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Justin S. Rhodes is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans several areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. This includes subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Physiology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The scientist's work encompasses diverse topics, notably Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms.

Justin S. Rhodes has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • Spontaneous seizure and memory loss in mice expressing an epileptic encephalopathy variant in the calmodulin-binding domain of Kv7.2, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nonapeptides mediate trade-offs in parental care strategy, 2020, Hormones and Behavior
  • CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation of biallelic F0 anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) mutants, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Tumor suppressor p53 modulates activity-dependent synapse strengthening, autism-like behavior and hippocampus-dependent learning, 2023, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Spontaneous alloparental care of unrelated offspring by non-breeding Amphiprion ocellaris in absence of the biological parents, 2020, Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS ONE, Hormones and Behavior, Scientific Reports, and Genes Brain & Behavior.

Justin S. Rhodes has collaborated regularly with several co-authors including Coltan G. Parker, Abigail R. Histed, Zachary V. Johnson, Gabriel J. Graham, and Meghan G. Connolly.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of a simple model of ethanol drinking to intoxication in C57BL/6J mice.

    Justin S. Rhodes;Karyn Best;John K. Belknap;Deborah A. Finn

  • Neurogenesis, inflammation and behavior.

    Rachel A. Kohman;Justin S. Rhodes

  • Mouse inbred strain differences in ethanol drinking to intoxication

    J. S. Rhodes;M. M. Ford;C. H. Yu;L. L. Brown

  • Exercise increases hippocampal neurogenesis to high levels but does not improve spatial learning in mice bred for increased voluntary wheel running.

    Justin S. Rhodes;Henriette van Praag;Susan Jeffrey;Isabelle Girard

  • Intact neurogenesis is required for benefits of exercise on spatial memory but not motor performance or contextual fear conditioning in C57BL/6J mice.

    P.J. Clark;W.J. Brzezinska;M.W. Thomas;N.A. Ryzhenko

  • Patterns of brain activity associated with variation in voluntary wheel-running behavior

    Justin S. Rhodes;Theodore Garland Jr.;Stephen C. Gammie

  • Aerobic exercise is the critical variable in an enriched environment that increases hippocampal neurogenesis and water maze learning in male C57BL/6J mice.

    Martina L. Mustroph;Shi Chen;Shalin C. Desai;Edward B. Cay

  • Neurobiology of Mice Selected for High Voluntary Wheel-running Activity

    Justin S. Rhodes;Stephen C. Gammie;Theodore Garland

  • The mechanisms of action of flavonoids in the brain: Direct versus indirect effects.

    Catarina Rendeiro;Justin S. Rhodes;Jeremy P.E. Spencer

  • Wheel running attenuates microglia proliferation and increases expression of a proneurogenic phenotype in the hippocampus of aged mice

    Rachel A. Kohman;Erin K. DeYoung;Tushar K. Bhattacharya;Lindsey N. Peterson

  • A Line of Mice Selected for High Blood Ethanol Concentrations Shows Drinking in the Dark to Intoxication

    John C. Crabbe;Pamela Metten;Justin S. Rhodes;Chia Hua Yu

  • Evolution of a small-muscle polymorphism in lines of house mice selected for high activity levels.

    Theodore Garland;Martin T. Morgan;John G. Swallow;Justin S. Rhodes

  • Functional analysis of neurovascular adaptations to exercise in the dentate gyrus of young adult mice associated with cognitive gain

    Peter J. Clark;Weronika J. Brzezinska;Emily K. Puchalski;David A. Krone

  • Exercise reduces activation of microglia isolated from hippocampus and brain of aged mice

    Rachel A Kohman;Rachel A Kohman;Tushar K Bhattacharya;Elzbieta Wojcik;Justin S Rhodes

  • Hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor but not neurotrophin-3 increases more in mice selected for increased voluntary wheel running.

    R. A. Johnson;Justin S Rhodes;S. L. Jeffrey;T. Garland

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor inhibits maternal aggression in mice.

    Stephen C. Gammie;Alejandro Negron;Sarah M. Newman;Justin S. Rhodes

  • Acute effects of Naltrexone and GBR 12909 on ethanol drinking-in-the-dark in C57BL/6J mice

    N. K. Kamdar;S. A. Miller;Y. M. Syed;R. Bhayana

  • Differential sensitivity to acute administration of Ritalin, apormorphine, SCH 23390, but not raclopride in mice selectively bred for hyperactive wheel-running behavior

    Justin S Rhodes;Justin S Rhodes;T. Garland

  • Differential sensitivity to acute administration of cocaine, GBR 12909, and fluoxetine in mice selectively bred for hyperactive wheel-running behavior.

    J. S. Rhodes;G. R. Hosack;I. Girard;A. E. Kelley

  • Genetic influences on exercise-induced adult hippocampal neurogenesis across 12 divergent mouse strains

    Peter J. Clark;Rachel A. Kohman;Daniel S. Miller;Tushar K. Bhattacharya

  • Acute effects of acamprosate and MPEP on ethanol Drinking-in-the-Dark in male C57BL/6J mice.

    Tripta Gupta;Yaqoob M. Syed;Andrew A. Revis;Samantha A. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney W. Johnson
Rodney W. Johnson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Deborah A. Finn
Deborah A. Finn Oregon Health & Science University
George C. Fahey
George C. Fahey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tamara J. Phillips
Tamara J. Phillips Oregon Health & Science University
Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Daniel Pomp
Daniel Pomp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John K. Belknap
John K. Belknap Oregon Health & Science University
Ryan N. Dilger
Ryan N. Dilger University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael R. Bruchas
Michael R. Bruchas University of Washington

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