Education
- B.A., University of Maryland at College Park, 1992.
- Ph.D., Indiana University, 1997.
Research Interests
- Neuromorphological, behavioral and molecular consequences of chronic, variable stress
during peripubertal-juvenile period in rats.
- Animal models for individual differences in the novelty-seeking or risk-taking behavior
- Gonadal and adrenal steroid regulation of the novel estrogen receptor beta in stress
relevant brain nuclei
Professional Background
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Michigan, 2004.
Representative Peer Review Publications
- Torregrossa, M.M., Isgor, C., Rice, K.C., Watson, S.J., Woods, J.H. The delta opioid receptor
antagonist (+)BW373U86 regulates BDNF mRNA expression in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 29(4):649-59, (2004).
- Isgor, C., Slomianka, L., Watson, S.J. . Hippocampal mossy fiber terminal field size is
differentially affected in a rat model of risk-taking behavior. Behavioral Brain Research (In press), (2004).
- Isgor, C., Kabbaj, M., Akil, H., Watson, S.J. Delayed effects of chronic, variable stress
during peripubertal-juvenile period on hippocampal morphology and on cognitive and stress axis functions
in rats. Hippocampus (published online for early view on March 1, 2004).
- Isgor, C., Cecchi, M., Kabbaj, M., Akil, H., Watson, S.J. Estrogen receptor beta in the
paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus regulates the neuroendocrine response to stress and is regulated by
corticosterone. Neuroscience 121(4):837-845, (2003).
- Isgor, C., Shieh, K.R., Akil, H., Watson, S.J. Colocalization of estrogen beta-receptor
messenger RNA with vasopressin, oxytocin and orphanin FQ in the rat hypothalamic paraventricular and
supraoptic nuclei. Anatomy and Embryology 206(6):461-469, (2003).
- Isgor, C., Sengelaub, D.R. Effects of neonatal gonadal steroids on adult CA3 pyramidal neuron
dendritic morphology and spatial memory in rats. Journal of Neurobiology 55(2):179-190, (2003).
- Isgor, C., Huang, G.C., Akil, H., Watson, S.J. Correlation of estrogen beta-receptor messenger
RNA with endogenous levels of plasma estradiol and progesterone in the female rat hypothalamus, the bed
nucleus of stria terminalis and the medial amygdala. Molecular Brain Research 106:30-41, (2002).
- Kabbaj. M., Isgor, C., Watson, S.J., Akil, H. Stress during adolescence alters behavioral
sensitization to amphetamine. Neuroscience 113(2):395-400, (2002).
- Isgor, C., Sengelaub, D.R.. Prenatal gonadal steroids affect adult spatial behavior,
CA1 and CA3 pyramidal cell morphology in rats. Hormones and Behavior 34(special issue on Estrogen Effects
on Cognition Across the Lifespan):183-198, (1998).