PhD, Columbia University, 1994

Phone: (732) 235-5392
Fax: (732) 235-4990

email: alderja@umdnj.edu

Research interests:
Molecular mechanisms of trophic regulation of neuronal development, synaptic activity and psychiatric disorders.

Selected Publications 1

Ring, R.H., Alder, J., Fennell, M., Kouranova, E., Black, I.B., and Thakker-Varia, S. (2006) Transcriptional profiling of BDNF-induced neuronal plasticity: a novel role for nociceptins in hippocampal neurite outgrowth. J. Neurobiol. 66(4), 361-377.

Alder, J*., Thakker-Varia, S*., Crozier, R.A., Shaheen, A., Plummer, M.R., and Black, I.B. (2005) Early presynaptic and late postsynaptic components contribute independently to BDNF-induced synaptic plasticity. J. Neurosci., 25(21), 3080-3085. * Equal contribution

Alder, J*., Thakker-Varia, S*. Bangasser D.A., Kuroiwa, M., Plummer, M.R., Shors, T.J., and Black, I.B. (2003) BDNF-induced gene expression reveals novel actions of VGF in hippocampal synaptic plasticity. J. Neurosci., 23(34), 10800-10808. * Equal contribution

Thakker-Varia, S*., Alder, J*., Crozier, R.A., Plummer, M.R. and Black, I.B. (2001) Rab3A is required for brain-derived neurotrophic factor-induced synaptic plasticity: transcriptional analysis at the population and single-cell levels. J. Neurosci., 21(17), 6782-6790. * Equal contribution

Alder, J., Lee, K., Jessell, T.M., and Hatten, M.E. (1999) Generation of cerebellar granule neurons in vivo by transplantation of BMP-treated neural progenitor cells. Nature Neurosci. 2, 535-540.

Alder, J., Lu, B., Valtorta, F., Greengard, P., and Poo, M-m. (1992) Calcium-dependent transmitter secretion reconstituted in Xenopus oocytes: requirement for synaptophysin. Science 257, 657-661.