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Michelle La Placa

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InstitutionGeorgia Tech
DepartmentAccelNet
AddressAtlanta
Georgia 77004
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    1. Datta Roy PM, Cuba J, Milligan KS, Shi W, Wang D, LaPlaca MC. Sex Dimorphism Influences Cortical Microglial Morphological and Phenotypic Marker Profile after Closed Head Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats. Neurotrauma Rep. 2025; 6(1):790-803. PMID: 41112116; PMCID: PMC12528851.
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    2. Michalaki E, Pulliam AN, Datta Roy PM, Dixon JB, LaPlaca MC. Near-Infrared Imaging of Glymphatic Clearance in a Pre-Clinical Model of Repetitive Closed Head Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma Rep. 2025; 6(1):115-128. PMID: 39990707; PMCID: PMC11839536.
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    3. Leontyev D, Olivos H, Shrestha B, Datta Roy PM, LaPlaca MC, Fernández FM. Desorption Electrospray Ionization Cyclic Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Traumatic Brain Injury Spatial Metabolomics. Anal Chem. 2024 Aug 20; 96(33):13598-13606. PMID: 39106040; PMCID: PMC11339727.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    
    4. Leontyev D, Pulliam AN, Ma X, Gaul DA, LaPlaca MC, Fernández FM. Spatial lipidomics maps brain alterations associated with mild traumatic brain injury. Front Chem. 2024; 12:1394064. PMID: 38873407; PMCID: PMC11169706.
      Citations: 2     
    5. Pulliam AN, Pybus AF, Gaul DA, Moore SG, Wood LB, Fernández FM, LaPlaca MC. Integrative Analysis of Cytokine and Lipidomics Datasets Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats. Metabolites. 2024 Feb 21; 14(3). PMID: 38535293; PMCID: PMC10972386.
      Citations: 1     
    6. Pulliam AN, Gier EC, Gaul DA, Moore SG, Fernández FM, LaPlaca MC. Comparing Brain and Blood Lipidome Changes following Single and Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2024 Jan 17; 15(2):300-314. PMID: 38179922; PMCID: PMC10797623.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    7. Gier EC, Pulliam AN, Gaul DA, Moore SG, LaPlaca MC, Fernández FM. Lipidome Alterations following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat. Metabolites. 2022 Feb 05; 12(2). PMID: 35208224; PMCID: PMC8878543.
      Citations: 10     
    8. Espinoza TR, Hendershot KA, Liu B, Knezevic A, Jacobs BB, Gore RK, Guskiewicz KM, Bazarian JJ, Phelps SE, Wright DW, LaPlaca MC. A Novel Neuropsychological Tool for Immersive Assessment of Concussion and Correlation with Subclinical Head Impacts. Neurotrauma Rep. 2021; 2(1):232-244. PMID: 34223554; PMCID: PMC8240822.
      Citations: 1     
    9. LaPlaca MC, Huie JR, Alam HB, Bachstetter AD, Bayir H, Bellgowan PF, Cummings D, Dixon CE, Ferguson AR, Ferland-Beckham C, Floyd CL, Friess SH, Galanopoulou AS, Hall ED, Harris NG, Hawkins BE, Hicks RR, Hulbert LE, Johnson VE, Kabitzke PA, Lafrenaye AD, Lemmon VP, Lifshitz CW, Lifshitz J, Loane DJ, Misquitta L, Nikolian VC, Noble-Haeusslein LJ, Smith DH, Taylor-Burds C, Umoh N, Vovk O, Williams AM, Young M, Zai LJ. Pre-Clinical Common Data Elements for Traumatic Brain Injury Research: Progress and Use Cases. J Neurotrauma. 2021 May 15; 38(10):1399-1410. PMID: 33297844; PMCID: PMC8082734.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    
    10. Alvarado-Velez M, Enam SF, Mehta N, Lyon JG, LaPlaca MC, Bellamkonda RV. Immuno-suppressive hydrogels enhance allogeneic MSC survival after transplantation in the injured brain. Biomaterials. 2021 Jan; 266:120419. PMID: 33038594.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    11. Vernekar VN, LaPlaca MC. 3-D multi-electrode arrays detect early spontaneous electrophysiological activity in 3-D neuronal-astrocytic co-cultures. Biomed Eng Lett. 2020 Nov; 10(4):579-591. PMID: 33194249; PMCID: PMC7655887.
      Citations: 2     
    12. Prado GR, LaPlaca MC. Neuronal Plasma Membrane Integrity is Transiently Disturbed by Traumatic Loading. Neurosci Insights. 2020; 15:2633105520946090. PMID: 32783028; PMCID: PMC7385830.
      Citations: 6     
    13. DeWitt DS, Hawkins BE, Dixon CE, Kochanek PM, Armstead W, Bass CR, Bramlett HM, Buki A, Dietrich WD, Ferguson AR, Hall ED, Hayes RL, Hinds SR, LaPlaca MC, Long JB, Meaney DF, Mondello S, Noble-Haeusslein LJ, Poloyac SM, Prough DS, Robertson CS, Saatman KE, Shultz SR, Shear DA, Smith DH, Valadka AB, VandeVord P, Zhang L. Pre-Clinical Testing of Therapies for Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2018 Dec 01; 35(23):2737-2754. PMID: 29756522; PMCID: PMC8349722.
      Citations: 42     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    14. LaPlaca MC, Lessing MC, Prado GR, Zhou R, Tate CC, Geddes-Klein D, Meaney DF, Zhang L. Mechanoporation is a potential indicator of tissue strain and subsequent degeneration following experimental traumatic brain injury. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2019 Apr; 64:2-13. PMID: 29933966.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    15. Hogan SR, Phan JH, Alvarado-Velez M, Wang MD, Bellamkonda RV, Fernández FM, LaPlaca MC. Discovery of Lipidome Alterations Following Traumatic Brain Injury via High-Resolution Metabolomics. J Proteome Res. 2018 Jun 01; 17(6):2131-2143. PMID: 29671324; PMCID: PMC7341947.
      Citations: 29     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    16. Murphy MA, Mun S, Horstemeyer MF, Baskes MI, Bakhtiary A, LaPlaca MC, Gwaltney SR, Williams LN, Prabhu RK. Molecular dynamics simulations showing 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (POPC) membrane mechanoporation damage under different strain paths. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2019 Mar; 37(5):1346-1359. PMID: 29629830.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Cells
    17. Venugopalan J, LaPlaca MC, Wang MD. Mining standardized neurological signs and symptoms data for concussion identification. IEEE EMBS Int Conf Biomed Health Inform. 2017 Feb; 2017. PMID: 32699837; PMCID: PMC7375411.
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    18. White TE, Surles-Zeigler MC, Ford GD, Gates AS, Davids B, Distel T, LaPlaca MC, Ford BD. Bilateral gene interaction hierarchy analysis of the cell death gene response emphasizes the significance of cell cycle genes following unilateral traumatic brain injury. BMC Genomics. 2016 Feb 24; 17:130. PMID: 26912237; PMCID: PMC4765060.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    19. Butler AJ, Kallos J, Housley SN, LaPlaca MC, Traynelis SF, Wolf SL. Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Pilot Study of D-Cycloserine in Chronic Stroke. Rehabil Res Pract. 2015; 2015:534239. PMID: 26587287; PMCID: PMC4637506.
      Citations: 3     
    20. Ross JD, Cullen DK, Harris JP, LaPlaca MC, DeWeerth SP. A three-dimensional image processing program for accurate, rapid, and semi-automated segmentation of neuronal somata with dense neurite outgrowth. Front Neuroanat. 2015; 9:87. PMID: 26257609; PMCID: PMC4507056.
      Citations: 3     
    21. Gutowski SM, Shoemaker JT, Templeman KL, Wei Y, Latour RA, Bellamkonda RV, LaPlaca MC, García AJ. Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes. Biomaterials. 2015 Mar; 44:55-70. PMID: 25617126; PMCID: PMC4307944.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    22. Shekaran A, Shoemaker JT, Kavanaugh TE, Lin AS, LaPlaca MC, Fan Y, Guldberg RE, García AJ. The effect of conditional inactivation of beta 1 integrins using twist 2 Cre, Osterix Cre and osteocalcin Cre lines on skeletal phenotype. Bone. 2014 Nov; 68:131-41. PMID: 25183373; PMCID: PMC4189988.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    23. Gutowski SM, Templeman KL, South AB, Gaulding JC, Shoemaker JT, LaPlaca MC, Bellamkonda RV, Lyon LA, García AJ. Host response to microgel coatings on neural electrodes implanted in the brain. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2014 May; 102(5):1486-99. PMID: 23666919; PMCID: PMC4918902.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    24. Olivero D, LaPlaca M, Kottke PA. Ambient nanoelectrospray ionization with in-line microdialysis for spatially resolved transient biochemical monitoring within cell culture environments. Anal Chem. 2012 Feb 21; 84(4):2072-5. PMID: 22263997.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    25. Stabenfeldt SE, LaPlaca MC. Variations in rigidity and ligand density influence neuronal response in methylcellulose-laminin hydrogels. Acta Biomater. 2011 Dec; 7(12):4102-8. PMID: 21839862; PMCID: PMC3205196.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. Higgins AZ, Cullen DK, LaPlaca MC, Karlsson JO. Effects of freezing profile parameters on the survival of cryopreserved rat embryonic neural cells. J Neurosci Methods. 2011 Sep 30; 201(1):9-16. PMID: 21816171.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    27. McClain MA, Clements IP, Shafer RH, Bellamkonda RV, LaPlaca MC, Allen MG. Highly-compliant, microcable neuroelectrodes fabricated from thin-film gold and PDMS. Biomed Microdevices. 2011 Apr; 13(2):361-73. PMID: 21240559.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    
    28. Stabenfeldt SE, Munglani G, García AJ, LaPlaca MC. Biomimetic microenvironment modulates neural stem cell survival, migration, and differentiation. Tissue Eng Part A. 2010 Dec; 16(12):3747-58. PMID: 20666608; PMCID: PMC2991212.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    29. Vukasinovic J, Cullen DK, LaPlaca MC, Glezer A. A microperfused incubator for tissue mimetic 3D cultures. Biomed Microdevices. 2009 Dec; 11(6):1155-65. PMID: 19562488.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    30. Simon CM, Sharif S, Tan RP, LaPlaca MC. Spinal cord contusion causes acute plasma membrane damage. J Neurotrauma. 2009 Apr; 26(4):563-74. PMID: 19260780; PMCID: PMC6469536.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    31. Vernekar VN, Cullen DK, Fogleman N, Choi Y, García AJ, Allen MG, Brewer GJ, LaPlaca MC. SU-8 2000 rendered cytocompatible for neuronal bioMEMS applications. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2009 Apr; 89(1):138-51. PMID: 18431778.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    32. Tate CC, Shear DA, Tate MC, Archer DR, Stein DG, LaPlaca MC. Laminin and fibronectin scaffolds enhance neural stem cell transplantation into the injured brain. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2009 Mar; 3(3):208-17. PMID: 19229887.
      Citations: 55     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    33. LaPlaca MC, Prado GR, Cullen D, Simon CM. Plasma membrane damage as a marker of neuronal injury. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:1113-6. PMID: 19964751.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Hallow DM, Seeger RA, Kamaev PP, Prado GR, LaPlaca MC, Prausnitz MR. Shear-induced intracellular loading of cells with molecules by controlled microfluidics. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2008 Mar 01; 99(4):846-54. PMID: 17879304; PMCID: PMC2883260.
      Citations: 38     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    35. Cullen DK, Stabenfeldt SE, Simon CM, Tate CC, LaPlaca MC. In vitro neural injury model for optimization of tissue-engineered constructs. J Neurosci Res. 2007 Dec; 85(16):3642-51. PMID: 17671988.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    36. Tate CC, García AJ, LaPlaca MC. Plasma fibronectin is neuroprotective following traumatic brain injury. Exp Neurol. 2007 Sep; 207(1):13-22. PMID: 17599836.
      Citations: 27     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    37. Cullen DK, Simon CM, LaPlaca MC. Strain rate-dependent induction of reactive astrogliosis and cell death in three-dimensional neuronal-astrocytic co-cultures. Brain Res. 2007 Jul 16; 1158:103-15. PMID: 17555726; PMCID: PMC3179863.
      Citations: 61     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    38. Keselowsky BG, Bridges AW, Burns KL, Tate CC, Babensee JE, LaPlaca MC, García AJ. Role of plasma fibronectin in the foreign body response to biomaterials. Biomaterials. 2007 Sep; 28(25):3626-31. PMID: 17521718; PMCID: PMC1950471.
      Citations: 39     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    39. Cullen DK, Lessing MC, LaPlaca MC. Collagen-dependent neurite outgrowth and response to dynamic deformation in three-dimensional neuronal cultures. Ann Biomed Eng. 2007 May; 35(5):835-46. PMID: 17385044.
      Citations: 36     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    40. Choi Y, McClain MA, LaPlaca MC, Frazier AB, Allen MG. Three dimensional MEMS microfluidic perfusion system for thick brain slice cultures. Biomed Microdevices. 2007 Feb; 9(1):7-13. PMID: 17091392.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    41. Tate CC, Tate MC, LaPlaca MC. Fibronectin and laminin increase in the mouse brain after controlled cortical impact injury. J Neurotrauma. 2007 Jan; 24(1):226-30. PMID: 17263686.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    42. Cullen DK, LaPlaca MC. Neuronal response to high rate shear deformation depends on heterogeneity of the local strain field. J Neurotrauma. 2006 Sep; 23(9):1304-19. PMID: 16958583.
      Citations: 36     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    43. Stabenfeldt SE, García AJ, LaPlaca MC. Thermoreversible laminin-functionalized hydrogel for neural tissue engineering. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2006 Jun 15; 77(4):718-25. PMID: 16555267.
      Citations: 39     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    44. Cullen DK, Vukasinovic J, Glezer A, LaPlaca MC. High cell density three-dimensional neural co-cultures require continuous medium perfusion for survival. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006; 2006:636-9. PMID: 17946846.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    45. Prado GR, Ross JD, DeWeerth SP, LaPlaca MC. Mechanical trauma induces immediate changes in neuronal network activity. J Neural Eng. 2005 Dec; 2(4):148-58. PMID: 16317239.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    46. LaPlaca MC, Cullen DK, McLoughlin JJ, Cargill RS. High rate shear strain of three-dimensional neural cell cultures: a new in vitro traumatic brain injury model. J Biomech. 2005 May; 38(5):1093-105. PMID: 15797591.
      Citations: 70     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    47. Tate MC, García AJ, Keselowsky BG, Schumm MA, Archer DR, LaPlaca MC. Specific beta1 integrins mediate adhesion, migration, and differentiation of neural progenitors derived from the embryonic striatum. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2004 Sep; 27(1):22-31. PMID: 15345240.
      Citations: 37     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    48. Geddes DM, LaPlaca MC, Cargill RS. Susceptibility of hippocampal neurons to mechanically induced injury. Exp Neurol. 2003 Nov; 184(1):420-7. PMID: 14637111.
      Citations: 44     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    49. Tate MC, Shear DA, Hoffman SW, Stein DG, Archer DR, LaPlaca MC. Fibronectin promotes survival and migration of primary neural stem cells transplanted into the traumatically injured mouse brain. Cell Transplant. 2002; 11(3):283-95. PMID: 12075994.
      Citations: 41     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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