Biography

Using an animal model of autism, the deleterious effects of early toxicant exposure are assessed in mice as they develop. In particular, the maturation of social, cognitive, and motor skills are assessed following early administration of toxicants. Behavioral Toxicology and Animal Models of Parkinson`s disease and autism

Research Intrest

Toxicology

List of Publications
DeBoer, EM, Azevedo, R, Vega, TA, Brodkin, J, Akamatsu, W, Okano, H, Wagner, GC, Rasin, MR. Prenatal deletion of the RNA-binding protein HuD disrupts postnatal cortical circuit maturation and behavior. J. Neurosci. 2014;34 (10):3674-86. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3703-13.2014. PubMed PMID:24599466 PubMed Central PMC3942583
Furnari, MA, Saw, CL, Kong, AN, Wagner, GC. Altered behavioral development in Nrf2 knockout mice following early postnatal exposure to valproic acid. Brain Res. Bull. 2014;109 :132-42. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2014.10.006. PubMed PMID:25454122 PubMed Central PMC4367490
Sheleg, M, Yochum, CL, Richardson, JR, Wagner, GC, Zhou, R. Ephrin-A5 regulates inter-male aggression in mice. Behav. Brain Res. 2015;286 :300-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.03.001. PubMed PMID:25746458 PubMed Central PMC4390541
Mamiya, PC, Matray-Devoti, J, Fisher, H, Wagner, GC. Mice increased target biting behaviors 24h after co-administration of alcohol and fluoxetine. Brain Res. 2017;1662 :110-115. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.02.007. PubMed PMID:28193480
Sheleg, M, Yochum, CL, Richardson, JR, Wagner, GC, Zhou, R. Corrigendum to "Ephrin-A5 regulates inter-male aggression in mice" [Behav. Brain Res. 286 (June) (2015) 300-307]. Behav. Brain Res. 2017; :. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.019. PubMed PMID:28827072