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Rianne D. Stowell, Ph.D.

Rianne D. Stowell, Ph.D.

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Faculty Appointments

Research Assistant Professor - Department of Neuroscience (SMD)

Credentials

Education

PhD | University of Rochester. Neuroscience. 2019

MS | University of Rochester. Neuroscience. 2016

BS | Moravian College. Neuroscience. 2013

BA | Moravian College. Spanish. 2013

Research

Publications

Journal Articles

Dopaminergic signaling regulates microglial surveillance and adolescent plasticity in the mouse frontal cortex.

Stowell R, Wang KH

Nature communications.. 2025 August 2616 (1):7974. Epub 08/26/2025.

The effects of P2Y12 loss on microglial gene expression, dynamics, and injury response in the cerebellum and cerebral cortex.

Stoessel MB, Stowell RD, Lowery RL, Le LHD, Vu AN, Whitelaw BS, Majewska AK

Brain, behavior, and immunity.. 2025 August 128 :99-120. Epub 03/31/2025.

Dopaminergic signaling regulates microglial surveillance and adolescent plasticity in the frontal cortex.

Stowell R, Wang KH

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology.. 2024 March 13 Epub 03/13/2024.

Adolescent neurostimulation of dopamine circuit reverses genetic deficits in frontal cortex function.

Mastwal S, Li X, Stowell R, Manion M, Zhang W, Kim NS, Yoon KJ, Song H, Ming GL, Wang KH

eLife.. 2023 October 1312 Epub 10/13/2023.

Adolescent neurostimulation of dopamine circuit reverses genetic deficits in frontal cortex function.

Mastwal S, Li X, Stowell R, Manion M, Zhang W, Kim NS, Yoon KJ, Song H, Ming GL, Wang KH

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology.. 2023 July 12 Epub 07/12/2023.

Acute ethanol exposure rapidly alters cerebellar and cortical microglial physiology.

Stowell RD, Majewska AK

The European journal of neuroscience.. 2021 September 54 (5):5834-5843. Epub 02/28/2020.

Author Correction: Noradrenergic signaling in the wakeful state inhibits microglial surveillance and synaptic plasticity in the mouse visual cortex.

Stowell RD, Sipe GO, Dawes RP, Batchelor HN, Lordy KA, Whitelaw BS, Stoessel MB, Bidlack JM, Brown E, Sur M, Majewska AK

Nature neuroscience.. 2020 January 23 (1):152. Epub 1900 01 01.

The Role of Microglia in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and their Therapeutics.

Coomey R, Stowell R, Majewska A, Tropea D

Current topics in medicinal chemistry.. 2020 20 (4):272-276. Epub 1900 01 01.

Noradrenergic signaling in the wakeful state inhibits microglial surveillance and synaptic plasticity in the mouse visual cortex.

Stowell RD, Sipe GO, Dawes RP, Batchelor HN, Lordy KA, Whitelaw BS, Stoessel MB, Bidlack JM, Brown E, Sur M, Majewska AK

Nature neuroscience.. 2019 November 22 (11):1782-1792. Epub 10/21/2019.

Cerebellar microglia are dynamically unique and survey Purkinje neurons in vivo.

Stowell RD, Wong EL, Batchelor HN, Mendes MS, Lamantia CE, Whitelaw BS, Majewska AK

Developmental neurobiology.. 2018 June 78 (6):627-644. Epub 01/18/2018.

What the Spectrum of Microglial Functions Can Teach us About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Wong EL, Stowell RD, Majewska AK

Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience.. 2017 9 :11. Epub 06/19/2017.

Chronic stress alters the expression levels of longevity-related genes in the rat hippocampus.

Sánchez-Hidalgo AC, Muñoz MF, Herrera AJ, Espinosa-Oliva AM, Stowell R, Ayala A, Machado A, Venero JL, de Pablos RM

Neurochemistry international.. 2016 July 97 :181-92. Epub 04/24/2016.