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121
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53710
World Ranking
375
National Ranking
224

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

J. David Sweatt is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and specializes in research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cancer Research, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sweatt include:

  • "A myelin-related transcriptomic profile is shared by Pitt-Hopkins syndrome models and human autism spectrum disorder," 2020, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Tet1 Isoforms Differentially Regulate Gene Expression, Synaptic Transmission, and Memory in the Mammalian Brain," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "An Antisense Oligonucleotide Leads to Suppressed Transcription of Hdac2 and Long-Term Memory Enhancement," 2020, Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • "Synthetic female gonadal hormones alter neurodevelopmental programming and behavior in F1 offspring," 2020, Hormones and Behavior
  • "Tet1 isoforms differentially regulate gene expression, synaptic transmission and memory in the mammalian brain," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent publication venues where Sweatt's work appears include:

  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist has collaborated often with several researchers, including:

  • Andrew Kennedy
  • Celeste B. Greer
  • J. Wright
  • Joscha Weiss
  • Sean P. Moran

J. David Sweatt was honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008, reflecting acknowledgment by peers within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Covalent Modification of DNA Regulates Memory Formation

    Courtney A. Miller;J. David Sweatt

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinases in synaptic plasticity and memory.

    J David Sweatt

  • Lasting epigenetic influence of early-life adversity on the BDNF gene.

    Tania L. Roth;Farah D. Lubin;Adam J. Funk;J. David Sweatt

  • Regulation of histone acetylation during memory formation in the hippocampus.

    Jonathan M. Levenson;Kenneth J. O'Riordan;Karen D. Brown;Mimi A. Trinh

  • The MAPK cascade is required for mammalian associative learning.

    C M Atkins;J C Selcher;J J Petraitis;J M Trzaskos

  • A Requirement for the Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Cascade in Hippocampal Long Term Potentiation

    Joey D. English;J. David Sweatt

  • The neuronal MAP kinase cascade: a biochemical signal integration system subserving synaptic plasticity and memory

    Unknown

  • Dnmt1 and Dnmt3a maintain DNA methylation and regulate synaptic function in adult forebrain neurons

    Jian Feng;Yu Zhou;Yu Zhou;Susan L Campbell;Thuc Le

  • Epigenetic mechanisms in memory formation

    Jonathan M. Levenson;J. David Sweatt

  • MUTATION OF THE ANGELMAN UBIQUITIN LIGASE IN MICE CAUSES INCREASED CYTOPLASMIC P53 AND DEFICITS OF CONTEXTUAL LEARNING AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION

    Y. H. Jiang;D. Armstrong;U. Albrecht;C. M. Atkins

  • Molecular Psychology: Roles for the ERK MAP Kinase Cascade in Memory

    J Paige Adams;J David Sweatt

  • Epigenetic Regulation of bdnf Gene Transcription in the Consolidation of Fear Memory

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  • Activation of p42 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase in Hippocampal Long Term Potentiation

    Joey D. English;J. David Sweatt

  • Inhibitors of class 1 histone deacetylases reverse contextual memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Mark Kilgore;Courtney A Miller;Daniel M Fass;Daniel M Fass;Krista M Hennig;Krista M Hennig

  • β-Amyloid Activates the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade via Hippocampal α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors:In Vitro and In Vivo Mechanisms Related to Alzheimer's Disease

    Kelly Dineley;M. Westerman;D. Bui;K. Bell

  • Activation of ERK/MAP Kinase in the Amygdala Is Required for Memory Consolidation of Pavlovian Fear Conditioning

    G. E. Schafe;C. M. Atkins;M. W. Swank;E. P. Bauer

  • Reelin and apoE receptors cooperate to enhance hippocampal synaptic plasticity and learning

    Edwin J. Weeber;Uwe Beffert;Chris Jones;Jill M. Christian

  • Cortical DNA methylation maintains remote memory.

    Courtney A Miller;Courtney A Miller;Cristin F Gavin;Cristin F Gavin;Jason A White;R Ryley Parrish

  • Mild overexpression of MeCP2 causes a progressive neurological disorder in mice

    Ann L. Collins;Jonathan M. Levenson;Alexander P. Vilaythong;Ronald Richman

  • Evidence That DNA (Cytosine-5) Methyltransferase Regulates Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus

    Jonathan M. Levenson;Tania L. Roth;Farah D. Lubin;Courtney A. Miller

  • The Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade Couples PKA and PKC to cAMP Response Element Binding Protein Phosphorylation in Area CA1 of Hippocampus

    Erik D. Roberson;Joey D. English;J. Paige Adams;Joel C. Selcher

  • Epigenetic Mechanisms in Cognition

    Jeremy J. Day;J. David Sweatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin J. Weeber
Edwin J. Weeber University of South Florida
Anne E. Anderson
Anne E. Anderson Baylor College of Medicine
Eric Klann
Eric Klann New York University
Huda Y. Zoghbi
Huda Y. Zoghbi Baylor College of Medicine
Richard Paylor
Richard Paylor Baylor College of Medicine
Kelly T. Dineley
Kelly T. Dineley The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Coleen M. Atkins
Coleen M. Atkins University of Miami
Gavin Rumbaugh
Gavin Rumbaugh Scripps Research Institute
Marina Pizzi
Marina Pizzi University of Brescia
Carol A. Barnes
Carol A. Barnes University of Arizona

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