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Douglas A. Coulter, PhD
Investigator
Dr. Coulter conducts physiological studies examining mechanisms of epilepsy. His research centers on injury-induced epilepsies as well as genetically-induced epilepsy, autism, and developmental intellectual disabilities.
Education and Training
BS, Trinity College (Biology), 1980
MS, University of Rhode Island (Zoology), 1983
PhD, Boston University (Biology), 1986
Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine (Neurobiology), 1990
Titles and Academic Titles
Investigator
Professor of Pediatrics
Professional Memberships
Faculty of 1000, 2015-
Society for Neuroscience
American Epilepsy Society
Professional Awards
Milken Family Foundation Award, American Epilepsy Society, 1993
Basic Science Epilepsy Research Recognition Award, 201
Publication Highlights
PubMed:
Kahn J, Port R, Yue C-Y, Takano H, Coulter DA. Circuit-based interventions in the dentate gyrus rescue epilepsy-associated cognitive dysfunction. Brain. 2019 Sep; 142(9):2705-2721. doi: 10.1093/brain/awz209
Tang S#, Terzic B#, Wang IJ, Sarmiento N, Sizov K, Cui Y, Takano H, Marsh ED, Zhou Z*, Coulter DA*. Altered NMDAR signaling underlies autistic-like features in mouse models of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. Nature Communications. 2019 Jun; 10(1):2655. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10689-w; #=equal contributions, *=co-corresponding authors
Dengler CG, Yue C, Takano H, Coulter DA. Massively augmented hippocampal dentate granule cell activation accompanies epilepsy development. Sci. Rep. 2017 Jan; 7: 42090. PubMed PMID: 28218241
Coulter DA, Steinhäuser C. Role of astrocytes in epilepsy. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2015 Jan; 5(3):a022434. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a022434
Goldberg, EM, Coulter DA. Mechanisms of epileptogenesis: a convergence on neural circuit dysfunction. Nature Reviews in Neuroscience. 2013 Jan; 14(5):337-49