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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paula C. Bickford is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Neurology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in Bickford's work include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Frequent publication venues for their research comprise:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Neurochemistry International

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Bickford are:

  • "CX3CL1/CX3CR1 signaling targets for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases," 2021, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • "T cell infiltration and upregulation of MHCII in microglia leads to accelerated neuronal loss in an α-synuclein rat model of Parkinson's disease," 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Two forms of CX3CL1 display differential activity and rescue cognitive deficits in CX3CL1 knockout mice," 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Intranasal delivery of exosomes from human adipose derived stem cells at forty-eight hours post injury reduces motor and cognitive impairments following traumatic brain injury," 2021, Neurochemistry International
  • "SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the gene expression profile for Alzheimer's disease risk," 2022, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development

Bickford has collaborated frequently with a core group of researchers including Charles E. Hudson, Kevin Nash, Lauren D. Moss, Dave Morgan, and Jerry B. Hunt. These collaborations have led to multiple coauthored publications.

Their research addresses various molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neurological disorders, with a focus on inflammatory pathways, signaling molecules, and extracellular vesicles. This includes investigation into chemokine signaling and immune responses in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

Paula C. Bickford has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2012 and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) since 2017.

Best Publications

  • Reversals of Age-Related Declines in Neuronal Signal Transduction, Cognitive, and Motor Behavioral Deficits with Blueberry, Spinach, or Strawberry Dietary Supplementation

    James A. Joseph;Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Natalia A. Denisova;Donna Bielinski

  • Schizophrenia, Sensory Gating, and Nicotinic Receptors

    Lawrence E. Adler;Ann Olincy;Merilyne Waldo;Josette G. Harris

  • CX3CR1 deficiency leads to impairment of hippocampal cognitive function and synaptic plasticity.

    Justin T. Rogers;Josh M. Morganti;Adam D. Bachstetter;Charles E. Hudson

  • Long-Term Dietary Strawberry, Spinach, or Vitamin E Supplementation Retards the Onset of Age-Related Neuronal Signal-Transduction and Cognitive Behavioral Deficits

    J. A. Joseph;B. Shukitt-Hale;N. A. Denisova;R. L. Prior

  • Fractalkine and CX3CR1 regulate hippocampal neurogenesis in adult and aged rats

    Adam D. Bachstetter;Josh M. Morganti;Jennifer Jernberg;Andrea Schlunk

  • Antioxidant-rich diets improve cerebellar physiology and motor learning in aged rats.

    Paula C Bickford;Thomas Gould;Lori Briederick;Kathy Chadman

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Required for the Establishment of the Proper Number of Dopaminergic Neurons in the Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta

    Zachary C Baquet;Paula C Bickford;Kevin R Jones

  • A Hippocampal NR2B Deficit Can Mimic Age-Related Changes in Long-Term Potentiation and Spatial Learning in the Fischer 344 Rat

    Daniel A. Clayton;Michael H. Mesches;Michael H. Mesches;Enriquez Alvarez;Paula C. Bickford;Paula C. Bickford

  • Nicotinic Receptor Function in Schizophrenia

    Sherry Leonard;Catherine Adams;Charles R. Breese;Lawrence E. Adler

  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator Induction in Purkinje Neurons After Cerebellar Motor Learning

    Nicholas W. Seeds;Brian L. Williams;Paula C. Bickford

  • Cholinergic gating of response to auditory stimuli in rat hippocampus.

    Vera Luntz-Leybman;Paula C. Bickford;Robert Freedman

  • Nanolipidic particles improve the bioavailability and α-secretase inducing ability of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

    Adam Smith;Brian Giunta;Paula C. Bickford;Paula C. Bickford;Michael Fountain

  • Dietary supplementation with blueberries, spinach, or spirulina reduces ischemic brain damage

    Yun Wang;Chen Fu Chang;Jenny Chou;Hui Ling Chen

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of human cord blood cells in a rat model of stroke.

    Martina Vendrame;Carmelina Gemma;Dirson De Mesquita;Lisa Collier

  • Schizophrenia and nicotinic receptors.

    Robert Freedman;Lawrence E. Adler;Paula Bickford;William Byerley

  • Cord blood rescues stroke-induced changes in splenocyte phenotype and function

    Martina Vendrame;Carmelina Gemma;Keith R. Pennypacker;Paula C. Bickford

  • CX3CL1 reduces neurotoxicity and microglial activation in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

    Mibel M Pabon;Adam D Bachstetter;Charles E Hudson;Carmelina Gemma;Carmelina Gemma

  • Caloric restriction prevents age-related deficits in LTP and in NMDA receptor expression.

    Karen Eckles-Smith;Daniel Clayton;Paula Bickford;Michael D Browning

  • Apigenin and luteolin modulate microglial activation via inhibition of STAT1-induced CD40 expression

    Kavon Rezai-Zadeh;Jared Ehrhart;Yun Bai;Paul R Sanberg

  • Long-term upregulation of inflammation and suppression of cell proliferation in the brain of adult rats exposed to traumatic brain injury using the controlled cortical impact model.

    Sandra A. Acosta;Naoki Tajiri;Kazutaka Shinozuka;Hiroto Ishikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison E. Willing
Alison E. Willing University of South Florida
Adam D. Bachstetter
Adam D. Bachstetter University of Kentucky
Thomas J. Gould
Thomas J. Gould Pennsylvania State University
Greg A. Gerhardt
Greg A. Gerhardt University of Kentucky
Brent J. Small
Brent J. Small University of South Florida
James A. Joseph
James A. Joseph Tufts University
Naoki Tajiri
Naoki Tajiri Nagoya City University
Michael Browning
Michael Browning University of Oxford
Barry J. Hoffer
Barry J. Hoffer Case Western Reserve University
Cesar V. Borlongan
Cesar V. Borlongan University of South Florida

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