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  • 2011 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Francisco J. Urbano is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology, and Genetics.

Their work encompasses several main topics such as Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, and Neural Dynamics and Brain Function.

Urbano's recent publications illustrate a diverse range of study areas and methodologies. Notable research papers include:

  • "Simultaneous administration of cocaine and caffeine dysregulates HCN and T-type channels" (2020, Psychopharmacology)
  • "5-HT2A Receptor Knockout Mice Show Sex-Dependent Differences following Acute Noribogaine Administration" (2024, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "A familiar study on self-limited childhood epilepsy patients using hIPSC-derived neurons shows a bias towards immaturity at the morphological, electrophysiological and gene expression levels" (2021, Stem Cell Research & Therapy)
  • "Acute Regulation of the Arousal-Enhancing Drugs Caffeine and Modafinil on Class IIa HDACs In Vivo and In Vitro: Focus on HDAC7" (2020, Neurotoxicity Research)
  • "Contextual memory reactivation modulates Ca2+-activity network state in a mushroom body-like center of the crab N. granulata" (2022, Scientific Reports)

Francisco J. Urbano frequently collaborates with several scholars, with multiple joint publications with Verónica Bisagno, Pablo Torterolo, Alejandra Bernardi, Joaqúın González, and Paula P. Perissinotti.

Their work is often published in venues such as Sleep Medicine, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Psychopharmacology, Stem Cell Research & Therapy, and Neurotoxicity Research.

Urbano was awarded a Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2011, reflecting recognition within their professional community.

Best Publications

  • Rhythmic and dysrhythmic thalamocortical dynamics: GABA systems and the edge effect

    Rodolfo Llinás;Francisco J. Urbano;Elena Leznik;Rey R. Ramírez

  • Temporal binding via cortical coincidence detection of specific and nonspecific thalamocortical inputs: A voltage-dependent dye-imaging study in mouse brain slices

    Rodolfo R. Llinás;Elena Leznik;Francisco J. Urbano

  • Altered properties of quantal neurotransmitter release at endplates of mice lacking P/Q-type Ca2+ channels

    Francisco J. Urbano;Erika S. Piedras-Rentería;Kisun Jun;Hee-Sup Shin

  • γ-Band deficiency and abnormal thalamocortical activity in P/Q type channel mutant mice

    Rodolfo R. Llinás;Soonwook Choi;Francisco J. Urbano;Hee-Sup Shin

  • Cortical activation patterns evoked by afferent axons stimuli at different frequencies: an in vitro voltage-sensitive dye imaging study

    Francisco J Urbano;Elena Leznik;Rodolfo R Llinás

  • Modafinil enhances thalamocortical activity by increasing neuronal electrotonic coupling

    Francisco J. Urbano;Elena Leznik;Rodolfo R. Llinás

  • Coherence and frequency in the reticular activating system (RAS).

    Edgar Garcia-Rill;Nebojsa Kezunovic;James Hyde;Christen Simon

  • Mechanism behind gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus.

    Nebojsa Kezunovic;Francisco J. Urbano;Christen Simon;James Hyde

  • Modafinil abrogates methamphetamine-induced neuroinflammation and apoptotic effects in the mouse striatum.

    Mariana Raineri;Betina Gonzalez;Belen Goitia;Edgar Garcia-Rill

  • Acid-Sensing Ion Channels Activated by Evoked Released Protons Modulate Synaptic Transmission at the Mouse Calyx of Held Synapse.

    Carlota González-Inchauspe;Francisco J. Urbano;Mariano N. Di Guilmi;Osvaldo D. Uchitel

  • Acute modulation of calcium currents and synaptic transmission by gabapentinoids

    Osvaldo D Uchitel;Mariano N Di Guilmi;Francisco J Urbano;Carlota Gonzalez-Inchauspe

  • Coupling of L-type calcium channels to neurotransmitter release at mouse motor nerve terminals.

    Francisco J. Urbano;Rafael S. Depetris;Osvaldo D. Uchitel

  • The Hyperpolarization-Activated HCN4 Channel is Important for Proper Maintenance of Oscillatory Activity in the Thalamocortical System.

    Mehrnoush Zobeiri;Rahul Chaudhary;Anne Blaich;Matthias Rottmann

  • Subthreshold membrane potential oscillations in inferior olive neurons are dynamically regulated by P/Q‐ and T‐type calcium channels: a study in mutant mice

    Soonwook Choi;Soonwook Choi;Eunah Yu;Daesoo Kim;Francisco J. Urbano

  • Modafinil improves methamphetamine-induced object recognition deficits and restores prefrontal cortex ERK signaling in mice.

    Betina González;Mariana Raineri;Jean Lud Cadet;Edgar García-Rill

  • Multiple types of calcium channels mediate transmitter release during functional recovery of botulinum toxin type A-poisoned mouse motor nerve terminals.

    M.M. Santafé;F.J. Urbano;M.A. Lanuza;O.D. Uchitel

  • The physiology of the pedunculopontine nucleus: implications for deep brain stimulation.

    E. Garcia-Rill;J. Hyde;N. Kezunovic;F. J. Urbano

  • Ca2+ Channels and Synaptic Transmission at the Adult, Neonatal, and P/Q-Type Deficient Neuromuscular Junction

    Silvana Nudler;Joaquin Piriz;Francisco J. Urbano;Marcelo D. Rosato-Siri

  • Repeated methamphetamine and modafinil induce differential cognitive effects and specific histone acetylation and DNA methylation profiles in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex

    Betina González;Subramaniam Jayanthi;Natalia Gomez;Oscar V. Torres

  • Cognitive enhancers versus addictive psychostimulants: The good and bad side of dopamine on prefrontal cortical circuits

    Veronica Bisagno;Betina González;Francisco J. Urbano

  • Calcium channels involved in neurotransmitter release at adult, neonatal and P/Q-type deficient neuromuscular junctions (Review)

    Francisco J. Urbano;Marcelo D. Rosato-Siri;Osvaldo D. Uchitel

Frequent Co-Authors

Edgar Garcia-Rill
Edgar Garcia-Rill University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Osvaldo D. Uchitel
Osvaldo D. Uchitel University of Buenos Aires
Rodolfo R. Llinás
Rodolfo R. Llinás New York University
Ian D. Forsythe
Ian D. Forsythe University of Leicester
Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg
Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg Leiden University Medical Center
Michel D. Ferrari
Michel D. Ferrari Leiden University Medical Center
Hee-Sup Shin
Hee-Sup Shin Institute for Basic Science
Arturo Romano
Arturo Romano University of Buenos Aires
Jay A. Gingrich
Jay A. Gingrich Columbia University
Daesoo Kim
Daesoo Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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