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Michael V. Johnston was affiliated with the Kennedy Krieger Institute in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several interconnected fields, predominantly focusing on medicine and neuroscience. Within these main areas, their work touched notably on genetics, cognitive neuroscience, pediatrics, neurology, and pathology.

The scientist's research covered a range of topics linked to developmental and neurological disorders as well as cardiac and hematological conditions. Specific main topics of investigation included:

  • Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Congenital Heart Defects Research
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Michael V. Johnston published multiple papers in several notable journals, contributing to the academic dialogue in medicine and neuroscience. Key recent publications included:

  • "Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understand the Pathogenesis of Methyl-CpG Binding Protein 2-related Disorders," 2020, Neuroscience
  • "Co-Occurrence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease," 2021, Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
  • "Inflammatory Profile in a Canine Model of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest," 2021, Journal of Surgical Research
  • "NMDA Receptor Antagonism for Neuroprotection in a Canine Model of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest," 2020, Journal of Surgical Research

Frequent publication venues highlighted the scientist's areas of engagement, with repeated contributions to:

  • Journal of Surgical Research
  • Neuroscience
  • Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

Michael V. Johnston collaborated with several researchers throughout their career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Mary E. Blue
  • Katherine Giuliano
  • Eric Etchill
  • Jennifer S. Lawton
  • Mary Ann Wilson

Best Publications

  • Physiological and pathophysiological roles of excitatory amino acids during central nervous system development

    John W. McDonald;Michael V. Johnston

  • QuickSet: multimodal interaction for distributed applications

    Philip R. Cohen;Michael Johnston;David McGee;Sharon Oviatt

  • Plasticity in the developing brain: Implications for rehabilitation

    Michael V. Johnston

  • Neurobiology of hypoxic-ischemic injury in the developing brain.

    Michael V Johnston;William H Trescher;Akira Ishida;Wako Nakajima

  • Neurotoxicity of N-methyl-D-aspartate is markedly enhanced in developing rat central nervous system.

    John W. McDonald;Faye S. Silverstein;Michael V. Johnston

  • Evidence for a cholinergic projection to neocortex from neurons in basal forebrain

    Michael V. Johnston;Michael McKinney;Joseph T. Coyle

  • Choline acetyltransferase activity in striatum of neonatal rats increased by nerve growth factor

    WC Mobley;WC Mobley;JL Rutkowski;GI Tennekoon;K Buchanan

  • Apoptosis Has a Prolonged Role in the Neurodegeneration after Hypoxic Ischemia in the Newborn Rat

    Wako Nakajima;Akira Ishida;Mary S. Lange;Kathleen L. Gabrielson

  • Neocortical cholinergic innervation: a description of extrinsic and intrinsic components in the rat.

    M. V. Johnston;M. McKinney;J. T. Coyle

  • Cerebral plasticity: Windows of opportunity in the developing brain.

    Fatima Yousif Ismail;Fatima Yousif Ismail;Ali Fatemi;Michael V. Johnston

  • Nerve growth factor increases choline acetyltransferase activity in developing basal forebrain neurons

    William C. Mobley;William C. Mobley;J.Lynn Rutkowski;Gihan I. Tennekoon;Jude Gemski

  • Sex and the pathogenesis of cerebral palsy.

    Michael V Johnston;Henrik Hagberg

  • Sensory and motor deficits in children with cerebral palsy born preterm correlate with diffusion tensor imaging abnormalities in thalamocortical pathways

    Alexander H. Hoon;Elaine E. Stashinko;Lidia M. Nagae;Doris D.M. Lin

  • Clinical disorders of brain plasticity

    Michael V. Johnston

  • MK-801 protects the neonatal brain from hypoxic-ischemic damage

    John W. McDonald;Faye Sarah Silverstein;Michael V. Johnston

  • Treatment advances in neonatal neuroprotection and neurointensive care

    Michael V Johnston;Ali Fatemi;Mary Ann Wilson;Frances Northington

  • Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Term Infant

    Ali Fatemi;Mary Ann Wilson;Michael V. Johnston

  • PARP-1 gene disruption in mice preferentially protects males from perinatal brain injury.

    Henrik Hagberg;Mary Ann Wilson;Mary Ann Wilson;Hiroko Matsushita;Changlian Zhu

  • MATCH: An Architecture for Multimodal Dialogue Systems

    Michael Johnston;SrinivasBangalore;Gunaranjan Vasireddy;Amanda Stent

  • Excitotoxicity in perinatal brain injury.

    Michael V. Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary E. Blue
Mary E. Blue Kennedy Krieger Institute
Faye S. Silverstein
Faye S. Silverstein University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Srinivas Bangalore
Srinivas Bangalore Interactions LLC
Joseph T. Coyle
Joseph T. Coyle Harvard University
William A. Baumgartner
William A. Baumgartner Johns Hopkins University
John W. McDonald
John W. McDonald Johns Hopkins University
William C. Mobley
William C. Mobley University of California, San Diego
Rangaramanujam M. Kannan
Rangaramanujam M. Kannan Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Henrik Hagberg
Henrik Hagberg University of Gothenburg
David Crawford Gibbon
David Crawford Gibbon AT&T (United States)

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