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Thomas D. Marcotte is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with notable contributions in pharmacology, epidemiology, toxicology, virology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to cannabis and cannabinoid research, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, forensic toxicology and drug analysis, and HIV-related research and treatment. Other key topics include prenatal substance exposure effects, HIV-related health complications and treatments, and HIV/AIDS research and interventions.

Frequent co-authors in their work include Igor Grant, Robert L. Fitzgerald, David J. Grelotti, Anya Umlauf, and Marilyn A. Huestis.

Thomas D. Marcotte has contributed to several leading publication venues, including:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • JAMA Psychiatry
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
  • Journal of Analytical Toxicology
  • Clinical Chemistry

Notable recent papers by Marcotte include:

  • "Driving Performance and Cannabis Users' Perception of Safety," published in 2022 in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Daily Cannabis Use is Associated With Lower CNS Inflammation in People With HIV," published in 2021 in Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
  • "Biomarkers of Recent Cannabis Use in Blood, Oral Fluid and Breath," published in 2021 in Journal of Analytical Toxicology
  • "A Secondary Analysis from a Randomized Trial on the Effect of Plasma Tetrahydrocannabinol Levels on Pain Reduction in Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy," published in 2020 in Journal of Pain
  • "Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment is a risk for symptomatic decline over a 3-year study period," published in 2020 in AIDS

Best Publications

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders persist in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: CHARTER Study.

    R. K. Heaton;D. B. Clifford;D. R. Franklin;S. P. Woods

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders before and during the era of combination antiretroviral therapy: differences in rates, nature, and predictors

    Robert K. Heaton;Donald R. Franklin;Ronald J. Ellis;J. Allen McCutchan

  • Stability and course of neuropsychological deficits in schizophrenia.

    Robert K. Heaton;Julie Akiko Gladsjo;Barton W. Palmer;Julia Kuck

  • The Impact of HIV-Associated Neuropsychological Impairment on Everyday Functioning

    Robert K Heaton;Thomas D Marcotte;Monica Rivera Mindt;Joseph Sadek

  • The HNRC 500-Neuropsychology of Hiv infection at different disease stages

    Robert K. Heaton;Igor Grant;Nelson Butters;Desirée A. White

  • Dendritic injury is a pathological substrate for human immunodeficiency virus-related cognitive disorders. HNRC Group. The HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center.

    E Masliah;R K Heaton;T D Marcotte;R J Ellis

  • Predictive validity of global deficit scores in detecting neuropsychological impairment in HIV infection.

    Catherine L. Carey;Steven Paul Woods;Raul Gonzalez;Emily Conover

  • Methamphetamine dependence increases risk of neuropsychological impairment in HIV infected persons.

    Julie D. Rippeth;Robert K. Heaton;Catherine L. Carey;Thomas D. Marcotte

  • A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial of Cannabis Cigarettes in Neuropathic Pain

    Barth Wilsey;Thomas Marcotte;Alexander Tsodikov;Jeanna Millman

  • Neurocognitive Change in the Era of HIV Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: The Longitudinal CHARTER Study

    Robert K. Heaton;Donald R. Franklin;Reena Deutsch;Scott Letendre

  • Asymptomatic HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment increases risk for symptomatic decline.

    Igor Grant;Donald R. Franklin;Reena Deutsch;Steven P. Woods

  • Cortical Synaptic Density is Reduced in Mild to Moderate Human Immunodeficiency Virus Neurocognitive Disorder

    IP Everall;RK Heaton;TD Marcotte;RJ Ellis

  • Low Dose Vaporized Cannabis Significantly Improves Neuropathic Pain

    Barth Wilsey;Thomas D. Marcotte;Reena Deutsch;Ben Gouaux

  • Interrater reliability of clinical ratings and neurocognitive diagnoses in HIV.

    Steven Paul Woods;Julie D Rippeth;Alan B Frol;Joel K Levy

  • Effects of methamphetamine dependence and HIV infection on cerebral morphology.

    Terry L. Jernigan;Anthony C. Gamst;Sarah L. Archibald;Christine Fennema-Notestine

  • Detecting change: A comparison of three neuropsychological methods, using normal and clinical samples.

    Robert K. Heaton;Nancy Temkin;Sureyya Dikmen;Nanci Avitable

  • Neurocognitive Impairment Is an Independent Risk Factor for Death in HIV Infection

    Ellis Rj;Deutsch R;Heaton Rk;Marcotte Td

  • Efficacy of Inhaled Cannabis on Painful Diabetic Neuropathy.

    Mark S. Wallace;Thomas D. Marcotte;Anya Umlauf;Ben Gouaux

  • Cortical and subcortical neurodegeneration is associated with HIV neurocognitive impairment.

    David J. Moore;Eliezer Masliah;Julie D. Rippeth;Raul Gonzalez

  • Initial validation of a screening battery for the detection of HIV-associated cognitive impairment.

    Catherine L Carey;Steven Paul Woods;Julie D Rippeth;Raul Gonzalez

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert K. Heaton
Robert K. Heaton University of California, San Diego
Scott Letendre
Scott Letendre University of California, San Diego
Donald Franklin
Donald Franklin University of California, San Diego
Steven Paul Woods
Steven Paul Woods University of Houston
J. Allen McCutchan
J. Allen McCutchan University of California, San Diego
Mariana Cherner
Mariana Cherner University of California, San Diego
Christine Fennema-Notestine
Christine Fennema-Notestine University of California, San Diego
Eliezer Masliah
Eliezer Masliah National Institutes of Health
Charles H. Hinkin
Charles H. Hinkin University of California, Los Angeles
Erin E. Morgan
Erin E. Morgan University of California, San Diego

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