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4799
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2158

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Joseph R. Moskal is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on Surgery, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management

Joseph R. Moskal has published extensively, with key recent papers including:

  • "NYX-458 Improves Cognitive Performance in a Primate Parkinson's Disease Model" (2020) in Movement Disorders
  • "An IGFBP2-derived peptide promotes neuroplasticity and rescues deficits in a mouse model of Phelan-McDermid syndrome" (2022) in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Zelquistinel Is an Orally Bioavailable Novel NMDA Receptor Allosteric Modulator That Exhibits Rapid and Sustained Antidepressant-Like Effects" (2022) in The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Institutional Adherence to the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Body Mass Index Guidelines Lowers Perioperative Emergency Department Visits in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty" (2023) in The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • "Ultrasound-Guided Adductor Canal Block Versus Intraoperative Transarticular Saphenous Nerve Block: A Retrospective Analysis" (2022) in The Journal of Arthroplasty

The most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Movement Disorders
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Neuropharmacology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Joseph R. Moskal are:

  • Jeffrey Burgdorf
  • Devon R. Pekas
  • Patric K. Stanton
  • John E. Donello
  • Linsen T. Samuel

The scientist has received recognition including:

  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2017
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2016

Best Publications

  • Ultrasonic vocalizations of rats (Rattus norvegicus) during mating, play, and aggression: Behavioral concomitants, relationship to reward, and self-administration of playback.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Roger A. Kroes;Joseph R. Moskal;James G. Pfaus

  • Neurobiology of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats: Electrode mapping, lesion, and pharmacology studies

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Paul L. Wood;Roger A. Kroes;Joseph R. Moskal

  • Frequency-modulated 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations: a tool for uncovering the molecular substrates of positive affect.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp;Joseph R. Moskal

  • GLYX-13, a NMDA Receptor Glycine-Site Functional Partial Agonist, Induces Antidepressant-Like Effects Without Ketamine-Like Side Effects

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Xiao Lei Zhang;Katherine L. Nicholson;Robert L. Balster

  • Hippocampus-dependent learning facilitated by a monoclonal antibody or D-cycloserine

    Lucien T. Thompson;Joseph R. Moskal;John F. Disterhoft

  • Randomized proof of concept trial of GLYX-13, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor glycine site partial agonist, in major depressive disorder nonresponsive to a previous antidepressant agent.

    Sheldon Preskorn;Matthew Macaluso;Do Vishaal Mehra;Gary Zammit

  • Photoendocrine transduction in cultured chick pineal cells: effect of light, dark, and potassium on the melatonin rhythm

    Martin Zatz;Deborah A. Mullen;Joseph R. Moskal

  • GLYX-13, an NMDA receptor glycine site functional partial agonist enhances cognition and produces antidepressant effects without the psychotomimetic side effects of NMDA receptor antagonists.

    Joseph R Moskal;Ronald Burch;Jeffrey S Burgdorf;Roger A Kroes

  • β1,6-N-Acetylglucosamine-bearing N-Glycans in Human Gliomas: Implications for a Role in Regulating Invasivity

    Hirotaka Yamamoto;Jason Swoger;Suzanne Greene;Tasuku Saito

  • A NMDA receptor glycine site partial agonist, GLYX-13, simultaneously enhances LTP and reduces LTD at Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses in hippocampus.

    Xiao lei Zhang;John A. Sullivan;Joseph R. Moskal;Patric K. Stanton

  • Basic fibroblast growth factor and epidermal growth factor exert differential trophic effects on CNS neurons

    R. S. Morrison;R. F. Keating;J. R. Moskal

  • The identification of novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of malignant brain tumors.

    Roger A Kroes;Aaron Jastrow;Michael G McLone;Hirotaka Yamamoto

  • The effects of selective breeding for differential rates of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations on emotional behavior in rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp;Stefan M. Brudzynski;Margery C. Beinfeld

  • Breeding for 50-kHz positive affective vocalization in rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp;Stefan M. Brudzynski;Roger Kroes

  • The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulator GLYX-13 enhances learning and memory, in young adult and learning impaired aging rats.

    Jeffrey Burgdorf;Xiao lei Zhang;Craig Weiss;Elizabeth Matthews

  • Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor-like Activity and Receptors Are Expressed in a Human Glioma Cell Line

    Richard S. Morrison;Janet L. Gross;William F. Herblin;Thomas M. Reilly

  • Physiological and behavioral effects of prior aversive stimulation (preshock) in the rat.

    Seymour Levine;John Madden;Robert L. Conner;Joseph R. Moskal

  • GLYX-13: a monoclonal antibody-derived peptide that acts as an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulator.

    Joseph R. Moskal;Amy G. Kuo;Craig Weiss;Paul L. Wood

  • α2,6-Sialylation of cell-surface N-glycans inhibits glioma formation in vivo

    Hirotaka Yamamoto;Angelica Oviedo;Charla Sweeley;Tasuku Saito

  • Modeling depression: social dominance-submission gene expression patterns in rat neocortex.

    R.A. Kroes;J. Panksepp;J. Panksepp;J. Burgdorf;N.J. Otto

  • Aldehyde load in ischemia-reperfusion brain injury: neuroprotection by neutralization of reactive aldehydes with phenelzine.

    Paul L. Wood;M. Amin Khan;Joseph R. Moskal;Kathryn G. Todd

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey Burgdorf
Jeffrey Burgdorf Northwestern University
Jaak Panksepp
Jaak Panksepp Washington State University
Patric K. Stanton
Patric K. Stanton New York Medical College
John F. Disterhoft
John F. Disterhoft Northwestern University
Craig Weiss
Craig Weiss Northwestern University
Booil Jo
Booil Jo Stanford University
Voon Wee Yong
Voon Wee Yong University of Calgary
Lee E. Eiden
Lee E. Eiden National Institutes of Health
David Fenyö
David Fenyö New York University
Stephen T. Warren
Stephen T. Warren Emory University

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