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Mariella De Biasi is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Medicine. Within these broader domains, their work focuses on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research topics can be categorized under several key areas including:

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

De Biasi has contributed to multiple scientific papers, with notable recent publications such as:

  • "Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and nicotine addiction: A brief introduction" (2020, Neuropharmacology)
  • "Auditory cortex shapes sound responses in the inferior colliculus" (2020, eLife)
  • "History repeats itself: Role of characterizing flavors on nicotine use and abuse" (2020, Neuropharmacology)
  • "Cholinergic Receptors and Addiction" (2020, Current topics in behavioral neurosciences)
  • "Exposure to fruit-flavoring during adolescence increases nicotine consumption and promotes dose escalation" (2021, Neuropharmacology)

Their frequent coauthors include Natalia A. Quijano Cardé, Jessica K. Shaw, Theresa Patten, Allison Dreier, and Bruce A. Kimball.

De Biasi's work has been published extensively in venues such as Neuropharmacology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Current topics in behavioral neurosciences, and Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. Among these, Neuropharmacology is the most frequent publication venue.

Best Publications

  • Mice Deficient in the α7 Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Lack α-Bungarotoxin Binding Sites and Hippocampal Fast Nicotinic Currents

    Avi Orr-Urtreger;Finn M. Göldner;Mayuko Saeki;Isabel Lorenzo

  • Cellular mechanisms of nicotine addiction.

    John A. Dani;Mariella De Biasi

  • Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

    Yann S. Mineur;Alfonso Abizaid;Yan Rao;Ramiro Salas

  • Reward, Addiction, Withdrawal to Nicotine

    Mariella De Biasi;John A. Dani

  • Multiorgan autonomic dysfunction in mice lacking the beta2 and the beta4 subunits of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

    Wei Xu;Avi Orr-Urtreger;Filippo Nigro;Shari Gelber

  • Megacystis, mydriasis, and ion channel defect in mice lacking the α3 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

    Wei Xu;Shari Gelber;Avi Orr-Urtreger;Dawna Armstrong

  • Nicotinic receptors in the habenulo-interpeduncular system are necessary for nicotine withdrawal in mice.

    Ramiro Salas;Renea Sturm;Jim Boulter;Mariella De Biasi

  • Decreased Signs of Nicotine Withdrawal in Mice Null for the β4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit

    Ramiro Salas;Fredalina Pieri;Mariella De Biasi

  • Elevation of RNA-binding protein CUGBP1 is an early event in an inducible heart-specific mouse model of myotonic dystrophy

    Guey Shin Wang;Debra L. Kearney;Mariella De Biasi;George Taffet

  • Evaluating the suitability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antibodies for standard immunodetection procedures

    N. Moser;N. Mechawar;I. Jones;A. Gochberg-Sarver

  • The medial habenula and interpeduncular nucleus circuitry is critical in addiction, anxiety, and mood regulation.

    Ian McLaughlin;John A. Dani;Mariella De Biasi

  • The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit α5 Mediates Short-Term Effects of Nicotine in Vivo

    Ramiro Salas;Avi Orr-Urtreger;Ron S. Broide;Arthur Beaudet

  • Mice with the R176Q cardiac ryanodine receptor mutation exhibit catecholamine-induced ventricular tachycardia and cardiomyopathy

    Prince J. Kannankeril;Brett M. Mitchell;Sanjeewa A. Goonasekera;Mihail G. Chelu

  • Corelease of Dopamine and Serotonin from Striatal Dopamine Terminals

    Fu-Ming Zhou;Yong Liang;Ramiro Salas;Lifen Zhang

  • Nicotine withdrawal.

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  • Altered Anxiety-Related Responses in Mutant Mice Lacking the β4 Subunit of the Nicotinic Receptor

    Ramiro Salas;Fredalina Pieri;Beryl Fung;John A. Dani

  • Molecular cloning and functional expression of a novel potassium channel β-subunit from human atrium

    Kumud Majumder;Mariella De Biasi;Mariella De Biasi;Zhiguo Wang;Barbara A. Wible

  • Dopamine Regulates Aversive Contextual Learning and Associated In Vivo Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus.

    John I. Broussard;Kechun Yang;Amber T. Levine;Theodoros Tsetsenis

  • The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor α5 Subunit Plays a Key Role in Attention Circuitry and Accuracy

    Craig D. C. Bailey;Mariella De Biasi;Paul J. Fletcher;Evelyn K. Lambe

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and nicotine addiction: A brief introduction.

    Ruthie E. Wittenberg;Shannon L. Wolfman;Mariella De Biasi;John A. Dani

  • Nicotine Regulates Multiple Synaptic Proteins by Inhibiting Proteasomal Activity

    Khosrow Rezvani;Yanfen Teng;David Shim;Mariella De Biasi

  • BOLD Responses to Negative Reward Prediction Errors in Human Habenula.

    Ramiro Salas;Philip R. Baldwin;Mariella de Biasi;P. Read Montague

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramiro Salas
Ramiro Salas Baylor College of Medicine
John A. Dani
John A. Dani University of Pennsylvania
Arthur L. Beaudet
Arthur L. Beaudet Baylor College of Medicine
Evelyn K. Lambe
Evelyn K. Lambe University of Toronto
Christoph Plass
Christoph Plass German Cancer Research Center
Richard Paylor
Richard Paylor Baylor College of Medicine
Martin D. Tobin
Martin D. Tobin University of Leicester
Matthew L. Freedman
Matthew L. Freedman Harvard University
J. Michael McIntosh
J. Michael McIntosh University of Utah
Marina R. Picciotto
Marina R. Picciotto Yale University

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