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Keri Martinowich is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with a focus on related subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Biophysics.

The scientist's work centers around key topics including Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Gene expression and cancer classification, RNA Research and Splicing, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, and Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks.

Martinowich has contributed to several recent publications, demonstrating involvement in transcriptomic research and spatial gene expression analysis. Notable papers include:

  • Transcriptome-scale spatial gene expression in the human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Single-nucleus transcriptome analysis reveals cell-type-specific molecular signatures across reward circuitry in the human brain, 2021, Neuron
  • Dissecting transcriptomic signatures of neuronal differentiation and maturation using iPSCs, 2020, Nature Communications
  • spatialLIBD: an R/Bioconductor package to visualize spatially-resolved transcriptomics data, 2022, BMC Genomics
  • Transcriptome-scale spatial gene expression in the human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent co-authors include Kristen R. Maynard, Stephanie C. Page, Thomas M. Hyde, Stephanie C. Hicks, and Leonardo Collado-Torres.

Martinowich's publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biological Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology, Nature Neuroscience, and European Neuropsychopharmacology, indicating a consistent engagement with journals focused on neuroscience and psychiatric research.

Best Publications

  • DNA methylation-related chromatin remodeling in activity-dependent BDNF gene regulation.

    Keri Martinowich;Daisuke Hattori;Hao Wu;Shaun Fouse

  • Direct current stimulation promotes BDNF-dependent synaptic plasticity: potential implications for motor learning.

    Brita Fritsch;Janine Reis;Janine Reis;Keri Martinowich;Heidi M. Schambra

  • New insights into BDNF function in depression and anxiety

    Keri Martinowich;Husseini Manji;Bai Lu

  • Transcriptome-scale spatial gene expression in the human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

    Kristen R. Maynard;Leonardo Collado-Torres;Lukas M. Weber;Cedric Uytingco

  • Interaction between BDNF and Serotonin: Role in Mood Disorders

    Keri Martinowich;Bai Lu

  • Transcriptome-scale spatial gene expression in the human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

    Kristen Maynard;Leonardo Collado Torres;Lukas M Weber;Cedric Uytingco

  • DNA methylation controls the timing of astrogliogenesis through regulation of JAK-STAT signaling

    Guoping Fan;Keri Martinowich;Mark H. Chin;Fei He

  • A positive autoregulatory loop of Jak-STAT signaling controls the onset of astrogliogenesis

    Fei He;Weihong Ge;Keri Martinowich;Sara Becker-Catania;Sara Becker-Catania

  • Molecular evidence for BDNF- and GABA-related dysfunctions in the amygdala of female subjects with major depression.

    Jean-Philippe Guilloux;Gaelle Douillard-Guilloux;Rama Kota;Xingbin Wang

  • Environmental enrichment requires adult neurogenesis to facilitate the recovery from psychosocial stress

    R J Schloesser;M Lehmann;K Martinowich;H K Manji

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Signaling and Subgenual Anterior Cingulate Cortex Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder

    Adam Tripp;Hyunjung Oh;Jean Philippe Guilloux;Keri Martinowich

  • Phosphorylation of MeCP2 at Serine 80 regulates its chromatin association and neurological function

    Jifang Tao;Keping Hu;Keping Hu;Keping Hu;Qiang Chang;Qiang Chang;Hao Wu

  • Notch signaling promotes astrogliogenesis via direct CSL-mediated glial gene activation.

    Weihong Ge;Keri Martinowich;Xiangbing Wu;Fei He

  • Coupling of cell migration with neurogenesis by proneural bHLH factors.

    Weihong Ge;Fei He;Kevin J. Kim;Bruno Blanchi

  • Suppression of adult neurogenesis leads to an increased hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis response.

    Robert J. Schloesser;Husseini K. Manji;Keri Martinowich

  • Critical role of promoter IV-driven BDNF transcription in GABAergic transmission and synaptic plasticity in the prefrontal cortex

    Kazuko Sakata;Newton H. Woo;Keri Martinowich;Joshua S. Greene

  • Single-nucleus transcriptome analysis reveals cell type-specific molecular signatures across reward circuitry in the human brain

    Matthew N. Tran;Matthew N. Tran;Kristen R. Maynard;Abby Spangler;Louise A. Huuki

  • BDNF at the synapse: why location matters

    Minseok Song;Keri Martinowich;Francis S. Lee

  • Glucocorticoids Orchestrate Divergent Effects on Mood through Adult Neurogenesis

    Michael L. Lehmann;Rebecca A. Brachman;Keri Martinowich;Robert J. Schloesser

  • Dissecting transcriptomic signatures of neuronal differentiation and maturation using iPSCs

    Emily E. Burke;Joshua G. Chenoweth;Joo Heon Shin;Leonardo Collado-Torres

  • Role of activity-dependent BDNF expression in hippocampal–prefrontal cortical regulation of behavioral perseverance

    Kazuko Sakata;Keri Martinowich;Newton H. Woo;Robert J. Schloesser

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel E. Kleinman
Joel E. Kleinman Johns Hopkins University
Bai Lu
Bai Lu Tsinghua University
Daniel R. Weinberger
Daniel R. Weinberger Johns Hopkins University
Hao Wu
Hao Wu Harvard University
Karen F. Berman
Karen F. Berman National Institutes of Health
Alain M. Gardier
Alain M. Gardier University of Paris-Saclay
François Guillemot
François Guillemot The Francis Crick Institute
Jean-Philippe Guilloux
Jean-Philippe Guilloux University of Paris-Saclay
Dwight Dickinson
Dwight Dickinson National Institutes of Health
Nicholas J. Brandon
Nicholas J. Brandon Neumora Therapeutics Inc

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