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Karen K. Szumlinski is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research focuses on multiple aspects of neuroscience and molecular biology, reflected in their extensive publication record in these fields. They have contributed notably to areas such as neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, pharmacology, and physiology.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study

Szumlinski has published research papers in various renowned journals, with frequent appearances in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Frontiers in Psychiatry, The FASEB Journal, and Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Recent papers include:

  • "Transgenic Analyses of Homer2 Function Within Nucleus Accumbens Subregions in the Regulation of Methamphetamine Reward and Reinforcement in Mice," 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Hnrnph1 is a novel regulator of alcohol reward," 2021, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "Selective Inhibition of PDE4B Reduces Binge Drinking in Two C57BL/6 Substrains," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Sex-dependent effects of an Hnrnph1 mutation on fentanyl addiction-relevant behaviors but not antinociception in mice," 2020, Genes Brain & Behavior
  • "Incubation of Negative Affect during Protracted Alcohol Withdrawal Is Age-, but Not Sex-Selective," 2020, Brain Sciences

Their collaborative work frequently involves co-authors such as Camron D. Bryant, Tod E. Kippin, C. Leonardo Jimenez Chavez, Laura L. Huerta Sanchez, and Elissa K. Fultz, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Homer Proteins Regulate Sensitivity to Cocaine

    Karen K. Szumlinski;Marlin H. Dehoff;Shin H. Kang;Kelly A. Frys

  • Behavioral and neurochemical phenotyping of Homer1 mutant mice: Possible relevance to schizophrenia

    K. K. Szumlinski;K. D. Lominac;M. J. Kleschen;E. B. Oleson

  • Homer proteins: implications for neuropsychiatric disorders.

    Karen K Szumlinski;Peter W Kalivas;Paul F Worley

  • Homer2 is necessary for EtOH-induced neuroplasticity.

    Karen K. Szumlinski;Karen K. Szumlinski;Kevin D. Lominac;Erik B. Oleson;Jennifer K. Walker

  • Synaptic depression via mGluR1 positive allosteric modulation suppresses cue-induced cocaine craving

    Jessica A Loweth;Andrew F Scheyer;Mike Milovanovic;Amber L LaCrosse

  • Binge drinking upregulates accumbens mGluR5-Homer2-PI3K signaling: functional implications for alcoholism.

    Debra K. Cozzoli;Scott P. Goulding;Ping Wu Zhang;Bo Xiao

  • Glutamate transmission and addiction to cocaine.

    Peter W. Kalivas;Krista McFARLAND;Scott Bowers;Karen Szumlinski

  • Nucleus accumbens mGluR5-associated signaling regulates binge alcohol drinking under drinking-in-the-dark procedures.

    Debra K. Cozzoli;Justin Courson;Amanda L. Caruana;Bailey W. Miller

  • Homers regulate drug-induced neuroplasticity: Implications for addiction

    Karen K. Szumlinski;Alexis W. Ary;Kevin D. Lominac

  • Behavioral and neurochemical interactions between Group 1 mGluR antagonists and ethanol: potential insight into their anti-addictive properties.

    Kevin D. Lominac;Zuzana Kapasova;Reem A. Hannun;Cole Patterson

  • Strain Differences in Alcohol-Induced Neurochemical Plasticity : A Role for Accumbens Glutamate in Alcohol Intake

    Zuzana Kapasova;Karen K. Szumlinski

  • Binge alcohol drinking elicits persistent negative affect in mice.

    Kaziya M. Lee;Michal Coehlo;Hadley A. McGregor;Ryan S. Waltermire

  • Distinct roles for different Homer1 isoforms in behaviors and associated prefrontal cortex function.

    Kevin D. Lominac;Erik B. Oleson;Matthew Pava;Matthias Klugmann;Matthias Klugmann

  • Maximizing Peptide Identification Events in Proteomic Workflows Using Data-Dependent Acquisition (DDA)

    Nicholas W. Bateman;Scott P. Goulding;Scott P. Goulding;Nicholas J. Shulman;Avinash K. Gadok

  • Accumbens neurochemical adaptations produced by binge-like alcohol consumption

    Karen K. Szumlinski;Mahdi E. Diab;Raquel Friedman;Liezl M. Henze

  • Prenatal Stress Enhances Responsiveness to Cocaine

    Tod E Kippin;Tod E Kippin;Karen K Szumlinski;Karen K Szumlinski;Zuzana Kapasova;Betsy Rezner

  • Extended daily access to cocaine results in distinct alterations in Homer 1b/c and NMDA receptor subunit expression within the medial prefrontal cortex.

    Osnat Ben-Shahar;Ilona Obara;Alexis W. Ary;Natalie Ma

  • Differential Effects of Chronic Ethanol Consumption and Withdrawal on Homer/Glutamate Receptor Expression in Subregions of the Accumbens and Amygdala of P Rats

    Ilona Obara;Richard L. Bell;Scott P. Goulding;Cindy M. Reyes

  • Accumbens Homer2 Overexpression Facilitates Alcohol-Induced Neuroplasticity in C57BL/6J Mice

    Karen K Szumlinski;Alexis W Ary;Kevin D Lominac;Matthias Klugmann

  • Chronic ethanol consumption by C57BL/6 mice promotes tolerance to its interoceptive cues and increases extracellular dopamine, an effect blocked by naltrexone

    Lawrence D. Middaugh;Karen K. Szumlinski;Yancy Van Patten;Angela-Leigh Bandy Marlowe

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul F. Worley
Paul F. Worley Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Matthias Klugmann
Matthias Klugmann University of New South Wales
Peter W. Kalivas
Peter W. Kalivas Medical University of South Carolina
Stanley D. Glick
Stanley D. Glick Albany Medical Center Hospital
Deborah A. Finn
Deborah A. Finn Oregon Health & Science University
Tamara J. Phillips
Tamara J. Phillips Oregon Health & Science University
David J. Linden
David J. Linden Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
William A. Carlezon
William A. Carlezon Harvard University
Douglas L. Rosene
Douglas L. Rosene Boston University
Michael J. MacCoss
Michael J. MacCoss University of Washington

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