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114
Citations
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World Ranking
474
National Ranking
276

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1981 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1969 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael V. L. Bennett was affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Neuroscience, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

Their main fields of study included:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Bennett's subfields of study encompassed:

  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

The scientist's research topics covered a range of areas such as:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
  • Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Significant papers from Bennett included:

  • "IL-4/STAT6 signaling facilitates innate hematoma resolution and neurological recovery after hemorrhagic stroke in mice" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Differential effects of SARS-CoV-2 variants on central nervous system cells and blood-brain barrier functions" (2023, Journal of Neuroinflammation)
  • "Leveraging single-cell RNA sequencing to unravel the impact of aging on stroke recovery mechanisms in mice" (2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Microglia-specific deletion of histone deacetylase 3 promotes inflammation resolution, white matter integrity, and functional recovery in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury" (2022, Journal of Neuroinflammation)
  • "STAT1 Contributes to Microglial/Macrophage Inflammation and Neurological Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury" (2022, Journal of Neuroscience)

Their frequent co-authors included:

  • R. Anne Stetler
  • Yejie Shi
  • Jun Chen
  • Xiaoming Hu
  • Rehana K. Leak

Key venues for publication were:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Glia

Bennett was a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1981 and was named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1969.

Best Publications

  • Gap junctions: new tools, new answers, new questions.

    M.V.L. Bennett;L.C. Barrio;T.A. Bargiello;D.C. Spray

  • Electrical Coupling and Neuronal Synchronization in the Mammalian Brain

    Michael V.L Bennett;R.Suzanne Zukin

  • ATP Released from Astrocytes Mediates Glial Calcium Waves

    Peter B. Guthrie;Joshua Knappenberger;Menahem Segal;Michael V.L. Bennett

  • Blood-brain barrier dysfunction and recovery after ischemic stroke.

    Xiaoyan Jiang;Xiaoyan Jiang;Anuska V. Andjelkovic;Ling Zhu;Tuo Yang

  • The GluR2 (GluR-B) hypothesis: Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors in neurological disorders

    D.E. Pellegrini-Giampietro;J.A. Gorter;M.V.L. Bennett;R.S. Zukin

  • Alternatively spliced isoforms of the NMDARI receptor subunit.

    R.Suzanne Zukin;Michael V.L. Bennett

  • Differential expression of three gap junction proteins in developing and mature brain tissues

    R. Dermietzel;O. Traub;T. K. Hwang;E. Beyer

  • Gap junctional conductance is a simple and sensitive function of intracellular pH

    D. C. Spray;Andrew Harris;M. V.L. Bennett

  • Physiology and Pharmacology of Gap Junctions

    D. C. Spray;M. V.L. Bennett

  • Protein kinase C modulates NMDA receptor trafficking and gating.

    Jian Yu Lan;Vytenis A. Skeberdis;Teresa Jover;Sonja Y. Grooms

  • Gating and regulation of connexin 43 (Cx43) hemichannels

    Jorge E. Contreras;Juan C. Sáez;Juan C. Sáez;Feliksas F. Bukauskas;Michael V. L. Bennett

  • Physiology of electrotonic junctions.

    M. V. L. Bennett

  • Relative Conduction Velocities of Small Myelinated and Non-myelinated Fibres in the Central Nervous System

    S. G. Waxman;S. G. Waxman;M. V. L. Bennett

  • Switch in glutamate receptor subunit gene expression in CA1 subfield of hippocampus following global ischemia in rats

    D. E. Pellegrini-Giampietro;R. S. Zukin;M. V. L. Bennett;S. Cho

  • New roles for astrocytes: gap junction hemichannels have something to communicate

    Michael V.L. Bennett;Jorge E. Contreras;Jorge E. Contreras;Feliksas F. Bukauskas;Juan C. Sáez;Juan C. Sáez

  • Equilibrium properties of a voltage-dependent junctional conductance.

    D. C. Spray;A. L. Harris;M. V.L. Bennett

  • Splice variants of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor NR1 identify domains involved in regulation by polyamines and protein kinase C

    G. M. Durand;M. V. L. Bennett;R. S. Zukin

  • Ischemic Insults Derepress the Gene Silencer REST in Neurons Destined to Die

    Agata Calderone;Teresa Jover;Kyung Min Noh;Hidenobu Tanaka

  • ATP and glutamate released via astroglial connexin 43 hemichannels mediate neuronal death through activation of pannexin 1 hemichannels

    Juan A. Orellana;Nicolas Froger;Pascal Ezan;Jean X. Jiang

  • Permeability and Structure of Junctional Membranes at an Electrotonic Synapse

    B. W. Payton;M. V. L. Bennett;G. D. Pappas

  • Gap junctions, electrotonic coupling, and intercellular communication.

    M. V.L. Bennett;D. A. Goodenough

  • Estrogen protects against global ischemia-induced neuronal death and prevents activation of apoptotic signaling cascades in the hippocampal CA1

    Teresa Jover;Hidenobu Tanaka;Agata Calderone;Keiji Oguro

  • Insulin promotes rapid delivery of N-methyl-D- aspartate receptors to the cell surface by exocytosis.

    Vytenis A. Skeberdis;Jian Yu Lan;Xin Zheng;R. Suzanne Zukin

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Suzanne Zukin
R. Suzanne Zukin Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Xiaoming Hu
Xiaoming Hu University of Pittsburgh
Harry Grundfest
Harry Grundfest Columbia University
Abraham J. Susswein
Abraham J. Susswein Bar-Ilan University
C. Edward Dixon
C. Edward Dixon University of Pittsburgh
Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
Konrad Akert
Konrad Akert University of Zurich
Christian Giaume
Christian Giaume Collège de France
Juan Lerma
Juan Lerma Spanish National Research Council
Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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