Univesity of Maryland: Department of Biology
University of Maryland
RICARDO C. ARANEDA
Assistant Professor
email:raraneda@umd.eduphone:
301.405.5540 (office)
301.405.3539 (lab)
301.405.3721 (lab)
fax:301.314.9358
office:1114 Bioscience Research Building
graduate programs: Biology, NACS
visit lab page most recent publicationsRESEARCH INTERESTS
Neuromodulation and Neural Mechanisms of Olfactory Information Processing
In most animals the sense of smell is essential for their survival. For instance, the detection and recognition of odor molecules by the olfactory system allows animals to find sources of food, to detect the presence of predators, and ultimately to find potential mates. Using a combination of imaging and electrophysiology recording techniques our lab studies how the neuronal circuits of the olfactory bulb participate in the processing of olfactory information.
Recent Publications
Araneda RC, Firestein S. (2006). Adrenergic enhancement of inhibitory transmission in the accessory olfactory bulb. J. Neurosci. 22;26(12): 3292-8.
Araneda RC, Peterlin Z, Zhang X, Chesler A, Firestein S. (2004). A pharmacological profile of the aldehyde receptor repertoire in rat olfactory epithelium. J. Physiol. 555(Pt 3): 743-56.
Araneda RC, Firestein S. (2004). The scents of androstenone in humans. J. Physiol. 554(Pt 1): 1
Araneda RC, Firestein SJ. (2002). Action potentials that go the distance. Neuron 34(1): 5-6.
Lan JY, Skeberdis VA, Jover T, Grooms SY, Lin Y, Araneda RC, Zheng X, Bennett MV, Zukin RS. (2001). Protein kinase C modulates NMDA receptor trafficking and gating. Nat. Neurosci. 4(4): 382-90.
Nitabach MN, Llamas DA, Araneda RC, Intile JL, Thompson IJ, Zhou YI, Holmes TC. (2001). A mechanism for combinatorial regulation of electrical activity: Potassium channel subunits capable of functioning as Src homology 3-dependent adaptors. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A. 98(2): 705-10.
Araneda RC, Kini AD, Firestein S. (2000). The molecular receptive range of an odorant receptor. Nat. Neurosci. 3(12): 1248-55.