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John A. Connor is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with a notable concentration on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis alongside environmental chemistry and mechanical engineering subfields.

The scientist's work centers on several key topics related to environmental contaminants and their impacts, including:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

John A. Connor has published in various scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation
  • Remediation Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • AAPG Bulletin

Among the recent scientific publications associated with their work are:

  • "Monitored Natural Attenuation to Manage PFAS Impacts to Groundwater: Scientific Basis" (2021), published in Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation
  • "A review of physical, chemical, and hydrogeologic characteristics of stray gas migration: Implications for investigation and remediation" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Enhanced attenuation (EA) to manage PFAS plumes in groundwater" (2022), published in Remediation Journal
  • "Monitored natural attenuation to manage PFAS impacts to groundwater: Potential guidelines" (2021), published in Remediation Journal
  • "Consideration of Vadose Zone Moisture Dynamics in Remediation of PFAS-Impacted Soils" (2024), published in Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation

Frequent collaborators in their research include Charles J. Newell, David T. Adamson, Poonam R. Kulkarni, Blossom N. Nzeribe, and Jovan Popovic. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing collaborative efforts within this scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Voltage clamp studies of a transient outward membrane current in gastropod neural somata

    J. A. Connor;C. F. Stevens

  • Prediction of repetitive firing behaviour from voltage clamp data on an isolated neurone soma

    J. A. Connor;C. F. Stevens

  • Calcium regulation of the neuronal growth cone.

    Stanley B. Kater;Mark P. Mattson;Christopher Cohan;John Connor

  • Turning of nerve growth cones induced by neurotransmitters

    James Q. Zheng;Mark Felder;John A. Connor;Mu-ming Poo

  • Dendritic spines as individual neuronal compartments for synaptic Ca2+ responses.

    Wolfgang Müller;John A. Connor

  • Targeted disruption of NMDA receptor 1 gene abolishes NMDA response and results in neonatal death

    Douglas Forrest;Michisuke Yuzaki;Holly D. Soares;Lily Ng

  • LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION

    David J. Linden;John A. Connor

  • A long-term depression of AMPA currents in cultured cerebellar Purkinje neurons.

    David J. Linden;Michael H. Dickinson;Michelle Smeyne;John A. Connor

  • Participation of postsynaptic PKC in cerebellar long-term depression in culture.

    David J. Linden;John A. Connor

  • Inward and delayed outward membrane currents in isolated neural somata under voltage clamp

    J. A. Connor;C. F. Stevens

  • Global Ischemia Induces Downregulation of Glur2 mRNA and Increases AMPA Receptor-Mediated Ca2+ Influx in Hippocampal CA1 Neurons of Gerbil

    J.A. Gorter;J.J. Petrozzino;E.M.A. Aronica;D.M. Rosenbaum

  • Physiological and structural evidence for hippocampal involvement in persistent seizure susceptibility after traumatic brain injury.

    Golijeh Golarai;Anders C. Greenwood;Dennis M. Feeney;John A. Connor

  • Optical imaging of calcium accumulation in hippocampal pyramidal cells during synaptic activation.

    Wade G. Regehr;John A. Connor;John A. Connor;David W. Tank

  • Electrical activity in cerebellar cultures determines Purkinje cell dendritic growth patterns

    Karl Schilling;Michael H. Dickinson;John A. Connor;James I. Morgan

  • Cellular mechanisms of long-term depression in the cerebellum

    David J. Linden;John A. Connor

  • Bidirectional synaptic plasticity correlated with the magnitude of dendritic calcium transients above a threshold.

    R. J. Cormier;A. C. Greenwood;J. A. Connor

  • NAD(P)H fluorescence imaging of postsynaptic neuronal activation in murine hippocampal slices.

    C. William Shuttleworth;Angela M. Brennan;John A. Connor

  • Perforated Patch Recording

    Stephen J. Korn;Alain Marty;John A. Connor;Richard Horn

  • The role of Ca2+ entry via synaptically activated NMDA receptors in the induction of long-term potentiation

    David J. Perkel;Jeffrey J. Petrozzino;Roger A. Nicoll;John A. Connor

  • Long-term Depression of Glutamate Currents in Cultured Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons Does Not Require Nitric Oxide Signalling.

    David J. Linden;John A. Connor

  • Global ischemia induces downregulation of GluR2 mRNA and increases AMPA receptor mediated Ca2+ influx in hippocampal CA1 neurons

    J.A. Gorter;E. Aronica;T. Opitz;M.V.L. Bennett

Frequent Co-Authors

C. William Shuttleworth
C. William Shuttleworth University of New Mexico
David J. Linden
David J. Linden Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Lucas Pozzo-Miller
Lucas Pozzo-Miller University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michisuke Yuzaki
Michisuke Yuzaki Keio University
Michael V. L. Bennett
Michael V. L. Bennett Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Eleonora Aronica
Eleonora Aronica University of Amsterdam
Jan A. Gorter
Jan A. Gorter University of Amsterdam
Andrew R. Mayer
Andrew R. Mayer Mind Research Network
John H. Weiss
John H. Weiss University of California, Irvine
Ludmil B. Alexandrov
Ludmil B. Alexandrov University of California, San Diego

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