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  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James M. Tepper is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans several major fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 15 publications, alongside contributions to Neuroscience through 5 publications. Within these fields, Tepper's work extends to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology.

The main topics of Tepper's research include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, as well as Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling.

Frequent coauthors of Tepper include Silvia Fenoglio, Xuewen Pan, Jannik N. Andersen, Alan Huang, and Samuel R. Meier. Tepper has contributed to various publication venues regularly, with notable appearances in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics (5 publications), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications), Cell Reports (1 publication), and Journal of Neuroscience (1 publication).

Recent papers by Tepper highlight a focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms within neuroscience and cancer research. Notable publications include:

  • "Cholinergic control of striatal GABAergic microcircuits," 2022, Cell Reports
  • "Neuropilin 2/Plexin-A3 Receptors Regulate the Functional Connectivity and the Excitability in the Layers 4 and 5 of the Cerebral Cortex," 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Cholinergic control of striatal GABAergic microcircuits," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Abstract P146: Loss of HS2ST1 cooperates with MAPK inhibition to impair growth of mesenchymal KRAS mutant NSCLC," 2021, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • "Abstract P183: CRISPR screens identify sensitizers to trametinib in KRAS mutant cancer cell lines," 2021, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

Among honors received, Tepper was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Inhibitory control of neostriatal projection neurons by GABAergic interneurons.

    Tibor Koós;James M. Tepper

  • Functional diversity and specificity of neostriatal interneurons.

    James M Tepper;J Paul Bolam

  • Heterogeneity and diversity of striatal GABAergic interneurons.

    James M. Tepper;Fatuel Tecuapetla;Tibor Koós;Osvaldo Ibáñez-Sandoval

  • GABAergic microcircuits in the neostriatum

    James M. Tepper;Tibor Koós;Charles J. Wilson

  • GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition of rat substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons by pars reticulata projection neurons

    J. M. Tepper;L. P. Martin;D. R. Anderson

  • Dual Cholinergic Control of Fast-Spiking Interneurons in the Neostriatum

    Tibor Koós;James M. Tepper

  • Glutamatergic Signaling by Mesolimbic Dopamine Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens

    Fatuel Tecuapetla;Jyoti C. Patel;Harry Xenias;Daniel English

  • Comparison of IPSCs evoked by spiny and fast-spiking neurons in the neostriatum.

    Tibor Koos;James M. Tepper;Charles J. Wilson

  • GABAergic circuits mediate the reinforcement-related signals of striatal cholinergic interneurons

    Daniel F English;Osvaldo Ibanez-Sandoval;Eran Stark;Fatuel Tecuapetla;Fatuel Tecuapetla

  • GABAergic control of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons

    James M Tepper;Christian R Lee

  • Feedforward and feedback inhibition in neostriatal GABAergic spiny neurons.

    James M. Tepper;Charles J. Wilson;Tibor Koós

  • Postnatal Development of the Rat Neostriatum: Electrophysiological, Light- and Electron-Microscopic Studies

    James M. Tepper;Neal A. Sharpe;Tibor Z. Koós;Francine Trent

  • Basal ganglia macrocircuits

    J.M. Tepper;E.D. Abercrombie;J.P. Bolam

  • Heterogeneity and Diversity of Striatal GABAergic Interneurons: Update 2018.

    James M. Tepper;Tibor Koós;Osvaldo Ibanez-Sandoval;Fatuel Tecuapetla

  • Endogenous Hydrogen Peroxide Regulates the Excitability of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons via ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels

    Marat V. Avshalumov;Billy T. Chen;Tibor Koós;James M. Tepper

  • Axonal and dendritic arborization of an intracellularly labeled chandelier cell in the CA1 region of rat hippocampus.

    X. G. Li;P. Somogyi;J. M. Tepper;G. Buzsáki

  • GABAA and GABAB antagonists differentially affect the firing pattern of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons in vivo

    Carlos A. Paladini;James M. Tepper

  • Functional roles of dopamine D2 and D3 autoreceptors on nigrostriatal neurons analyzed by antisense knockdown in vivo.

    James M. Tepper;Bao-Cun Sun;Lynn P. Martin;Ian Creese

  • A Novel Functionally Distinct Subtype of Striatal Neuropeptide Y Interneuron

    Osvaldo Ibáñez-Sandoval;Fatuel Tecuapetla;Bengi Unal;Fulva Shah

  • Striatal, pallidal, and pars reticulata evoked inhibition of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons is mediated by GABAA receptors in vivo

    C.A Paladini;P Celada;J.M Tepper

  • Subthalamic stimulation-induced synaptic responses in substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic neurons in vitro.

    Yuji Iribe;Kevin Moore;Kevin C. H. Pang;James M. Tepper

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles J. Wilson
Charles J. Wilson The University of Texas at San Antonio
Elizabeth D. Abercrombie
Elizabeth D. Abercrombie Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Philip M. Groves
Philip M. Groves University of California, San Diego
Margaret E. Rice
Margaret E. Rice New York University
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
György Buzsáki
György Buzsáki New York University
Laszlo Zaborszky
Laszlo Zaborszky Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
J. P. Bolam
J. P. Bolam University of Oxford
Ilana B. Witten
Ilana B. Witten Princeton University
Jill L. Ostrem
Jill L. Ostrem University of California, San Francisco

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