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David M. Dietz is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Neuroscience with extensive work in Medicine. Key subfields include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Oncology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Neurology.

Their work addresses main topics such as Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Stress Responses and Cortisol.

Recent publications by David M. Dietz include:

  • Dopaminylation of histone H3 in ventral tegmental area regulates cocaine seeking (2020) in Science
  • Neuroadaptations in the dorsal hippocampus underlie cocaine seeking during prolonged abstinence (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Histone H3 dopaminylation in ventral tegmental area underlies heroin-induced transcriptional and behavioral plasticity in male rats (2022) in Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Minimum standards of pelvic exenterative practice: PelvEx Collaborative guideline (2022) in British Journal of Surgery
  • Perioperative management and anaesthetic considerations in pelvic exenterations using Delphi methodology: results from the PelvEx Collaborative (2021) in BJS Open

Frequently published venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), BJS Open, Molecular Psychiatry, Addiction Biology, and Scientific Reports.

David M. Dietz collaborates often with several coauthors including Amy M. Gancarz, Swarup Mitra, Jennifer A. Martin, Craig Werner, and Ian Maze. These frequent collaborations reflect a multidisciplinary approach within their research activities.

Best Publications

  • Cell Type–Specific Loss of BDNF Signaling Mimics Optogenetic Control of Cocaine Reward

    Mary Kay Lobo;Herbert E. Covington;Dipesh Chaudhury;Allyson K. Friedman

  • Impaired adult myelination in the prefrontal cortex of socially isolated mice.

    Jia Liu;Karen Dietz;Jacqueline M DeLoyht;Xiomara Pedre

  • The addicted synapse: mechanisms of synaptic and structural plasticity in nucleus accumbens

    Scott J. Russo;David M. Dietz;Dani Dumitriu;John H. Morrison

  • Essential Role of the Histone Methyltransferase G9a in Cocaine-induced Plasticity

    Ian Maze;Herbert E. Iii. Covington;David M. Dietz;Quincey LaPlant;Quincey LaPlant

  • Dnmt3a regulates emotional behavior and spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens

    Quincey LaPlant;Quincey LaPlant;Vincent Vialou;Herbert E Covington;Dani Dumitriu

  • [Delta]FosB in brain reward circuits mediates resilience to stress and antidepressant responses

    Vincent Vialou;Alfred J Robison;Quincey C LaPlant;Herbert E Covington

  • Enhancing Depression Mechanisms in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Achieves Homeostatic Resilience

    Allyson K. Friedman;Jessica J. Walsh;Barbara Juarez;Stacy M. Ku

  • Genome-wide analysis of chromatin regulation by cocaine reveals a role for sirtuins.

    William Renthal;Arvind Kumar;Guanghua Xiao;Matthew Wilkinson

  • Paternal Transmission of Stress-Induced Pathologies

    David M. Dietz;Quincey LaPlant;Emily L. Watts;Georgia E. Hodes

  • Prefrontal Cortical Circuit for Depression- and Anxiety-Related Behaviors Mediated by Cholecystokinin: Role of ΔFosB

    Vincent Vialou;Rosemary C. Bagot;Michael E. Cahill;Deveroux Ferguson

  • A Role for Repressive Histone Methylation in Cocaine-Induced Vulnerability to Stress

    Herbert E. Covington;Ian Maze;HaoSheng Sun;Howard M. Bomze

  • IκB Kinase Regulates Social Defeat Stress-Induced Synaptic and Behavioral Plasticity

    Daniel J. Christoffel;Sam A. Golden;Dani Dumitriu;Alfred J. Robison

  • HDAC2 regulates atypical antipsychotic responses through the modulation of mGlu2 promoter activity

    Mitsumasa Kurita;Terrell Holloway;Aintzane García-Bea;Aintzane García-Bea;Alexey Kozlenkov

  • Autism-like Deficits in Shank3-Deficient Mice Are Rescued by Targeting Actin Regulators

    Lara J. Duffney;Ping Zhong;Jing Wei;Emmanuel Matas

  • Nuclear factor kB signaling regulates neuronal morphology and cocaine reward

    Scott J. Russo;Matthew B. Wilkinson;Michelle S. Mazei-Robison;David M. Dietz

  • ΔFosB Induction in Striatal Medium Spiny Neuron Subtypes in Response to Chronic Pharmacological, Emotional, and Optogenetic Stimuli

    Mary Kay Lobo;Samir Zaman;Diane M. Damez-Werno;Ja Wook Koo

  • Dopaminylation of histone H3 in ventral tegmental area regulates cocaine seeking

    Ashley E. Lepack;Craig T. Werner;Andrew F. Stewart;Sasha L. Fulton

  • BDNF Is a Negative Modulator of Morphine Action

    Ja Wook Koo;Michelle S. Mazei-Robison;Dipesh Chaudhury;Barbara Juarez

  • A Silent Synapse-Based Mechanism for Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Sensitization

    T. E. Brown;B. R. Lee;P. Mu;D. Ferguson

  • Rac1 is essential in cocaine-induced structural plasticity of nucleus accumbens neurons

    David M Dietz;Haosheng Sun;Mary Kay Lobo;Michael E. Cahill

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Nestler
Eric J. Nestler Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
Mary Kay Lobo
Mary Kay Lobo University of Maryland, Baltimore
Scott J. Russo
Scott J. Russo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ja Wook Koo
Ja Wook Koo Korea Brain Research Institute
Vincent Vialou
Vincent Vialou Sorbonne University
Ming-Hu Han
Ming-Hu Han Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mohamed Kabbaj
Mohamed Kabbaj Florida State University
Michelle S. Mazei-Robison
Michelle S. Mazei-Robison Michigan State University
Deveroux Ferguson
Deveroux Ferguson University of Arizona

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