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Robert E. McCullumsmith

Robert E. McCullumsmith

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Neuroscience

D-Index
51
Citations
7274
World Ranking
5612
National Ranking
2488

Overview

Robert E. McCullumsmith is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine, with a significant focus on molecular biology and biological psychiatry.

The scientist's extensive publication record includes research on topics such as tryptophan and brain disorders, bioinformatics and genomic networks, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, receptor mechanisms and signaling, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and computational drug discovery methods.

Among their recent papers are studies published in respected journals, including:

  • "Bilirubin remodels murine white adipose tissue by reshaping mitochondrial activity and the coregulator profile of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α," 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Schizophrenia: a disorder of broken brain bioenergetics," 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Signature-based approaches for informed drug repurposing: targeting CNS disorders," 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Fluoxetine as an anti-inflammatory therapy in SARS-CoV-2 infection," 2021, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • "Consequences of NMDA receptor deficiency can be rescued in the adult brain," 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent collaborative partners include Ali Sajid Imami, Rammohan Shukla, Sinead M. O'Donovan, Khaled Alganem, and William G. Ryan.

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Translation The University of Toledo Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Robert E. McCullumsmith's research contributes to understanding complex biological processes and neurological disorders through interdisciplinary approaches combining molecular biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, and computational methods. Their collaboration network and choice of publication venues reflect a focus on both foundational biology and translational biomedical science.

Best Publications

  • Abnormal glutamate receptor expression in the medial temporal lobe in schizophrenia and mood disorders.

    Monica Beneyto;Lars V Kristiansen;Akinwunmi Oni-Orisan;Robert E McCullumsmith

  • Synergistic effects of common schizophrenia risk variants.

    Nadine Schrode;Seok-Man Ho;Kazuhiko Yamamuro;Amanda Dobbyn

  • Striatal Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter Transcript Expression in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder

    Robert E McCullumsmith;James H Meador-Woodruff

  • Decreased NR1, NR2A, and SAP102 transcript expression in the hippocampus in bipolar disorder

    Robert E. McCullumsmith;Lars V. Kristiansen;Monica Beneyto;Elizabeth Scarr

  • CC-chemokine receptor 2 required for bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.

    Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani;Robert E McCullumsmith;Israel F Charo;Steven L Kunkel

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptor protein expression in the prefrontal cortex and striatum in schizophrenia

    Daya S. Gupta;Robert E. McCullumsmith;Monica Beneyto;Vahram Haroutunian

  • The role of glutamate transporters in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders.

    Sinead M. O’Donovan;Courtney R. Sullivan;Robert E. McCullumsmith

  • Abnormal Activity of the MAPK- and cAMP-Associated Signaling Pathways in Frontal Cortical Areas in Postmortem Brain in Schizophrenia

    Adam J Funk;Robert E McCullumsmith;Vahram Haroutunian;James H Meador-Woodruff

  • Expression of transcripts for myelination-related genes in the anterior cingulate cortex in schizophrenia

    Robert E. McCullumsmith;Daya Gupta;Monica Beneyto;Emily Kreger

  • Glutamate Neurotransmission in Rodent Models of Traumatic Brain Injury

    Christopher R. Dorsett;Jennifer L. McGuire;Erica A. K. DePasquale;Amanda E. Gardner

  • Cortical expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein and glutamine synthetase is decreased in schizophrenia.

    Amy E. Steffek;Robert E. McCullumsmith;Vahram Haroutunian;James H. Meador-Woodruff

  • Molecular Abnormalities of the Glutamate Synapse in the Thalamus in Schizophrenia

    James H. Meador-Woodruff;Sarah M. Clinton;Monica Beneyto;Robert E. McCULLUMSMITH

  • Abnormal glycosylation of EAAT1 and EAAT2 in prefrontal cortex of elderly patients with schizophrenia

    Deborah Bauer;Deborah Bauer;Vahram Haroutunian;James H. Meador-Woodruff;James H. Meador-Woodruff;Robert E. McCullumsmith

  • Vesicular glutamate transporter mRNA expression in the medial temporal lobe in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

    Akihito Uezato;James H Meador-Woodruff;Robert E McCullumsmith

  • Abnormal expression of glutamate transporter and transporter interacting molecules in prefrontal cortex in elderly patients with schizophrenia

    Deborah Bauer;Deborah Bauer;Daya Gupta;Vahram Harotunian;James H. Meador-Woodruff;James H. Meador-Woodruff

  • Postmortem Brain: An Underutilized Substrate for Studying Severe Mental Illness

    Robert E McCullumsmith;John H Hammond;Dan Shan;James H Meador-Woodruff

  • Neuronal impact of patient-specific aberrant NRXN1α splicing

    Erin Flaherty;Shijia Zhu;Shijia Zhu;Natalie Barretto;Esther Cheng

  • Altered vesicular glutamate transporter expression in the anterior cingulate cortex in schizophrenia.

    Akin Oni-Orisan;Lars V. Kristiansen;Vahram Haroutunian;James H. Meador-Woodruff

  • Novel Approaches to the Study of Postmortem Brain in Psychiatric Illness: Old Limitations and New Challenges

    Robert E. McCullumsmith;James H. Meador-Woodruff

  • Decreased expression of NMDA receptor-associated proteins in frontal cortex of elderly patients with schizophrenia

    Adam J. Funk;Gavin Rumbaugh;Vahram Harotunian;Robert E. McCullumsmith

  • Evidence for Abnormal Forward Trafficking of AMPA Receptors in Frontal Cortex of Elderly Patients with Schizophrenia

    John C Hammond;Robert E McCullumsmith;Adam J Funk;Vahram Haroutunian

Frequent Co-Authors

James H. Meador-Woodruff
James H. Meador-Woodruff University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vahram Haroutunian
Vahram Haroutunian Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rosalinda C. Roberts
Rosalinda C. Roberts University of Alabama at Birmingham
James P. Herman
James P. Herman University of Cincinnati
Charles K. Meshul
Charles K. Meshul Oregon Health & Science University
Elizabeth Scarr
Elizabeth Scarr University of Melbourne
Brian Dean
Brian Dean Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
David A. Lewis
David A. Lewis University of Pittsburgh
Pamela Sklar
Pamela Sklar Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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