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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, Cell & Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania
… → 1998
Research interests keywords
- Developmental Neurobiology
- Neurogenetics
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Schwann Cell Reprogramming after Nerve Injury
Awatramani, R. (PD/PI)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
6/1/23 → 5/31/28
Project: Research project
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Redefining PD pathophysiology mechanisms in the context of heterogeneous substantia nigra neuron subtypes
Awatramani, R. (PD/PI), Awatramani, R. (PD/PI), Bevan, M. D. (Co-Investigator), Bevan, M. D. (Co-Investigator), Dombeck, D. A. (Co-Investigator), Dombeck, D. A. (Co-Investigator), Parisiadou, L. (Co-Investigator), Parisiadou, L. (Co-Investigator), Surmeier Jr, D. J. (Co-Investigator) & Surmeier Jr, D. J. (Co-Investigator)
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
11/1/21 → 10/31/24
Project: Research project
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Developmental underpinnings of substantia nigra vulnerability
Awatramani, R. (PD/PI) & Awatramani, R. (PD/PI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
1/1/21 → 12/31/25
Project: Research project
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Center for chronic pain and drug abuse
Apkarian, A. (PD/PI), Apkarian, A. (PD/PI), Apkarian, A. (PD/PI), Cox, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Cox, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Cox, J. M. (Co-Investigator), Drenan, R. M. (Co-Investigator), Graves, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, J. W. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, J. W. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, J. W. (Co-Investigator), Huang, L. (Co-Investigator), Jovasevic, V. (Co-Investigator), Miller, R. J. (Co-Investigator), Parrish, T. B. (Co-Investigator), Parrish, T. B. (Co-Investigator), Parrish, T. B. (Co-Investigator), Procissi, D. (Co-Investigator), Procissi, D. (Co-Investigator), Procissi, D. (Co-Investigator), Rodes, M. E. (Co-Investigator), Schnitzer, T. J. (Co-Investigator), Schnitzer, T. J. (Co-Investigator), Schnitzer, T. J. (Co-Investigator), Awatramani, R. (Other), Martina, M. (Other), Radulovic, J. (Other) & Surmeier Jr, D. J. (Other)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
9/1/18 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Pathogenic Mechanisms Associated with a CUX2 Missense Variant in Epilepsy
Carvill, G. L. (PD/PI) & Awatramani, R. (Other)
7/1/20 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
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miR-218 promotes dopaminergic differentiation and controls neuron excitability and neurotransmitter release through the regulation of a synaptic-related genes network
Pulcrano, S., De Gregorio, R., De Sanctis, C., Volpicelli, F., Piscitelli, R. M., Speranza, L., Perrone-Capano, C., Di Porzio, U., Caiazzo, M., Martini, A., Giacomet, C., Medina, D., Awatramani, R., Viggiano, D., Federici, M., Mercuri, N. B., Guatteo, E. & Bellenchi, G. C., Nov 29 2023, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 43, 48Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Stem cell decoupling underlies impaired lymphoid development during aging
Jang, G., Castillo, S. C., Esteva, E., Upadhaya, S., Feng, J., Adams, N. M., Richard, E., Awatramani, R., Sawai, C. M. & Reizis, B., May 30 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 22, e2302019120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Unique functional responses differentially map onto genetic subtypes of dopamine neurons
Azcorra, M., Gaertner, Z., Davidson, C., He, Q., Kim, H., Nagappan, S., Hayes, C. K., Ramakrishnan, C., Fenno, L., Kim, Y. S., Deisseroth, K., Longnecker, R., Awatramani, R. & Dombeck, D. A., Oct 2023, In: Nature neuroscience. 26, 10, p. 1762-1774 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access21 Scopus citations -
JUN Regulation of Injury-Induced Enhancers in Schwann Cells
Ramesh, R., Manurung, Y., Ma, K. H., Blakely, T., Won, S., Moreno-Ramos, O. A., Wyatt, E. J., Awatramani, R. & Svaren, J., Aug 24 2022, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 42, 34, p. 6506-6517 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
Molecular heterogeneity in the substantia nigra: A roadmap for understanding PD motor pathophysiology
Gaertner, Z., Azcorra, M., Dombeck, D. A. & Awatramani, R., Dec 2022, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 175, 105925.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Gene Expression in Mutant P0 Cre Dicer Mouse Sciatic Nerves
Yun, B. (Contributor), Anderegg, A. (Contributor), Menichella, D. (Contributor), Wrabetz, L. (Contributor) & Awatramani, R. (Contributor), ArrayExpress, 2010
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-GEOD-16741
Dataset
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Additional file 8: Figure S8. of Expression and functional analysis of the Wnt/beta-catenin induced mir-135a-2 locus in embryonic forebrain development
Caronia-Brown, G. (Creator), Anderegg, A. (Creator) & Awatramani, R. (Creator), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3614777_d9, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/figure/Additional_file_8_Figure_S8_of_Expression_and_functional_analysis_of_the_Wnt_beta-catenin_induced_mir-135a-2_locus_in_embryonic_forebrain_development/4374521
Dataset
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Expression and functional analysis of the Wnt/beta-catenin induced mir-135a-2 locus in embryonic forebrain development
Caronia-Brown, G. (Creator), Anderegg, A. (Creator) & Awatramani, R. (Creator), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3614777, https://figshare.com/collections/Expression_and_functional_analysis_of_the_Wnt_beta-catenin_induced_mir-135a-2_locus_in_embryonic_forebrain_development/3614777
Dataset
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Additional file 4: Figure S4. of Expression and functional analysis of the Wnt/beta-catenin induced mir-135a-2 locus in embryonic forebrain development
Caronia-Brown, G. (Creator), Anderegg, A. (Creator) & Awatramani, R. (Creator), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3614777_d6, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/figure/Additional_file_4_Figure_S4_of_Expression_and_functional_analysis_of_the_Wnt_beta-catenin_induced_mir-135a-2_locus_in_embryonic_forebrain_development/4374470
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Additional file 9: Figure S9. of Expression and functional analysis of the Wnt/beta-catenin induced mir-135a-2 locus in embryonic forebrain development
Caronia-Brown, G. (Creator), Anderegg, A. (Creator) & Awatramani, R. (Creator), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3614777_d8, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/figure/Additional_file_9_Figure_S9_of_Expression_and_functional_analysis_of_the_Wnt_beta-catenin_induced_mir-135a-2_locus_in_embryonic_forebrain_development/4374503
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