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Ramona M. Rodriguiz

Ramona M. Rodriguiz

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Neuroscience

D-Index
56
Citations
11693
World Ranking
4516
National Ranking
2042

Overview

Ramona M. Rodriguiz is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans several areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. The main fields of study covered by their work include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 30 publications, and Neuroscience with 26 publications.

The scientist's subfields of study focus on Molecular Biology (20 publications), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (17 publications), Materials Chemistry (8 publications), Clinical Psychology (6 publications), and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (6 publications).

Main topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Ramona M. Rodriguiz include:

  • Bespoke library docking for 5-HT2A receptor agonists with antidepressant activity, 2022, Nature
  • Neurovascular and immune mechanisms that regulate postoperative delirium superimposed on dementia, 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • LSD-stimulated behaviors in mice require β-arrestin 2 but not β-arrestin 1, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Structure-based discovery of conformationally selective inhibitors of the serotonin transporter, 2023, Cell
  • Annexin-A1 Tripeptide Attenuates Surgery-Induced Neuroinflammation and Memory Deficits Through Regulation the NLRP3 Inflammasome, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Ramona M. Rodriguiz are William C. Wetsel, Bryan L. Roth, Vladimir M. Pogorelov, Xi-Ping Huang, and Brian K. Shoichet.

They have published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • Cortico-striatal synaptic defects and OCD-like behaviours in Sapap3 -mutant mice

    Jeffrey M. Welch;Jing Lu;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Nicholas C. Trotta

  • Synaptic dysfunction and abnormal behaviors in mice lacking major isoforms of Shank3

    Xiaoming Wang;Portia A. McCoy;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Yanzhen Pan

  • Role of GSK3β in behavioral abnormalities induced by serotonin deficiency

    Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Xiaodong Zhang;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Tatyana D. Sotnikova

  • A β-arrestin 2 Signaling Complex Mediates Lithium Action on Behavior

    Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Sébastien Marion;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Ivan O. Medvedev

  • Different presynaptic roles of synapsins at excitatory and inhibitory synapses.

    Daniel Gitler;Yoshiko Takagishi;Jian Feng;Yong Ren

  • N-desalkylquetiapine, a potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and partial 5-HT1A agonist, as a putative mediator of quetiapine's antidepressant activity.

    Niels H Jensen;Ramona M Rodriguiz;Marc G Caron;William C Wetsel

  • Altered mGluR5-Homer scaffolds and corticostriatal connectivity in a Shank3 complete knockout model of autism

    Xiaoming Wang;Alexandra L. Bey;Brittany M. Katz;Alexandra Badea

  • Aberrant responses in social interaction of dopamine transporter knockout mice

    Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Richard Chu;Marc G. Caron;William C. Wetsel

  • Diet-induced obesity differentially regulates behavioral, biomechanical, and molecular risk factors for osteoarthritis in mice

    Timothy M Griffin;Timothy M Griffin;Beverley Fermor;Janet L Huebner;Virginia B. Kraus

  • MeCP2 in the nucleus accumbens contributes to neural and behavioral responses to psychostimulants

    Jie V Deng;Ramona M Rodriguiz;Ashley N Hutchinson;Il-Hwan Kim

  • Cerebellar Defects in Ca2+/Calmodulin Kinase IV-Deficient Mice

    Thomas J. Ribar;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Leonard Khiroug;William C. Wetsel

  • Transient Inhibition of TrkB Kinase after Status Epilepticus Prevents Development of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Gumei Liu;Bin Gu;Xiao-Ping He;Rasesh B. Joshi

  • Deficiency of Asparagine Synthetase Causes Congenital Microcephaly and a Progressive Form of Encephalopathy

    Elizabeth K. Ruzzo;José-Mario Capo-Chichi;Bruria Ben-Zeev;Bruria Ben-Zeev;David Chitayat

  • Novelty Seeking and Stereotypic Activation of Behavior in Mice with Disruption of the Dat1 Gene

    Vladimir M Pogorelov;Ramona M Rodriguiz;Megan L Insco;Marc G Caron;Marc G Caron

  • Modulation of neuroinflammation and memory dysfunction using percutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in mice

    William J. Huffman;Saraswathi Subramaniyan;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;William C. Wetsel

  • Downregulation of NR3A-Containing NMDARs Is Required for Synapse Maturation and Memory Consolidation

    Adam C. Roberts;Javier Díez-García;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Iciar Paula López

  • Vmat2 heterozygous mutant mice display a depressive-like phenotype.

    Masato Fukui;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Jiechun Zhou;Sara X. Jiang

  • Abi2-deficient mice exhibit defective cell migration, aberrant dendritic spine morphogenesis, and deficits in learning and memory

    Matthew Grove;Galina Demyanenko;Asier Echarri;Patricia A. Zipfel

  • Dietary fatty acid content regulates wound repair and the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis following joint injury

    Chia-Lung Wu;Deeptee Jain;Jenna N McNeill;Dianne Little

  • Distinct cortical and striatal actions of a β-arrestin–biased dopamine D2 receptor ligand reveal unique antipsychotic-like properties

    Nikhil M. Urs;Steven M. Gee;Thomas F. Pack;John D. McCorvy

  • The carboxypeptidase E knockout mouse exhibits endocrinological and behavioral deficits.

    Niamh X. Cawley;Jiechun Zhou;Joanna M. Hill;Daniel Abebe

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Wetsel
William C. Wetsel Duke University
Richard J. Weinberg
Richard J. Weinberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yong-hui Jiang
Yong-hui Jiang Yale School of Medicine
Henry H. Yin
Henry H. Yin Duke University
Jean-Martin Beaulieu
Jean-Martin Beaulieu University of Toronto
Tatyana D. Sotnikova
Tatyana D. Sotnikova Italian Institute of Technology
Angel V. Peterchev
Angel V. Peterchev Duke University
Nicholas Katsanis
Nicholas Katsanis Galatea Bio Inc
Jianjun Cheng
Jianjun Cheng University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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