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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Susan L. Ackerman is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. The primary focus of their research spans Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Arts and Humanities, with specializations in Molecular Biology, Religious Studies, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Development, and Archeology.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Endothelial Unc5B controls blood-brain barrier integrity, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Expression of the Neuronal tRNA n-Tr20 Regulates Synaptic Transmission and Seizure Susceptibility, 2020, Neuron
  • GTPBP1 resolves paused ribosomes to maintain neuronal homeostasis, 2020, eLife
  • Regulation of ex-translational activities is the primary function of the multi-tRNA synthetase complex, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • The Clp1 R140H mutation alters tRNA metabolism and mRNA 3' processing in mouse models of pontocerebellar hypoplasia, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Scott I. Adamson
  • Jeffrey H. Chuang
  • Mridu Kapur
  • Markus Terrey
  • Doyeun Kim

Ackerman publishes regularly in several scientific journals, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • eLife
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their research topics cover areas such as:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Development, Ethics, and Society
  • Archaeology and Historical Studies
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling

Ackerman has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Yale University Press:

  • Women and the Religion of Ancient Israel, 2022

The scientist has been recognized by major institutions and holds these distinctions:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2020
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2019
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019

Best Publications

  • Mice deficient in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase exhibit hyperhomocysteinemia and decreased methylation capacity, with neuropathology and aortic lipid deposition

    Zhoutao Chen;Andrew C. Karaplis;Susan L. Ackerman;Igor P. Pogribny

  • The harlequin mouse mutation downregulates apoptosis-inducing factor

    Jeffrey A. Klein;Chantal M. Longo-Guess;Marlies P. Rossmann;Kevin L. Seburn

  • Editing-defective tRNA synthetase causes protein misfolding and neurodegeneration

    Jeong Woong Lee;Kirk Beebe;Leslie A. Nangle;Jaeseon Jang

  • Oxidative stress, cell cycle, and neurodegeneration

    Jeffrey A. Klein;Susan L. Ackerman

  • Vertebrate homologues of C. elegans UNC-5 are candidate netrin receptors.

    E D Leonardo;L Hinck;M Masu;K Keino-Masu;K Keino-Masu

  • Ribosome stalling induced by mutation of a CNS-specific tRNA causes neurodegeneration

    Ryuta Ishimura;Gabor Nagy;Ivan Dotu;Huihao Zhou

  • The mouse rostral cerebellar malformation gene encodes an UNC-5-like protein

    Susan L. Ackerman;Leslie P. Kozak;Stefan A. Przyborski;Laurie A. Rund

  • Ducky Mouse Phenotype of Epilepsy and Ataxia Is Associated with Mutations in the Cacna2d2 Gene and Decreased Calcium Channel Current in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells

    J Barclay;N Balaguero;M Mione;SL Ackerman

  • Divide and die: cell cycle events as triggers of nerve cell death.

    Karl Herrup;Rachael Lee Neve;Susan Ackerman;Agata Copani

  • Protein accumulation and neurodegeneration in the woozy mutant mouse is caused by disruption of SIL1, a cochaperone of BiP.

    Lihong Zhao;Chantal Longo-Guess;Belinda S Harris;Jeong-Woong Lee

  • Regulation of mRNA Translation in Neurons—A Matter of Life and Death

    Mridu Kapur;Caitlin E. Monaghan;Susan L. Ackerman

  • The netrin 1 receptors Unc5h3 and Dcc are necessary at multiple choice points for the guidance of corticospinal tract axons.

    Jacqueline H. Finger;Rod T. Bronson;Belinda Harris;Kenneth Johnson

  • Activation of GCN2 kinase by ribosome stalling links translation elongation with translation initiation

    Ryuta Ishimura;Gabor Nagy;Ivan Dotu;Jeffrey H Chuang

  • A deficiency of ceramide biosynthesis causes cerebellar purkinje cell neurodegeneration and lipofuscin accumulation.

    Lihong Zhao;Stefka D. Spassieva;Thomas J. Jucius;Leonard D. Shultz

  • Preparation and screening of an arrayed human genomic library generated with the P1 cloning system

    Nancy S. Shepherd;Beverly D. Pfrogner;John N. Coulby;Susan L. Ackerman

  • Functional significance of an overlapping consensus binding motif for Sp1 and Zif268 in the murine adenosine deaminase gene promoter

    Susan L. Ackerman;Audrey G. Minden;Gregg T. Williams;Chefin Bobonis

  • Embryonic phenotype of Unc5h3 mutant mice suggests chemorepulsion during the formation of the rostral cerebellar boundary

    Stefan A. Przyborski;Barbara B. Knowles;Susan L. Ackerman

  • Plexin-A2 and its ligand, Sema6A, control nucleus-centrosome coupling in migrating granule cells

    Julie Renaud;Julie Renaud;Géraldine Kerjan;Géraldine Kerjan;Itsuko Sumita;Yvrick Zagar;Yvrick Zagar

  • New member of the Snf1/AMPK kinase family, Melk, is expressed in the mouse egg and preimplantation embryo

    Babette S. Heyer;Jennie Warsowe;Davor Solter;Barbara B. Knowles

  • Inactivation of the UNC5C Netrin-1 Receptor Is Associated With Tumor Progression in Colorectal Malignancies

    Agnès Bernet;Laetitia Mazelin;Marie–May Coissieux;Nicolas Gadot

Frequent Co-Authors

Wen Cheng Xiong
Wen Cheng Xiong Case Western Reserve University
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Robert W. Burgess
Robert W. Burgess The Jackson Laboratory
Wayne N. Frankel
Wayne N. Frankel Columbia University
John C. Schimenti
John C. Schimenti Cornell University
William A. Falls
William A. Falls University of Vermont
Nobuaki Tamamaki
Nobuaki Tamamaki Kumamoto University
Dan Goldowitz
Dan Goldowitz University of British Columbia
Lin Mei
Lin Mei Case Western Reserve University
Litao Sun
Litao Sun Southeast University

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