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D-Index
62
Citations
13284
World Ranking
3538
National Ranking
1634

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Story C. Landis is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of neuroscience, with specialized contributions in cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers key topics including:

  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and neural engineering
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Among their recent publications is the paper titled Lynn Landmesser (1943-2024): A pioneer in developmental neurobiology, published in 2025 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This paper contributes to understanding developmental neurobiology and is part of the publication record within this venue.

Frequent co-authorship has included collaboration with Joshua R. Sanes, with whom Story C. Landis has published at least one joint paper.

Their publication footprint is notably associated with the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reflecting at least one documented contribution in this venue.

Awards and honors received by Story C. Landis include:

  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience (2015)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1998)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1996)

Best Publications

  • A call for transparent reporting to optimize the predictive value of preclinical research

    Story C. Landis;Susan G. Amara;Khusru Asadullah;Chris P. Austin

  • Targeted mutation of the gene encoding the low affinity NGF receptor p75 leads to deficits in the peripheral sensory nervous system.

    Kuo-Fen Lee;En Li;L.Julie Huber;Story C. Landis

  • Environmental influences in the development of neural crest derivatives: glucocorticoids, growth factors, and chromaffin cell plasticity

    Allison J. Doupe;Story C. Landis;Paul H. Patterson

  • Afferents to the hippocampus of the rat studied with the method of retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase.

    Menahem Segal;Story Landis

  • Evidence for neurotransmitter plasticity in vivo: Developmental changes in properties of cholinergic sympathetic neurons

    Story C. Landis;Dennis Keefe

  • The NIH BRAIN Initiative

    Thomas R. Insel;Story C. Landis;Francis S. Collins

  • Small intensely fluorescent cells in culture: role of glucocorticoids and growth factors in their development and interconversions with other neural crest derivatives

    Allison J. Doupe;Paul H. Patterson;Story C. Landis

  • The development and degeneration of Purkinje cells in pcd mutant mice

    Story C. Landis;Richard J. Mullen

  • THE DISTRIBUTION OF SPINDLE MICROTUBULES DURING MITOSIS IN CULTURED HUMAN CELLS

    J. Richard McIntosh;Story C. Landis

  • ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE MITOCHONDRIA OF CEREBELLAR PURKINJE CELLS OF NERVOUS MUTANT MICE

    Story C. Landis

  • Target regulation of neurotransmitter phenotype

    Unknown

  • Cholinergic phenotype developed by noradrenergic sympathetic neurons after innervation of a novel cholinergic target in vivo

    Unknown

  • TrkA, But Not TrkC, Receptors Are Essential for Survival of Sympathetic Neurons In Vivo

    Anne M. Fagan;Hong Zhang;Story Landis;Richard J. Smeyne

  • Coexistence of calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal peptide in cholinergic sympathetic innervation of rat sweat glands.

    Story C. Landis;John R. Fredieu

  • NT-3, like NGF, is required for survival of sympathetic neurons, but not their precursors.

    Nicole Francis;Isabel Farinas;Christine Brennan;Kimberly Rivas-Plata

  • Catecholamine synthesis is mediated by tyrosinase in the absence of tyrosine hydroxylase.

    Maribel Rios;Beth Habecker;Toshikuni Sasaoka;Graeme Eisenhofer

  • Cellular and molecular determinants of sympathetic neuron development.

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  • Synaptic functions in rat sympathetic neurons in microcultures. II. Adrenergic/cholinergic dual status and plasticity

    DD Potter;SC Landis;SG Matsumoto;EJ Furshpan

  • The NIH Toolbox Setting a standard for biomedical research

    Richard J. Hodes;Thomas R. Insel;Story C. Landis

  • Neural crest cell lineages

    Story C. Landis;Paul H. Patterson

  • Synaptic functions in rat sympathetic neurons in microcultures. I. Secretion of norepinephrine and acetylcholine

    EJ Furshpan;SC Landis;SG Matsumoto;DD Potter

  • The p75 neurotrophin receptor influences NT-3 responsiveness of sympathetic neurons in vivo.

    Christine Brennan;Kimberly Rivas-Plata;Kimberly Rivas-Plata;Story C. Landis

  • Effects of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) and Depolarization on Neuropeptide Expression in Cultured Sympathetic Neurons

    M.S. Rao;S. Tyrrell;S.C. Landis;P.H. Patterson

  • Developmental Changes in the Transmitter Properties of Sympathetic Neurons That Innervate the Periosteum

    Stephen E. Asmus;Sarah Parsons;Story C. Landis

Frequent Co-Authors

Nora D. Volkow
Nora D. Volkow National Institutes of Health
Michael J. Zigmond
Michael J. Zigmond University of Pittsburgh
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health
Allison J. Doupe
Allison J. Doupe University of California, San Francisco
Paul A. Sieving
Paul A. Sieving University of California, Davis
Robert B. Darnell
Robert B. Darnell Rockefeller University
Michael S. Levine
Michael S. Levine Princeton University
Sharon E. Straus
Sharon E. Straus University of Toronto
Harry T. Orr
Harry T. Orr University of Minnesota
Virginia M.-Y. Lee
Virginia M.-Y. Lee University of Pennsylvania

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