Education
Ph.D. in Pharmacology, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA, 2009
Current position
Postdoctoral fellow, Neuroscience, Georgetown University, USA
Publications
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Lanfranco, M. F., Garate, F., Engdahl, A. J. and Maillard, R. A. (2017). Asymmetric configurations in a reengineered homodimer reveal multiple subunit communication pathways in protein allostery. J Biol Chem 292(15): 6086-6093.
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Wang, J., Ben Hamida, S., Darcq, E., Zhu, W., Gibb, S. L., Lanfranco, M. F., Carnicella, S. and Ron, D. (2012). Ethanol-mediated facilitation of AMPA receptor function in the dorsomedial striatum: implications for alcohol drinking behavior. J Neurosci 32(43): 15124-15132.
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Gibb, S. L., Hamida, S. B., Lanfranco, M. F. and Ron, D. (2011). Ethanol-induced increase in Fyn kinase activity in the dorsomedial striatum is associated with subcellular redistribution of protein tyrosine phosphatase alpha. J Neurochem 119(4): 879-889.
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Wang, J., Lanfranco, M. F., Gibb, S. L. and Ron, D. (2011). Ethanol-mediated long-lasting adaptations of the NR2B-containing NMDA receptors in the dorsomedial striatum. Channels (Austin) 5(3): 205-209.
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Lanfranco, M. F., Anastasio, N. C., Seitz, P. K. and Cunningham, K. A. (2010). Quantification of RNA editing of the serotonin 2C receptor (5-HT((2)C)R) ex vivo. Methods Enzymol 485: 311-328.
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Wang, J., Lanfranco, M. F., Gibb, S. L., Yowell, Q. V., Carnicella, S. and Ron, D. (2010). Long-lasting adaptations of the NR2B-containing NMDA receptors in the dorsomedial striatum play a crucial role in alcohol consumption and relapse. J Neurosci 30(30): 10187-10198.
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Anastasio, N. C., Lanfranco, M. F., Bubar, M. J., Seitz, P. K., Stutz, S. J., McGinnis, A. G., Watson, C. S. and Cunningham, K. A. (2010). Serotonin 5-HT2C receptor protein expression is enriched in synaptosomal and post-synaptic compartments of rat cortex. J Neurochem 113(6): 1504-1515.
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Lanfranco, M. F., Seitz, P. K., Morabito, M. V., Emeson, R. B., Sanders-Bush, E. and Cunningham, K. A. (2009). An innovative real-time PCR method to measure changes in RNA editing of the serotonin 2C receptor (5-HT(2C)R) in brain. J Neurosci Methods 179(2): 247-257.
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Lanfranco, M. F., Loayza-Muro, R., Clark, D., Nunez, R., Zavaleta, A. I., Jimenez, M., Meldal, M., Coombs, G. H., Mottram, J. C., Izidoro, M., Juliano, M. A., Juliano, L. and Arevalo, J. (2008). Expression and substrate specificity of a recombinant cysteine proteinase B of Leishmania braziliensis. Mol Biochem Parasitol 161(2): 91-100.
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Liu, S., Bubar, M. J., Lanfranco, M. F., Hillman, G. R. and Cunningham, K. A. (2007). Serotonin2C receptor localization in GABA neurons of the rat medial prefrontal cortex: implications for understanding the neurobiology of addiction. Neuroscience 146(4): 1677-1688.