Adenosine Antagonist on a Conditioned Motor Task in an Animal Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Authors: Ryan Wessell, Amanda Leshk, Lindsay Barret, and Ryan Brown

 

Effects of CP-101,606 on parkinsonian motor symptoms in rodent hemiparkinsonian model

Authors: Ryan Wessell and Syed M. Ahmed

Overexpression of neurotrophin receptor p75 contributes to the NMDA-induced neuronal death in mice.
Authors: Syed M. Ahmed and Heather L. Ferber

Effects of chronic exposure to levodopa are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5 in 6-OHDA Hemiparkinsonian Rats.

Authors: Syed M. Ahmed and Jacob M. McClean

Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Medial Forebrain Bundles and Chronic Levodopa Treatment on Striatal Cholinergic Activity in Rats.

Author: Brooke Naffziger

Behavioral Consequences of Heterologous Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cell Transplants in a Rodent Model Of Huntington's Disease
Authors: Heather L. Ferber and Ingrid A. Parrington

Effects of dopaminergic denervation by 6-OHDA on a Conditioned Complex Motor Behavior in Rats

Author: Jason M. Leiter

Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Medial Forebrain Bundles on Discrimination Conditioning in Rats

Authors: Jen Basse, Dan Nadeau, Chelsea Onifer

Protein Kinase C (PKC), but not Fyn, Transgenic Mice are Protected Against Haloperidol- Induced Motor Dysfunction

Authors:  Jennie Patten, Jeff Burnell, Christian Buhagiar

Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Nigrostriatal Pathway and Chronic Levodapa Administration on Dopaminergic Receptor 4 Expression in Rats.

Authors:  Seneca R. Cotterman and Brooke N. Naffziger

Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Medial Forebrain Bundles on an Operantly Conditioned Behavior in Rats

Authors:  Katrina Lynn Jones and Teri Lyn Schondelmayer

 

The Potential Therapeutic Effects of Behavioral Intervention on Operantly Conditioned Motor Task in 6-OHDA Rats

Authors: Ami Miller and Jen Mosack

 

Effects of 6-OHDA Lesions of the Medial Forebrain Bundles on a Spatial Discrimination Conditioning in Rats

Authors: Andrew Eagle, Lindsey Holmes, and Mahlon Collins

   

Others

Research Experience

1984 – 1985           Participated in Honors Science Motivation Program

                                at Washington University, St.. Louis, MO.

1986 – 1987           Laboratory Assistant, at the department of 

                               Toxicology/Biochemistry, University

                               of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

1987 – 1989           Laboratory Associate, at the department of psychology, 

                               physiological psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

1989 – 1995           Graduate Student Research Associate at the department of 

                               psychology behavioral neuroscience area, UCLA, Los Angeles, 

                               CA.

1995 – 1999           IRTA Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology section at the Experimental 

                               Therapeutics Branch, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD. 

1999 – 2001           Research Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology section, Experimental 

                               Therapeutics Branch, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD.          

2001 – present        Assistant Professor, Psychology Department,

                                Central Michigan University, MI