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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
Keywords
- Developmental Neurobiology
- Neurogenetics
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Grants 2006 2023
Chronic Pain
Opioid Analgesics
Opiate Alkaloids
Brain
Back Pain
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
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.
8/10/18 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project
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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 2018
2
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 1 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
9
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
3
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
8
Citations
(Scopus)
Blunted mGluR Activation Disinhibits Striatopallidal Transmission in Parkinsonian Mice
Cui, Q., Pitt, J. E., Pamukcu, A., Poulin, J. F., Mabrouk, O. S., Fiske, M. P., Fan, I. B., Augustine, E. C., Young, K. A., Kennedy, R. T., Awatramani, R. & Chan, S., Nov 22 2016, In : Cell reports. 17, 9, p. 2431-2444 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Astrocytes
Parkinson Disease
Chemical activation
Neurons
Glutamic Acid