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Neuroscience
Singapore
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
89
Citations
27748
World Ranking
1152
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

George J Augustine is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work focuses notably on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's main topics of research cover Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology, Neural dynamics and brain function, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Vestibular and auditory disorders, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior.

Recent publications by George J Augustine include:

  • Synaptic Connectivity between the Cortex and Claustrum Is Organized into Functional Modules, 2020, Current Biology
  • Molecular Layer Interneurons: Key Elements of Cerebellar Network Computation and Behavior, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Synapsins and the Synaptic Vesicle Reserve Pool: Floats or Anchors?, 2021, Cells
  • Identification of Mouse Claustral Neuron Types Based on Their Intrinsic Electrical Properties, 2020, eNeuro
  • The cerebellum and anxiety, 2023, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Martin Graf, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Aditya Nair, Lawrence C Katz, and James O McNamara. Their collaborative work reflects a multidisciplinary approach within neuroscience research.

George J Augustine has contributed extensively to a number of publication venues. The most frequent are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Best Publications

  • Calcium action in synaptic transmitter release.

    G J Augustine;M P Charlton;S J Smith

  • In Vivo Light-Induced Activation of Neural Circuitry in Transgenic Mice Expressing Channelrhodopsin-2

    Benjamin R. Arenkiel;Joao Peca;Joao Peca;Ian G. Davison;Ian G. Davison;Catia Feliciano

  • Calcium ions, active zones and synaptic transmitter release

    Stephen J. Smith;George J. Augustine

  • Local calcium signalling by inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate in Purkinje cell dendrites

    Elizabeth A. Finch;George J. Augustine

  • Cell type-specific channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice for optogenetic dissection of neural circuitry function

    Shengli Zhao;Jonathan T Ting;Jonathan T Ting;Hisham E Atallah;Li Qiu

  • Local calcium signaling in neurons.

    George J Augustine;Fidel Santamaria;Keiko Tanaka

  • SYNAPSINS AS REGULATORS OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE

    Sabine Hilfiker;Vincent A. Pieribone;Vincent A. Pieribone;Andrew J. Czernik;Hung-Teh Kao

  • Channel-mediated tonic GABA release from glia.

    Soojung Lee;Bo Eun Yoon;Ken Berglund;Soo Jin Oh

  • How does calcium trigger neurotransmitter release

    George J Augustine

  • A genetically encoded ratiometric indicator for chloride: capturing chloride transients in cultured hippocampal neurons.

    Thomas Kuner;George J. Augustine

  • High-speed mapping of synaptic connectivity using photostimulation in Channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice

    H. Wang;J. Peca;M. Matsuzaki;K. Matsuzaki

  • Cytosolic Ca2+ gradients triggering unidirectional fluid secretion from exocrine pancreas.

    Haruo Kasai;George J. Augustine

  • Brief dendritic calcium signals initiate long-lasting synaptic depression in cerebellar Purkinje cells.

    Arthur Konnerth;Jorg Dreessen;George J. Augustine

  • Different presynaptic roles of synapsins at excitatory and inhibitory synapses.

    Daniel Gitler;Yoshiko Takagishi;Jian Feng;Yong Ren

  • Calcium entry and transmitter release at voltage‐clamped nerve terminals of squid.

    G J Augustine;M P Charlton;S J Smith

  • Subthreshold synaptic Ca2+ signalling in fine dendrites and spines of cerebellar Purkinje neurons.

    Jens Eilers;George J. Augustine;Arthur Konnerth

  • The calcium signal for transmitter secretion from presynaptic nerve terminals.

    George J. Augustine;George J. Augustine;E. M. Adler;E. M. Adler;Milton P. Charltonc;Milton P. Charltonc

  • Inhibition of neurotransmitter release by C2-domain peptides implicates synaptotagmin in exocytosis

    Kurt Bommert;Milton P. Charlton;Milton P. Charlton;William M. DeBello;William M. DeBello;Gilbert J. Chin;Gilbert J. Chin

  • The Primordial, Blue-Cone Color System of the Mouse Retina

    Silke Haverkamp;Heinz Wässle;Jens Duebel;Thomas Kuner

  • Improved expression of halorhodopsin for light-induced silencing of neuronal activity.

    Shengli Zhao;Catarina Cunha;Catarina Cunha;Feng Zhang;Qun Liu

  • Neurotechnique A Genetically Encoded Ratiometric Indicator for Chloride: Capturing Chloride Transients in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

    Thomas Kuner;George J. Augustine

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale Purves
Dale Purves Duke University
Milton P. Charlton
Milton P. Charlton University of Toronto
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard Rockefeller University
William C. Hall
William C. Hall Duke University
Samuel S.-H. Wang
Samuel S.-H. Wang Princeton University
William C. Wetsel
William C. Wetsel Duke University
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies
Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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