Susumu Tomita PhD
Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Departments & Organizations
Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Research Interests
Synaptic transmission; Brain; Biochemistry; molecular biology; immunocytochemistry; gene-targeted animals; electrophysiology more...
Education
- Ph.D., University of Tokyo, 2000
Selected Publications
- Sumioka A, Brown T, Kato AS, Bredt DS, Kauer JA, and Tomita S. PDZ binding of TARPg-8 controls synaptic transmission, but not synaptic plasticity. Nature Neurosci., 2011
- Straub C, Hunt DL, Yamasaki M, Kim KS, Watanabe M, Castillo PE, and Tomita S. Unique functions of kainate receptors in the brain are determined by the auxiliary subunit Neto1. Nature Neurosci., 14, 866-873, 2011
- Kato AS, Gill MB, Ho MT, Yu H, Tu Y, Siuda ER, Wang H, Qian YW, Nisenbaum ES, Tomita S, and Bredt DS. Hippocampal AMPA receptor gating controlled by both TARP and cornichon proteins. Neuron, 68, 1082-1096, 2010
