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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Steven M. Paul is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans several disciplines, focusing primarily on Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience.

Their work covers multiple subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Surgery.

Main research topics include:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders

Frequent co-authors with whom Steven M. Paul has collaborated include:

  • Stephen K. Brannan
  • Christian C. Felder
  • Sharon Sawchak
  • Douglas F. Covey
  • Vi Pham

Their publications appear regularly in several venues, including:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Nature Chemical Biology
  • CNS Spectrums

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven M. Paul are:

  • Allopregnanolone: From molecular pathophysiology to therapeutics. A historical perspective, 2020, Neurobiology of Stress
  • Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor Agonist and Peripheral Antagonist for Schizophrenia, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Rapid evolution of blood-brain-barrier-penetrating AAV capsids by RNA-driven biopanning, 2020, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • Efficacy and Safety of Xanomeline-Trospium Chloride in Schizophrenia, 2024, JAMA Psychiatry
  • 25-Hydroxycholesterol amplifies microglial IL-1β production in an apoE isoform-dependent manner, 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Steven M. Paul has been recognized with awards including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009 and membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 1997.

Best Publications

  • The revised Piper Fatigue Scale: psychometric evaluation in women with breast cancer.

    Barbara F. Piper;Suzanne L. Dibble;Marylin J. Dodd;Marisa C. Weiss

  • Symptom clusters and their effect on the functional status of patients with cancer.

    Marylin J. Dodd;Christine Miaskowski;Steven M. Paul

  • Effects of xanomeline, a selective muscarinic receptor agonist, on cognitive function and behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer disease.

    Neil C. Bodick;Walter W. Offen;Allan I. Levey;Neal R. Cutler

  • Kappa–opioids produce significantly greater analgesia in women than in men

    Robert W. Gear;Christine Miaskowski;Newton C. Gordon;Steven M. Paul

  • Flavonoid-rich dark chocolate improves endothelial function and increases plasma epicatechin concentrations in healthy adults.

    Mary B. Engler;Marguerite M. Engler;Chung Y. Chen;Mary J. Malloy

  • A gamma-secretase inhibitor decreases amyloid-beta production in the central nervous system.

    Randall J. Bateman;Eric R. Siemers;Kwasi G. Mawuenyega;Guolin Wen

  • ISOLATION AND MEASUREMENT OF THE ENDOGENOUS CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST, ANANDAMIDE, IN BRAIN AND PERIPHERAL TISSUES OF HUMAN AND RAT

    Christian C. Felder;Amie Nielsen;Eileen M. Briley;Miklós Palkovits

  • Brexanolone (SAGE-547 injection) in post-partum depression: a randomised controlled trial

    Stephen Kanes;Helen Colquhoun;Handan Gunduz-Bruce;Shane Raines

  • Plaque‐associated disruption of CSF and plasma amyloid‐β (Aβ) equilibrium in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    Ronald B. DeMattos;Kelly R. Bales;Maia Parsadanian;Mark A. O'Dell

  • Subgroups of patients with cancer with different symptom experiences and quality-of-life outcomes: a cluster analysis.

    Christine Miaskowski;Bruce A. Cooper;Steven M. Paul;Marylin Dodd

  • Antioxidant Vitamins C and E Improve Endothelial Function in Children With Hyperlipidemia Endothelial Assessment of Risk from Lipids in Youth (EARLY) Trial

    Marguerite M. Engler;Mary B. Engler;Mary J. Malloy;Elisa Y. Chiu

  • The kappa opioid nalbuphine produces gender- and dose-dependent analgesia and antianalgesia in patients with postoperative pain

    Robert W. Gear;Christine Miaskowski;Newton C. Gordon;Steven M. Paul

  • Prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain in the general Norwegian population

    Tone Rustøen;Astrid Klopstad Wahl;Berit Rokne Hanestad;Anners Lerdal;Anners Lerdal

  • Symptoms experienced by intensive care unit patients at high risk of dying.

    Kathleen A. Puntillo;Shoshana Arai;Neal H. Cohen;Michael A. Gropper

  • The Development of an Instrument to Measure the Subjective Dimension of Fatigue

    Barbara F. Piper;Ada M. Lindsey;Marylin J. Dodd;Sandra Ferketich

  • Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effectiveness of a Self-Care Intervention to Improve Cancer Pain Management

    Christine Miaskowski;Marylin Dodd;Claudia West;Karen Schumacher

  • Gender difference in analgesic response to the kappa-opioid pentazocine

    Robert W. Gear;Newton C. Gordon;Philip H. Heller;Steven Paul

  • Categorizing the severity of cancer pain: further exploration of the establishment of cutpoints.

    Steven M. Paul;Diane C. Zelman;Meredith Smith;Christine Miaskowski

  • Age and the experience of chronic pain: differences in health and quality of life among younger, middle-aged, and older adults.

    Tone Rustøen;Astrid Klopstad Wahl;Berit Rokne Hanestad;Anners Lerdal

  • Lack of Adherence With the Analgesic Regimen: A Significant Barrier to Effective Cancer Pain Management

    Christine Miaskowski;Marylin J. Dodd;Claudia West;Steven M. Paul

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Miaskowski
Christine Miaskowski University of California, San Francisco
Jon D. Levine
Jon D. Levine University of California, San Francisco
Bradley E. Aouizerat
Bradley E. Aouizerat New York University
Kathryn A. Lee
Kathryn A. Lee University of California, San Francisco
William M. Wara
William M. Wara Kaiser Permanente
John Neuhaus
John Neuhaus University of California, San Francisco
Kathleen Dracup
Kathleen Dracup University of California, San Francisco
Margaret A. Chesney
Margaret A. Chesney University of California, San Francisco
Debra K. Moser
Debra K. Moser University of Kentucky
David M. Holtzman
David M. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis

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