World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Neuroscience
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
122
Citations
73340
World Ranking
359
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2016 - The Brain Prize, Lundbeck Foundation For their ground-breaking research on the cellular and molecular basis of Long-Term Potentiation and the demonstration that this form of synaptic plasticity underpins spatial memory and learning
  • 2009 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Graham L. Collingridge is affiliated with the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specific emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics covered in Graham L. Collingridge's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Ion channel regulation and function, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Graham L. Collingridge are John Georgiou, Bong-Kiun Kaang, Thomas M. Sanderson, Zuner A. Bortolotto, and Min Zhuo.

Common venues for publication include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neuropharmacology, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, and Nature Communications.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Graham L. Collingridge include:

  • Autism-Misregulated eIF4G Microexons Control Synaptic Translation and Higher Order Cognitive Functions, 2020, Molecular Cell
  • Memantine: Updating a rare success story in pro-cognitive therapeutics, 2023, Neuropharmacology
  • PKA drives an increase in AMPA receptor unitary conductance during LTP in the hippocampus, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Glutamate receptors and synaptic plasticity: The impact of Evans and Watkins, 2021, Neuropharmacology
  • Structural basis of subtype-selective competitive antagonism for GluN2C/2D-containing NMDA receptors, 2020, Nature Communications

Throughout their career, Graham L. Collingridge has received several awards including The Brain Prize awarded by the Lundbeck Foundation in 2016 for research on the cellular and molecular basis of Long-Term Potentiation and its role in spatial memory and learning. They have also been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2009, a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom since 2001, and a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • A synaptic model of memory: long-term potentiation in the hippocampus

    T. V. P. Bliss;G. L. Collingridge;G. L. Collingridge

  • Excitatory amino acids in synaptic transmission in the Schaffer collateral-commissural pathway of the rat hippocampus.

    G L Collingridge;S J Kehl;H McLennan

  • Excitatory amino acid receptors in the vertebrate central nervous system.

    G L Collingridge;R A Lester

  • NMDA receptors - their role in long-term potentiation

    G.L. Collingridge;T.V.P. Bliss

  • Receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity

    Graham L. Collingridge;Graham L. Collingridge;John T. R. Isaac;John T. R. Isaac;Yu Tian Wang

  • Excitatory amino acid receptors and synaptic plasticity.

    Graham L. Collingridge;Wolf Singer

  • Long-term depression in the CNS

    Graham L. Collingridge;Stephane Peineau;John G. Howland;Yu Tian Wang;Yu Tian Wang

  • Induction of LTP in the hippocampus needs synaptic activation of glutamate metabotropic receptors

    Zafar I. Bashir;Zuner A. Bortolotto;Ceri H. Davies;Nicola Berretta

  • Differential Roles of NR2A and NR2B-Containing NMDA Receptors in Cortical Long-Term Potentiation and Long-Term Depression

    Peter V. Massey;Benjamin E. Johnson;Peter R. Moult;Yves P. Auberson

  • Paired‐pulse depression of monosynaptic GABA‐mediated inhibitory postsynaptic responses in rat hippocampus.

    C H Davies;S N Davies;G L Collingridge

  • Motor deficit and impairment of synaptic plasticity in mice lacking mGluR1

    François Conquet;Zafar I. Bashir;Zafar I. Bashir;Ceri H. Davies;Ceri H. Davies;Hervé Daniel

  • LTP inhibits LTD in the hippocampus via regulation of GSK3beta.

    Stéphane Peineau;Changiz Taghibiglou;Clarrisa Bradley;Tak Pan Wong

  • NSF Binding to GluR2 Regulates Synaptic Transmission

    Atsushi Nishimune;John T.R Isaac;Elek Molnar;Jacques Noel

  • A nomenclature for ligand-gated ion channels

    Graham L. Collingridge;Richard W. Olsen;John Peters;Michael Spedding

  • Synaptic plasticity in the anterior cingulate cortex in acute and chronic pain

    Tim V. P. Bliss;Graham L. Collingridge;Bong-Kiun Kaang;Bong-Kiun Kaang;Min Zhuo;Min Zhuo

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptors: From the workbench to the bedside

    F Nicoletti;J Bockaert;Graham L Collingridge;PJ Conn

  • Modulation of AMPA receptor unitary conductance by synaptic activity

    Tim A. Benke;Tim A. Benke;Andreas Lüthi;Andreas Lüthi;John T. R. Isaac;Graham L. Collingridge

  • GABA B autoreceptors regulate the induction of LTP

    Ceri H. Davies;Ceri H. Davies;Sarah J. Starkey;Sarah J. Starkey;Mario F. Pozza;Mario F. Pozza;Graham L. Collingridge;Graham L. Collingridge

  • Memories of NMDA receptors and LTP

    G.L. Collingridge;T.V.P. Bliss

  • Transient incorporation of native GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors during hippocampal long-term potentiation

    Karen Plant;Kenneth A Pelkey;Zuner A Bortolotto;Daiju Morita;Daiju Morita

Frequent Co-Authors

Zuner A. Bortolotto
Zuner A. Bortolotto University of Bristol
Jeremy M. Henley
Jeremy M. Henley University of Bristol
John T.R. Isaac
John T.R. Isaac Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Bong-Kiun Kaang
Bong-Kiun Kaang Seoul National University
Min Zhuo
Min Zhuo University of Toronto
Elek Molnar
Elek Molnar University of Bristol
Zafar I. Bashir
Zafar I. Bashir University of Bristol
Andrew D. Randall
Andrew D. Randall University of Exeter
Tim V. P. Bliss
Tim V. P. Bliss The Francis Crick Institute
Kwangwook Cho
Kwangwook Cho King's College London

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Neuroscience opens the door to a wide array of online degrees and rewarding career paths. Those interested in mental health, therapy, research, or helping professions can consider various online options to further their education and expertise.

A psychology degree offers foundational insight into how behavior and the brain connect, preparing graduates for roles in counseling, research, or human services. If your focus leans toward social impact and community work, an msw degree (Master of Social Work) is a flexible option for pursuing licensure and working in a variety of support roles.

For those aiming for clinical or leadership positions, consider the online psyd programs accredited by apa, which emphasize hands-on clinical preparation for advanced psychology practice. If you’re drawn to helping families and couples, many accredited mft programs online (Marriage and Family Therapy) can lead to state licensure and fulfilling work in therapy settings.

Each of these online pathways offers unique advantages, allowing students to specialize and build a meaningful career related to brain science and mental health.

Best Scientists Citing Graham L. Collingridge

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles