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Gwyndolin Vail, Ph.D.Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience Medical Science Building, Newark, NJ |
Education
BA in Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Ph.D. in Toxicology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
INSPIRE fellow, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience — Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Research
Research Mentor: Vanessa Routh, Ph.D.
Research Topic: Sex differences in central sensing and regulation of glucose during exercise.
Teaching:
Teaching Interests: Endocrinology, Neuroscience, Neuroendocrinology, Histology/Pathology
Publications:
Garcia, S., Hirschberg, P., Sarkar, P., Siegel, D., Teegala, S., Vail, GM., and Routh, VH. (2021). Insulin actions on hypothalamic glucose-sensing neurons. J. Neuroendocrinology, 33(4), e12937.
Vail, GM., and Roepke, TA. (2020). Organophosphate flame retardants excite arcuate melanocortin circuitry and increase neuronal sensitivity to ghrelin in adult mice. Endocrinology, 161(11), bqaa168.
Vail GM., Walley SN., Yasrebi A., Maeng A., Conde KM., and Roepke TA. (2020). The interactions of diet-induced obesity and organophosphate flame retardant exposure on energy homeostasis in adult male and female mice. J. Toxicological and Environmental Health A. 83(11-12):438-455.
Vail, GM., and Roepke, TA. (2018). Membrane-initiated signaling via Gq-coupled GPCR in the central nervous system. Steroids, 142, 77-83.
Chen, J., Chen, Y., Vail, GM., Chow, H., Zhang, Y., Louie, L., Li, J., Hart, R., Plummer, M. and Herrup, K. (2016). The impact of glutamine supplementation on the symptoms of ataxia-telangiectasia: a preclinical assessment. Molecular Neurodegeneration, 11, 60.
Vail, GM., Cheng, A., Han, YR., Zhao, T., Du, S., Loy, M., Herrup, K., and Plummer, M. (2016). ATM protein is located on presynaptic vesicles and its deficit leads to failures in synaptic plasticity. J. Neurophysiology, 116(1), 201-209