Jerry A. Stitzel Jerry A. Stitzel, Ph.D. Department of Integrative Physiology Institute for Behavioral Genetics University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0447 phone: 303-735-6173 fax: 303-492-8063 e-mail: stitzel@colorado.edu

Research Interests

• The use of genetic strategies to identify the underlying biological bases for the behavioral and physiological actions of drugs of abuse with special emphasis on nicotine.


• Molecular Neurogenetics Laboratory


• Graduate training opportunities at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics

Education

• 1984, B.A. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1992, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Professional Experience

• 1992-1994, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1994-1999, Research Associate, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1999-2003, Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.


• 2004-2009, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 2004-present, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 2009-present, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Honors and Awards

• 2001, Research Scholar Award, American Cancer Society.


• 1992-1994, Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, Alcohol Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Recent Publications

• Bierut LJ, Stitzel JA, Wang JC, Hinrichs AL, Grucza RA, Xuei X, Saccone NL, Saccone SF, Bertelsen S, Fox L, Horton WH, Breslau N, Budde J, Cloninger CR, Dick DM, Foroud T, Hatsukami D, Hesselbrock V, Johnson EO, Kramer J, Kuperman S, Madden PAF, Mayo K, Nurnberger J, Pomerleau O, Porjesz B, Reyes O, Schuckit M, Swan G, Tischfield JA, Edenberg HJ, Rice JP, Goete AM. Variants in nicotinic receptors and risk for nicotine dependence. American Journal of Psychiatry 165:1163-71, 2008.


• Brooks N, Mexal S, Stitzel JA. Chrna7 genotype is linked with alpha7 nicotinic receptor expression but not alpha7 RNA levels. Brain Research 1263:1-9, 2009.


• McClure-Begley TD, King NM, Collins AC, Stitzel JA, Wehner JM, Butt CM. Acetylcholine-Stimulated [3H]GABA Release from Mouse Brain Synaptosomes is Modulated by α4β2 and α4α5β2 Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes. Journal of Neurochemistry 75:918-26, 2009.


• Saccone NL, Saccone SF, Hinrichs AL, Stitzel JA, Duan W, Madden PAF, Pergadia M, Wang JC, Goate AM, Rice JP, Bierut LJ. Nicotine dependence and the complete family of nicotinic receptor subunit genes: independent and interacting genetic variants are associated with risk. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 150B:453-66, 2009.


• Stitzel JA. Naturally-occurring genetic variability in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha4 and alpha7 subunit genes and phenotypic diversity in humans and mice. Frontiers in Bioscience 13:477-91, 2008.