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  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Herbert M. Geller is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with 27 publications in this field. Within these areas, Geller has contributed extensively to subfields including molecular biology, cell biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, biomedical engineering, and developmental neuroscience.

Geller's work covers several main research topics:

  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Advanced biosensing techniques and applications
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Glycosylation and glycoproteins research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Hereditary neurological disorders

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Geller include:

  • Protrudin functions from the endoplasmic reticulum to support axon regeneration in the adult CNS, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The Role of Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans in Nervous System Development, 2020, Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
  • Role of Chondroitin Sulfation Following Spinal Cord Injury, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Reduced Sulfation Enhanced Oxytosis and Ferroptosis in Mouse Hippocampal HT22 Cells, 2020, Biomolecules
  • The lipid phosphatase-like protein PLPPR1 associates with RhoGDI1 to modulate RhoA activation in response to axon growth inhibitory molecules, 2020, Journal of Neurochemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Geller include:

  • Yasuhiro Katagiri
  • Craig S. Pearson
  • Caitlin P. Mencio
  • Haruna Nagase
  • Sayuri L. Higashi

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, such as:

  • The Journal of Biochemistry
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • PLoS ONE
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Herbert M. Geller was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013. This award acknowledges contributions to the field, aligning with their extensive publication record and research impact.

Best Publications

  • NgR1 and NgR3 are receptors for chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans

    Travis L. Dickendesher;Katherine T. Baldwin;Yevgeniya A. Mironova;Yoshiki Koriyama

  • Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in neural development and regeneration.

    Daniela Carulli;Tracy Laabs;Herbert M Geller;James W Fawcett

  • Induction of neuronal apoptosis by camptothecin, an inhibitor of DNA topoisomerase-I: evidence for cell cycle-independent toxicity.

    E J Morris;H M Geller

  • G1/S Cell Cycle Blockers and Inhibitors of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases Suppress Camptothecin-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis

    David S. Park;Erick J. Morris;Lloyd A. Greene;Herbert M. Geller

  • Cyclin-dependent Kinases Participate in Death of Neurons Evoked by DNA-damaging Agents

    David S. Park;Erick J. Morris;Jaya Padmanabhan;Michael L. Shelanski

  • Comparing Astrocytic Cell Lines that Are Inhibitory or Permissive for Axon Growth: the Major Axon-Inhibitory Proteoglycan Is NG2

    Penny S. Fidler;Katrin Schuette;Richard A. Asher;Alexandre Dobbertin

  • L-dopa cytotoxicity to PC12 cells in culture is via its autoxidation.

    Alie N. Basma;Erick J. Morris;William J. Nicklas;Herbert M. Geller

  • Multiple Pathways of Neuronal Death Induced by DNA-Damaging Agents, NGF Deprivation, and Oxidative Stress

    David S. Park;Erick J. Morris;Leonidas Stefanis;Carol M. Troy

  • Strength in the periphery: growth cone biomechanics and substrate rigidity response in peripheral and central nervous system neurons.

    Daniel Koch;William J. Rosoff;Jiji Jiang;Herbert M. Geller

  • Building a Bridge: Engineering Spinal Cord Repair

    Herbert M. Geller;Herbert M. Geller;James W. Fawcett

  • Chondroitin-4-sulfation negatively regulates axonal guidance and growth

    Hang Wang;Yasuhiro Katagiri;Thomas E. McCann;Edward Unsworth

  • An inhibitor of neurite outgrowth produced by astrocytes.

    L.C. Smith-Thomas;J. Fok-Seang;J. Stevens;J.S. Du

  • Chondroitin 6-sulphate synthesis is up-regulated in injured CNS, induced by injury-related cytokines and enhanced in axon-growth inhibitory glia.

    Francesca Properzi;Daniela Carulli;Richard A Asher;Elizabeth Muir

  • Dissection of astrocyte-mediated cues in neuronal guidance and process extension.

    Elizabeth M. Powell;Herbert M. Geller

  • Involvement of Retinoblastoma Family Members and E2F/DP Complexes in the Death of Neurons Evoked by DNA Damage

    David S. Park;David S. Park;Erick J. Morris;Rod Bremner;Elizabeth Keramaris

  • Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in neural development and regeneration

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  • Oxidative stress mediates neuronal DNA damage and apoptosis in response to cytosine arabinoside.

    Herbert M. Geller;Ke-Yi Cheng;Noriko K. Goldsmith;Alejandro A. Romero

  • Inhibiting Glycosaminoglycan Chain Polymerization Decreases the Inhibitory Activity of Astrocyte-Derived Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans

    Tracy L Laabs;Hang Wang;Yasuhiro Katagiri;Thomas McCann

  • Astrocyte topography and tenascin cytotactin expression: correlation with the ability to support neuritic outgrowth.

    Jeremy P. Grierson;Robert E. Petroski;Robert E. Petroski;Douglas S.F. Ling;Herbert M. Geller

  • Antigenic and functional characterization of a rat central nervous system-derived cell line immortalized by a retroviral vector.

    H M Geller;M Dubois-Dalcq

  • Regulation of Astrocytic Tenascin by Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor

    Sally Meiners;Maria Marone;Jennifer L. Rittenhouse;Herbert M. Geller

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Fawcett
James W. Fawcett University of Cambridge
William J. Freed
William J. Freed National Institute on Drug Abuse
David S. Park
David S. Park New York University
Andreas Faissner
Andreas Faissner Ruhr University Bochum
Richard E. Heikkila
Richard E. Heikkila Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Barry J. Hoffer
Barry J. Hoffer Case Western Reserve University
Donald J. Woodward
Donald J. Woodward University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Lloyd A. Greene
Lloyd A. Greene Columbia University
Mark I. Greene
Mark I. Greene University of Pennsylvania
Richard S. Nowakowski
Richard S. Nowakowski Florida State University

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