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Overview

Dorit Ron is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as molecular biology. They have produced a substantial body of work spanning related subfields such as developmental neuroscience, neurology, and biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Zebrafish biomedical research applications
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments

Dorit Ron's recent papers demonstrate an interest in neurological and biochemical effects related to addiction and brain function. Notable publications include:

  • A non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analogue with therapeutic potential, 2020, Nature
  • Alcohol and the brain: from genes to circuits, 2021, Trends in Neurosciences
  • Growth Factors and Alcohol Use Disorder, 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
  • Differential correlation of serum BDNF and microRNA content in rats with rapid or late onset of heavy alcohol use, 2020, Addiction Biology
  • cAMP-Fyn signaling in the dorsomedial striatum direct pathway drives excessive alcohol use, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Alcohol
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife

Collaboration has been an element of their research, with frequent co-authors such as Yann Ehinger, Khanhky Phamluong, Jeffrey J. Moffat, Zachary W. Hoisington, and Drishti Soneja. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • New insights into the regulation of protein kinase C and novel phorbol ester receptors

    Dorit Ron;Marcelo G. Kazanietz

  • RACK1, A multifaceted scaffolding protein: Structure and function

    David R Adams;Dorit Ron;Patrick A Kiely

  • A non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analogue with therapeutic potential

    Lindsay P. Cameron;Robert J. Tombari;Ju Lu;Alexander J. Pell

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor requires CRF binding protein to potentiate NMDA receptors via CRF receptor 2 in dopamine neurons.

    Mark A Ungless;Vineeta Singh;Tara L Crowder;Rami Yaka

  • Intermittent ethanol access schedule in rats as a preclinical model of alcohol abuse

    Sebastien Carnicella;Sebastien Carnicella;Dorit Ron;Segev Barak

  • Cortical activation of accumbens hyperpolarization-active NMDARs mediates aversion-resistant alcohol intake

    Taban Seif;Shao Ju Chang;Jeffrey A. Simms;Stuart L. Gibb

  • RACK1 and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Homeostatic Pathway That Regulates Alcohol Addiction

    Nancy N H McGough;Dao-Yao He;Marian L Logrip;Jerome Jeanblanc

  • NMDA receptor function is regulated by the inhibitory scaffolding protein, RACK1

    Rami Yaka;Claire Thornton;Alicia J. Vagts;Khanhky Phamluong

  • Coordinated Movement of RACK1 with Activated βIIPKC

    Dorit Ron;Zhan Jiang;Lina Yao;Alicia Vagts

  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-activating Polypeptide (PACAP(1–38)) Enhances N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Function and Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression via RACK1

    Rami Yaka;Dao-Yao He;Khanhky Phamluong;Dorit Ron

  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Mediates the Desirable Actions of the Anti-Addiction Drug Ibogaine against Alcohol Consumption

    Dao-Yao He;Nancy N. H. McGough;Ajay Ravindranathan;Jerome Jeanblanc

  • Ethanol Induces Long-Term Facilitation of NR2B-NMDA Receptor Activity in the Dorsal Striatum: Implications for Alcohol Drinking Behavior

    Jun Wang;Sebastien Carnicella;Khanhky Phamluong;Jerome Jeanblanc

  • Scaffolding of Fyn Kinase to the NMDA Receptor Determines Brain Region Sensitivity to Ethanol

    Rami Yaka;Khanhky Phamluong;Dorit Ron

  • Endogenous BDNF in the Dorsolateral Striatum Gates Alcohol Drinking

    Jerome Jeanblanc;Dao-Yao He;Sebastien Carnicella;Viktor Kharazia

  • Long-lasting adaptations of the NR2B-containing NMDA receptors in the dorsomedial striatum play a crucial role in alcohol consumption and relapse

    Jun Wang;Maria Fe Lanfranco;Stuart L. Gibb;Quinn V. Yowell

  • Molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol-drinking behaviours

    Dorit Ron;Segev Barak

  • Cocaine Enhances NMDA Receptor-Mediated Currents in Ventral Tegmental Area Cells via Dopamine D5 Receptor-Dependent Redistribution of NMDA Receptors

    Björn Schilström;Rami Yaka;Emanuela Argilli;Neesha Suvarna

  • Disruption of alcohol-related memories by mTORC1 inhibition prevents relapse

    Segev Barak;Segev Barak;Feng Liu;Sami Ben Hamida;Quinn V Yowell

  • Interaction of protein kinase C with RACK1, a receptor for activated C-kinase: a role in beta protein kinase C mediated signal transduction.

    D. Mochly-Rosen;B. L. Smith;C.-H. Chen;M.-H. Disatnik

  • Chromatin remodeling--a novel strategy to control excessive alcohol drinking.

    V Warnault;E Darcq;A Levine;S Barak;S Barak

  • Escalating ethanol intake is associated with altered corticostriatal BDNF expression

    Marian L. Logrip;Patricia H. Janak;Dorit Ron

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia H. Janak
Patricia H. Janak Johns Hopkins University
Viktor Kharazia
Viktor Kharazia University of California, San Francisco
Antonello Bonci
Antonello Bonci National Institute on Drug Abuse
Veronica A. Alvarez
Veronica A. Alvarez National Institutes of Health
Robert O. Messing
Robert O. Messing The University of Texas at Austin
Linda Wilbrecht
Linda Wilbrecht University of California, Berkeley
David M. Lovinger
David M. Lovinger National Institutes of Health
Kevin J. Bender
Kevin J. Bender Oregon Health & Science University
John J. Woodward
John J. Woodward Medical University of South Carolina
Daria Mochly-Rosen
Daria Mochly-Rosen Stanford University

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