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Alessandra Porcu

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

University of South Carolina

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College of Pharmacy

Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences (ddbs)

Alessandra Porcu is currently serving as a College Of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at University of South Carolina.

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Alessandra Porcu

University of South Carolina

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

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Effects of Chronic Light Cycle Disruption During Adolescence on Circadian Clock, Neuronal Activity Rhythms, and Behavior in Mice. Frontiers in Neuroscience (2024)

Pablo BonillaAlexandria ShanksYatin NerellaAlessandra Porcu

neurologysystems neurosciencephysiologybehavioral neuroscienceneurosciencecircadian clockdevelopmental neurobiologymammalian biologyneuronal activity rhythmsadolescence

Emotionally Clocked out: Cell-Type Specific Regulation of Mood and Anxiety by the Circadian Clock System in the Brain. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2023)

T. Chase FrancisAlessandra Porcu

cognitive sciencecircadian clock systemcell-type specific regulationcognitive neuroscienceneurosciencemolecular neurobiologyemotionsemotion regulationmolecular neuroscienceaffective neurosciencepsychology

Nicotine-Mediated Recruitment of Gabaergic Neurons to a Dopaminergic Phenotype Attenuates Motor Deficits in an Alpha-Synuclein Parkinson’s Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023)

Jessica IChi LaiAlessandra PorcuBenedetto RomoliMaria KeislerFredric P. ManfredssonSusan B. PowellDavide Dulcis

neurologyalpha-synuclein parkinsongabaergic neuronsneurochemistrymolecular neurodegenerationneuropharmacologynicotinemolecular neurobiologyneuroscienceneurodegenerative diseasesparkinson's diseasenicotine-mediated recruitmentneurodynamicsbrain modelingpharmacologymolecular neurosciencecentral nervous system

EDITORIAL: Negative Valence Systems. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience (2022)

Jennifer A. HoneycuttJared W. YoungAlessandra PorcuMarta Sabariego

neurologyneural sciencesystems neurosciencenegative valence systemscognitive neuroscienceneurosciencebrain sciencenervous systemcognitive sciencecentral nervous system

Seasonal Changes in Day Length Induce Multisynaptic Neurotransmitter Switching to Regulate Hypothalamic Network Activity and Behavior. Science Advances (2022)

Alessandra PorcuAnna NilssonSathwik BooreddySamuel A. BarnesDavid K. WelshDavide Dulcis

systems neurosciencephysiologybehavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceneurophysiologyhypothalamic network activityscience advancemultisynaptic neurotransmitterseasonal changesday length

Neurobiological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Circadian Rhythm Disruption in Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Multi‐Disciplinary Literature Review and Agenda for Future Research From the Isbd Task Force on Chronobiology. Bipolar Disorders (2021)

Michael J. McCarthyJohn F. GottliebRobert GonzalezColleen A. McClungLauren B. AlloySean CainDavide DulcisBruno EtainBenicio N. FreyCorrado GarbazzaKyle D. KetchesinDominic LandgrafHeon‐Jeong LeeCynthia Marie‐ClaireRobin NusslockAlessandra PorcuRichard PorterPhilipp RitterJan ScottDaniel SmithHolly A. SwartzGreg Murray

circadian rhythm disruptionneurologyisbd task forcepsychiatrybipolar disorderchronobiologycognitive neurosciencebehavioral neuroscienceneurosciencebehavioral neuroendocrinologyaffective neurosciencebehavioral mechanismsfuture research

Photoperiod-Induced Neurotransmitter Switching in the Circadian Pacemaker Regulates Hypothalamic Dopamine Expression. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2020)

Alessandra PorcuSathwik BooreddyDavid K. WelshDavide Dulcis

systems neuroscienceneuropharmacologyhypothalamic dopamine expressionelectrophysiologycircadian pacemakerneuroscienceneurophysiologypharmacologyphotoperiod-induced neurotransmitter

Vulnerability to Helpless Behavior is Regulated by the Circadian Clock Component Cryptochrome in the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)

Alessandra PorcuMegan VaughanAnna NilssonNatsuko ArimotoKatja LamiaDavid K. Welsh

cryptochromesanimal physiologysystems neurosciencemouse nucleus accumbensphysiologyphysiological regulationchronobiologycentral nervous systembehavioral neuroscienceneurosciencemammalian biologybehavioral sciencesscientometrics

Pharmacological Manipulation of the Circadian Clock: A Possible Approach to the Management of Bipolar Disorder. CNS Drugs (2019)

Alessandra PorcuRobert GonzalezMichael J. McCarthy

bipolar disordercircadian clockpharmacological manipulationpharmacology

Acid Suspends the Circadian Clock in Hypoxia Through Inhibition of Mtor. Cell (2018)

Zandra E. WaltonChirag H. PatelRebekah C. BrooksYongjun YuArig Ibrahim-HashimMalini RiddleAlessandra PorcuTianying JiangBrett L. EckerFeven TameireConstantinos KoumenisAshani T. WeeraratnaDavid K. WelshRobert GilliesJames C. AlwineLin ZhangJonathan D. PowellChi V. Dang

metabolismphysiologycell biologychronobiologyneurosciencehypoxia (medicine)circadian clockmammalian biology

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Alessandra Porcu

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

University of South Carolina

Affiliations

College of Pharmacy

Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences (ddbs)

Alessandra Porcu is currently serving as a College Of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at University of South Carolina.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Alessandra Porcu

University of South Carolina

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Effects of Chronic Light Cycle Disruption During Adolescence on Circadian Clock, Neuronal Activity Rhythms, and Behavior in Mice. Frontiers in Neuroscience (2024)

Pablo BonillaAlexandria ShanksYatin NerellaAlessandra Porcu

neurologysystems neurosciencephysiologybehavioral neuroscienceneurosciencecircadian clockdevelopmental neurobiologymammalian biologyneuronal activity rhythmsadolescence

Emotionally Clocked out: Cell-Type Specific Regulation of Mood and Anxiety by the Circadian Clock System in the Brain. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2023)

T. Chase FrancisAlessandra Porcu

Jessica IChi LaiAlessandra PorcuBenedetto RomoliMaria KeislerFredric P. ManfredssonSusan B. PowellDavide Dulcis

EDITORIAL: Negative Valence Systems. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience (2022)

Jennifer A. HoneycuttJared W. YoungAlessandra PorcuMarta Sabariego

neurologyneural sciencesystems neurosciencenegative valence systemscognitive neuroscienceneurosciencebrain sciencenervous systemcognitive sciencecentral nervous system

Seasonal Changes in Day Length Induce Multisynaptic Neurotransmitter Switching to Regulate Hypothalamic Network Activity and Behavior. Science Advances (2022)

Alessandra PorcuAnna NilssonSathwik BooreddySamuel A. BarnesDavid K. WelshDavide Dulcis

systems neurosciencephysiologybehavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceneurophysiologyhypothalamic network activityscience advancemultisynaptic neurotransmitterseasonal changesday length

Photoperiod-Induced Neurotransmitter Switching in the Circadian Pacemaker Regulates Hypothalamic Dopamine Expression. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2020)

Alessandra PorcuSathwik BooreddyDavid K. WelshDavide Dulcis

systems neuroscienceneuropharmacologyhypothalamic dopamine expressionelectrophysiologycircadian pacemakerneuroscienceneurophysiologypharmacologyphotoperiod-induced neurotransmitter

Vulnerability to Helpless Behavior is Regulated by the Circadian Clock Component Cryptochrome in the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)

Alessandra PorcuMegan VaughanAnna NilssonNatsuko ArimotoKatja LamiaDavid K. Welsh

Pharmacological Manipulation of the Circadian Clock: A Possible Approach to the Management of Bipolar Disorder. CNS Drugs (2019)

Alessandra PorcuRobert GonzalezMichael J. McCarthy

bipolar disordercircadian clockpharmacological manipulationpharmacology

Acid Suspends the Circadian Clock in Hypoxia Through Inhibition of Mtor. Cell (2018)

metabolismphysiologycell biologychronobiologyneurosciencehypoxia (medicine)circadian clockmammalian biology

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