Kathy Engisch
PhD
Department of NEUROSCIENCE CELL BIO PHYSIO-COSM
Wright State University
United States of America
Biography
Education History: Ph.D.: Washington University in St. Louis
Research Interest
Synaptic plasticity, the ability of synaptic transmission to be modulated up or down, over short time scales (milliseconds and seconds) and long time scales (minutes, hours, days, forever) underlies every aspect of normal and abnormal brain function.
Publications
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Wang X, Li Y, Engisch KL, Nakanishi ST, Dodson SE, Miller GW, Cope TC, Pinter MJ, Rich MM (2005) Activity-dependent presynaptic regulation of quantal size at the mammalian neuromuscular junction in vivo. Journal of Neuroscience 25:343-351.
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Wang X, Engisch KL, Teichert RW, Olivera BM, Pinter MJ, Rich MM (2006) Prolongation of evoked and spontaneous synaptic currents at the neuromuscular junction after activity blockade is caused by the upregulation of fetal acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Neuroscience26:8983-8987.
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Wang X, Thiagarajan R, Wang Q, Tewolde T, Rich MM, Engisch KL (2008) Regulation of quantal shape by Rab3A: evidence for a fusion pore-dependent mechanism. Journal of Physiology 586:3949-3962.
