Stephanie Gantz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Current Positions
- Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Education
- BA in Biology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon
- PhD in Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Graduate Program Affiliations
Center, Program and Institute Affiliations
Selected Publications
- Skog TD, Johnson SB, Hinz DC, Lingg RT, Schulz EN, Luna JT, Beltz TG, Romig-Martin SA, Gantz SC, Xue B, Johnson AK, Radley JJ. A Prefrontal→Periaqueductal Gray Pathway Differentially Engages Autonomic, Hormonal, and Behavioral Features of the Stress-Coping Response. J Neurosci. 2024 Nov 13;44(46):e0844242024. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0844-24.2024. PMID: 39313320; PMCID: PMC11561873.
- Gugel A, Ingebretsen EA, Hake HS, Gantz SC. LC-derived excitatory synaptic transmission to dorsal raphe serotonin neurons is inhibited by activation of alpha2-adrenergic receptors. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 May;49(6):1014-1023. doi: 10.1038/s41386-024-01824-3. Epub 2024 Feb 17. PMID: 38368493; PMCID: PMC11039657.
- Gumusoglu SB, Kiel MD, Gugel A, Schickling BM, Weaver KR, Lauffer MC, Sullivan HR, Coulter KJ, Blaine BM, Kamal M, Zhang Y, Devor EJ, Santillan DA, Gantz SC, Santillan MK. Anti-angiogenic mechanisms and serotonergic dysfunction in the Rgs2 knockout model for the study of psycho-obstetric risk. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Apr;49(5):864-875. doi: 10.1038/s41386-023-01749-3. Epub 2023 Oct 17. PMID: 37848733; PMCID: PMC10948883.
- Kumar J, Popescu GK, Gantz SC. GluD receptors are functional ion channels. Biophys J. 2023 Jun 20;122(12):2383-2395. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.05.012. Epub 2023 May 12. PMID: 37177782; PMCID: PMC10323023.
- Copeland DS, Gugel A, Gantz SC. Potentiation of neuronal activity by tonic GluD1 current in brain slices. EMBO Rep. 2023 Jul 5;24(7):e56801. doi: 10.15252/embr.202356801. Epub 2023 May 8. PMID: 37154294; PMCID: PMC10328076.
- Khamma JK, Copeland DS, Hake HS, Gantz SC. Spatiotemporal Control of Noradrenaline-Dependent Synaptic Transmission in Mouse Dorsal Raphe Serotonin Neurons. J Neurosci. 2022 Feb 9;42(6):968-979. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1176-21.2021. Epub 2021 Dec 17. PMID: 34921047; PMCID: PMC8824504.
- Copeland DS, Gantz SC. Deviating from the norm: cocaine-induced synaptic plasticity in the nucleus accumbens via σ1 receptors and endocannabinoid signaling. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 Feb;47(3):619-620. doi: 10.1038/s41386-021-01198-w. Epub 2021 Oct 2. PMID: 34601506; PMCID: PMC8782896.
- Peters CH, Liu PW, Morotti S, Gantz SC, Grandi E, Bean BP, Proenza C. Bidirectional flow of the funny current (If) during the pacemaking cycle in murine sinoatrial node myocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Jul 13;118(28):e2104668118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2104668118. PMID: 34260402; PMCID: PMC8285948.
- Gantz SC, Ortiz MM, Belilos AJ, Moussawi K. Excitation of medium spiny neurons by 'inhibitory' ultrapotent chemogenetics via shifts in chloride reversal potential. Elife. 2021 Apr 6;10:e64241. doi: 10.7554/eLife.64241. PMID: 33822716; PMCID: PMC8024007.