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Rajeshwar Awatramani

  • 2077 Citations
1997 …2023
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Research Interests

1. Mechanisms underlying dopamine neuron development, function, diversity, and degeneration. 2. Mechanisms regulating peripheral nerve myelination in development and disease states.

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, University of Pennsylvania

… → 1998

Research interests

  • Developmental Neurobiology
  • Neurogenetics

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Neurogenesis Medicine & Life Sciences
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Grants 2006 2023

Center for chronic pain and drug abuse

Apkarian, A., Awatramani, R., Drenan, R. M., Graves, S. M., Griffith, J. W., Huang, L., Jovasevic, V., Martina, M., Miller, R. J., Parrish, T. B., Procissi, D., Radulovic, J., Rodes, M. E., Schnitzer, T. J. & Surmeier Jr, D. J.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

9/1/18 → 6/30/23

Project: Research project

Chronic Pain
Substance-Related Disorders
Opioid Analgesics
Opiate Alkaloids
Brain

Project 4: AWATRAMANI

Awatramani, R.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

9/1/18 → 6/30/23

Project: Research project

Chronic Pain
Opioid Analgesics
Opiate Alkaloids
Brain
Back Pain

TTML Shared Resource

Awatramani, R.

National Cancer Institute

8/10/18 → 7/31/23

Project: Research project

Neoplasms
Medicine
Research
Population

The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

Agulnik, M., Awatramani, R., Backman, V., Benson III, A. B., Carthew, R. W., Cella, D., Chakravarti, D., Chandel, N., Crispino, J. D., Cristofanilli, M., Eklund, E. A., Frankfurt, O., Gordon, L. I., Green, K. J., Hahn, E. A., Horbinski, C. M., Horvath, C. M., Hussain, M., James, C. D., Kelleher, N. L., Khan, S. A., LaBonne, C., Larson, A. C., Matei, D. E., Meade, T. J., Mondragon, A., Mrksich, M., Munshi, H. G., Murphy, A. B., Penedo, F. J., Perlman, H. R., Peter, M. E., Platanias, L. C., Rademaker, A. W., Rappoport, J. Z., Rosenzweig, A. C., Scheidt, K. A., Simon, M. A., Sosman, J. A., Spring, B., Wei, J., Weiss, E. L. & Woloschak, G. E.

National Cancer Institute

8/10/18 → 7/31/23

Project: Research project

Neoplasms
Medicine
Research
Population

The Circadian System as a Neuronal Regulator of Feeding Time and Body Weight Setpoint

Awatramani, R., Bass, J. & Ramsey, K. M.

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

8/1/18 → 5/31/22

Project: Research project

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Body Weight
Neurons
Hunger
Obesity

Research Output 1997 2019

  • 2077 Citations
  • 33 Article
  • 5 Review article
  • 1 Comment/debate
  • 1 Letter
7 Citations (Scopus)

Transcriptional Basis for Rhythmic Control of Hunger and Metabolism within the AgRP Neuron

Cedernaes, J., Huang, W., Ramsey, K. M., Waldeck, N., Cheng, L., Marcheva, B., Omura, C., Kobayashi, Y., Peek, C. B., Levine, D. C., Dhir, R., Awatramani, R., Bradfield, C. A., Wang, X. A., Takahashi, J. S., Mokadem, M., Ahima, R. S. & Bass, J., May 7 2019, In : Cell Metabolism. 29, 5, p. 1078-1091.e5

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hunger
Sleep
Neurons
Leptin
Energy Metabolism
6 Citations (Scopus)

Dopamine neuron glutamate cotransmission evokes a delayed excitation in lateral dorsal striatal cholinergic interneurons

Chuhma, N., Mingote, S., Yetnikoff, L., Kalmbach, A., Ma, T., Ztaou, S., Sienna, A. C., Tepler, S., Poulin, J. F., Ansorge, M., Awatramani, R., Kang, U. J. & Rayport, S., Oct 2018, In : eLife. 7, e39786.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Corpus Striatum
Dopaminergic Neurons
Interneurons
Cholinergic Agents
Neurons
2 Citations (Scopus)

Egr2-dependent microRNA-138 is dispensable for peripheral nerve myelination

Lin, H. P., Oksuz, I., Svaren, J. & Awatramani, R., Dec 1 2018, In : Scientific reports. 8, 1, 3817.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Schwann Cells
MicroRNAs
Peripheral Nerves
Knockout Mice
Cell Differentiation
29 Citations (Scopus)

Mapping projections of molecularly defined dopamine neuron subtypes using intersectional genetic approaches

Poulin, J. F., Caronia-Brown, G., Hofer, C., Cui, Q., Helm, B., Ramakrishnan, C., Chan, S., Dombeck, D. A., Deisseroth, K. & Awatramani, R., Sep 1 2018, In : Nature Neuroscience. 21, 9, p. 1260-1271 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Dopaminergic Neurons
Ventral Tegmental Area
Caudate Nucleus
Putamen
Nucleus Accumbens
5 Citations (Scopus)

A novel floor plate boundary defined by adjacent En1 and Dbx1 microdomains distinguishes midbrain dopamine and hypothalamic neurons

Nouri, N. & Awatramani, R., Mar 1 2017, In : Development (Cambridge). 144, 5, p. 916-927 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Homeobox Genes
Dopaminergic Neurons
Mesencephalon
Brain
Population