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Jerry B. Richards is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and neuroscience. The scientist's work includes significant contributions in subfields such as genetics, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and animal science and zoology.

Their publications cover a range of topics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach. Key topics include neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, birth, development, and health, prenatal substance exposure effects, genetic associations and epidemiology, adipose tissue and metabolism, and animal behavior and welfare studies.

Jerry B. Richards frequently publishes in several scientific venues with multiple papers appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, Cell Reports, and Obesity.

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on genetics, behavior, and physiology in animal models, as well as prenatal and developmental impacts on health. Selected recent papers include:

  • Genome-Wide Association Study in 3,173 Outbred Rats Identifies Multiple Loci for Body Weight, Adiposity, and Fasting Glucose, 2020, Obesity
  • Sex-dependent associations between addiction-related behaviors and the microbiome in outbred rats, 2020, EBioMedicine
  • Prenatal Ethanol Exposure Leads to Attention Deficits in Both Male and Female Rats, 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Prenatal ethanol exposure impairs sensory processing and habituation of visual stimuli, effects normalized by postnatal environmental enrichment, 2022, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Genome-wide association studies of human and rat BMI converge on synapse, epigenome, and hormone signaling networks, 2023, Cell Reports

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include Connor D. Martin, Keita Ishiwari, Paul Meyer, Abraham A. Palmer, and Apurva S. Chitre.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of a behavioral measure of risk taking: the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART).

    C. W. Lejuez;Jennifer P. Read;Christopher W. Kahler;Jerry B. Richards

  • Dimensions of impulsive behavior: Personality and behavioral measures

    Brady Reynolds;Amanda Ortengren;Jerry B. Richards;Harriet de Wit

  • DELAY OR PROBABILITY DISCOUNTING IN A MODEL OF IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR: EFFECT OF ALCOHOL

    Jerry B. Richards;Lan Zhang;Suzanne H. Mitchell;Harriet de Wit

  • The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) differentiates smokers and nonsmokers.

    C. W. Lejuez;Will M Aklin;Heather A Jones;Jerry B Richards

  • Determination of discount functions in rats with an adjusting-amount procedure.

    J B Richards;S H Mitchell;H de Wit;L S Seiden

  • Acute administration of d-amphetamine decreases impulsivity in healthy volunteers.

    Harriet de Wit;Justin L Enggasser;Jerry B Richards

  • Delay discounting and probability discounting as related to cigarette smoking status in adults.

    Brady Reynolds;Jerry B Richards;Kimberly Horn;Katherine Karraker

  • Effects of THC on Behavioral Measures of Impulsivity in Humans

    Jennifer McDonald;Laura Schleifer;Jerry B Richards;Harriet de Wit

  • Effects of dopaminergic drugs on delayed reward as a measure of impulsive behavior in rats.

    Tammy R. Wade;Harriet de Wit;Jerry B. Richards

  • Effects of d-amphetamine and alcohol on a measure of behavioral inhibition in rats.

    Tyler W. Feola;Harriet de Wit;Jerry B. Richards

  • Differences in impulsivity and risk-taking propensity between primary users of crack cocaine and primary users of heroin in a residential substance-use program

    Marina A. Bornovalova;Stacey B. Daughters;Gustavo Daniel Hernandez;Jerry B. Richards

  • Reward discounting as a measure of impulsive behavior in a psychiatric outpatient population.

    John P. Crean;Harriet de Wit;Jerry B. Richards

  • Effects of sleep deprivation on impulsive behaviors in men and women

    Ashley Acheson;Jerry B. Richards;Harriet de Wit

  • Effects of methamphetamine on the adjusting amount procedure, a model of impulsive behavior in rats.

    J. B. Richards;K. E. Sabol;H. de Wit

  • Acute-alcohol effects on the Experiential Discounting Task (EDT) and a question-based measure of delay discounting.

    Brady Reynolds;Jerry B. Richards;Harriet de Wit

  • Dual determinants of drug use in humans: reward and impulsivity.

    Harriet de Wit;Jerry B Richards

  • Effect of tryptophan depletion on impulsive behavior in men with or without a family history of alcoholism.

    John Crean;Jerry B Richards;Harriet de Wit

  • Risk taking differences on a behavioral task as a function of potential reward/loss magnitude and individual differences in impulsivity and sensation seeking.

    Marina A. Bornovalova;Alex Cashman-Rolls;Jennifer M. O'Donnell;Kenneth Ettinger

  • Delay and probability discounting as related to different stages of adolescent smoking and non-smoking.

    Brady Reynolds;Katherine Karraker;Kimberly Horn;Jerry B Richards

  • Comparison between two measures of delay discounting in smokers.

    Leonard H. Epstein;Jerry B. Richards;Frances G. Saad;Rocco A. Paluch

Frequent Co-Authors

Harriet de Wit
Harriet de Wit University of Chicago
Carl W. Lejuez
Carl W. Lejuez Stony Brook University
Brady Reynolds
Brady Reynolds University of Kentucky
Jennifer P. Read
Jennifer P. Read University at Buffalo, State University of New York
David R. Strong
David R. Strong University of California, San Diego
Christopher W. Kahler
Christopher W. Kahler Brown University
Craig R. Colder
Craig R. Colder University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Gregory L. Stuart
Gregory L. Stuart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Larry W. Hawk
Larry W. Hawk University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Marina A. Bornovalova
Marina A. Bornovalova University of South Florida

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