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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ted Abel is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research spans multiple intertwined areas primarily within neuroscience and molecular biology. A significant portion of their work explores genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, with particular attention to autism spectrum disorder, sleep and wakefulness, memory and neural mechanisms, as well as neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms.

The scientist's publication record includes research focused on the molecular and cellular basis of brain functions and related disorders. Recent notable papers include:

  • Reconsidering animal models used to study autism spectrum disorder: Current state and optimizing future (2022, Genes Brain & Behavior)
  • Spatial transcriptomics reveals unique gene expression changes in different brain regions after sleep deprivation (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Altered hippocampal transcriptome dynamics following sleep deprivation (2021, Molecular Brain)
  • Sleep and memory: The impact of sleep deprivation on transcription, translational control, and protein synthesis in the brain (2023, Journal of Neurochemistry)
  • The Role of Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecules and Associated Scaffolding Proteins in Social Affiliative Behaviors (2020, Biological Psychiatry)

Their work has been published extensively in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Nature Communications, Molecular Brain, and Biological Psychiatry. These journals reflect a focus on cutting-edge research in neuroscience and molecular biology.

Within the broader fields of study, Ted Abel has contributed significantly to:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their subfield expertise includes:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology

The main research topics covered by Ted Abel are:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Ted Abel frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including Thomas Nickl-Jockschat, Snehajyoti Chatterjee, Yann Vanrobaeys, Jacob J. Michaelson, and Marie E. Gaine. The counts of collaborations indicate sustained research partnerships in these fields.

In recognition of their contributions, Ted Abel was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Genetic Demonstration of a Role for PKA in the Late Phase of LTP and in Hippocampus-Based Long-Term Memory

    Ted Abel;Peter V Nguyen;Mark Barad;Thomas A.S Deuel

  • Recombinant BDNF Rescues Deficits in Basal Synaptic Transmission and Hippocampal LTP in BDNF Knockout Mice

    Susan L Patterson;Ted Abel;Thomas A.S Deuel;Kelsey C Martin

  • Requirement of a Critical Period of Transcription for Induction of a Late Phase of LTP

    Peter V. Nguyen;Ted Abel;Eric R. Kandel

  • Molecular mechanisms of memory acquisition, consolidation and retrieval

    Ted Abel;K.Matthew Lattal

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Enhance Memory and Synaptic Plasticity via CREB: CBP-Dependent Transcriptional Activation

    Christopher G. Vecsey;Joshua D. Hawk;K. Matthew Lattal;Joel M. Stein

  • Astrocytic Modulation of Sleep Homeostasis and Cognitive Consequences of Sleep Loss

    Michael M. Halassa;Michael M. Halassa;Cedrick Florian;Tommaso Fellin;James R. Munoz

  • Amyloid-β plaques enhance Alzheimer's brain tau-seeded pathologies by facilitating neuritic plaque tau aggregation.

    Zhuohao He;Jing L Guo;Jennifer D McBride;Sneha Narasimhan

  • Different training procedures recruit either one or two critical periods for contextual memory consolidation, each of which requires protein synthesis and PKA.

    Roussoudan Bourtchouladze;Ted Abel;Nathaniel Berman;Rachael Gordon

  • Sleep, Plasticity and Memory from Molecules to Whole-Brain Networks

    Ted Abel;Robbert Havekes;Jared M Saletin;Matthew P Walker;Matthew P Walker

  • Epigenetic targets of HDAC inhibition in neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders

    Ted Abel;R Suzanne Zukin

  • Sleep Deprivation Selectively Impairs Memory Consolidation for Contextual Fear Conditioning

    Laurel A. Graves;Elizabeth A. Heller;Allan I. Pack;Ted Abel

  • Sleep deprivation impairs cAMP signalling in the hippocampus

    Christopher G. Vecsey;George S. Baillie;Devan Jaganath;Robbert Havekes

  • Acetyl-CoA synthetase regulates histone acetylation and hippocampal memory

    Philipp Mews;Greg Donahue;Adam M. Drake;Vincent Luczak

  • Targeting Amyloid-β Peptide (Aβ) Oligomers by Passive Immunization with a Conformation-selective Monoclonal Antibody Improves Learning and Memory in Aβ Precursor Protein (APP) Transgenic Mice

    Edward B. Lee;Lewis Z. Leng;Bin Zhang;Linda Kwong

  • Mutant mice and neuroscience: Recommendations concerning genetic background

    Alcino J. Silva;Elizabeth M. Simpson;Joseph S. Takahashi;Hans Peter Lipp

  • Environmental enrichment modifies the PKA-dependence of hippocampal LTP and improves hippocampus-dependent memory.

    Steven N. Duffy;Kenneth J. Craddock;Ted Abel;Peter V. Nguyen

  • Sex Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Review

    Sarah L. Ferri;Ted Abel;Edward S. Brodkin

  • Transgenic mice expressing a truncated form of CREB-binding protein (CBP) exhibit deficits in hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory storage

    Marcelo A. Wood;Michael P. Kaplan;Alice Park;Edward J. Blanchard

  • The Role of Histone Acetylation in Memory Formation and Cognitive Impairments

    Lucia Peixoto;Ted Abel

  • Positive and negative regulatory mechanisms that mediate long-term memory storage

    Ted Abel;Eric Kandel

  • Memory Suppressor Genes: Inhibitory Constraints on the Storage of Long-Term Memory

    Ted Abel;Kelsey C. Martin;Dusan Bartsch;Eric R. Kandel

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbert Havekes
Robbert Havekes University of Groningen
Peter Meerlo
Peter Meerlo University of Groningen
Marcelo A. Wood
Marcelo A. Wood University of California, Irvine
Peter V. Nguyen
Peter V. Nguyen University of Alberta
Steven J. Siegel
Steven J. Siegel University of Southern California
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
K. Matthew Lattal
K. Matthew Lattal Oregon Health & Science University
Joel M. Stein
Joel M. Stein University of Pennsylvania
Sara J. Aton
Sara J. Aton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ute Habel
Ute Habel RWTH Aachen University

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