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Gerald W. Zamponi

Gerald W. Zamponi

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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
98
Citations
29462
World Ranking
808
National Ranking
39

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
98
Citations
29423
World Ranking
1698
National Ranking
49

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Gerald W. Zamponi is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has an extensive research profile primarily centered on Medicine, with 127 publications, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 87 publications.

Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Organic Chemistry, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. The scientist's main topics of work focus on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Ion channel regulation and function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Ion Channels and Receptors, and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study.

Gerald W. Zamponi has contributed to various academic journals and publication venues throughout their career. Notable venues where they have a frequent presence include:

  • Molecular Brain (26 publications)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature (13 publications)
  • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology (5 publications)
  • Cell Reports (4 publications)
  • British Journal of Pharmacology (4 publications)

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on pain mechanisms and neuropharmacology, with key publications such as:

  • "Trigeminal neuralgia: An overview from pathophysiology to pharmacological treatments," 2020, Molecular Pain
  • "Dopamine Inputs from the Ventral Tegmental Area into the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Modulate Neuropathic Pain-Associated Behaviors in Mice," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Central and peripheral contributions of T-type calcium channels in pain," 2022, Molecular Brain
  • "Hyperactivity of Innate Immunity Triggers Pain via TLR2-IL-33-Mediated Neuroimmune Crosstalk," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Gut-innervating TRPV1+ Neurons Drive Chronic Visceral Pain via Microglial P2Y12 Receptor," 2021, Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gerald W. Zamponi include:

  • María A. Gandini
  • Ivana A. Souza
  • Sun Huang
  • Eder Gambeta
  • Vinícius M. Gadotti

Among their recognitions, Gerald W. Zamponi was named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2008 within the Academy of Science and was designated Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2020.

Best Publications

  • The Physiology, Pathology, and Pharmacology of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels and Their Future Therapeutic Potential

    Gerald W. Zamponi;Joerg Striessnig;Alexandra Koschak;Annette C. Dolphin

  • Neuronal Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels: Structure, Function, and Dysfunction

    Brett A. Simms;Gerald W. Zamponi

  • Will the real multiple sclerosis please stand up

    Peter K. Stys;Gerald W. Zamponi;Jan van Minnen;Jeroen J. G. Geurts

  • Crosstalk between G proteins and protein kinase C mediated by the calcium channel α 1 subunit

    Gerald W. Zamponi;Emmanuel Bourinet;Donald Nelson;Joel Nargeot

  • NMDA receptors mediate calcium accumulation in myelin during chemical ischaemia.

    I. Micu;Q. Jiang;E. Coderre;A. Ridsdale

  • Splicing of alpha 1A subunit gene generates phenotypic variants of P- and Q-type calcium channels.

    Emmanuel Bourinet;Tuck W. Soong;Tuck W. Soong;Kathy Sutton;Sarah Slaymaker

  • Regulating excitability of peripheral afferents: emerging ion channel targets.

    Stephen G Waxman;Gerald W Zamponi

  • Protease‐activated receptor 2 sensitizes the transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 ion channel to cause mechanical hyperalgesia in mice

    Andrew Douglas Grant;Graeme S. Cottrell;Silva Amadesi;Marcello Trevisani

  • Targeting voltage-gated calcium channels in neurological and psychiatric diseases

    Gerald W. Zamponi

  • Calcium-Permeable Ion Channels in Pain Signaling

    Emmanuel Bourinet;Christophe Altier;Michael E. Hildebrand;Tuan Trang

  • Prion protein attenuates excitotoxicity by inhibiting NMDA receptors.

    Houman Khosravani;Yunfeng Zhang;Shigeki Tsutsui;Shahid Hameed

  • The Cavβ subunit prevents RFP2-mediated ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of L-type channels

    Christophe Altier;Agustin Garcia-Caballero;Brett Simms;Haitao You

  • Direct G Protein Modulation of Cav2 Calcium Channels

    H. William Tedford;Gerald W. Zamponi

  • A neuronal circuit for activating descending modulation of neuropathic pain.

    Junting Huang;Vinicius M Gadotti;Lina Chen;Ivana A Souza

  • Trigeminal neuralgia: An overview from pathophysiology to pharmacological treatments.

    Eder Gambeta;Juliana G. Chichorro;Gerald W. Zamponi

  • Aβ neurotoxicity depends on interactions between copper ions, prion protein, and N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors

    Haitao You;Shigeki Tsutsui;Shahid Hameed;Thomas J. Kannanayakal

  • Modulation of voltage-dependent calcium channels by G proteins.

    Gerald W Zamponi;Terry P Snutch

  • The Deubiquitinating Enzyme USP5 Modulates Neuropathic and Inflammatory Pain by Enhancing Cav3.2 Channel Activity

    Agustin García-Caballero;Vinicius M. Gadotti;Patrick Stemkowski;Norbert Weiss

  • Role of voltage-gated calcium channels in ascending pain pathways.

    Gerald W. Zamponi;Richard J. Lewis;Slobodan M. Todorovic;Stephen P. Arneric

  • Nickel Block of a Family of Neuronal Calcium Channels: Subtype- and Subunit-Dependent Action at Multiple Sites

    G.W. Zamponi;E. Bourinet;T.P. Snutch

  • The CACNA1F Gene Encodes an L-Type Calcium Channel with Unique Biophysical Properties and Tissue Distribution

    John E. McRory;Jawed Hamid;Clinton J. Doering;Esperanza Garcia

  • Erratum: Will the real multiple sclerosis please stand up? (Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2012) 13 (507-514))

    Peter K. Stys;Gerald W. Zamponi;Jan van Minnen;Jeroen J. G. Geurts

Frequent Co-Authors

Terrance P. Snutch
Terrance P. Snutch University of British Columbia
Ray W. Turner
Ray W. Turner University of Calgary
Emmanuel Bourinet
Emmanuel Bourinet University of Montpellier
Peter K. Stys
Peter K. Stys University of Calgary
Frederic A. Meunier
Frederic A. Meunier University of Queensland
Richard J. Lewis
Richard J. Lewis University of Queensland
George E. Davis
George E. Davis University of South Florida
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna University of Florida
Michel De Waard
Michel De Waard University of Nantes

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