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Overview

R. Suzanne Zukin is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist has produced work in key subfields such as neurology, developmental neuroscience, molecular biology, cancer research, and epidemiology.

The topics addressed in their research cover:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways

Recent publications by R. Suzanne Zukin include:

  • "The Role of NF-κB Triggered Inflammation in Cerebral Ischemia" (2021, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience)
  • "Epigenetic regulation of autophagy in neuroinflammation and synaptic plasticity" (2024, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "CPEB3-dependent increase in GluA2 subunits impairs excitatory transmission onto inhibitory interneurons in a mouse model of fragile X" (2022, Cell Reports)
  • "Donor-derived vasculature is required to support neocortical cell grafts after stroke" (2021, Stem Cell Research)
  • "Autophagy controls the hippocampal postsynaptic organization and affects cognition in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome" (2025, Molecular Psychiatry)

The scientist has frequently collaborated with other researchers including Jee-Yeon Hwang, Jingqi Yan, Pablo E. Castillo, Cameron Keyser, and Ziyan Zhang.

Their work has appeared in several publication venues such as Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Frontiers in Immunology, Cell Reports, Stem Cell Research, and Molecular Psychiatry. This distribution highlights a focus on cellular neuroscience, immunology, molecular psychiatry, and stem cell research.

Best Publications

  • NMDA receptor trafficking in synaptic plasticity and neuropsychiatric disorders

    C. Geoffrey Lau;R. Suzanne Zukin

  • Electrical Coupling and Neuronal Synchronization in the Mammalian Brain

    Michael V.L Bennett;R.Suzanne Zukin

  • Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors in synaptic plasticity and neuronal death

    Siqiong June Liu;R. Suzanne Zukin

  • Alternatively spliced isoforms of the NMDARI receptor subunit.

    R.Suzanne Zukin;Michael V.L. Bennett

  • Dysregulation of mTOR Signaling in Fragile X Syndrome

    Ali Sharma;Charles A. Hoeffer;Yukihiro Takayasu;Yukihiro Takayasu;Takahiro Miyawaki;Takahiro Miyawaki

  • Epigenetic targets of HDAC inhibition in neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders

    Ted Abel;R Suzanne Zukin

  • Protein kinase C modulates NMDA receptor trafficking and gating.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • NMDA-receptor trafficking and targeting: implications for synaptic transmission and plasticity.

    Reed C. Carroll;R.Suzanne Zukin

  • 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

  • The emerging field of epigenetics in neurodegeneration and neuroprotection

    Jee Yeon Hwang;Kelly A. Aromolaran;R. Suzanne Zukin

  • Protein kinase A regulates calcium permeability of NMDA receptors

    V Arvydas Skeberdis;Vivien Chevaleyre;C Geoffrey Lau;Jesse H Goldberg;Jesse H Goldberg

  • The AMPAR subunit GluR2: still front and center-stage.

    Hidenobu Tanaka;Sonja Y. Grooms;Michael V.L. Bennett;R.Suzanne Zukin

  • A Synaptic Perspective of Fragile X Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

    Claudia Bagni;Claudia Bagni;R. Suzanne Zukin

  • RNA trafficking and local protein synthesis in dendrites: an overview.

    Kelsey C. Martin;R. Suzanne Zukin

  • In vivo Cocaine Experience Generates Silent Synapses

    Yanhua H. Huang;Ying Lin;Ping Mu;Brian R. Lee

  • Differential expression of three glutamate receptor genes in developing rat brain: an in situ hybridization study.

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

  • Characterization and visualization of rat and guinea pig brain kappa opioid receptors: evidence for kappa 1 and kappa 2 opioid receptors.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Michael V. L. Bennett
Michael V. L. Bennett Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Yan Dong
Yan Dong University of Pittsburgh
Eliot L. Gardner
Eliot L. Gardner National Institute on Drug Abuse
Barbara A. Sorg
Barbara A. Sorg Washington State University Vancouver
Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Robert C. Malenka
Robert C. Malenka Stanford University
Laura Bonanni
Laura Bonanni University of Chieti-Pescara
Juan Lerma
Juan Lerma Spanish National Research Council
Eric J. Simon
Eric J. Simon New York University
Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University

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