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Dara L. Dickstein is affiliated with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, and Genetics.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of main topics such as:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Dickstein has published in several research venues, including:

  • Research Square (4 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Molecular Autism
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Dickstein include:

  • Brain and blood biomarkers of tauopathy and neuronal injury in humans and rats with neurobehavioral syndromes following blast exposure, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Altered synaptic ultrastructure in the prefrontal cortex of Shank3-deficient rats, 2020, Molecular Autism
  • Galactic cosmic radiation exposure causes multifaceted neurocognitive impairments, 2023, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • Chronic Low Dose Neutron Exposure Results in Altered Neurotransmission Properties of the Hippocampus-Prefrontal Cortex Axis in Both Mice and Rats, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Laterality and region-specific tau phosphorylation correlate with PTSD-related behavioral traits in rats exposed to repetitive low-level blast, 2021, Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research include Merina Varghese, Patrick R. Hof, Allison Sowa, Sam Gandy, and Tahia Warda.

Best Publications

  • Haploinsufficiency of the autism-associated Shank3 gene leads to deficits in synaptic function, social interaction, and social communication.

    Ozlem Bozdagi;Takeshi Sakurai;Danae Papapetrou;Xiaobin Wang

  • Automated Three-Dimensional Detection and Shape Classification of Dendritic Spines from Fluorescence Microscopy Images

    Alfredo Rodriguez;Douglas B. Ehlenberger;Dara L. Dickstein;Patrick R. Hof

  • Autism spectrum disorder: neuropathology and animal models

    Merina Varghese;Neha Keshav;Sarah Jacot-Descombes;Tahia Warda

  • Changes in the structural complexity of the aged brain

    Dara L. Dickstein;Doron Kabaso;Anne B. Rocher;Jennifer I. Luebke

  • Blood-brain barrier permeability precedes senile plaque formation in an Alzheimer disease model.

    Maki Ujiie;Dara L. Dickstein;Douglas A. Carlow;Wilfred A. Jefferies

  • Novel pentameric thiophene derivatives for in vitro and in vivo optical imaging of a plethora of protein aggregates in cerebral amyloidoses

    Andreas Åslund;Christina J. Sigurdson;Therése Klingstedt;Stefan Grathwohl

  • Moderate consumption of Cabernet Sauvignon attenuates Abeta neuropathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Jun Wang;Lap Ho;Zhong Zhao;Ilana Seror

  • Amyloid triggers extensive cerebral angiogenesis causing blood brain barrier permeability and hypervascularity in Alzheimer's disease.

    Kaan E. Biron;Dara L. Dickstein;Rayshad Gopaul;Wilfred A. Jefferies

  • Dendritic spine changes associated with normal aging.

    Dara L. Dickstein;Christina M. Weaver;Jennifer I. Luebke;Jennifer I. Luebke;Patrick R. Hof

  • Role of Vascular Risk Factors and Vascular Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease

    Dara L. Dickstein;Jessica Walsh;Hannah Brautigam;Steven D. Stockton

  • Amyloid precursor protein (APP) regulates synaptic structure and function.

    Sheue-Houy Tyan;Ann Yu-Jung Shih;Jessica J. Walsh;Hiroko Maruyama

  • Tauopathy PET and amyloid PET in the diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathies: studies of a retired NFL player and of a man with FTD and a severe head injury

    E M Mitsis;S Riggio;L Kostakoglu;D L Dickstein

  • Aβ peptide immunization restores blood-brain barrier integrity in Alzheimer disease

    Dara L. Dickstein;Kaan E. Biron;Maki Ujiie;Cheryl G. Pfeifer

  • Heterogeneity in Red Wine Polyphenolic Contents Differentially Influences Alzheimer's Disease-type Neuropathology and Cognitive Deterioration

    Lap Ho;Lap Ho;Ling Hong Chen;Jun Wang;Wei Zhao

  • Hippocampal interneuron loss in an APP/PS1 double mutant mouse and in Alzheimer’s disease

    Hisaaki Takahashi;Hisaaki Takahashi;Ivona Brasnjevic;Ivona Brasnjevic;Bart P. F. Rutten;Bart P. F. Rutten;Nicolien Van Der Kolk;Nicolien Van Der Kolk

  • Dendritic vulnerability in neurodegenerative disease: insights from analyses of cortical pyramidal neurons in transgenic mouse models.

    Jennifer I. Luebke;Christina M. Weaver;Christina M. Weaver;Anne B. Rocher;Alfredo Rodriguez

  • Adolescent exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol alters the transcriptional trajectory and dendritic architecture of prefrontal pyramidal neurons.

    Michael L. Miller;Benjamin Chadwick;Dara L. Dickstein;Immanuel Purushothaman

  • Selective vulnerability of the cerebral vasculature to blast injury in a rat model of mild traumatic brain injury

    Miguel A Gama Sosa;Miguel A Gama Sosa;Rita De Gasperi;Rita De Gasperi;Pierce L Janssen;Frank J Yuk

  • Vascular and Inflammatory Factors in the Pathophysiology of Blast-Induced Brain Injury

    Gregory A. Elder;Miguel A. Gama Sosa;Miguel A. Gama Sosa;Rita De Gasperi;Rita De Gasperi;James Radford Stone

  • Blast overpressure induces shear-related injuries in the brain of rats exposed to a mild traumatic brain injury.

    Miguel A. Gama Sosa;Miguel A. Gama Sosa;Rita De Gasperi;Rita De Gasperi;Alejandro J. Paulino;Alejandro J. Paulino;Paul E. Pricop;Paul E. Pricop

  • Changes in dendritic complexity and spine morphology in transgenic mice expressing human wild-type tau

    Dara L. Dickstein;Hannah Brautigam;Steven D. Stockton;James Schmeidler

  • Dietary composition modulates brain mass and solubilizable Aβ levels in a mouse model of aggressive Alzheimer's amyloid pathology

    Steve Pedrini;Carlos Thomas;Carlos Thomas;Hannah Brautigam;Hannah Brautigam;James Schmeidler

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick R. Hof
Patrick R. Hof Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gregory A. Elder
Gregory A. Elder Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
William G.M. Janssen
William G.M. Janssen Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Joseph D. Buxbaum
Joseph D. Buxbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mary Sano
Mary Sano Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jennifer I. Luebke
Jennifer I. Luebke Boston University
Steven T. DeKosky
Steven T. DeKosky University of Florida
Susan L. Wearne
Susan L. Wearne Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bart P. F. Rutten
Bart P. F. Rutten Maastricht University Medical Centre
Peter St George-Hyslop
Peter St George-Hyslop Columbia University

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