Pletnikov, Mikhail V., M.D., Ph.D

Associate Professor Director, Behavioral Neurobiology and Neuroimmunology Lab Main Office Address CMSC 9-111 The Johns Hopkins Hospital 600 North Wolfe St. Baltimore, MD 21287-5371 Phone: 410-502-3760 Fax: 410-614-0013 E-mail: mpletnik@jhmi.edu Administrative Assistant Eileen Kasda Phone: 410-614-0010

Education

Professional Interests

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of abnormal brain development with relevance to neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and autism

Selected Publications

Pletnikov MV, Moran TH, Carbone KM. Related Articles, Links   Borna disease virus infection of the neonatal rat: developmental brain injury model of autism spectrum disorders.Front Biosci. 2002 Mar 1;7:d593-607. Review

Ovanesov MV, Sauder C, Rubin SA, Richt J, Nath A, Carbone KM, Pletnikov MV.Activation of microglia by borna disease virus infection: in vitro study. J Virol. 2006 Dec;80(24):12141-8.

Ross CA, Margolis RL, Reading SA, Pletnikov M, Coyle JT. Neurobiology of schizophrenia. Neuron. 2006 Oct 5;52(1):139-53.

Pletnikov MV, Xu Y, Ovanesov MV, Kamiya A, Sawa A, Ross CA. PC12 cell model of inducible expression of mutant DISC1: new evidence for a dominant-negative mechanism of abnormal neuronal differentiation. Neurosci Res. 2007 Jul;58(3):234-44.

Pletnikov MV, Ayhan Y, Nikolskaia O, Xu Y, Ovanesov MV, Huang H, Mori S, Moran TH, Ross CA. Inducible expression of mutant human DISC1 in mice is associated with brain and behavioral abnormalities reminiscent of schizophrenia. Mol Psychiatry. 2007 Sep 11; [Epub ahead of print].