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Helena Morrison

Associate Professor | Member of the Graduate Faculty

College of Nursing

About

I lead an interdisciplinary team of collaborators, graduate, undergraduate students in an investigation to discover microglia—the brain phagocyte— form and function during physiologic and pathologic conditions. My research spans a variety of contexts

Research Area

stroke, inflammation, microglia, neuroscience, neuroprotection, ischemic stroke, sex differences, brain injury, mouse model, morphology, neuroinflammation, traumatic brain injury, parkinson's disease, ketamine, cell biology

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Recent

Discovering novel plasma biomarkers for ischemic stroke: Lipidomic and metabolomic analyses in an aged mouse model

2024

biomarkers, ischemic stroke

PACAP glycosides promote cell outgrowth in vitro and reduce infarct size after stroke in a preclinical model

2024

neuroprotection, stroke, preclinical model, glycosides

Periorbital Placement of a Laser Doppler Probe for Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring Prior to Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rodent Models

2024

cerebral blood flow, rodent models

Chronic consequences of ischemic stroke: Profiling brain injury and inflammation in a mouse model with reperfusion

2024

stroke, brain injury, inflammation, reperfusion injury, mouse model

PNA5, A Novel Mas Receptor Agonist, Improves Neurovascular and Blood-Brain-Barrier Function in a Mouse Model of Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

2024

neurovascular, blood-brain barrier, mas receptor, vascular cognitive impairment, dementia

Assessment and Quantification of Foam Cells and Lipid Droplet-Accumulating Microglia in Mouse Brain Tissue Using BODIPY Staining

2024

cell biology, neuroscience, imaging, biochemistry, pathology

Boosting Mitochondrial Biogenesis Diminishes Foam Cell Formation in the Post-Stroke Brain

2023

mitochondrial biogenesis, foam cell formation, post-stroke brain, boosting, neuroprotection

An Outpatient Transitions of Care Model for Heart Failure

2022

transitions of care, heart failure, outpatient care, care model, healthcare delivery

Design and Synthesis of Novel Brain Penetrant Glycopeptide Analogues of PACAP with Neuroprotective Potential for Traumatic Brain Injury and Parkinsonism.

2022

neuroprotection, traumatic brain injury, parkinsonism, glycopeptide analogues, synthesis design

Evaluation of microglia in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease primed with L-DOPA after sub-anesthetic ketamine treatment

2021

neuroinflammation, parkinson's disease, l-dopa, ketamine, rodent model

Jessica Rainbow
Ruth Taylor-Piliae
Jonathan Lifshitz
Todd Vanderah
Michael Grandner

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UA Undergraduate Investigates How Gender Influences Stroke Response
2016

Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research
Measurement and Methods in Biobehavioral Research
Statistical Inference for Evidence-based Practice
Molecular & Clinical Genetics/Genomics
Emerging Diseases and Population Health

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40+ Collaborators

$595K / $5M Funding

20+ Publications