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103
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686
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Tamas Bartfai is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with specific focus areas including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Neurology, Biological Psychiatry, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's recent publications cover several topics related to neurobiology and pharmacology. Notable papers include:

  • Alzheimer Drug Trials: Combination of Safe and Efficacious Biologicals to Break the Amyloidosis-Neuroinflammation Vicious Cycle, 2020, ASN NEURO
  • Neuropeptides and pharmacology, 2024, Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences

Though not authored by Tamas Bartfai, relevant recent publications within their research circle include:

  • Cell Surface Protein mRNAs Show Differential Transcription in Pyramidal and Fast-Spiking Cells as Revealed by Single-Cell Sequencing, 2020, Cerebral Cortex
  • Single cell phototransfection of mRNAs encoding SARS-CoV2 spike and nucleocapsid into human astrocytes results in RNA dependent translation interference, 2024, Frontiers in Drug Delivery

Their research covers diverse topics, such as:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jinhui Wang
  • James Eberwine
  • Graham V. Lees
  • Lilla Ravasz
  • Katalin A. Kékesi

Publications have appeared in journals such as ASN NEURO, Cerebral Cortex, Frontiers in Drug Delivery, and Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.

Tamas Bartfai has been recognized by professional organizations, including designation as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004 and as a Member of Academia Europaea since 1994.

Best Publications

  • The role of inflammation in epilepsy

    Annamaria Vezzani;Jacqueline French;Tamas Bartfai;Tallie Z. Baram

  • Interleukin-1β Enhances NMDA Receptor-Mediated Intracellular Calcium Increase through Activation of the Src Family of Kinases

    Barbara Viviani;S. Bartesaghi;F. Gardoni;A. Vezzani

  • Cell penetrating PNA constructs regulate galanin receptor levels and modify pain transmission in vivo.

    Margus Pooga;Margus Pooga;Ursel Soomets;Ursel Soomets;Mattias Hällbrink;Andres Valkna;Andres Valkna

  • Cytokines and fever.

    Bruno Conti;Iustin Tabarean;Cristina Andrei;Tamas Bartfai

  • Powerful anticonvulsant action of IL-1 receptor antagonist on intracerebral injection and astrocytic overexpression in mice.

    A. Vezzani;D. Moneta;M. Conti;C. Richichi

  • A blood based 12-miRNA signature of Alzheimer disease patients

    Petra Leidinger;Christina Backes;Stephanie Deutscher;Katja Schmitt

  • Interleukin-1β Contributes to the Generation of Experimental Febrile Seizures

    Celine Dubé;Annamaria Vezzani;Marga Behrens;Tamas Bartfai

  • IL-1 receptor/Toll-like receptor signaling in infection, inflammation, stress and neurodegeneration couples hyperexcitability and seizures

    Annamaria Vezzani;Mattia Maroso;Silvia Balosso;Manuel Alavez Sanchez

  • A Specific Role for NR2A-Containing NMDA Receptors in the Maintenance of Parvalbumin and GAD67 Immunoreactivity in Cultured Interneurons

    Jefferson W. Kinney;Christopher N. Davis;Iustin Tabarean;Bruno Conti

  • Transgenic mice with a reduced core body temperature have an increased life span

    Bruno Conti;Manuel Sanchez-Alavez;Raphaelle Winsky-Sommerer;Maria Concetta Morale

  • Absence of IL-1 signaling and reduced inflammatory response in IL-1 type I receptor-deficient mice.

    M Labow;D Shuster;M Zetterstrom;P Nunes

  • Neuropeptides: opportunities for drug discovery

    Tomas Hökfelt;Tamas Bartfai;Floyd Bloom

  • Interleukin (IL)-6 gene expression in the central nervous system is necessary for fever response to lipopolysaccharide or IL-1 beta: a study on IL-6-deficient mice.

    Z Chai;S Gatti;C Toniatti;V Poli

  • Coexistence of peptides with classical neurotransmitters

    T. Hökfelt;D. Millhorn;K. Seroogy;Y. Tsuruo

  • Galanin inhibits acetylcholine release in the ventral hippocampus of the rat: histochemical, autoradiographic, in vivo, and in vitro studies.

    Gilberto Fisone;Chun F. Wu;Silvana Consolo;Oie Nordstrom

  • Regulation of the Release of Coexisting Neurotransmitters

    Bartfai T;Iverfeldt K;Fisone G;Serfözö P

  • Leukocyte recruitment in the cerebrospinal fluid of mice with experimental meningitis is inhibited by an antibody to junctional adhesion molecule (JAM).

    Aldo Del Maschio;Ada De Luigi;Ines Martin-Padura;Manfred Brockhaus

  • Transthyretin protects Alzheimer's mice from the behavioral and biochemical effects of Aβ toxicity

    Joel N. Buxbaum;Zhengyi Ye;Natàlia Reixach;Linsey Friske

  • Galanin--a neuroendocrine peptide.

    Bartfai T;Hökfelt T;Langel U

  • A novel non-transcriptional pathway mediates the proconvulsive effects of interleukin-1β

    Silvia Balosso;Mattia Maroso;Manuel Sanchez-Alavez;Teresa Ravizza

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomas Hökfelt
Tomas Hökfelt Karolinska Institute
Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld-Hallin
Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld-Hallin Karolinska Institute
Gilberto Fisone
Gilberto Fisone Karolinska Institute
M. Margarita Behrens
M. Margarita Behrens Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Sven-Ove Ögren
Sven-Ove Ögren Karolinska Institute
Annamaria Vezzani
Annamaria Vezzani Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Jacqueline N. Crawley
Jacqueline N. Crawley University of California, Davis
Alasdair M. Barr
Alasdair M. Barr University of British Columbia
Andrey Mazarati
Andrey Mazarati University of California, Los Angeles
Stefan B. Svenson
Stefan B. Svenson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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