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Overview

Ania K. Majewska is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their primary fields of study are Neuroscience and Medicine, with significant contributions also within several subfields including Neurology, Immunology, Physiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Molecular Biology.

The research topics Majewska has focused on include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Among the frequent publication venues for Majewska's work are:

  • European Journal of Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Majewska include:

  • Linh Le
  • M. Kerry O'Banion
  • Matthew N. McCall
  • Rebecca L. Lowery
  • Cassandra E. Lamantia

The following recent papers illustrate some of Majewska's scholarly output:

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads, 2022, Neuron
  • The role of P2Y12 in the kinetics of microglial self-renewal and maturation in the adult visual cortex in vivo, 2021, eLife
  • Little cells of the little brain: microglia in cerebellar development and function, 2021, Trends in Neurosciences
  • Defining Microglial States and Nomenclature: A Roadmap to 2030, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Movers and shakers: Microglial dynamics and modulation of neural networks, 2022, Glia

Best Publications

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

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  • Microglial interactions with synapses are modulated by visual experience.

    Marie-Ève Tremblay;Rebecca L. Lowery;Ania K. Majewska

  • Next-Generation Optical Technologies for Illuminating Genetically Targeted Brain Circuits

    Karl Deisseroth;Guoping Feng;Ania K. Majewska;Gero Miesenböck

  • Microglial P2Y12 is necessary for synaptic plasticity in mouse visual cortex.

    Grayson O. Sipe;Rebecca L. Lowery;Marie-Ève Tremblay;Emily A. Kelly

  • Developmental regulation of spine motility in the mammalian central nervous system

    Anna Dunaevsky;Ayumu Tashiro;Ania Majewska;Carol Ann Mason

  • From form to function: calcium compartmentalization in dendritic spines.

    Rafael Yuste;Ania Majewska;Knut Holthoff

  • Detecting Action Potentials in Neuronal Populations with Calcium Imaging

    Diana Smetters;Ania Majewska;Rafael Yuste

  • Mechanisms of Calcium Influx into Hippocampal Spines: Heterogeneity among Spines, Coincidence Detection by NMDA Receptors, and Optical Quantal Analysis

    Rafael Yuste;Ania Majewska;Sydney S. Cash;Winfried Denk

  • Effects of aging and sensory loss on glial cells in mouse visual and auditory cortices.

    Marie-Ève Tremblay;Martha L. Zettel;James R. Ison;Paul D. Allen

  • Dendritic spine dynamics are regulated by monocular deprivation and extracellular matrix degradation.

    Serkan Oray;Ania Majewska;Mriganka Sur

  • Noradrenergic signaling in the wakeful state inhibits microglial surveillance and synaptic plasticity in the mouse visual cortex.

    Rianne D. Stowell;Grayson O. Sipe;Ryan P. Dawes;Hanna N. Batchelor

  • Remodeling of Synaptic Structure in Sensory Cortical Areas In Vivo

    Ania K Majewska;Jessica R Newton;Mriganka Sur

  • Mechanisms of Calcium Decay Kinetics in Hippocampal Spines: Role of Spine Calcium Pumps and Calcium Diffusion through the Spine Neck in Biochemical Compartmentalization

    Ania Majewska;Edward Brown;Jonathan Ross;Rafael Yuste

  • Dendritic Spine Geometry: Functional Implication and Regulation

    Yasunori Hayashi;Ania K. Majewska

  • In vivo two-photon imaging reveals a role of arc in enhancing orientation specificity in visual cortex

    Kuan Hong Wang;Ania Majewska;Ania Majewska;James Schummers;James Schummers;Brandon Farley;Brandon Farley

  • Motility of dendritic spines in visual cortex in vivo: changes during the critical period and effects of visual deprivation.

    Ania Majewska;Mriganka Sur

  • Regulation of Spine Calcium Dynamics by Rapid Spine Motility

    Ania Majewska;Ayumu Tashiro;Rafael Yuste

  • A role for microglia in synaptic plasticity

    Marie-Ève Tremblay;Ania K Majewska

  • Reduction of neurovascular damage resulting from microelectrode insertion into the cerebral cortex using in vivo two-photon mapping.

    T D Y Kozai;T C Marzullo;F Hooi;N B Langhals

  • A custom-made two-photon microscope and deconvolution system.

    Ania Majewska;Glen Yiu;Rafael Yuste

  • Reduction of neurovascular damage resulting from microelectrode insertion into the cerebral cortex using

    T. D. Y. Kozai;T. C. Marzullo;F. Hooi;N. B. Langhals

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafael Yuste
Rafael Yuste Columbia University
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay University of Victoria
Sydney S. Cash
Sydney S. Cash Harvard University
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Alexei Verkhratsky
Alexei Verkhratsky University of Manchester
James R. Ison
James R. Ison University of Rochester
Brandon K. Harvey
Brandon K. Harvey National Institute on Drug Abuse
Stephen Dewhurst
Stephen Dewhurst University of Rochester
Bradford Z. Mahon
Bradford Z. Mahon Carnegie Mellon University

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