Rachel K. Rowe

Dr. Rowe's research interests include the bidirectional relationship between pathological inflammation and sleep, the identification of interaction between pediatric traumatic brain injury, hormone dysregulation, and sleep-wake disturbances, the effects of age at first exposure to brain injury on development and long-term pathological and functional outcomes and the relationship between sleep, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Recent publications of interest

• Giordano K.R., Saber M., Green T.R.F., Murphy S.M., Lifshitz, J., and Rowe R.K. (2023) CSF-1R inhibition transiently attenuated the peripheral immune response to experimental traumatic brain injury. Neurotrauma Reports, PMID: 37139183
• Green T.R.F., Murphy S.M., and Rowe R.K. (2022) Comparisons of quantitative approaches for assessing microglial morphology reveals inconsistencies, ecological fallacy, and a need for standardization. Scientific Reports, PMID: 35111130
• Green T.R.F., Murphy S.M., Moreno-Montano M.P., Audinat E., and R.K. Rowe (2022) Reactive morphology of dividing microglia following kainic acid administration. Frontiers in Neuroscience
• Rowe R.K., Green T.R.F., Giordano K.R., Ortiz J.B., Murphy S.M., and Opp M. (2022) Microglia are necessary to regulate sleep after an immune challenge. Biology, PMID: 36009868