Over 90 undergraduate students have worked on research projects at the Lindgren lab since 1990.
Joseph Lissanti. 1990.
A study of ATP release and its possible neuromodulator effect at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis.
Theresa K. Foster. 1990.
Computer simulation of the lizard nerve terminal at the ceratomandibularis muscle.
Daniel Mellon. 1990.
The effects of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome antibodies on the NMJ of Anolis carolinensis.
Richard Houghtling. 1991.
Onset of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) and synaptic facilitation in the NMJ of Anolis carolinensis.
Jody R. Brumagin. 1991.
Levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the ceratomandibularis muscle and its motor nerve in the male and female Anolis carolinensis.
Shernaaz Kapadia. 1991.
Sexual dimorphism in the presynaptic nerve terminal of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis.”
Vicki R. Kopf. 1991.
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome: its site of attack at the NMJ of Anolis carolinensis.
Gregory R. Murray. 1991.
An investigation of the neuromodulator effects of catecholamines at the NMJ of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis.
Eric Jason Eross. 1991.
An experimental investigation of the role of membrane depolarization in neurotransmitter release at the NMJ of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis.
Darin S. Gogstetter. 1991.
The effect of quinolinic acid on glutamate mediated signal transmission within the crayfish NMJ.
Josh Lawrence. 1991.
The role of high-affinity choline uptake in synaptic potentiation.
Gerald Orban. 1991.
Effects on synaptic plasticity of the opener muscle preparation of Procambarus clarkii as a result of pericardial organ and sinus gland neuromodulatory agents.
Brian M. Sullivan. 1991.
Synaptic facilitation in Anolis lizards.
Terry Buckwalter. 1991.
The effects of nitric oxide on the frog NMJ.
Melissa Laird. 1992, 1993.
Sodium nitroprusside inhibits neurotransmitter release at the frog NMJ.
Anne Yesley. 1993.
Are the inhibitory effects of sodium nitroprusside, nitroglycerin and hydroxylamine on end-plate potentials concentration -dependent?
Joe Mattern. 1993.
Determination of a physiological role for nitric oxide at the frog NMJ.
Heidi Picken. 1993.
Characterization of the effects of SNP on the End-plate potentials of the ceratomandibularis muscle in Anolis carolinensis.
Jeff Lahti. 1994.
The effects of arachidonic acid on the frog NMJ.
Jeff Wirtz. 1994.
Effects of nitric oxide on the glutamatergic synapse of the crayfish.
Evan Fertig. 1995.
Neuraminidase further resolves dual effects of calcium on miniature end-plate potential frequency at frog NMJs.
Kathleen Eagan. 1995.
Synaptic depression at the frog NMJ.
Maithelee Menezes. 1995.
Characterization of Ca-activated potassium currents in the lizard NMJ.
Mary Johnson. 1997.
The effect of ruthenium red on spontaneous neurotransmitter release at the frog neuromuscular junction is ambiguous.
JunSeok Lee. 1997.
Ruthenium red induces a reversible, positive shift of negative surface potential at the frog NMJ.
Dhruv Mallick. 1997.
A delay in recovery of synaptic vesicle recycling upon application of bisindolylmalemide suggests protein kinase C involvement in endocytosis.
Craig Alpha. 1997.
An electron microscopic study of synaptic vesicle depletion and recovery following intracellular acidification at the lizard NMJ.
Rick Heineman. 1999.
Modulation of post-tetanic depression by perisynaptic Schwann cells at the frog NMJ.
Amy Bailey. 1999.
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonists and ATP decrease Ca2+ concentration in the lizard motor nerve terminal.
Elizabeth Paesch. 2001.
Low and High Concentrations of Oxotremorine Similarly Depress End Plate Potentials at the Cutaneous Pectoris Neuromuscular Junction of Rana pipiens
Kendra Young Harris. 2000, 2001.
Glial Cells: chaperoning the synapse?
Gerald Walther. 2001, 2002.
A synaptic rundown in low Ca2+ solution questions the interpretation of oxotremorine-M’s and DEANO’s effect at the lizard NMJ.
Barbara Lake. 2002.
Glial cells play an active role in the regulation of Acetylcholine release from neurons in the vertebrate peripheral nervous system: should we rethink the role of glial cells in vertebrate central nervous system functions?
Kristen Kessler & Courteney McKuen. 2003.
KB-R7943, an inhibitor of Na+-Ca2+ exchange in reverse mode, reduces paired-pulse facilitation at the crayfish NMJ.
Austin Graves. 2002, 2003.
Nitric Oxide is Necessary but not sufficient for Biphasic Muscarinic Effects at the Lizard NMJ.
Erin Conboy. 2002, 2003.
Detecting Nitric Oxide at the Lizard Neuromuscular Junction.
Priya Malik. 2003, 2004.
Pre-application of muscarine prevents the delayed enhancement but not the muscarine-induced reduction in synaptic transmission at the lizard NMJ.
Katie Lewin Tschida 2003, 2004.
Localization of m1,m2, and m3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, m2/m3 metabotropic glutamate receptors, and nitric oxide synthase at the lizard NMJ.
Tse-Yu “Eric” Wu. 2004.
Localization of CB1 (cannabinoid) receptors at the lizard NMJ.
Laura Dobbs. 2004.
The effects of muscarine and the cannabinoid agonist, ACPA, on the evoked Ca increase in lizard motor nerve terminals.
Christopher Ochoa, 2005.
2-arachidonoylglycerol is a ligand of the CB1 receptor at the lizard NMJ.
Nayantara Watsa, 2005.
Involvement of the nitric oxide – cGMP – PKG pathway in the modulation of neurotransmitter release by endocannabinoid.
Zach Newman, 2005, 2006.
Endocannabinoid signaling mechanisms at the vertebrate NMJ.
Katie Battani, 2007-2009.
Localization of M1-M3 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors at the Lizard NMJ. Is COX-2 required for M1-mediated synaptic enhancement?
Will Olson, 2007-2009.
M2 and M3 receptors mediate muscarine-induced inhibition at the frog NMJ. Does the muscle action potential modify synaptic plasticity?
Adam Dorzweiler, 2007.
Seasonal variations may influence the muscarine-induced biphasic modulation of neurotransmitter release at the lizard NMJ.
Xingni Xie, 2008.
N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) at the lizard NMJ.
Courtney Smith, 2008, 2009.
The physiological relevance of endocannabinoid-mediated synaptic modulation at the lizard NMJ.
Zheng Su, 2009, 2010.
PGE2-G, a product of the cyclooxygenation of 2-AG, enhances neurotransmitter release at the lizard neuromuscular junction.
Sarah Evans, 2009.
The role of NO in neuromuscular fatigue in the Ceratomandibularis muscle of Anolis carolinensis.
Zhaoying Xu, 2009.
Developing an ATP luminescence assay to measure synaptic vesicle exocytosis at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction.
Kathryn Walder, 2010, 2011.
The role of glial cells and N-Acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) in automodulation at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction.
Stephen Zhang, 2010.
The prevalence and role of kiss-and-run at the lizard neuromuscular junction. 2011, 2012. N-Acetylaspartylglutamate modulates nicotine induced nitric oxide release at the lizard neuromuscular junction.
Christopher Barbey, 2010.
The role of perisynaptic Schwann cells in short-term synaptic modulation.
Jamie Morford, 2011, 2012.
Localization of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) at the Vertebrate neuromuscular Junction.
John “Jay” Dreier, 2012, 2013.
Complement-mediated ablation of PSCs at the lizard NMJ
Chris Kaiser-Nyman, 2012.
Glial cells are necessary for the muscarine-induced delayed enhancement of neurotransmitter release at the neuromuscular junction.
Kaya Matson, 2014.
Gliobiology Research: measuring cyclooxygenase expression in lizard and mouse perisynaptic Schwann cells.
Erica Kwiatkowski, 2014.
An immunohistological study of endocannabinoids at the mouse NMJ.
Alexandra Byrne, 2014.
The function of PSCs in synaptic depression at the lizard NMJ.
Michael Fitzpatrick, 2014, 2015.
A comparison of the efficacy of antibodies HNK-1 and 2A12 in complement-mediated ablation of PSCs at the lizard NMJ. 2016. The effect of PSC ablation on synaptic depression.
Talora Martin, 2014.
The effect of endocannabinoid receptor agonists and antagonists on synaptic transmission at the mouse NMJ.
Gabrielle Mercado, 2014.
The localization of the endocannabinoid CB1 receptor and synthetic enzyme diacylglyceral lipase-a at the mouse NMJ.
Samantha McConnell, 2015.
Electrochemical detection of nitric oxide at the lizard NMJ.
Lacy Murray, 2015.
Observing perisynaptic Schwann cell morphology as a function of muscle fiber type at the mouse NMJ.
Yang Chen, 2015, 2016.
The facilitating effect of TrkB receptor activation on endocannabinoid actions at the mouse NMJ. Homocysteine sensitizes the mouse NMJ to mild oxidative stress.
Shanaz Daneshdoost, 2015.
Quantifying the expression of COX-2 at the mouse NMJ in response to the activation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
Andrea Baumgartel, 2016.
Exploring the role of endocannabinoids at the soleus muscle of the mouse.
Fraol Galan, 2016.
Exploring a role for nitric oxide in synaptic homeostasis at the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction.
Noah Mozell, 2016.
Using immunofluorescence to localize nitric oxide synthase at the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction
Jamie Schafroth, 2016.
Examining the role of carbon monoxide at the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction.
Ryan Betters, 2017.
Determining the cellular source of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) at the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction using the GAL4-UAS system to knock down NOS expression in specific cell types using RNAi.
Danica Bojovic, 2017.
Using immunofluorescence to localize the NMDA receptor at the mouse NMJ.
John Wang, 2017, 2018.
Determining whether nitric oxide synthase is required for the effects of long-term homocysteine exposure at the mouse NMJ. Seeking the retrograde signal responsible for synaptic homeostasis at the mouse NMJ.
Sam Dahlke, 2018.
Examining the role of Nitric Oxide on presynaptic homeostasis at the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction.
Andrew Moy, 2018.
Examining presynaptic homeostasis at the frog neuromuscular junction.
Emily Kozik, 2019.
Using immunohistochemistry and tandem LC-MS spectroscopy to detect N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) in the nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster.
Jill Flannery, 2019.
Localizing N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) in the mouse neuromuscular junction using immunofluorescence.
Yiyang (“Reus”) Zhu, 2019.
Extracellular protons play a role in presynaptic homeostatic potentiation at the mouse neuromuscular junction.
Claire Warrenfelt, 2019, 2020.
Acid-sensing ion channel is essential for presynaptic homeostasis at the mouse neuromuscular junction.
Avery Cardeiro, 2021.
The subtype composition and localization of ASICs at the mouse neuromuscular junction.
Neil Israni, 2021.
Expressing super ecliptic pHluorin fused to a-bungarotoxin in yeast.
Khondamir Imomnazarov, 2021, 2022.
The effect of strong pH buffers on presynaptic homeostatic potentiation at the mouse neuromuscular junction.
Sarah Torrence, 2021, 2022.
The effect of extracellular pH on synaptic transmission at the mouse neuromuscular junction.
Erin Hernandez, 2022.
Measuring the sensitivity of FP-NO to nitric oxide donors using fluorimetry.
Jamie Lee, 2022.
Using FP-NO to investigate the kinetics and stoichiometry of NO release from commonly used NO-donors.
Nora O’Prey, 2023.
Measuring pH in the synaptic cleft of mouse neuromuscular junctions using the fusion protein SEP-BTX.
Madeline Fialkov, 2023.
Identification and localization of proteins involved in presynaptic homeostatic potentiation at the mouse neuromuscular junction.
Samikshya Pokharel, 2023-2025.
Uncovering the mechanism of presynaptic homeostatic potentiation (PHP) at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction: exploring the role of the PMCA.
Essi Adokou, 2024-2025.
Investigating succinylcholine’s unique blocking action at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction.