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Erin M. Schuman

Erin M. Schuman

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Neuroscience

D-Index
93
Citations
37878
World Ranking
973
National Ranking
73

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
38288
World Ranking
1883
National Ranking
126

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1994 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Erin M. Schuman is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has an extensive research record primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The researcher's contributions focus on several main topics such as RNA Research and Splicing, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA regulation and disease, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications.

Erin M. Schuman's recent papers include the following:

  • Monosomes actively translate synaptic mRNAs in neuronal processes, 2020, Science
  • The translatome of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and axons, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Proteome dynamics during homeostatic scaling in cultured neurons, 2020, eLife
  • The integrated stress response contributes to tRNA synthetase-associated peripheral neuropathy, 2021, Science
  • The proteomic landscape of synaptic diversity across brain regions and cell types, 2023, Cell

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Julian D. Langer
  • Susanne tom Dieck
  • Kristina Desch
  • Georgi Tushev
  • Beatriz Alvarez-Castelao

Erin M. Schuman's publications are often featured in prominent scientific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell Reports

Over the course of their career, Erin M. Schuman has received several recognitions, including becoming a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020, a Member of Academia Europaea in 2017, and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Long-Lasting Neurotrophin-Induced Enhancement of Synaptic Transmission in the Adult Hippocampus

    Hyejin Kang;Erin M. Schuman

  • A requirement for the intercellular messenger nitric oxide in long-term potentiation

    Erin M. Schuman;Daniel V. Madison

  • A Requirement for Local Protein Synthesis in Neurotrophin-Induced Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity

    Hyejin Kang;Erin M. Schuman

  • Neural circular RNAs are derived from synaptic genes and regulated by development and plasticity

    Xintian You;Irena Vlatkovic;Ana Babic;Tristan J Will

  • Dendritic Protein Synthesis, Synaptic Plasticity, and Memory

    Michael A. Sutton;Erin M. Schuman

  • Nitric Oxide and Synaptic Function

    Erin M. Schuman;Daniel V. Madison

  • Selective identification of newly synthesized proteins in mammalian cells using bioorthogonal noncanonical amino acid tagging (BONCAT)

    Daniela C. Dieterich;A. James Link;Johannes Graumann;David A. Tirrell

  • A rapamycin-sensitive signaling pathway contributes to long-term synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus

    Shao Jun Tang;Gerald Reis;Hyejin Kang;Anne Claude Gingras

  • Protein synthesis at synaptic sites on dendrites.

    Oswald Steward;Erin M. Schuman

  • The local transcriptome in the synaptic neuropil revealed by deep sequencing and high-resolution imaging.

    Iván J. Cajigas;Iván J. Cajigas;Georgi Tushev;Georgi Tushev;Tristan J. Will;Tristan J. Will;Susanne tom Dieck;Susanne tom Dieck

  • Human memory strength is predicted by theta-frequency phase-locking of single neurons

    Ueli Rutishauser;Ian B. Ross;Adam N. Mamelak;Adam N. Mamelak;Erin M. Schuman;Erin M. Schuman

  • Dynamic visualization of local protein synthesis in hippocampal neurons.

    Girish Aakalu;W.Bryan Smith;Nhien Nguyen;Changan Jiang

  • Miniature neurotransmission stabilizes synaptic function via tonic suppression of local dendritic protein synthesis.

    Michael A. Sutton;Hiroshi T. Ito;Paola Cressy;Christian Kempf

  • Neurotrophins and Time: Different Roles for TrkB Signaling in Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation

    Hyejin Kang;Andy A Welcher;David Shelton;Erin M Schuman

  • Ubiquitin, the proteasome and protein degradation in neuronal function and dysfunction

    Hwan-Ching Tai;Erin M. Schuman

  • Local translation in neurons: visualization and function.

    Christine E Holt;Kelsey C Martin;Erin M Schuman

  • The Central Dogma Decentralized: New Perspectives on RNA Function and Local Translation in Neurons

    Christine E. Holt;Erin M. Schuman

  • In situ visualization and dynamics of newly synthesized proteins in rat hippocampal neurons

    Daniela C Dieterich;Daniela C Dieterich;Jennifer J L Hodas;Géraldine Gouzer;Ilya Y Shadrin

  • Compartmentalized synthesis and degradation of proteins in neurons.

    Oswald Steward;Erin M Schuman

  • Role for a cortical input to hippocampal area CA1 in the consolidation of a long-term memory

    Miguel Remondes;Erin M. Schuman

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel V. Madison
Daniel V. Madison Stanford University
Michael A. Sutton
Michael A. Sutton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mike Heilemann
Mike Heilemann Goethe University Frankfurt
David A. Tirrell
David A. Tirrell California Institute of Technology
Ueli Rutishauser
Ueli Rutishauser Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Sonja Hess
Sonja Hess AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Norman Davidson
Norman Davidson California Institute of Technology
Martin Hirst
Martin Hirst University of British Columbia
Oswald Steward
Oswald Steward University of California, Irvine
John B. Vincent
John B. Vincent Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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