Jose Miguel-Hidalgo, PhD

Jose Miguel-Hidalgo, PhD

Professor

Department:
SOM-Psychiatry

Email:
jmiguel-hidalgo@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5791

Education

University of California at Davis. Fogarty International Center of NIH, Postdoctoral, Neurobiology/Physiology1994
University of California at Davis. Dept. of Psychology. Center for Neuroscience, Postdoctoral Research, Neuroscience1992
Osaka University Medical School (Osaka, Japan), PhD, Neurophysiology/Neuroscience1991
University of Salamanca (Spain) Faculty of Biology, PhD, Biology (Neurobiology)1989
University of Salamanca (Spain) Faculty of Biology, BS, Biological Sciences1984

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Certification of Pedagogic Aptitude (for High School Teaching), University of Salamanca, Spain01/1986 - Present

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry07/2015 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry07/2010 - 06/2015
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry07/2003 - 2010
Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry2001 - 06/2003
Senior Research Associate, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry07/1999 - 12/2000
Research Associate, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry04/1998 - 06/1999
Chief Investigator, EuroEspes Biomedical Research Center (La Coruna, Spain), School of Medicine, Department of Dept. of Basic Neuroscience1995 - 1998
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis, USA, School of Medicine, Department of Dept of Neurobilogy, Phsiology and Behavior1992 - 1994
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California at Davis, USA, School of Medicine, Department of Psychology and Center for Neuroscience1991 - 1992
Associate Researcher (Graduate level), Osaka University Medical School, School of Medicine, Department of Dept. of Anatomy and Neuroscience1987 - 1991
Research Student (Predoctoral level), University of Salamanca (Spain) Faculty of Biology, School of Medicine, Department of Dept. of Cytology and Histology1983 - 1986

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Astrocytes and the pathology of nodes of Ranvier in depression, National Institutes of Health06/2019 - 04/2021
Intramural, Role of microRNA-21 in depression-like behaviors, UMMC02/2018 - 07/2019
Extramural, Astrocyte gap junctions, myelin integrity and depression-like behaviors, National Institutes of Health07/2017 - 06/2019
Intramural, Interaction between glioma cells and astrocytes, UMMC12/2016 - 11/2017
Extramural, Glioma in the brain microenvironment of psychiatric depression, National Cancer Institute/NIH - Pending01/2016 - 12/2017
Extramural, Prefrontal Mechanism of astrocyte involvement in alcohol abuse., National Institute of Alcohol Addiction and Abuse - Pending01/2016 - 12/2017
Extramural, COBRE Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH09/2013 - 08/2018
Extramural, Early life brain inflammation and vulnerability to neurodegenerative diseases in late life, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH07/2013 - 03/2018
Extramural, Glial Proliferation and Death in Depression and Alcoholism, NIH/NIMH05/2009 - 04/2012
Extramural, Noradrenergic systems in Depression, National Institute of Mental Health/NIH07/2008 - 06/2013
Extramural, Cellular and Vascular Pathology in Depression, NIH-NCRR07/2007 - 06/2012
Extramural, Glutamatergic markers of astrocytes in major depression with comorbid alcoholism, National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)07/2006 - 06/2009
Extramural, Pilot Project 1 of the Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism, NIAAA04/2006 - 03/2011
Extramural, Research contracts with pharmaceutical companies for the development of neuroprotective drugs, Forest Laboratories, Inc.01/2003 - 12/2005
Extramural, Alterations of cortical synaptic markers in alcohol dependence, NIH-NCRR; COBRE Center01/2002 - 12/2007
Extramural, Prefrontal cell pathology distinguishes mental disorders

(Duke University), NIH/NIMH
09/2001 - 08/2006
Extramural, Prefrontal cell pathology in vascular depression, NIH/CONTE Center08/2001 - 07/2006
Extramural, Transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) neurochemical pathology, Alzheimer's Association08/2001 - 07/2004
Extramural, Histopathology of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex in comorbid alcohol dependence and suicide, Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation (ABMRF)01/2001 - 12/2003
Extramural, Can schizophrenia and depression be distinguished in the prefrontal cortex using immunohistochemistry?, National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)09/1999 - 09/2002
Extramural, Prefrontal cell pathology in depressed patients with and without vascular disease, VISN 16 MIRECC01/1999 - 12/2000
Extramural, Research contracts with pharmaceutical companies for the development of neuroprotective drugs, Servier, Merz, Ferrer International01/1995 - 12/1998

Publications

Journal Article

Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Moulana M, Deloach PH, Rajkowska G Chronic Unpredictable Stress Reduces Immunostaining for Connexins 43 and 30 and Myelin Basic Protein in the Rat Prelimbic and Orbitofrontal Cortices. Chronic Stress. 2018; 2:1-122018
Rajkowska G, Mahajan G, Maciag D, Sathyanesan M, Iyo A.H, Moulana M, Kyle PB, Woolverton WL, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Stockmeier CA, Newton SS Oligodendrocyte Morphometry and Expression of Myelin-Related mRNA in Ventral Prefrontal White Matter in Major Depressive Disorder Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2015; 65:53-622015
Duncan J, Wang N, Zhang X, Johnson S, Harris S, Zheng, Paul I., Zhang Q, Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Sittman D, Ou X, Stockmeier CA, and Wang JM Chronic Social Stress and Ethanol Increase Expression of KLF11, a Cell Death Mediator, in Rat Brain Neurotoxicity Research. 2015; 28:18-312015
Whittom A, Villarreal A, Soni M, Owusu-Duku B, Meshram A, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Markers of apoptosis induction and proliferation in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence Alc. Clin. Exp. Res. 2014; 38:2790-27992014
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Wilson BA, Hussain S, Meshram A, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Reduced connexin 43 immunolabeling in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence and depression. J Psychiatr Res. 2014; 55:101-92014
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Whittom A, Villarreal A, Soni M, Meshram A, Pickett JC, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA . Journal of affective disorders, 2014 Apr;158:62-70 Apoptosis-related proteins and proliferation markers in the orbitofrontal cortex in major depressive disorder Journal of affective disorders, 2014 Apr;158:62-702014
Chandley, MJ, Szebeni, K, Szebeni, A, Crawford, J, Stockmeier, CA, Turecki, G, Miguel-hidalgo, JJ, Ordway, GA Gene Experession Deficits in Pontine Locus Coeruleus Astrocytes in Men with Major Depressive Disorder. J. Psychiatry Neurosci. 2013; 38:276-2842013
Miguel-Hidalgo,J.J. Brain structural and functional changes in adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Int. J. Adolesc. Med. Health. 2013; 25:245-2562013
Rajkowska, G, Huges, J, Stockmeier, CA, Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ, Maciag, D Coverage of Blood Vessels by Astrocytic Endfeet Is Reduced In Major Depressive Disorder. Biol. Psychiatry 73:613-6212013
Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ, Wei, J, Konick, L, Overholser, JC, Jurjus, GJ, Stockmeier, CA, Steffens, DC, Krishnan, KRR, Rajkowska, G Morphometric analysis of Vascular Pathology in the Orbitofrontal Cortex of Elderly Subjects with Major Depression. Int. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry. 2013; 28: 959–9702013
Miguel-Hidalgo,JJ, Wanzo, V, Paul, I, Banerjee, P Memantine prevents cognitive impairment and reduces Bc1-2 and caspase 8 immunoreactivity in rats injected with amyloid B1-40. Eur.J. Pharmacol. 692:38-452012
Miguel-Hidalgo J.J., Overholser J.C., Jurjus G.J., Meltzer H.Y., Dieter L., B.S., .Konick L., Stockmeier C.A., and Rajkowska G Vascular and extravascular immunoreactivity for Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 in the orbitofrontal cortex of subjects with major depression: age-dependent changes Journal of Affective Disorders 132:421-431 20112011
Feyissa AM, Woolverton WL, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Wang Z, Kyle PB, Hasler G, Stockmeier CA, Karolewicz B Elevated Level of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2/3 in the Prefrontal Cortex in Major Depression. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 34(2): 279-283
[Epub 2009 Nov 26]
2010
Szewczyk, B., Albert, P.R., Rogaeva, A., Fitzgibbon, H, May, W., Rajkowska, G., Miguel-Hidalgo, J.J., Stockmeier, C.A., Austin, M.C Decreased Expression of Freud-1/CC2D1A, a Transcriptional Repressor of the 5-HT1A Receptor, in the Prefrontal Cortex of Subjects with Major Depression International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology 13:1089-1101.2010
Ou X.M., Johnson C., Lu D., Johnson S., Paul I.A., Austin M.C., Iyo, A.H., Miguel-Hidalgo J.J., Luo J., Bell R.L., Grunewald M., Wang J. and Sittman D.B Ethanol Increases TIEG2–MAO B Cell Death Cascade in the Prefrontal Cortex of Ethanol-Preferring Rat Neurotoxicity Research. 19:511-5182010
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Waltzer R, Whittom AA, Austin MC, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Glial and Glutamatergic Markers in Depression, Alcoholism, and their Comorbidity Journal of Affective Disorders 127:230-240. 20102010
Wallace K., Veerisetty S., May W., Miguel-Hidalgo J.J., Bennett W Prenatal infection decreases calbindin, alters Purkinje cell morphology and produced long-term motor deficits in Sprague-Dawley rats Developmental Neuroscience 32:302-3122010
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Shoyama Y, Wanzo V Infusion of gliotoxins or a gap junction blocker in the prelimbic cortex increases alcohol preference in Wistar rats J Psychopharmacol. 23(5): 550-557. [Epub 2008 Jun 18.]2009
Horgan, JM, Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ, Thrasher, M, and Bissette, G Longitudinal Brain Corticotropin Releasing Factor and Somatostatin in a Transgenic Mouse (TG2576) Model of Alzheimer’s disease J. Alzheimer's Research. 12(2): 115-127.2007
Rajkowska G, O'Dwyer G, Teleki Z, Stockmeier CA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ GABAergic neurons immunoreactive for calcium binding proteins are reduced in the prefrontal cortex in major depression Neuropsychopharmacology. 32(2): 471-482.2007
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Nithuairisg S, Stockmeier C, Rajkowska G Distribution of ICAM-1 immunoreactivity during aging in the human orbitofrontal cortex Brain Behav Immun. 21(1): 100-111.2007
Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ, Overholser JC, Meltzer, HY, Stockmeier, CA and Rajkowska, G Reduced glial and neuronal packing density in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence and its relationship to suicide and duration of alcohol dependence Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 30(11): 1845-18552006
Colombo JA, Reisin HD, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ and Rajkowska G Cerebral cortex astroglia and the brain of a genius: A propos of A. Einstein’s. Brain Research Reviews. 52: 257-263.2006
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Withdrawal from free-choice ethanol consumption results in increased packing density of glutamine synthetase-immunoreactive astrocytes in the prelimbic cortex of P rats Alcohol & Alcoholism. 41(4): 379-385.
[Epub 2006 Feb 16.] PMID: 16484281
2006
Wang W-P, Iyo AH, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Regunathan S, and Zhu MY Agmatine protects against cell damage induced by NMDA and glutamate in cultured hippocampal neurons. Brain Research. 1084(1): 210-216.2006
Robinson DM, Keating GM, Bleich S, Cacabelos R, Farlow MR, McShane R, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Schmitt FA, Tampi RR, van Dyck CH, Wenk, G.L. and Wimo, A. Memantine: A Review of its Use in Alzheimer’s Disease. Drugs. 66(11): 1515-15342006
Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Dubey P, Stockmeier CA, Krishnan KR. Prominent reduction in pyramidal neurons density in the orbitofrontal cortex of elderly depressed patients Biol Psychiatry. 58(4): 297-306.2005
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Dubey P, Shao Q, Stockmeier C, Rajkowska G Unchanged packing density but altered size of neurofilament immunoreactive neurons in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia and major depression Schizophr. Res. 76(2-3):159-171.2005
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Lower packing density of glial fibrillary acidic protein-immunoreactive astrocytes in the prelimbic cortex of alcohol-naive and alcohol-drinking alcohol-preferring rats as compared with alcohol-nonpreferring and Wistar rats Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 29(5): 766-772.2005
Si X, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, O'Dwyer G, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G Age-Dependent Reductions in the Level of GFAP in the PFC in Major Depression Neuropsychopharmacology. 29(11): 2088-2096. PMID: 152389952004
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Wei J, Andrew M, Overholser JC, Jurjus G, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G Glia pathology in the prefrontal cortex in alcohol dependence with and without depressive symptoms Biol Psychiatry. 52(12): 1121-1133.2002
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Alvarez XA, Cacabelos R, Quack G Neuroprotection by memantine against neurodegeneration induced by ß-amyloid(1-40) Brain Res. 958(1): 210-221.
PMID: 1246804
2002
Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Makkos Z, Meltzer H, Overholser J, Stockmeier C Layer-specific astroglia pathology in the dlPFC in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 57(2-3): 127-138.
[Erratum in: Schizophr Res 2003 Mar 1;60(1):103]
2002
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska G. Morphological brain changes in depression: Can antidepressants reverse them? CNS Drugs. 16(6): 361-372.2002
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ SB-271046 (SmithKline Beecham) Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2(1): 118-1222001
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Baucom C, Dilley G, Overholser JC, Meltzer HY, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G. Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity in the prefrontal cortex distinguishes younger from older adults in major depressive disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 48(8): 861-873.2000
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Org-5222. Current Opinion in CPNS Investigational Drugs. 2: 85-922000
Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ Rivastigmine. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2: 438-4532000
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Puckett Robinson C. Histone H1˚ expression in the developing cat retina. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 117(1): 39-45.1999
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska G. Immunohistochemistry of neural markers for the study of the laminar architecture in celloidin sections from the human cerebral cortex. J Neurosci Methods. 93(1): 69-79.1999
Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Wei J, Dilley G, Pittman SD, Meltzer HY, Overholser JC, Roth BL, Stockmeier CA. Morphometric evidence for neuronal and glial prefrontal cell pathology in major depression. Biol Psychiatry. 45(9): 1085-1098
PMID: 10331101
1999
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Vecino B, Fernández-Novoa L, Alvarez A, Cacabelos R Neuroprotective role of S-12024 against neurodegeneration in the rat dentate gyrus Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 8(3): 203-2081998
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Alvarez A and Cacabelos R Plasticity of Congo red staining displayed by subpopulations of neurons within the rat central nervous system. Cell Tissue Res. 293: 75-861998
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Cacabelos R. Beta-amyloid(1-40)-induced neurodegeneration in the rat hippocampal neurons of the CA1 subfield. Acta Neuropathol. 95(5): 455-465.1998
Alvarez XA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Fernández-Novoa L, Díaz J, Sempere JM, Cacabelos, R. Therapeutic agents with potential amyloid scavenging activity: Neuroimmune-associated mechanisms. Neurogerontol. Neurogeriat. 2: 141-163.1998
Alvarez XA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Fernández-Novoa L, Cacabelos R Intrahippocampal injections of the β-amyloid 1-28 fragment induce behavioral deficits in rats. Meth. Find. Exp. Clin. Pharmacol. 19: 471-479.1997
Fernández-Novoa L, Alvarez XA, Sempere JM, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Diaz JA, Franco-Maside A, and Cacabelos, R. Effects of anapsos on the activity of the enzyme Cu-Zn-superoxide dismutase in an animal model of neuronal degeneration. Meth. Find. Exp. Clin. Pharmacol. 19: 99- 1061997
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Cacabelos R Modeling neuronal degeneration in the rodent hippocampus: an approach for studying neuropathology in dementia. Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol. 19(2): 133-1421997
Alvarez A, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Fernández-Novoa L, Díaz J, Sempere JM, Cacabelos R Anapsos: neuroimmunotrophic treatment in Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative disorders. CNS Drugs Rev. 3: 181-2061997
Lombardi VRM, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Mancino G, Maneiro E, Poccia F, Placido R, Lagares R, and Cacabelos R Apoptosis during HIV infection and in neurodegenerative disorders. Meth. Find. Exp. Clin. Pharmacol. 18: 539-5551996
Alvarez XA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Fernández-Novoa L, Beyer K, Lao JI, Vecino B, and Cacabelos R Behavioral deficits in rats with hippocampal neurodegeneration induced by ß-amyloid implants. Annals of Psychiatry. 6: 159-1711996
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Alvarez XA, Lagares R, Franco A, Fernández L, and Cacabelos R Brain Neurotoxic Lesions in Rats: Study of the Neuroprotective Effects of CDP-Choline. Eur. Neuropsychopharmacol. 6(Suppl. 3): 193-194.1996
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, and Cacabelos R Hippocampal Neurodegeneration: Animal Models for Alzheimer's Disease. Annals of Psychiatry. 6: 147-1571996
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Angelides K, and Chalupa LM Distinct temporal patterns of expression of sodium channel-like immunoreactivity during prenatal development of the monkey and cat retina. Eur. J. Neurosci. 7: 535-5461995
Alvarez XA, Lagares R, Zas R, Fernández-Novoa L, Beyer K, Maneiro E, Franco-Maside A, Lao JI, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, and Cacabelos R Geriatric Psychoneuroendocrinology. Neurogerontology and Neurogeriatrics. 1: 61-84.1995
Alvarez XA, Zas R, Lagares R, Franco A, Maneiro E, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lao JI, Fernandez- Novoa L, Diaz J, and Cacabelos R Neuroimmunomodulatory and neurotrophic activity of anapsos: Studies with laboratory animals. Annals of Psychiatry. 5: 267-2801995
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Snider C, Angelides KJ, and Chalupa LM Voltage-dependent sodium channel alpha subunit immunoreactivity is expressed by distinct cell types of the cat and monkey retina. Visual Neuroscience. 11: 219-2281994
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Senba E, Takatsuji K, Tohyama M. Projections of tachykinin-and glutaminase-containing rat retinal ganglion cells. Brain Res Bull. 35(1): 73-841994
Senba E, and Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Substance P in the retina and primary visual centers: its projection and plasticity after deafferentation. Regulatory Peptides. 46: 129-1371993
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Senba E, Takatsuji K, Tohyama M. Ultrastructure and retinal innervation of deafferentation-induced enkephalin-IR elements in the superficial layers of the rat superior colliculus. Brain Res. 556(1): 175-1791991
Takatsuji K, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, and Tohyama M Retinal fibers make synaptic contact with neuropeptide Y and enkephalin immunoreactive neurons in the intergeniculate leaflet of the rat. Neurosci. Lett. 125: 73-761991
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lara J, and Ito H Distribution of calbindin-28-like immunoreactive elements in the normal and eye-enucleated cyprinid fish. Cell Tissue Res. 265: 511-5161991
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Senba E, Takatsuji K, Tohyama M. Effects of eye-enucleation on substance P immunoreactive fibers of some retinorecipient nuclei of the rat in relation to their possible origin from the superior colliculus. Neuroscience. 44(1): 235-2431991
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Senba E, Takatsuji K, Tohyama M Fine structure of synapses and retinal innervation of substance P and adenosine deaminase containing neurons in the superior colliculus of the rat J Comp Neurol. 303(1): 63-741991
Takatsuji K, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Tohyama M Substance-P-immunoreactive innervation from the retina to the suprachismatic nucleus in the rat Brain Research 1991; 568:223-2291991
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Senba E, Takatsuji K, Tohyama M. Substance P and enkephalins in the superficial layers of the rat superior colliculus: differential plastic effects of retinal denervation. J Comp Neurol. 299(4): 389-4041990
Takatsuji K, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Hagihira S, and Tohyama M Appearance of substance P-like immunoreactive neurons in the rat superior colliculus after neonatal eye enucleation. Develop. Brain Res. 54: 11-191990
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Senba E, Matsutani S, Takatsuji K, Fukui H, Tohyama M. Laminar and segregated distributions of immunoreactivities for some neuropeptides and adenosine deaminase in the superior colliculus of the rat. J Comp Neurol. 280(3): 410-4231989
Alonso JR, Lara JM, Vecino E, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, and Aijón J Study of the morphology and distribution of the dendritic and somatic spines in the granule cells of the olfactory bulb of the tench. Verh. anat. Ges. (Anat. Anz.). 82: 973-9741989
Vecino E, Lara JM, Miguel JJ, and Aijón J Study of the neuronal density in the optic tectum of Barbus bocagei. Verh, Anat. Ges. (Anat. Anz.) 82: 893-8941989
Vecino E, Lara JM, Alonso JR, Miguel JJ, and Aijón J Volumetric analysis of tectal lamination in Barbus bocagei. Verh, anat. Ges. (Anat. Anz.) 82: 891-8921989
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Senba E, Matsutani S, Takatsuji K, and Tohyama M Adenosine containing fiber pathway from the superior colliculus to the lateral posterior nucleus of the rat. Brain Research. 476: 189-1931989
Lara J, Alonso JR, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, and Aijón J Dense osmiophilic material in the surface of the olfactory bulb in the teleost Cyprinus carpio L. J. Hirnforsch. 28: 233-2351987
Alonso JR, Lara J, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Díez C, and Aijón J Displaced granule cells in the olfactory bulb and olfactory tract of Cyprinus carpio L. and Barbus meridionalis Risso. Verh. Anat. Ges. 81: 947-9481987
Díez C, Lara J, Alonso JR, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, and Aijón J Microscopic structure of the brain of Barbus meridionalis Risso. I. Telencephalon. J. Hirnforsch. 28: 255-2691987
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lara J, Alonso JR, Díez C, and Aijón J Morphology of the nucleus isthmi in Barbus meridionalis. Verh. Anat. Ges. 81: S925-S9261987
Alonso JR, Lara J, Miguel- Hidalgo JJ, and Aijón J Ruffed cells in the olfactory bulb of freshwater teleosts. I. Golgi impregnation. J. Anat. 155: 101-1071987
Alonso JR, Lara J, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, and Aijón J The olfactory nerve fiber layer of the olfactory bulb of freshwater teleosts. Verh. Anat. Ges. 81: S945-S9461987
Alonso JR, Lara J, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, and Aijón J A Golgi study of the granule cells of the olfactory bulb of Cyprinus carpio L. and Barbus meridionalis Risso. Z. Mikroskanat. Forsch. Leipzig. 100: 224-2321986
Alonso JR, Cuadrado MI, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lara J, and Aijón J Cytoarchitecture of the olfactory bulb of freshwater teleosts. Verh. Anat. Ges. 80: S813-S8141986
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lara J, Alonso JR, and Aijón J Structural organization of the optic tectum of Barbus meridionalis Risso. I. Inner Strata (SPV, SCA and SGC). J. Hirnforsch. 27: 19-271986
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lara J, Alonso JR, and Aijón J Structural organization of the optic tectum of Barbus meridionalis Risso. II. Outer strata (SPGS, SO and SM). J. Hirnforsch. 27: 29-361986

Review Article

Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ Molecular Neuropathology of Astrocytes and Oligodendrocytes in Alcohol Use Disorders Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience,11:78. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00078. eCollection 2018.2018
Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ Striving for a fuller characterization of the cellular neuropathology of depression subtypes Current Psychiatry Reviews. 2017; 13:269-2842017
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ The role of glial cells in drug abuse Current Drug Abuse Reviews. 2: 76-82.2008
Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Gliogenesis and glial pathology in depression CNS Neurol Disord - Drug Targets. 6(3):219-233.2007
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska G Comparison of prefrontal cell pathology between depression and alcohol dependence J Psychiatr Res. 37(5): 411-420.
PMID: 12849933
2003

Abstracts

Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Carter K, Deloach PH, Sanders L, Pang Y Reductions of Myelination and Connexin 43 by Glucocorticoids are Prevented by Mifepristone in Mixed Central Nervous System Cell Cultures Biological Psychiatry. 2019; 85:S326–S3272019
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Moulana M, Deloach PH and Rajkowska G Reduced extent of myelin basic protein immunoreactivity in rat prelimbic and orbitofrontal cortices after chronic unpredictable stress and its correlation with connexin 43 and connexin 30 Biological Psychiatry. 2018; 83:S277 - S2782018
Bonner H, Park CJ, Syed M, Romero DG, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Association of microRNA-21 with Oligodendrocyte Alterations in the White Matter in Depression Biological Psychiatry. 2017; 81:S3422017
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Moulana M, Booker N, Rajkowska G ShRNA-based suppression of connexin 43 and low packing density of connexin 43 immunoreactive aggregates are associated with depression-like behavior in rats Biological Psychiatry. 2017; 81:S2082017
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Park JJ, Syed JJ, Hall JJ, Ball JP, Stockmeier CA, Romero DG Decrease of MicroRNA-21 in the Prefrontal White Matter in Depression in Relation to MicroRNA-21 Target Genes Biol. Psychiatry. 2016; 79:334S2016
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Stockmeier JJ, Rajkowska G Correlation Between Astrocyte Connexin-43 and Oligodendrocyte Markers in the Orbitofrontal Cortex of Subjects with Major Depressive Disorder. Biol. Psychiatry. 2016; 79:203S2016
Duncan J, Wang N, Zhang X, Johnson S, Harris S, Zheng B, Zhang Q, Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Sittman D and Ou XM A Cell Death Mediator, Promotes Apoptotic Neural Cell Death In Brain Of Ethanol Exposed Rats Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 39, p.185A2015
G. Rajkowska G, Legutko B, Stockmeier CA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Astrocyte Pathology in the Ventral Prefrontal White Matter in Major Depressive Disorder Biol. Psychiatry 77:411S2015
Miguel-hidalgo JJ, Gray W, Aneiryn B, Syed M, Romero DG (2014) . Program No. 131.12. 2014 Neuroscience Meeting Planner Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2014. Online MicroRNA-21 expression analysis in the adult mouse central nervous system Program No. 131.12. 2014 Neuroscience Meeting Planner Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2014. Online.2014
Syed M, Ball JP, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Romero DG microRNA-21 expression analysis in mice FASEB J 2014; 28 (Suppl.): 711.62014
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Villarreal AM, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Increased ratio of Smac/DIABLO to inhibitor of apoptosis XIAP in the orbitofrontal gray matter in major depressive disorder Biol. Psychiatry 2013; 73:154S2013
Rajkowska G, Hughes J, Stockmeier C, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Maciag D (2013) Incomplete Coverage of Blood Vessels by AQP4-IR Astrocytic Endfeet in Orbitofrontal Cortex in Major Depression Biol. Psychiatry 2013; 73:154S2013
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Hussain SA, Wilson BA, Meshram A, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA . Program No. 169.12. 2012 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, 2012. Online. Prominent reduction of connexin 43 levels in the orbitofrontal cortex in depression and alcoholism: effects of age and duration of disorder Program No. 169.12. 2012 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, 2012. Online.2012
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Neurochemical Pathology of Markers of Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation in the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Alcoholism and Depression Biol. Psychiatry 2012; 71:131S2012
Rubinow MJ, Mahajan G, May W, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Dieter L, Herbst N, Albert PR, Daigle M, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Influence of major depressive disorder on basolateral amygdala volume and cell numbers: a postmortem stereological study. Biol. Psychiatry 71:49S2012
Riaz MS, Duncan J, Mahajan G, Cobb JA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska G, Duric V, Duman RS, Stockmeier CA Calbindin immunoreactive GABA neurons in temporal lobe in major depressive disorder (MDD) New Mexico BioInformatics, Science and Technology Symposium (NMBIST) on functional genomics. March 22-23, 2012 in Santa Fe, NM2012
Rajkowska G, Hughes JC, Newton SS, Stockmeier CA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Maciag D Incomplete Coverage of Blood Vessels in Orbitofrontal Cortex by Astrocytic End-feet in Major Depressive Disorder Neuropsychopharmacology 36, S912011
Rubinow MJ, Mahajan G, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Dieter L, Herbst N, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, May W, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA. ACNP 50th annual meeting. December 5, 2011. Influence of Major Depressive Disorder on the Volume and Number of Neurons, Glia, and Perivascular Cells in the Basolateral Amygdala: A Postmortem Stereological Study Neuropsychopharmacology 36, S93.2011
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Whittom A, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Dieter L, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Relationship of Apoptosis Marker Caspase 8 and Proliferation Marker PCNA to Age in the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Depression and Alcoholism. Biol. Psychiatry 69:156S.2011
Rajkowska JJ, Hughes J, Stockmeier C, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Maciag D Coverage of Orbitofrontal Cortex (ORB) Vessels by Astrocytic End-feet is Reduced in Major Depression Biol. Psychiatry 69:133S2011
Rubinow MJ, Mahajan G, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Dieter L, Herbst N, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Influence of Major Depressive Disorder on the Volume and Total Number of Neurons, Glia, and Perivascular Cells in the Human Basolateral Amygdala: A Postmortem Stereological Study Biol. Psychiatry 69:35S2011
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Whittom A, Soni M, Rajkowska G, Meshram A, Stockmeier CA. December 6, 2010. Increased ratio of apoptosis marker caspase 8 to a proliferation marker in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcoholism, major depression, and comorbid depression and alcoholism. Neuropsychopharmacology 35:S131-S132.2010
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska G Pathology of astroglia, GABA interneurons and pyramidal glutamatergic neurons in postmortem prefrontal cortex in major depression: relevance to neuroimaging studies. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 20(S3):S2072010
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Whittom A, Soni M, Stockmeier CA Caspase 8 in the orbitofrontal cortex in major depression, alcoholism and comorbid depression and alcoholism Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010;34(S2) 151A2010
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Age-dependent alterations of astrocyte-associated intercellular adhesion molecule 1 immunoreactivity in the orbitofrontal cortex of older subjects with major depression Biological Psychiatry 2010, 67:271S2010
Rubinow MJ, Mahajan G, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Dieter L, Herbst N, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, May W, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Volume, Number of Neurons, and Number of Glia in the Basolateral Amygdala in Major Depressive Disorder: a Postmortem Stereological Study Biol. Psychiatry 2010 (67):56S2010
Legutko B, Abel K, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Wang Z, Kyle P, Woolverton W, Maciag D, Stockmeier C, Rajkowska G Fluoxetine Treatment Does Not Alter Density or Size of CNPase-Immunoreactive Oligodendrocytes in Prefrontal White Matter in Rhesus Monkeys Biol. Psychiatry 2010 67:54S2010
Rajkowska G, Dickerson J, Maciag D, O'Dwyer G, Pride Y, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Stockmeier, CA, Newton, SS Blood Vessel Pathology and Alterations in Gene Expression of Angiogenic Factors in the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Major Depression Biol. Psychiatry 2010 67:56S2010
Ou X, Johnson C, Lu D, Johnson S, Paul IA, Austin MA, Iyo A, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Luo J, Bell RL, Grunewald M, Wang J, Sittman DB Ethanol increases TIEG2-MAO B cell death cascade in the prefrontal cortex of ethanol-preferring rats Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009, 33 (S1) 11A–265A2009
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Waltzer R, Lo V, Stockmeier CA Density of CNPase-positive cells and CNPase levels in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcoholism and depression 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism June 20–24, 2009—San Diego, California. Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. 33(6) Suppl:262009
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Waltzer R, Lo V, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier, CA Alteration of Prefrontal Glutamatergic and Cytoskeletal Components of Astrocytes in Major Depression and Alcoholism 64rd Annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry Vancouver, Canada, May 16, 2009. BIOL PSYCHIATRY 2009;65:177S2009
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Waltzer R, Lo V, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Alcoholism and major depression are differentiated by levels of glial glutamatergic markers and glial fibrillary acidic protein in the orbitofrontal cortex: a postmortem study Program No. 843.4. 2008 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2008. Online.2008
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Waltzer R, Wanzo V, Lo V, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Differential prefrontal alterations of glial glutamatergic components in depression, alcoholism and comorbid depression/alcoholism Soc. of Biol. Psychaitry. 63rd Ann'l. Convention2008
Waltzer R, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Distribution and levels of GFAP in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcoholic and depressed subjects Ann'l. Meeting of the Miss. Academy of Sciences2008
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Neuropathology of chronic alcoholism 2nd Internat'l. Conf. on Advances in the Neuroimaging of Alcoholism (ICANA-2)2008
Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, O'Dwyer G, Teleki Z, Srivastava K, Stockmeier CA, Karolewicz B, GABAergic neurons immunoreactive for calcium binding proteins are reduced in the prefrontal cortex in major depression Biol. Psychiatry. 61: 231S2007
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lo V, Wanzo V, Overholser JC, Meltzer HY, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G Glutamate transporter EAAT2 immunoreactivity is reduced in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcoholism and depression Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 609.3. 2007 Neurosci. Meeting Planner. [Online]2007
Wallace K, Veerisetty S. Wyatt-Ashmead J, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Bennett W Intrauterine E. coli inoculation alters Purkinje cell morphology, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and calbindin expression in the developing brain Amer. J. of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 196(6): S1852007
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lo V, Wanzo V, Stockmeier CA Low density of Ki-67 immunoreactive, presumptive proliferating cells in the postmortem orbitofrontal cortex of alcohol dependent subjects. Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. 31(6) Suppl: 832007
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Transient increase of alcohol preference in Wistar rats after infusion of a blocker of astrocytic gap junctions into the prelimbic cortex Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. 31(6): Suppl: 3182007
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Increased alcohol preference and intake in Wistar rats after infusion of gliotoxins or a blocker of astrocytic gap junctions into the prelimbic cortex Abstracts of papers presented on “Glial in Health and Disease”, page 80, meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, July 20-24, 20062006
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Infusion of gliotoxins or a gap junction blocker into the prelimbic cortex of Wistar rats increases alcohol preference and intake Biol. Psychiatry 2006;59:154S2006
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Overholser JC, Meltzer HY, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G Cell pathology in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence and its relationship to suicide and duration of alcohol dependence Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 192.10. 2006 Meeting Planner. [Online]2006
Stockmeier CA, Cobb JA, Lawrence TJ, Mahajan G, Dieter L, Herbst N, Matzinger M, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska G Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) in the hippocampus in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Soc. of Biol. Psychiatry. 61st Ann'l. Convention and Scientific Program2006
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Paul IA, Wanzo V, Banerjee P Memantine inhibits the expression of caspase-8 and improves learning in rats injected with B-amyloid (AB1-40) Exper. Biol. - ASPET062006
Cobb JA, Mahajan G, Lawrence TJ, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Dieter L, Herbst N, Matzinger M, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA Stereological estimation of cell number, cell size, and hippocampal volume in MDD Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 191.6. 2006 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. {Online]2006
Wanzo V, Kouissih B, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Glial fibrillary acidic protein- and glutamine synthetase-positive astrocytes increase during withrawal from free-choice ethanol drinking in alcohol-preferring rats Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 110.16. Abstract Viewer/Itenerary Planner. [Online]2005
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Paul IA, Wanzo V, Hachicha M, Banerjee P Memantine inhibits the expression of caspase-8 and improves learning in rats injected with- amyloid (AB1-40) Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 1019.5 Abstract Viewer/Itenerary Planner. [Online]2005
Van Otterloo ES, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G Microglia immunoreactivity is unchanged in the white matter of orbitofrontal cortex in elderly depressed patients Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 107.4. Abstract Viewer/Itenerary Planner. [Online]2005
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Nithuairisg S, Shao Q, Rajkowska G Normal aging and the distribution of the cell-adhesion protein ICAM-1 in the orbitofrontal cortex Biol. Psychiatry. 57: 117S2005
Banerjee PK, Lahiri DK, Tanila H, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Iqbal K Preclinical basis for the efficacy of memantine in Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Dementia (Suppl.) 1: S652005
Banerjee PK, Lahiri DK, Tanila H, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Iqbal K Preclinical basis for the efficacy of memantine in Alzheimer's Disease Biol. Psychiatry. 57: 173S2005
Banerjee PK, Lahiri DK, Tanila H, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Iqbal K Preclinical basis for the efficacy of memantine in Alzheimer's Disease Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 1019.3. Abstract Viewer/Itenerary Planner. [Online]2005
Stockmeier CA, Saenz MD, Smith E, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Friedman L, Rajkowska G Volume of the midbrain dorsal raphe nucleus in major depressive disorder (MDD) Biol. Psychiatry. 57: 183S2005
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Wanzo V, Koussih B Withdrawal from free-choice ethanol consumption increases the packing density of GFAP and glutamine synthetase immunoreactive astrocytes in alcohol P rats Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. 29(5): 16A2005
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Koussih B, Wanzo V Packing density of GFAP-positive astrocytes in the prelimbic cortex of alcohol-naive P rats is lower than in Wistar rats. Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 234.17 Abstr viewer/itenerary planner. Online2004
Miguel-Hidalgo J, Paul I, Wanzo V, Banerjee P Memantine reduces A beta (1-40)-induced neurodegeneration and bcl-2 immunoreactivity in the rat hippocampus J. AM. GERIATR. SOC. 2004; 52:S204-S2052004
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Paul I, Wanzo V, Banerjee P Memantine prevents Aβ1–40-induced apoptotic cell death in the rat hippocampus. Neurobiol. Aging 2004; 25:S415.2004
Rajkowska G, Dubey P, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, stockmeier CA, Rama Krishnan KR Neuronal pathology in orbitofrontal cortex in elderly subjects with MDD is more severe than that in age-matched control subjects Biol. Psychiatry 2004; 55:205S2004
Stockmeier CA, Mahajan GJ, Hennessy E, Martin W, Konick LC, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Meltzer HY, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Friedman L, Rajkowska G The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in increased neuronal and glial density in hippocampus in major depressive disorder (MDD) Biol. Psychiatry 2004; 55:142S-143S2004
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Paul I, Wanzo V, Banerjee P Memantine prevents A beta (1-40)-induced increase in hippocampal Bcl-2 immunoreactivity Biol. Psychiatry 2004; 55:65S2004
O'Dwyer G, Dubey P, Shao Q, Stuckey J, NiThuairisg S, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Stockmeier CA, Krishnan RR, Rajkowska G Age-dependent cellular changes in the prefrontal cortex in postmortem tissue from depressed subjects Soc. for Neurosci. Program No. 98.11. Abstract viewer/itenerary planner2004
Si X, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G GFAP expression is reduced in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in depression Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. V. 282004
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Lower packing density of GFAP-positive astrocytes in the prelimbic cortex of alcohol-naive P rats 27th Ann'l. Scientific Meeting of the Res. Soc. on Alcoholism. Abstr.2004
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Paul IA, Wanzo V, Banerjee P Memantine prevents AB(1-40)-induced increase in Bcl-2 expression Amer. Psychiatric Assoc. Ann'l. Meeting Abstr.2004
Rajkowska G, Dubey P, Clarke G, Thuairisg SN, Mahajan G, Licht C, van de Werd H, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Yuan P, Manji H Glial number is increased in hippocampus but not prefrontal cortex in lithium-treated mice-A stereological study INT. J. OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOL. 2004; 7:S3602004
Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo J, Jiang J, Nizigiye J, Overholser J, Meltzer H, Jurjus G, Stockmeier C, Krishnan K Depression in elderly is associated with blood vessels pathology in lateral orbitofrontal cortex Biol. Psychiatry 2003; 53:132S2003
Miguel-Hidalgo J, Alvarez X, Quack G, Cacabelos R Memantine prevents beta-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity and learning impairment in rats J. NEUROCHEM. 2003; 85:422003
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Dubey P, Shao Q, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G Layer III neurofilament positive neurons in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex are affected in schizophrenia but not in MDD Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. V. 282003
Rajkowska G, O'Dwyer G, Shao Q, Stockmeier CA, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Calbindin-immunoreactive non-pryamidal neurons are reduced in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in major depression and schizophrenia Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. V. 272002
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G Reduction of glial and neuronal packing density in the rostral orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. V. 272002
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Konick LC, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G Glial pathology in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in alcohol dependence with and without depressive symptoms Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 27: 572.102001
Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Makos Z, Dilley G, Meltzer HY, Overholser JC, Stockmeier CA Layer-specific astroglia pathology in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia Schizo. Res. 49: 63S2001
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Alvarez XA, Quack G Memantine prevents B-amyloid-induced neurodegeneration in the rat hippocampus 8th Int'l. Conf. on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. Abstr.2001
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Alvarez XA, quack G Memantine prevents B-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity and learning impairment in rats ACNP 2001 Ann'l. Meeting. Abstr.2001
Makos Z, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Dilley G, Konick L, Overholser JC, Meltzer HY, Halaris A, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G GFAP immunoreactive glia in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia and depression Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 26(Pt. 1): 15652000
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Baucom CH, Dilley G, Overholser JC, Meltzer HY, Stockmeier CA, Rajkowska G GFAP immunoreactivity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex separates young from old adults in major depressive disorder Conference: "Depression in the 21st Century: New Insights into Drug Development and Neurobiology." Dana Point, CA2000
Rajkowska G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Wei J, Dilley G, Meltzer HY, Overholser JC, Stockmeier CA Glial pathology in the prefrontal cortex in comorbid alcohol-dependence and depression ACNP 2000 Ann'l. Meeting. Abstr.2000
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ< Rajkowska G Reductions in GFAP-immunoreactivity in MDD: Are there correlations with morphometry? Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 26(Pt. 2): 23082000
Rajkowska G, Wei J, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Stockmeier CA Glial and neuronal pathology in rostral orbitofrontal cortex in schizophrenic postmortem brain Schizo. Res. 36: 841999
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska-Markow G, Immunohistochemistry of neural markers for the study of the laminar architecture in celloidin sections from the human prefrontal cortex Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 25: 3631999
Stockmeier CA, Dilley GE, Kulnane LS, Wei J, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Rajkowska-Markow G Morphometric evaluation of the midbrain dorsal raphe nucleus (DR) in suicide victims with major depression (MD) Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 25: 20981999
Rajkowska-Markow G, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Wei J, Stockmeier CA Reductions in glia distingusih orbitofrontal region from dorsolateral preforntal cortex in schizophrenia Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 25: 8181999
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Alvarez XA, Quack G, Cacabelos R Protection against AB(1-40)-induced neurodegeneration in the CA1 subfield Neurobiol. Aging. 19: 5421998
Miguel-Hidalgo J, Alvarez X, Cacabelos R Neuroprotection by CDP-choline in a model of hippocampal degeneration after deposita of fragment 1–40 of β-amyloid Biological Psychiatry 1997; 42:39S1997
Miguel-Hidalgo J, Alvarez X, Lagares R, Franco A, Fernández L, Cacabelos R Brain neurotoxic lesions in rats: Study of the neuroprotective effects of CDP-Choline Eur. Neuropsychopharmacol. 1996 6:193-1941996
Miguel-Hidalgo J, Cacabelos R Subpopulations or rat congo red-staining neurons display distinct morphological features and altered distribution or β-amyloid precursor protein immunoreactivity Neurobiol. Aging 1996; 17:S67.1996
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Fernández-Novoa L, Álvarez A, Franco A, Cacabelos R Characterization of a model of neuronal degeneration in the gyrus Dentatus of the rat: Neuroprotective effects of anapsos Neurobiol. Aging 1996; 17:S1401996
Alvarez X, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Lagares R, Franco A, Fernandez-Novoa L, Beyer K, Lao J, Vecino B, Díaz J, Sempere J Protective effects of anapsos in rats with hippocampal neurodegeneration Eur. Neuropsychopharmacol. 1996; 6:751996
Beyer K, Lao J, Fernández-Novoa L, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Vecino B, Alvarez X, Cacabelos R A molecular genetic approach to Alzheimer's disease from different genomic sites in the Spanish population Neurobiol. Aging 17:S601996
Lao J, Beyer K, Fernández-Novoa L, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Vecino B, Alvarez X, Cacabelos R . Cytogenetic signs of genomic instability in Alzheimer's disease Neurobiol. Aging 1996; 17:S62-S631996
Maneiro E, Lao J, Beyer K, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Alvarez X, Cacabelos R Microglia activation by an AD-associated 19kDa soluble factor Neurobiol. Aging 1996; 17:S221996
Alvarez X, Franco A, Fernández-Novoa L, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Garcia M, Polo E, Desche P, Cacabelos R. Neuroprotective effects of s12024 in rats with implants of β-amyloid into the hippocampus Neurobiol. Aging 1996; 17:S28-S29.1996
Takatsuji K, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Tohyama M Localization of glycine receptor immunoreactivity in the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus of the rat Neurosci. Res Suppl. 1991; 14:S1721991
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Senba E, Takatsuji K, Tohyama M . Retinal and collicular origins for substance p immunoreactive fibers in pretectum and thalamus of the rat brain Neurosci. Res. Suppl. 1991; 14:S170.1991
Takatsuji K, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Tohyama M Effect of neonatal eye enucleation on substance P immunoreactivity in rat superior colliculus Neurosci.Res. Suppl. 9:S1831989
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Matsutani S, Senba E, Tohyama M, Takatsuji K Enkephalin-like immunoreactive neurons appear in superficial layers of superior colliculus after enucleation Neurosci. Res. Suppl. 1989; 9:176S1989
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Matsutani S, Takatsuji K, Senba E, Tohyama M Distribution and morphology of immunoreactive neurons and fibers in the superior colliculus of the rat Neurosci. Res. Suppl. 1988; 7:S2141988

Book Chapter

Rajkowska G, and Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Glial pathology in major depressive disorder: an approach to investigate the coverage of blood vessels by astrocyte endfeet in human postmortem brain In: Astrocyte Methods and protocols. Barbara Di Benedetto, editor. Springer Nature, New York, NY, 20192019
Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ Molecular Neuropathology of Astrocytes and Oligodendrocytes in Alcohol Use Disorders In: Neuroglia Molecular Mechanisms in Psychiatric Disorders. Frontiers Media, Lausanne, 20182019
Pang Y, Simpson K, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Savich R. Neuron/Oligodendrocyte Myelination Coculture In: Myelin: Methods in Molecular Biology. Chapter 10. Vol. 1791. Ashwin Woodhoo, editor. Humana Press, New York, NY, 20182018
Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ Adolescents with psychiatric disorders: Brain structural and functional changes (Chapter 1). In: Adolescent Psychiatry L. Sher and J. Merrick eds. De Gruyter Publishers, Berlin, Germany, 20132013
Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ and Rajkowska, G Neuropathological Markers In Late-Life Depression. In “Late Life Mood Disorders”. H. Lavretsky, M. Sajatovic and C. Reynolds, eds. Oxford University Press, New York, 2013. BOOK CHAPTER.2013
Miguel-Hidalgo, JJ Neuropathology of Depression, Alcoholism and their Comorbidity in the Human Prefrontal Cortex.(Chapter 12). In: Research on the Comorbidity of Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders. Leo Sher, editor. Nova Science Publishers (New York), pp. 171-179.2009
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ Glial and neuronal packing density in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence.(Chapter X) In: Research on the Neurobiology of Alcohol Use Disorders. Leo Sher, editor. Nova Science Publishers, New York. pp. 159-175. 20082008
Alvarez A, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Fernández-Novoa L, Díaz J, Sempere JM, and Cacabelos R Anapsos improves learning and memory in rats with ßA(1-28) deposits into the hippocampus. Progress in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases. Fisher, A., Yoshida, M. and Hanin, I., eds. Plenum, New York. pp. 699-703.1998
Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Alvarez, A and Cacabelos R In vivo neurotoxicity of ß-amyloid 1-40 in the rat hippocampus. In: Progress in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases. Fisher, A., Yoshida, M. and Hanin, I., eds. Plenum, New York. 1998, pp. 705-709.1998
Alvarez XA, Zas R, Lagares R, Fernández-Novoa L, Franco-Maside A, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Cacabelos R, Diaz J, and Sempere JM Anapsos: New therapeutic strategies for neurodegeneration and brain aging with neuroimmunotrophic factors. Alzheimer's Disease: From Molecular Biology to Therapy. Giacobini, E., Becker, R., and Robert, P, eds. Birkhauser Boston Inc., Boston. pp. 367-372.1996

Presentations

Poster Presentation, Reductions of Myelination and Connexin 43 by Glucocorticoids Are Prevented by Mifepristone in Mixed Central Nervous System Cell Cultures, 74th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Chicago, IL05/2019
Poster Presentation, Reduced extent of myelin basic protein immunoreactivity in rat prelimbic and orbitofrontal cortices after chronic unpredictable stress and its correlation with connexin 43 and connexin 30, 73rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, New York, NY05/2018
Poster Presentation, ShRNA-based suppression of connexin 43 and low packing density of connexin 43 immunoreactive aggregates are associated with depression-like behavior in rats, 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Diego, CA05/2017
Poster Presentation, Association of microRNA-21 with oligodendrocyte alterations in the white matter in depression, 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Sna Diego, CA05/2017
Poster Presentation, Correlation Between Astrocyte Connexin-43 and Oligodendrocyte Markers in the Orbitofrontal Cortex of Subjects with Major Depressive Disorder, 71st Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Atlanta, GA05/2016
Poster Presentation, Decrease of MicroRNA-21 in the Prefrontal White Matter in Depression in Relation to MicroRNA-21 Target Genes, 71st Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Atlanta, GA05/2016
Poster Presentation, Astrocyte Pathology in the Ventral Prefrontal White Matter in Major Depressive Disorder, 70th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry70th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Vancouver, Canada05/2015
Poster Presentation, MicroRNA-21 expression analysis in the adult mouse central nervous system., Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC11/2014
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Glial Neuropathology and Factors that Control Neural Cell Numbers in Psychiatric Disorders, School of Medicine and School of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, Spain, School of Medicine, Universsity of the Basque Country, Leioa, Biscay, Spain09/2014
Poster Presentation, Increased ratio of Smac/DIABLO to inhibitor of apoptosis XIAP in the orbitofrontal gray matter in major depressive disorder, 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, USA05/2013
Poster Presentation, Prominent reduction of connexin 43 levels in the orbitofrontal cortex in depression and alcoholism: effects of age and duration of disorder, Society for Neuroscience meeting 2012, New Orleans, LA, USA10/2012
Invited Symposia, Neurochemical Pathology of Markers of Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation in the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Alcoholism and Depression, 67th Annual Scientific Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA05/2012
Poster Presentation, Biochemical and Immunohistochemical Evidence of Reduced Gap Junction-Forming Connexin 43 in the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Alcohol Dependence and Depression, 67th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, USA05/2012
Poster Presentation, Relationship of Apoptosis Marker Caspase 8 and Proliferation Marker PCNA to Age in the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Depression and Alcoholism, 66th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, USA05/2011
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Prefrontal Neuropathology of Depression and Alcoholism, University of the Basque Country, Spain, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain04/2011
Poster Presentation, Increased ratio of apoptosis marker caspase 8 to a proliferation marker in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcoholism, major depression, and comorbid depression and alcoholism, 49th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Miami Beach, FL, USA12/2010
Invited Symposia, Pathology of astroglia, GABA interneurons and pyramidal glutamatergic neurons in postmortem prefrontal cortex in major depression: relevance to neuroimaging studies, 23rd ECNP Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands09/2010
Poster Presentation, Caspase 8 in the orbitofrontal cortex in major depression, alcoholism and comorbid depression and alcoholism, 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX, USA06/2010
Invited Symposia, Age-dependent alterations of astrocyte-associated intercellular adhesion molecule 1 immunoreactivity in the orbitofrontal cortex of older subjects with major depression, 65th Annual Scientific Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, New Orleans, LA05/2010
Poster Presentation, Density of CNPase-positive cells and CNPase levels in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcoholism and depression, 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA, USA06/2009
Invited Symposia, Glia and Glutamate: Key Players in the Pathophysiology of Depression, 64th Annual Scientific Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Vancouver, Canada05/2009
Poster Presentation, Alteration of Prefrontal Glutamatergic and Cytoskeletal Components of Astrocytes in Major Depression and Alcoholism, 64th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Vancouver, Canada05/2009
Invited Symposia, Glial Neuropathology in Major Psychiatric Disorders, 20th Annual Meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, San Antonio, TX02/2009
Poster Presentation, Alcoholism and major depression are differentiated by levels of glial glutamatergic markers and glial fibrillary acidic protein in the orbitofrontal cortex: a postmortem study, Society for Neuroscience meeting 2008, Washington, DC, USA11/2008
Poster Presentation, Differential prefrontal alterations of glial glutamatergic components in depression, alcoholism and comorbid depression/alcoholism, Society of Biological Psychiatry, Washington, D.C.05/2008
Poster Presentation, Distribution and Levels of GFAP in the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Alcoholic and Depressed Subjects, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Olive Branch, MS02/2008
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neuropathology of Chronic Alcoholism

(ICANA-2), Yale University. Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT
01/2008
Poster Presentation, Glutamate transporter EAAT2 immunoreactivity is reduced in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcoholism and depression., Society for Neuroscience metting 2007, San Diego, CA USA11/2007
Poster Presentation, Glutamate transporter EAAT2 immunoreactivity is reduced in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcoholism and depression, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA11/2007
Poster Presentation, Transient increase of alcohol preference in Wistar rats after infusion of a blocker of astrocytic gap junctions into the prelimbic cortex, 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Chicago, IL, USA07/2007
Poster Presentation, Low density of Ki-67 immunoreactive, presumptive proliferating cells in the postmortem orbitofrontal cortex of alcohol dependent subjects, 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Chicago, IL, USA07/2007
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Glia depletion in alcoholism: Is there a Behavioral downside?, Univ. of Miss. School of Pharmacy, Oxford, MS02/2007
Grand Rounds, What are animal models teaching us on the neurobiology of alcoholism?, Univ. of Miss. Medical Center. Dept. of Psychiatry, Jackson, MS11/2006
Poster Presentation, Cell pathology in the orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence and its relationship to suicide and duration of alcohol dependence. Society for Neuroscience meeting, Society for Neuroscience meeting 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA10/2006
Poster Presentation, Increased alcohol preference and intake in Wistar rats after infusion of gliotoxins or a blocker of astrocytic gap junctions into the prelimbic cortex, Glial in Health and Disease, Cold Spring Harbor, MA07/2006
Poster Presentation, Infusion of gliotoxins or a gap junction blocker into the prelimbic cortex of Wistar rats increases alcohol preference and intake, 61st Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada05/2006
Poster Presentation, Memantine inhibits the expression of caspase-8 and improves learning in rats injected with β-amyloid (Aβ1-40), ASPET-FASEB 2006, San Francisco, CA, USA04/2006
Poster Presentation, Memantine inhibits the expression of caspase-8 and improves learning in rats injected with -amyloid (Aß1-40), Society for Neuroscience meeting 2005, Washington, DC, USA11/2005
Poster Presentation, Withdrawal from free-choice ethanol consumption increases the packing density of GFAP and glutamine synthetase immunoreactive astrocytes in alcohol P rats, 28th Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, CA, USA06/2005
Poster Presentation, Normal Aging and the Distribution of the Cell-Adhesion Protein ICAM-1 in the Orbitofrontal Cortex, 60th Annual meeting of Society of Biological Psychiatry, Atlanta, GA, USA05/2005
Grand Rounds, Glia neuropathology in the prefrontal cortex as a window to the pathophysiology of alcohol dependence and abuse, Univ. of Miss. Medical Center. Dept. of Psychiatry, Jackson, MS02/2005
Poster Presentation, Packing density of GFAP-positive astrocytes in the prelimbic cortex of alcohol-naïve P rats is lower than in Wistar rats, Society for Neuroscience metting 2004, San Diego, CA, USA10/2004
Poster Presentation, Memantine prevents Aβ1–40-induced apoptotic cell death in the rat hippocampus, 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Philadelphia07/2004
Poster Presentation, Lower Packing Density of GFAP-Positive Astrocytes in the Prelimbic Cortex of Alcohol-Naïve P rats., 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Vancouver, Canada06/2004
Poster Presentation, Memantine prevents Aß (1-40)-induced increase in Bcl-2 expression, American Psychiatric Association meeting 2004, New York, NY, USA05/2004
Poster Presentation, Memantine Prevents Aß1-40-Induced Increase in Hippocampal Bcl-2 Immunoreactivity, 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA04/2004
Poster Presentation, Layer III neurofilament positive neurons in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex are affected in schizophrenia but not in MDD, Society for Neuroscience metting 2003, New Orleans, LA, USA11/2003
Poster Presentation, Reduction of glial and neuronal packing density in the rostral orbitofrontal cortex in alcohol dependence, Society for Neuroscience meeting 2002, Orlando, FL, USA11/2002
Poster Presentation, Memantine prevents ß-amyloid-induced neurodegeneration in the rat hippocampus, 8th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, Stockholm, Sweden07/2002
Grand Rounds, Morphological changes in depression: Can antidepressants reverse them?, Univ. of Miss. Medical Center. Dept. of Psychiatry, Jackson, MS06/2002
Invited Symposia, Reduction of glia in the prefrontal cortex: A hypothesis of its role in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder, Soc. for Biological Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA05/2002
Platform Presentations, Memantine prevents ß-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity and learning impairment in rats, ACNP 2001 Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, Hawaii12/2001
Platform Presentations, Glial pathology in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) in alcohol dependence (AlcD) with and without depressive symptoms., Society for Neuroscience meeting 2001, San Diego, CA, USA11/2001
Poster Presentation, Reductions in GFAP-immunoreactivity in MDD: are there correlations with morphometry?, Society foe Neuroscience meeting 2000, New Orleans, LA, USA11/2000
Grand Rounds, Alcoholism and glial neuropathology in the human prefrontal cortex: A postmortem study, Univ. of Miss. Medical Center. Dept. of Psychiatry, Jackson, MS05/2000
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Age-dependent GFAP immunoreactivity in major depressive disorder, Univ. of Miss. Medical Center. Dept. of Psychiatry, Jackson, MS04/2000
Invited Symposia, GFAP immunoreactivity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex separates young from old adults in major depressive disorder, Depression in the 21st Century: New insights into drug development and neurobiology, Dana Point, California, USA02/2000
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Neural histology of alcoholism in the human prefrontal cortex, Univ. of Miss. Medical Center. Dept. of Psychiatry, Jackson, MS11/1999
Poster Presentation, Immunohistochemistry of neural markers for the study of the laminar architecture in celloidin sections from the human prefrontal cortex, Society for Neuroscience, Miami Beach, FL, USA10/1999
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The rat hippocampus: Studies on B-amyloid induced degeneration and the plasticity of Congo Red-stained cells, Univ. of Miss. Medical Center. Dept of Psychiatry, Jackson, MS10/1998
Poster Presentation, Protection against Aß(1-40)-induced neurodegeneration in the CA1 subfield, Sixth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands07/1998
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A population of leucine-enkephalin immunoreactive neurons appear in the superficial layers of rat superior colliculus after enucleation, Institute for Physiological Sciences. Vision Conf., Okazaki, Japan07/1998
Poster Presentation, Neuroprotection by CDP-choline in a model of hippocampal degeneration after deposita of fragment 1–40 of β-amyloid, 52nd annual Convention of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Diego05/1997
Poster Presentation, Brain neurotoxic lesions in rats: Study of the neuroprotective effects of CDP-Choline, 9th ECNP Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands09/1996
Platform Presentations, Characterization of a model of neuronal degeneration in the gyrus Dentatus of the rat: Neuroprotective effects of anapsos, The Fifth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Osaka, Japan07/1996
Poster Presentation, Subpopulations or rat congo red-staining neurons display distinct morphological features and altered distribution or β-amyloid precursor protein immunoreactivity, The Fifth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Osaka, Japan07/1996
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Is it possible to prevent neurons from degenerating? Lessons from models of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection in the hippocampus, 4th Int'l. Conf. on Anti-Aging Medicine, Madrid, Spain06/1996
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Origins of substance P and glutaminase immunoreactive fibers in different retinorecipient nuclei and plastic changes after retinal denervation, Univ. of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain03/1991
Poster Presentation, Retinal and collicular origins for substance p immunoreactive fibers in pretectum and thalamus of the rat brain, Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Kyoto12/1990
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Substance P in the retinorecipient nuclei of normal and eye-enucleated rats, Int'l. School on Morphological and Functional Development of the Visual System, Erice, Italy07/1990
Platform Presentations, Enkephalin-like immunoreactive neurons appear in superficial layers of superior colliculus after enucleation, Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Nagoya12/1989
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Fine structure and retinal innervation of substance P and adenosine deaminase positive structures in the retinorecipient layers of the rat superior colliculus, Univ. of Salamanca, Salamamnca, Spain1989
Poster Presentation, Distribution and morphology of immunoreactive neurons and fibers in the superior colliculus of the rat, Japan Neuroscience Society., Tokyo12/1987
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, A historical perspective on the cell theory in relation to the study of the nervous system circuitry, Univ. of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain04/1986

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Excellence in Research Award (Silver), University of Mississippi Medical Center2009
Travel Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2008
Basic Neuroscience Research Award, Euroespes Biomedical Research Center, La Coruña, Spain1996
Young Investigator Travel Grant, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)1995
International Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Fogarty International Center, NIH, USA1992
Postdoctoral Travel Fellowship, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)1991
Doctoral Research Fellowship of the Japanese Ministry of Education., Ministry of Education, Japan1988
Predoctoral Research Student Scholarship of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Ministry of Education, Japan1986
Graduate Research Scholarship of the "Caja de Ahorros", Caja de Ahorros de Salamanca (Credit Union Bank of Salamanca, Spain)1985

Professional Membership and Service

Bentham Scientific Publishers, Reviewer, Book, Review of Book Chapter2015 - Present
Psychiatry Journal, Editorial Review Board Member2012 - Present
NIH, Reviewer, Grant Proposal, “Support Opportunity for Addiction Research” Study section ZRG1 IFCN-L (50)2009 - Present
Intramural Research Support Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Reviewer, Grant Proposal2009 - Present
Center for Scientific Review - NIH, Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Study section ZRG1 BDCN-W (02)2009 - Present
Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Research Hospital Fund Large-Scale Institutional Endeavours Competition (LSIE)- Alcoholism-related research2008 - Present
Psychiatry Residency Program Research Council, Referee2007 - 2010
Current Drugs (Publication), Referee2007 - Present
CPN Institutional Research Review Committee, Reviewer, Grant Proposal2005 - 2010
Mississippi Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, Officer, President/Elect/Past2004 - 2007
New York Academy of Sciences, Member2003 - Present
Society of Biological Psychiatry, Member2002 - Present
Research Society on Alcoholism, Member2001 - Present
Society for Neuroscience, Member1998 - Present
ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM, Reviewer, Journal Article
ALCOHOLISM: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, Reviewer, Journal Article
ANATOMICAL RECORD, Reviewer, Journal Article
ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY, Reviewer, Journal Article
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, Reviewer, Journal Article
BIPOLAR DISORDERS, Reviewer, Journal Article
BRAIN RESEARCH, Reviewer, Journal Article
BRAIN RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, Reviewer, Journal Article
BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS, Reviewer, Journal Article
CEREBRAL CORTEX, Reviewer, Journal Article
CNS DRUGS, Reviewer, Journal Article
COGNITIVE BRAIN RESEARCH, Reviewer, Journal Article
DRUG DEPENDENCE AND ABUSE, Reviewer, Journal Article
GLIA, Reviewer, Journal Article
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, Reviewer, Journal Article
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROSCIENCE, Reviewer, Journal Article
JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION, Reviewer, Journal Article
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH, Reviewer, Journal Article
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, Reviewer, Journal Article
NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH, Reviewer, Journal Article
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, Reviewer, Journal Article
NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, Reviewer, Journal Article
REGULATORY PEPTIDES, Reviewer, Journal Article
SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH, Reviewer, Journal Article
SYNAPSE, Reviewer, Journal Article
PHARMACOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR, Reviewer, Journal Article
PLOS One, Reviewer, Journal Article
PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY, Reviewer, Journal Article
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, Reviewer, Journal Article
PROGRESS IN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL, Reviewer, Journal Article

Committee Service

PhD. Qualifying examination committee, Member2019 - 2019
Intramural Research Support Program Review Committee, Member2019 - 2019
NIH Study Section ZRG1 F02A-K (20) L, Member2019 - 2019
Belgian government "Fond de la Recherche" science foundation Review committee, Member2019 - 2019
NIH-NIDA Study Section ZDA1-JXB-N (03), Member2019 - 2019
Swiss Science Foundation (Switzerland government science funding agency) Review Committee, Member2018 - 2018
NIH Study Section ZRG1 MDCN-E (50), Member2018 - Present
Qualifying examination committee, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Member2018 - 2018
NIH Study Section on Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia (CMBG), Member2018 - Present
Small Grants program, Department of Pathology Univ. Mississippi Medical Center, Member2017 - 2017
Qualifying examination committee for the Program in Neuroscience Ph.D, Chair2017 - 2018
Qualifying examination committee, Program in Neuroscience Ph.D, Vice Chair2017 - 2017
Study section for the Swiss Science Foundation (Switzerland government science funding agency), Member2017 - 2017
Organizing Committee of the Neuroscience Research Day at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Member2017 - 2017
Graduate Admissions Committee, Program in Neuroscience. University of Mississippi Medical Center, Member2016 - 2018
Committee for Seminars in Psychiatric Research, Dept. Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Univ. Mississippi Medical Center, Chair2016 - 2018
Executive Committee of the UMMC Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Member2015 - 2018
Doctoral thesis committee for the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Biscay, Spain, Member2012 - Present
Doctoral thesis committee for McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Member2012 - Present
Neurochat Psychiatry Department committee for internal review of grant proposals, Member2010 - Present
Review committee UMC Intramural Support Research Program, Grant Reviewer2010 - 2012
Neuroscience Summer Scholars Application Review Committee, Member2010 - 2011
NIH study section ARG1 BDCN-W (02), Member2009 - 2010
NIH study section "Support Opportunity for Addiction Research" ZRG1 IFCN-L (50), Member2009 - Present
Intramural Research Support Program Review Committe, Member2009 - Present
Grant Reviewer for study section of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (Canadian Government Agency), Grant Reviewer2008 - Present
Psychiatry Residency Program Research Council, Member2007 - 2010
COBRE-NIH CPN Institutional Research Review Committee, Member2005 - Present
CPN Institutional Grant Review Committee, Reviewer of grant applications2005 - 2006
Mississippi Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, Chair2004 - 2007
Neuroscience Summer Scholars Application Review Committee, Member2004 - 2006
Neuroscience Summer Scholars Application Review Committee, Member

Community Service

Organization of the Brain Awareness Week of the Mississippi Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, President and Organizer03/2007 - 03/2007

Other Service

Mentoring of faculty member in grant application, Mentor of Assistant Professor Kathleen T. Yee09/2015 - Present
Research Equipment Supervision at the Division of Neurobiology and Behavior Research, Dept. Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Supervisor2013 - Present
Mentoring of faculty members, Mentor2010 - Present
Education of faculty and staff users in stereology and general microscopy, Educator2004 - Present
COBRE grant consultant of Imaging core-Education of faculty and staff users of confocal microscopy, Chief Educator2004 - Present

Teaching Experience

NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Foundations of NeuroscienceFall 2019
NSCI790, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Neuroscience Laboratory SurveyAnnual 2019
NSCI790, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Neuroscience Laboratory SurveyAnnual 2018
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience-Developmental Neuroscience SectionSpring 2018
NSCI790, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Neuroscience Laboratory SurveyAnnual 2017
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of NeuroscienceFall 2017
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience-Developmental Neuroscience SectionSpring 2017
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience (NSCI701), The Synapse sectionFall 2017
NSCI701, Graduate, Course, Course Section Leader, Foundations of NeuroscienceSpring 2016
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience-Developmental Neuroscience SectionFall 2016
Medicine, Small Group, Contributor with basic science perspectives to discussion of psychiatric disorders, Psychiatry Specialty ClinicFall 2015
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience (NSCI701), The Synapse sectionFall 2015
Medicine, Small Group, Discussant, Specialty Clinic wrap-upsAnnual 2015 - 2017
NSCI 701, Graduate, Course, Course Section leader, Developmental NeuroscienceSpring 2014
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Fundations of Neuroscience (NSCI701), Electrophysioloy-Molecular neurobiology sectionFall 2014
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience (NSCI701), The Synapse sectionFall 2014
Lecture, Lecturer, Neuropharmacology of Alcohol and Drug Neurotoxicity 2013
NSCI704, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Developmental NeuroscienceSpring 2013
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience (NSCI710), Cell and molecular Biology of the Neuron sectionFall 2013
NSCI701, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Foundations of Neuroscience (NSCI701), Synaptic transmission sectionFall 2013
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (NSCI 702)Fall 2012
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurophysiology (NSCI 702)Fall 2012
Lecture, Lecturer, Neuropsychopharmacology- NCS1706Fall 2012
Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical SciencesSpring 2012
NSCI704, Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Developmental NeuroscienceSpring 2012
Lecture, Lecturer, Developmental Section NSC1701 2012
Seminar, Neurochemistry of Depression and Alcoholism: Lessons from Postmortem studies of the Human Brain 2012
Seminar, Prefrontal Neuropathology of Depression and Alcoholism 2012
Graduate, Course, Course Director, Developmental Neuroscience (NSCI 704)Spring 2012
Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Fundamental Neuroscience (NSCI 701)Fall 2011
Graduate, Course, Course Director, Developmental Neuroscience (NSCI 704)Spring 2011
Graduate, Lecturer, CNS Pharmacology (NSCI 706)Fall 2010
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurophysiology (NSCI 703)Fall 2010
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Schizophrenia and thought disorders (NSCI 704)Fall 2010
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cellular and molecular neuroscience (NSCI 702)Summer 2010
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neuronal and glial cell biologySummer 2010
Graduate, Course, Course Director, Developmental Neuroscience (NSCI 704)Spring 2010
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, CNS Pharmacology (NSCI 706)Fall 2009
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurophysiology (NSCI 703)Fall 2009
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Schizophrenia and thought disorders (NSCI 704)Fall 2009
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cellular and molecular neuroscience (NSCI 702)Summer 2009
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neuronal and glial cell biologySummer 2009
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Apoptosis and drug-induced toxicityFall 2008
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Behavioral genetics/analysis of transgenic animalsFall 2008
Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurophysiology (NSCI 703)Fall 2008
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Schizophrenia and throught disorders (NSCI 704)Fall 2008
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cellular and molecular neuroscience (NSCI 702)Summer 2008
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neuronal and glial cell biologySummer 2008
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Apoptosis and drug-induced toxicityFall 2007
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cellular and molecular neuroscience (NSCI 702)Summer 2007
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Apoptosis and drug-induced toxicityFall 2005
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Behavioral genetics/analysis of transgenic animalsFall 2005
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Apoptosis and drug-induced toxicityFall 2004
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Apoptosis and drug-induced toxicityFall 2003
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Apoptosis and drug-induced neurotoxicityFall 2001
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Apoptosis and drug-induced neurotoxicityFall 1999
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, "Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlates of behavior across the life cycles"Spring 1999
Lecture, Lecturer, "Aging and Dementia" 1995 - 1996
Section of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California at Davis, Lecture, Lecturer, "Developmental Neurobiology"Spring 1994
Lecturer, Lecturer of Science 1985 - 1986

Directed Student Learning

Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Advised: Kendra Stansak2019 - Present
Internship Advisor, Advised: Khunsa Saleem2019 - 2019
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Advised: Siddharth Gaikwad2018 - Present
Internship Advisor, Advised: Nailah Tucker2018 - 2018
Internship Advisor, Advised: Smita Bhoopatiraju2018 - 2018
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, A Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Self-Injurious Behavior in Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta): Quantification of Stress and Opioid Signaling Paradigms and Glial Cell Lines
Advised: Marques Jackson
2018 - 2019
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Effects of human and other primate µ-opioid receptor polymorphisms on GPCR-mediated ligand bias
Advised: Xiao Zhang
2016 - 2019
Dissertation Committee Member, The Involvement of alpha5 GABAA Receptors in Aspects of Alcohol Relapse
Advised: Cassie Chandler
2015 - 2018
Dissertation Committee Member, Vulnerability for Methamphetamine Addiction is Influenced by Sexual Experience
Advised: Lindsey Bishop
2015 - 2019
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Effects miR-21 ablation on myelination, cell integrity and apoptosis in the corpus callosum
Advised: Anna Roller
2015 - 2016
Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Biochemistry, function and pharmacology of serotonin 5-HT2A and group II metabotropic glutamate receptors in postmortem human brain. Interest for psychosis
Advised: Patricia Miranda Azpiazu
2014 - 2014
Dissertation Committee Member, Characterization of Central Mesencephalic Reticular Formation and Fastigial Inputs to Multiply Innervated Fiber Motoneurons
Advised: Martin Bohlen
2014 - 2016
Dissertation Committee Member, Neural mechanisms underlying effects of natural reward experience on drug-seeking behavior in male rats
Advised: Lauren Beloate
2014 - 2016
Master's Thesis Committee Member, MicroRNA-21 Expression Analysis in the Adult Mouse Central Nervous System
Advised: Bieu Aneiryn
2014 - 2015
Dissertation Committee Member, Mechanisms of ethanol-induced neurotoxicity and cell death involving the KLF11-MAO pathway and efficacy of MAOIs to enhance neuroprotection
Advised: Jeremy Duncan
2013 - 2015
Dissertation Committee Member, Brain lipids and cholesterol in neuropsychiatric disorders
Advised: Erika Freemantle
2012 - 2012
Internship Advisor, Advised: Barak Gunter2012 - 2012
Dissertation Committee Member, Neurochemical and Functional Evaluation of a Transgenic Mousel Model of Schizophrenia
Advised: Itziar Gil de la Pisa
2012 - 2013
Postdoctoral Trainee, Advised: Daniel Flint2012 - 2013
Internship Advisor, Advised: Audrey Gunn2011 - 2011
Internship Advisor, Advised: Beverly Owusu-Duku2011 - 2011
Postdoctoral Trainee, Advised: Barbara Wilson2010 - 2011
Internship Advisor, Advised: Mckensie Martin2010 - 2010
Internship Advisor, Advised: Sunny Vig2010 - 2010
Postdoctoral trainee, Advised: Angela Whittom2009 - 2010
Internship Advisor, Advised: Shane Prewitt2009 - 2009
Dissertation Committee Member, Advised: Kedra Wallace2008 - 2010
Postdoctoral Trainee, Advised: Robert Waltzer2008 - 2010
Internship Advisor, Advised: Christopher Clark2007 - 2007
Internship Advisor, Advised: Scoty Hearst2006 - 2006
Internship Advisor, Advised: Lauren Galmiche2005 - 2005
Internship Advisor, Advised: Laura Jackson2004 - 2004
Internship Advisor, Advised: Will King2003 - 2003

Fellows supervised

Neurobiology of glial cells in psychiatric disorders and addiction, Post-Doc Advisor, 6 fellows supervised, Neurobiology of glial cells in psychiatric disorders and addiction07/2007 - Present
use and applications to research of the confocal microscope, bright field microscopy and stereology, Mentor, 5 fellows supervised, Mentoring in research methods and design01/2007 - Present

Residency Training

"Neurobiology of schizophrenia", Training Faculty
"Neurobiology of schizophrenia", Training Faculty
"Chemical maturation in the central nervous system", Training Faculty