Student Publications, 2011-2012 Academic Year

Jia, Cheng
PhD Student, Neuroscience Program
Advisor: Zhen Yan, PhD

Janine Lee
MD/PhD Student, Neuroscience Program
Advisor: Zhen Yan, PhD

Lara Duffney
PhD Student, Neuroscience Program
Advisor: Zhen Yan, PhD

Lee JB, Wei J, Liu W, Cheng J, Feng J, Yan Z (2012). Histone Deacetylase 6 gates the synaptic action of acute stress in prefrontal cortex. J. Physiology (in press).

Mandal M, Wei J, Zhong P, Cheng J, Duffney LJ, Liu W, Yuen EY, Twelvetrees AE, Li S, Li XJ, Kittler JT, Yan Z (2011). Impaired AMPA receptor trafficking and function by mutant huntingtin. J. Biol. Chem. 286:33719-28.


Tom Covey
PhD student, Neuroscience Program
Advisors: David Shucard, PhD, Janet Shucard, PhD

Covey, TJ, Shucard, JL, Shucard, DW, Stegen, S, & Benedict, RHB. (2012). Comparison of neuropsychological involvement and vocational outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Multiple Sclerosis patients.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18(3), 541-555.

Covey, TJ, Zivadinov, R, Shucard, JL, & Shucard, DW. (2011). Information processing speed, neural efficiency, and working memory performance in Multiple Sclerosis: Differential relationships with structural MRI.  Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33(10), 1129-1145.


Jennifer Dolan
PhD student, Neuroscience Program
Advisor: John Kolega, PhD

Dolan JM, Sim FJ, Meng H, Kolega J. Endothelial cells express a unique transcriptional profile under very high wall shear stress known to induce expansive arterial remodeling. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2012 Apr;302(8):C1109-18. Epub 2011 Dec 14.


Sarah Hayes
PhD Student, Neuroscience Program
Advisor: Richard Salvi, PhD

Hayes SH, Ding D, Salvi RJ and Allman BL. Anatomy and Physiology of the External,
Middle and Inner Ear.  In: Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume 10: Disorders of Peripheral and Central Auditory Processing.  Editor: Gastone Celesia. In Production.


Dan Stolzberg
PhD student, Neuroscience Program
Advisor: Richard Salvi, PhD

Stolzberg, D., Salvi, R.J., and Allman, B.L. (2012). “Salicylate Toxicity Model of Tinnitus.” Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, invited review.

Stolzberg, D., Chrostowski, M., Salvi, R.J. and Allman, B.L. (2012). “Intracortical Circuits Amplify Sound-Evoked Activity in Primary Auditory Cortex Following Systemic Injection of Salicylate in the Rat.” J. Neurophys.

Stolzberg, D., G. D. Chen, B. L. Allman and R. J. Salvi (2011). “Salicylate-induced peripheral auditory changes and tonotopic reorganization of auditory cortex.” Neuroscience.


Peter Vento
PhD Student, Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Psychology Department
Advisor: Derek Daniels, PhD

Vento PJ, Daniels D. Mitogen-activated protein kinase is required for the behavioral desensitization that occurs after repeated injections of angiotensin II. Exp Physiol. 2012 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]

Vento PJ, Myers KP, Daniels D. Investigation into the specificity of angiotensin II-induced behavioral desensitization. Physiol Behav. 2012 Feb 28;105(4):1076-81.