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Overview

Paul Thuras is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans several fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular attention to pharmacology, molecular medicine, endocrinology, clinical psychology, and epidemiology.

Their recent publications include studies in notable scientific journals focusing on various aspects of treatment-resistant depression, the efficacy of antibiotics against resistant bacteria, and the physiological assessment of stress responses. Key papers by or related to their research include the following:

  • "A randomized, double-blind, active placebo-controlled study of efficacy, safety, and durability of repeated vs single subanesthetic ketamine for treatment-resistant depression" (2020, Translational Psychiatry)
  • "Using consumer-wearable technology for remote assessment of physiological response to stress in the naturalistic environment" (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • "Activity of Cefiderocol, Ceftazidime-Avibactam, and Eravacycline against Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from the United States and International Sites in Relation to Clonal Background, Resistance Genes, Coresistance, and Region" (2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy)
  • "Neurocognitive performance of repeated versus single intravenous subanesthetic ketamine in treatment resistant depression" (2020, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • "A Proof-of-Concept Study of Subanesthetic Intravenous Ketamine Combined With Prolonged Exposure Therapy Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder" (2020, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry)

Their frequent collaborators include James R. Johnson, Brian Johnston, Stephen B. Porter, Paulo Shiroma, and Christopher R. Erbes.

Paul Thuras has regularly contributed to several publication venues, including:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research

Main research fields for Paul Thuras are Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these, their subfields of study include Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine, Endocrinology, Clinical Psychology, and Epidemiology.

The central topics of their work cover:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Best Publications

  • Validation of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale in a geriatric residential population

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Paul D. Thuras;Ira R. Katz;M. Powell Lawton

  • GABAA receptor downregulation in brains of subjects with autism

    S. Hossein Fatemi;Teri J. Reutiman;Timothy D. Folsom;Paul D. Thuras;Paul D. Thuras

  • D-cycloserine augmented exposure therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Matt G. Kushner;Suck Won Kim;Christopher Donahue;Paul Thuras

  • Purkinje cell size is reduced in cerebellum of patients with autism.

    S Hossein Fatemi;Amy R Halt;George Realmuto;Julie Earle

  • Shame and posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Jennie Leskela;Michael Dieperink;Michael Dieperink;Paul Thuras

  • Mindfulness-based stress reduction for posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans a randomized clinical trial

    Melissa A. Polusny;Melissa A. Polusny;Christopher R Erbes;Christopher R Erbes;Paul Thuras;Paul Thuras;Amy Moran

  • Longitudinal Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Comorbidity on Postdeployment Outcomes in National Guard Soldiers Deployed to Iraq

    Melissa A. Polusny;Shannon M. Kehle;Nathaniel W. Nelson;Christopher R. Erbes

  • Follow‐up Study of Anxiety Disorder and Alcohol Dependence in Comorbid Alcoholism Treatment Patients

    Matt G. Kushner;Kenneth Abrams;Paul Thuras;Karen L. Hanson

  • A Prospective Study of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Associated With Interferon-α-2b and Ribavirin Therapy for Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C

    Eric Dieperink;Eric Dieperink;Samuel B. Ho;Samuel B. Ho;Paul Thuras;Paul Thuras;Mark L. Willenbring;Mark L. Willenbring

  • Imipramine Plus Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of School Refusal

    Gail A. Bernstein;Carrie M. Borchardt;Amy R. Perwien;Ross D. Crosby

  • The effectiveness of a trauma focused spiritually integrated intervention for veterans exposed to trauma

    J. Irene Harris;Christopher R. Erbes;Christopher R. Erbes;Brian E. Engdahl;Brian E. Engdahl;Paul Thuras;Paul Thuras

  • Prospective risk factors for new-onset post-traumatic stress disorder in National Guard soldiers deployed to Iraq.

    Melissa A Polusny;Christopher R Erbes;M. Murdoch;Paul A Arbisi

  • Expression of GABAB receptors is altered in brains of subjects with autism

    S. Hossein Fatemi;Timothy D. Folsom;Teri J. Reutiman;Paul D. Thuras;Paul D. Thuras

  • Somatic Symptoms in Anxious-Depressed School Refusers

    Gail A. Bernstein;Elise D. Massie;Paul D. Thuras;Amy R. Perwien

  • D-Cycloserine Augmentation of Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.

    David Mataix-Cols;Lorena Fernández de la Cruz;Benedetta Monzani;David Rosenfield

  • Caffeine dependence in teenagers.

    Gail A Bernstein;Marilyn E Carroll;Paul D Thuras;Kelly P Cosgrove

  • Augmentation of response and remission to serial intravenous subanesthetic ketamine in treatment resistant depression

    Paulo R. Shiroma;Paulo R. Shiroma;Brian Johns;Brian Johns;Michael A Kuskowski;Michael A Kuskowski;Joseph Wels

  • mRNA and Protein Levels for GABAAα4, α5, β1 and GABABR1 Receptors are Altered in Brains from Subjects with Autism

    S. Hossein Fatemi;Teri J. Reutiman;Timothy D. Folsom;Robert J. Rooney

  • Binge eating and other psychopathology in patients with type II diabetes mellitus.

    Scott Crow;David Kendall;Barbara Praus;Paul Thuras

  • Surveillance for hepatocellular cancer with ultrasonography vs. computed tomography – a randomised study

    C. Pocha;Eric W Dieperink;K. A. McMaken;Astrid Knott

  • Lamotrigine in rapid-cycling bipolar disorder.

    S. H. Fatemi;D. J. Rapport;Joseph R Calabrese;P. Thuras

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Westermeyer
Joseph Westermeyer University of Minnesota
Melissa A. Polusny
Melissa A. Polusny University of Minnesota
Matt G. Kushner
Matt G. Kushner University of Minnesota
Christopher R. Erbes
Christopher R. Erbes University of Minnesota
Paul A. Arbisi
Paul A. Arbisi University of Minnesota
Stephen Porter
Stephen Porter University of British Columbia
Carol B. Peterson
Carol B. Peterson University of Minnesota
Suck Won Kim
Suck Won Kim University of Minnesota
William G. Iacono
William G. Iacono University of Minnesota
Pamela K. Keel
Pamela K. Keel Florida State University

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