Peter Wenner PhD
- Department of Cell Biology
Professor
Academic Appointment
- Professor, Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine
- Associate Professor, Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- PhD from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- BS from Cornell University
- No Degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook
Research
Focus
- Our research focus is on the mechanisms that underlie the homeostatic maintenance of activity levels as a guiding principal for the maturation of network excitability. This has implications for neonatal seizure activity, developmental disorders like autism, and for neuronal injury.
Publications
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Impairment in the homeostatic recruitment of layer 5/6 neurons following whisker stimulation in Fmr1 KO mice.
Neurobiol Dis Volume: 207 Page(s): 106837
04/01/2025 Authors: Lakhani A; Huang W; Rodgers CC; Wenner P -
Homeostatic Regulation of Spike Rate within Bursts in Two Distinct Preparations.
eNeuro Volume: 11
09/01/2024 Authors: Lakhani A; Gonzalez-Islas C; Sabra Z; Au Yong N; Wenner P -
GABAergic synaptic scaling is triggered by changes in spiking activity rather than AMPA receptor activation.
Elife Volume: 12
06/28/2024 Authors: Gonzalez-Islas C; Sabra Z; Fong M-F; Yilmam P; Au Yong N; Engisch K; Wenner P -
Plasticity in Preganglionic and Postganglionic Neurons of the Sympathetic Nervous System during Embryonic Development.
eNeuro Volume: 10
11/01/2023 Authors: Ratliff A; Pekala D; Wenner P -
The Uniform and Nonuniform Nature of Slow and Rapid Scaling in Embryonic Motoneurons.
J Neurosci Volume: 42 Page(s): 1224 - 1234
02/16/2022 Authors: Pekala D; Wenner P -
Homeostatic Regulation of Motoneuron Properties in Development.
Volume: 28 Page(s): 87 - 107
01/01/2022 Authors: Wenner PA; Pekala D -
Isolation and Electrophysiology of Murine Sympathetic Postganglionic Neurons in the Thoracic Paravertebral Ganglia.
Bio Protoc Volume: 11 Page(s): e4189
10/20/2021 Authors: Halder M; McKinnon ML; Li Y; Wenner P; Hochman S -
FMRP attenuates activity dependent modifications in the mitochondrial proteome.
Mol Brain Volume: 14 Page(s): 75
04/30/2021 Authors: Blow P; Zlatic SA; Wenner PA; Bassell GJ; Faundez V -
The Type 2 Diabetes Factor Methylglyoxal Mediates Axon Initial Segment Shortening and Alters Neuronal Function at the Cellular and Network Levels.
eNeuro Volume: 8
01/01/2021 Authors: Griggs RB; Nguyen DVM; Yermakov LM; Jaber JM; Shelby JN; Steinbrunner JK; Miller JA; Gonzalez-Islas C; Wenner P; Susuki K -
Mitochondrial Structure and Polarity in Dendrites and the Axon Initial Segment Are Regulated by Homeostatic Plasticity and Dysregulated in Fragile X Syndrome.
Front Cell Dev Biol Volume: 9 Page(s): 702020
01/01/2021 Authors: Blow P; Wenner PA; Faundez V; Bassell GJ