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Katharine McCann

  • Department of Human Genetics
    Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • katharine.e.mccann@emory.edu
  • 615 Michael Street
    Suit 365
    Atlanta, GA 30322
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Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • PhD from Georgia State University

Research

Publications

  • Tyrosinase-induced neuromelanin accumulation triggers rapid dysregulation and degeneration of the mouse locus coeruleus.
    bioRxiv
    08/04/2024 Authors: Iannitelli AF; Hassenein L; Mulvey B; Blankenship HE; Liles LC; Sharpe AL; Pare J-F; Segal A; Sloan SA; Martinowich K
  • The Neurotoxin DSP-4 Dysregulates the Locus Coeruleus-Norepinephrine System and Recapitulates Molecular and Behavioral Aspects of Prodromal Neurodegenerative Disease.
    eNeuro Volume: 10
    01/01/2023 Authors: Iannitelli AF; Kelberman MA; Lustberg DJ; Korukonda A; McCann KE; Mulvey B; Segal A; Liles LC; Sloan SA; Dougherty JD
  • Consequences of Hyperphosphorylated Tau in the Locus Coeruleus on Behavior and Cognition in a Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
    J Alzheimers Dis Volume: 86 Page(s): 1037 - 1059
    01/01/2022 Authors: Kelberman MA; Anderson CR; Chlan E; Rorabaugh JM; McCann KE; Weinshenker D
  • Perineuronal net degradation rescues CA2 plasticity in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    J Clin Invest Volume: 131
    08/16/2021 Authors: Carstens KE; Lustberg DJ; Shaughnessy EK; McCann KE; Alexander GM; Dudek SM
  • Co-released norepinephrine and galanin act on different timescales to promote stress-induced anxiety-like behavior.
    Neuropsychopharmacology Volume: 46 Page(s): 1535 - 1543
    07/01/2021 Authors: Tillage RP; Foster SL; Lustberg D; Liles LC; McCann KE; Weinshenker D
  • Mineralocorticoid receptors dampen glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity to stress via regulation of FKBP5.
    Cell Rep Volume: 35 Page(s): 109185
    06/01/2021 Authors: Hartmann J; Bajaj T; Klengel C; Chatzinakos C; Ebert T; Dedic N; McCullough KM; Lardenoije R; Jols M; Meijer OC
  • Novel role for mineralocorticoid receptors in control of a neuronal phenotype.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 26 Page(s): 350 - 364
    01/01/2021 Authors: McCann KE; Lustberg DJ; Shaughnessy EK; Carstens KE; Farris S; Alexander GM; Radzicki D; Zhao M; Dudek SM
  • Sex-dependent effects of social status on the regulation of arginine-vasopressin (AVP) V1a, oxytocin (OT), and serotonin (5-HT) 1A receptor binding and aggression in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).
    Horm Behav Volume: 127 Page(s): 104878
    01/01/2021 Authors: Grieb ZA; Ross AP; McCann KE; Lee S; Welch M; Gomez MG; Norvelle A; Michopoulos V; Huhman KL; Albers HE
  • Binding affinities of oxytocin, vasopressin and Manning compound at oxytocin and V1a receptors in male Syrian hamster brains.
    J Neuroendocrinol Volume: 32 Page(s): e12882
    07/01/2020 Authors: Taylor JH; McCann KE; Ross AP; Albers HE
  • Social experience and sex-dependent regulation of aggression in the lateral septum by extrasynaptic GABAA receptors.
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) Volume: 237 Page(s): 329 - 344
    02/01/2020 Authors: Borland JM; Walton JC; Norvelle A; Grantham KN; Aiani LM; Larkin TE; McCann KE; Albers HE
  • Sex-dependent effects of social isolation on the regulation of arginine-vasopressin (AVP) V1a, oxytocin (OT) and serotonin (5HT) 1a receptor binding and aggression.
    Horm Behav Volume: 116 Page(s): 104578
    11/01/2019 Authors: Ross AP; McCann KE; Larkin TE; Song Z; Grieb ZA; Huhman KL; Albers HE
  • Modulation of CA2 neuronal activity increases behavioral responses to fear conditioning in female mice.
    Neurobiol Learn Mem Volume: 163 Page(s): 107044
    09/01/2019 Authors: Alexander GM; Riddick NV; McCann KE; Lustberg D; Moy SS; Dudek SM
  • Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Sex-Dependent Expression Patterns in the Basolateral Amygdala of Dominant and Subordinate Animals After Acute Social Conflict.
    Mol Neurobiol Volume: 56 Page(s): 3768 - 3779
    05/01/2019 Authors: McCann KE; Sinkiewicz DM; Rosenhauer AM; Beach LQ; Huhman KL
  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling mitigates the impact of acute social stress.
    Neuropharmacology Volume: 148 Page(s): 40 - 49
    04/01/2019 Authors: Rosenhauer AM; Beach LQ; Jeffress EC; Thompson BM; McCann KE; Partrick KA; Diaz B; Norvelle A; Choi DC; Huhman KL
  • Corrigendum to "Acute and repeated exposure to social stress reduces gut microbiota diversity in Syrian hamsters" [Behav. Brain Res. 345 (2018) 39-48].
    Behav Brain Res Volume: 348 Page(s): 277
    08/01/2018 Authors: Partrick KA; Chassaing B; Beach LQ; McCann KE; Gewirtz AT; Huhman KL
  • Acute and repeated exposure to social stress reduces gut microbiota diversity in Syrian hamsters.
    Behav Brain Res Volume: 345 Page(s): 39 - 48
    06/01/2018 Authors: Partrick KA; Chassaing B; Beach LQ; McCann KE; Gewirtz AT; Huhman KL
  • An acute social defeat stressor in early puberty increases susceptibility to social defeat in adulthood.
    Horm Behav Volume: 93 Page(s): 31 - 38
    07/01/2017 Authors: Rosenhauer AM; McCann KE; Norvelle A; Huhman KL
  • De novo assembly, annotation, and characterization of the whole brain transcriptome of male and female Syrian hamsters.
    Sci Rep Volume: 7 Page(s): 40472
    01/10/2017 Authors: McCann KE; Sinkiewicz DM; Norvelle A; Huhman KL
  • Histone deacetylase and acetyltransferase inhibitors modulate behavioral responses to social stress.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume: 75 Page(s): 100 - 109
    01/01/2017 Authors: McCann KE; Rosenhauer AM; Jones GMF; Norvelle A; Choi DC; Huhman KL
  • Oxytocin induces social communication by activating arginine-vasopressin V1a receptors and not oxytocin receptors.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume: 50 Page(s): 14 - 19
    12/01/2014 Authors: Song Z; McCann KE; McNeill JK; Larkin TE; Huhman KL; Albers HE
  • Effects of inescapable versus escapable social stress in Syrian hamsters: the importance of stressor duration versus escapability.
    Physiol Behav Volume: 129 Page(s): 25 - 29
    04/22/2014 Authors: McCann KE; Bicknese CN; Norvelle A; Huhman KL
  • The effect of escapable versus inescapable social defeat on conditioned defeat and social recognition in Syrian hamsters.
    Physiol Behav Volume: 105 Page(s): 493 - 497
    01/18/2012 Authors: McCann KE; Huhman KL
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