Bio
Dr. Fuchs has research interests in behavioral testing, brain lesions, circadian rhythmicity, cortex and spinal cord, development and plasticity, enzyme histochemistry, immunocytochemistry, neuro-transmitter receptors, neurochemistry, neuronal tract tracing, pharmacology in brain slices, receptor autoradiography, second messenger systems, somatosensory systems, and [14C]2-deoxyglucose autoradiography.
Education
Ph.D., Neurosciences, University of California at San Diego, 1979
M.S., Psychology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970
M.A., Biology, University of Chicago, 1968
Courses
BIOL 4751/5751: Neuroscience I: Cells and Circuits
BIOL 4752: Neuroscience II: Brain and Plasticity
BIOL 5003: Contemporary Topics in Neuroscience
BIOL 5005: Topics in Biology
Articles
Barrera, J. A., Kao, L. -R., Hammer, R. E., Seeman, T. L., & Fuchs, J. L. (2010). Cdk5rap2 regulates centriole licensing in mice. Developmental Cell, 8, 913-926.
Chizhikov, V. V., Davenport, J., Zhang, Q., Shih, E. K., Cabello, O. A., Fucks, J. L., Yoder, B. K., & Millen, K. J. (2007). Cilia proteins control cerebellar morphogenesis by promoting expansion of the granule progenitor pool. Journal of Neuroscience, 27, 978-9789.
Fuchs, J. L., & Schwark, H. D. (2005). Primary cilia are indispensable, ubiquitous chemosensory and mechanosensory organelles. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, 359-364.
More Articles
Fuchs, J. L., & Schwark, H. D. (2004). Primary neuronal cilia. Cell Biology International, 28, 111-118.
Schwark, H. D., Moore, J. A., & Fuchs, J. L. (2004). Peripheral inflammation increases phosphoinositide activity in the dorsal horn. Brain Research, 1003, 183-187.
Schwark, H. D., Tennison, C., Ilyinski, O., & Fuchs, J. L. (1999). Inhibitory influences on receptive field size in the dorsal column nuclei. Experimental Brain Research, 126, 439-442.
Books
Fuchs, J. L. (1995). Neurotransmitter receptors in developing barrel cortex. In E. Jones & I. Diamond (Eds.), Cerebral Cortex, 11, 375-409. New York: Plenum Press.
Posters/Presentations
Fuchs, J. L. (2011, February). Primary cilia in brain genesis and beyond. Presented at SUNY Stony Brook Seminar series, Stony Brook, NY.
Fuchs, J. L. (2011, February). Primary cilia in the genesis of the brain. Presented at Sam Houston State University.
Smith, S. K., Fuchs, J. L., & Schwark, H. D. (2011, November). Effects of peripheral nerve injury on primary cilia in dorsal root ganglia. Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.
More Presentations
Bhattarai, S. R., & Fuchs, J. L. (2011, December). Cilia in neural progenitor cells in the adult hippocampal subgranular zone: Relation to cell cycle. Presented at American Society for Cell Biology Meeting, abstr/ 2447.
Bhattarai, S. R., & Fuchs, J. L. (2010, April). Primary cilia in the neuronal lineage of the adult mouse subgranular zone. Presented at University of North Texas Graduate Research Day, Denton, Texas.
Smith, S., Sheng, R., Ng, E., Fuchs, J., & Schwark, H. (2010, April). Proliferation of satellite glia in the adult dorsal root ganglion: A possible role for primary cilia. Presented at University of North Texas Graduate Research Day, Denton, Texas.
Bhattarai, S. R., & Fuchs, J. L. (2010, November). Primary cilia in the neuronal lineage of the adult hippocampal subgranular zone. Presented at 2010-S-10146-SfN Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.
Fuchs, J. L., Dau, J. D., Lightfoot, E., Monticino, M., Hsieh, J., & Schwark, H. D. (2010, November). Morphometric analyses of neural cell differentiation in adult hippocampal progenitor cultures. Presented at 2010-S-7468-SfN Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.
Fuchs, J. L. (2009, January). Models in biological research. Presented at Texas Women's University, Denton, Texas.
Fuchs, J. L. (2009, October). Genesis of the brain: Stem cells and cilia. Paper presented at University of North Texas Biology department seminar series, Denton, Texas.
