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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1951 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul E. M. Phillips is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with significant contributions to cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, cognitive neuroscience, epidemiology, and emergency medicine.

The scientist's work explores a variety of main topics including neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, traumatic brain injury research, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, stress responses and cortisol, and memory and neural mechanisms.

Paul E. M. Phillips has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues such as UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Nano Letters, and the Journal of Neuroscience.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Implantable Aptamer-Graphene Microtransistors for Real-Time Monitoring of Neurochemical Release in Vivo (2022, Nano Letters)
  • Catecholaminergic Innervation of the Lateral Nucleus of the Cerebellum Modulates Cognitive Behaviors (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • Repetitive blast mild traumatic brain injury increases ethanol sensitivity in male mice and risky drinking behavior in male combat veterans (2021, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research)
  • The 5α-reductase inhibitor finasteride reduces opioid self-administration in animal models of opioid use disorder (2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Repetitive Blast Promotes Chronic Aversion to Neutral Cues Encountered in the Peri-Blast Environment (2020, Journal of Neurotrauma)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul E. M. Phillips include Abigail G. Schindler, Larry S. Zweifel, R. Mark Wightman, Suhjung Janet Lee, and Ryan D. Farero.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), receiving this distinction in both 1933 and 1951.

Best Publications

  • Subsecond dopamine release promotes cocaine seeking

    Paul E. M. Phillips;Garret D. Stuber;Michael L. A. V. Heien;R. Mark Wightman

  • A selective role for dopamine in stimulus–reward learning

    Shelly B. Flagel;Jeremy J. Clark;Terry E. Robinson;Leah Mayo

  • Two different subunits associate to create isoform-specific platelet-derived growth factor receptors.

    R A Seifert;C E Hart;P E Phillips;J W Forstrom

  • Dopamine Operates as a Subsecond Modulator of Food Seeking

    Mitchell F. Roitman;Garret D. Stuber;Paul E. M. Phillips;R. Mark Wightman

  • Prolonged dopamine signalling in striatum signals proximity and value of distant rewards

    Mark W. Howe;Patrick L. Tierney;Stefan G. Sandberg;Paul E. M. Phillips

  • Real-time measurement of dopamine fluctuations after cocaine in the brain of behaving rats

    Michael L. A. V. Heien;Amina S. Khan;Jennifer L. Ariansen;Joseph F. Cheer

  • Transient neuronal inhibition reveals opposing roles of indirect and direct pathways in sensitization

    Susan M Ferguson;Daniel Eskenazi;Masago Ishikawa;Matthew J Wanat

  • Disruption of NMDAR-dependent burst firing by dopamine neurons provides selective assessment of phasic dopamine-dependent behavior.

    Larry S. Zweifel;Jones Griffith Parker;Collin J. Lobb;Aundrea Rainwater

  • Overoxidation of carbon-fiber microelectrodes enhances dopamine adsorption and increases sensitivity.

    Michael L. A. V. Heien;Paul E. M. Phillips;Garret D. Stuber;Andrew T. Seipel

  • Cannabinoids Enhance Subsecond Dopamine Release in the Nucleus Accumbens of Awake Rats

    Joseph F. Cheer;Kate M. Wassum;Michael L. A. V. Heien;Paul E. M. Phillips

  • An animal model of genetic vulnerability to behavioral disinhibition and responsiveness to reward-related cues: implications for addiction.

    Shelly B Flagel;Terry E Robinson;Jeremy J Clark;Sarah M Clinton

  • Chronic microsensors for longitudinal, subsecond dopamine detection in behaving animals

    Jeremy J Clark;Stefan G Sandberg;Matthew J Wanat;Jerylin O Gan

  • Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and PDGF receptor are induced in mesangial proliferative nephritis in the rat.

    H Iida;R Seifert;C E Alpers;R G Gronwald

  • Weighing up the benefits of work: behavioral and neural analyses of effort-related decision making

    M. E. Walton;S. W. Kennerley;D. M. Bannerman;P. E. M. Phillips

  • Phasic dopamine release evoked by abused substances requires cannabinoid receptor activation.

    Joseph F. Cheer;Kate M. Wassum;Leslie A. Sombers;Michael L A V Heien

  • Severe stress switches CRF action in the nucleus accumbens from appetitive to aversive

    Julia C. Lemos;Matthew J. Wanat;Jeffrey S. Smith;Beverly A. S. Reyes

  • Real-time decoding of dopamine concentration changes in the caudate-putamen during tonic and phasic firing.

    B. Jill Venton;Hui Zhang;Paul A. Garris;Paul E. M. Phillips

  • Phasic Dopamine Release in the Rat Nucleus Accumbens Symmetrically Encodes a Reward Prediction Error Term

    Andrew S. Hart;Robb B. Rutledge;Paul W. Glimcher;Paul E. M. Phillips

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor increases mouse ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron firing through a protein kinase C-dependent enhancement of Ih

    M. J. Wanat;F. W. Hopf;G. D. Stuber;P. E M Phillips

  • Calculating utility: preclinical evidence for cost–benefit analysis by mesolimbic dopamine

    Paul E. M. Phillips;Mark E. Walton;Mark E. Walton;Thomas C. Jhou;Thomas C. Jhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry S. Zweifel
Larry S. Zweifel University of Washington
Garret D. Stuber
Garret D. Stuber University of Washington
P. Read Montague
P. Read Montague Virginia Tech
Evgeny A. Budygin
Evgeny A. Budygin Wake Forest University
Regina M. Carelli
Regina M. Carelli University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charles Chavkin
Charles Chavkin University of Washington
Mark E. Walton
Mark E. Walton University of Oxford
Paul A. Garris
Paul A. Garris Illinois State University
Jonathan A. Stamford
Jonathan A. Stamford Royal London Hospital
Elaine R. Peskind
Elaine R. Peskind University of Washington

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