Address: 2-400 BSB
Phone: (319) 335-7769
Email: thomas-james@uiowa.edu
Mentor: Catherine Marcinkiewcz, PhD
PhD Institution: University of Iowa, 2018
Research Description
The role of 5-HT circuits in alcohol dependency, neuropsychiatric disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease
Awards
- Multidisciplinary Lung Research Career Development Program (T32 HL007638), 2019-present
- Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship. University of Iowa, Jan 2018
- Graduate College Summer Fellowship. University of Iowa, July 2017
- Graduate College Summer Fellowship. University of Iowa, July 2016
- Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Award. University of Iowa, Aug 2015
- Poster Award for Brain Awareness Week. University of Iowa, Nov 2014
- Interdisciplinary Training in Pain Research Grant Appointment, 2013-2014
- Neuroscience Training Grant Appointment. University of Iowa, 2012-2013
Publications
- Frank, C. A. and James, T.D. (2020). Electrophysiology and pharmacology for PHP. Bio-protocol. bio-protocol.org/prep331.
- Frank, C.A., James, T.D., Müller, M. Homeostatic control of Drosophila neuromuscular junction function. Synapse 2020 Jan;74(1):e22133. doi: 10.1002/syn.22133.
- James, T.D., Zwiefelhofer, D.J., Frank, C.A. Maintenance of homeostatic plasticity at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction requires continuous IP3-directed signaling. eLife 2019;8:e39643 doi: 10.7554/eLife.39643
- Brusich D.J., Spring, A.M., James, T.D., Yeates, C.J., Helms, T.H., Frank, C.A.: Drosophila CaV2 channels harboring human migraine mutations cause synapse hyperexcitability that can be suppressed by inhibition of a Ca2+ store release pathway.PLoS Genet. 2018 Aug 6;14(8):e1007577, 2018. PMCID: PMC6095605
- James T.D., Moffett, S.X., Scanlan, T.S., Martin, J.V. Effects of acute microinjections of the thyroid hormone derivative 3-iodothyronamine to the preoptic region of adult male rats on sleep, thermoregulation and motor activity. 2013. Hormones and Behavior. 64(1):81-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.05.004
- Martin, J.V., Giannopoulos, P.F., Moffett, S.X., James, T.D. Effects of acute microinjections of thyroid hormone to the preoptic region of euthyroid adult male rats on sleep and motor activity. 2013. Brain Research. 21;1516:45-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2013.01.032
- Moffett, S.X., Giannopoulos, P.F., James, T.D., Martin, J.V. Effects of acute microinjection of the thyroid hormone to the preoptic region of hypothyroid adult male rats on sleep, motor activity, and body temperature. 2013. Brain Research. 1516:55-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2013.04.017