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Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

In order to gain a full understanding of common mental health and behavioral disorders we must understand both the molecular underpinnings of the problem as well as the social factors that contribute to it.

The mission of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience is to conduct research in all phases—basic, translational, clinical, social, and behavioral—that will generate new knowledge and perhaps reduce health disparities in neurological disease and mental health.

The Center is connecting independent researchers from various disciplines of study, allowing dynamic face-time for budding researchers in their rotations and summer internships. They are being exposed to cutting-edge research: the Center’s neuro-scientific approach is an advanced method for engaging in such work.

Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Administration Team

Clivel Charlton, PhD

Director, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience & Professor
School of Medicine
Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

(615) 327-6971
ccharlton@mmc.edu

Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Research Team

Executive Director Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology
School of Medicine
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

(615) 327-6996
cdash@mmc.edu

Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Publications

Optogenetic-induced multimerization of the dopamine transporter increases uptake and trafficking to the plasma membrane.
Shalonda M Ingram, Tanu Rana, Ashley M Manson, Faisal M Yayah, Evan G B Jackson, Christopher Anderson, Benem-Orom Davids, J Shawn Goodwin

Small-Molecule Natural Product Physachenolide C Potentiates Immunotherapy Efficacy by Targeting BET Proteins.
Poonam Tewary, Alan D Brooks, Ya-Ming Xu, E M Kithsiri Wijeratne, Ashley L Babyak, Timothy C Back, Raj Chari, Christine N Evans, Curtis J Henrich, Thomas J Meyer, Elijah F Edmondson, Maria T Prudente de Aquino, Thanigaivelan Kanagasabai, Anil Shanker, A A Leslie Gunatilaka, Thomas J Sayers

Bortezomib Sustains T Cell Function by Inducing miR-155-Mediated Downregulation of SOCS1 and SHIP1.
Ariana N Renrick, Menaka C Thounaojam, Maria Teresa P de Aquino, Evan Chaudhuri, Jui Pandhare, Chandravanu Dash, Anil Shanker

Activation of proline biosynthesis is critical to maintain glutamate homeostasis during acute methamphetamine exposure.
Bobby Jones, Muthukumar Balasubramaniam, Joseph J Lebowitz, Anne Taylor, Fernando Villalta, Habibeh Khoshbouei, Carrie Grueter, Brad Grueter, Chandravanu Dash, Jui Pandhare

COVID-19 and Cancer Comorbidity: Therapeutic Opportunities and Challenges.
Anup S Pathania, Philip Prathipati, Bakrudeen Aa Abdul, Srinivas Chava, Santharam S Katta, Subash C Gupta, Pandu R Gangula, Manoj K Pandey, Donald L Durden, Siddappa N Byrareddy, Kishore B Challagundla

Phase II Study of Immunotherapy With Tecemotide and Bevacizumab After Chemoradiation in Patients With Unresectable Stage III Non-Squamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NS-NSCLC): A Trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (E6508).
Jyoti D Patel, Ju-Whei Lee, David P Carbone, Henry Wagner, Anil Shanker, Maria Teresa P de Aquino, Leora Horn, Melissa L Johnson, David E Gerber, Jane Jijun Liu, Millie S Das, Mohammed Ali Al-Nsour, Christopher S R Dakhil, Suresh Ramalingam, Joan H Schiller

Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Administration Team

Clivel Charlton, PhD

Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Research Team

Anil Shanker, PhD

Akiko Shimamoto, PhD

Clivel Charlton, PhD

Chandravanu Dash, PhD, MSc

Shawn Goodwin, PhD

Pandu Gangula, PhD

Sanika Chirwa, PhD

Salil Das, ScD, DSc, Fellow: AAAS; Royal Society of Medicine (UK)

Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Publications