Andrei B. Belousov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
belousov@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 862-3158
FAX: (504) 865-6785
Areas of study in this research laboratory are:
Glutamate-dependent neuronal plasticity and the regulation of cholinergic phenotype in developing and mature CNS neurons.
The cellular and molecular mechanisms of regulation of electrical synapses (gap junctions) during development and traumatic injury.
Activity-dependent homeostatic plasticity in the CNS neurons.
See our RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Selected articles:
Arumugam H., Liu X., Colombo P.J., Corriveau R.A., Belousov A.B. NMDA receptors regulate developmental gap junction uncoupling via CREB signaling.
Nature Neuroscience, 8 (12) 1720-1726, 2005. Abstract.
NEWS AND VIEWS:
Nature Neuroscience, 8 (12) 1633-1634, 2005. Abstract.
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 7 (1) 8-9, 2006. Abstract.
Belousov A.B., Hunt N.D., Raju R.P., Denisova J.V. Calcium-dependent regulation of cholinergic cell phenotype in the hypothalamus in vitro.
Journal of Neurophysiology, 88 (3): 1352-1362, 2002. Abstract.
Belousov A.B., O'Hara B.F., Denisova J.V. Acetylcholine becomes the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the hypothalamus in the absence of glutamate excitation.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 21 (6): 2015-2027, 2001. Abstract.
Current funding:
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National
Institutes of Health
NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse; Award # 1 RO1 DA015088-01A1
A.B. Belousov (PI): "Cholinergic Regulation in the Hypothalamus"
03/01/2004 - 02/28/2009 |
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National
Science Foundation
NSF Neuronal and Glial Mechanisms Program; Award # IBN-0117603
A.B. Belousov (PI)
"Glutamate-Dependent Regulation of Acetylcholine Activity"
09/01/2001 - 08/31/2006 |
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American Heart Association
AHA National Research Program; Award # 0350530N
A.B. Belousov (PI) "Induction of Cholinergic Phenotype in Hypothalamic Neurons in vitro and in vivo"
01/01/2003 - 12/31/2006 |
Completed grants:
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National
Institutes of Health
NIH COBRE Program; N.G. Bazan (Program Director); Award # RR16816
A.B. Belousov (PI, Project #2): "Mechanisms of Acetylcholine Plasticity in the Hypothalamus in vitro"
02/15/2002 - 04/30/2004 |
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Louisiana
Board of Regents
BORSF Research Competitiveness Program; Award # LEQSF-1999-02-RD-A-35
A.B. Belousov (PI) "Dopamine and Glutamate Interactions in the Striatum and Cortex"
07/01/1999 - 06/30/2003 |
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