Paul M Jenkins
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Director Academic Program and Associate Chair for Education, Department of Pharmacology
Pharmacology and Psychiatry
2220B MSRBIII, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5632
[email protected]

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Paul M Jenkins
Associate Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 2015
    • PhD
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2010
    • BS
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design
    Research Overview

    • Cellular and molecular neuroscience
    • Neuropsychiatric disease mechanisms
    • Protein trafficking
    • Palmitoylation
    • Epithelial cell biology
    • Membrane structure

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    • Lab Website
    • Department of Pharmacology
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Axon Initial Segment Structure and Function in Health and Disease.
      Jenkins PM, Bender KJ. Physiol Rev, 2024 Oct 31; DOI:10.1152/physrev.00030.2024
      PMID: 39480263
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Physical and functional convergence of the autism risk genes Scn2a and Ank2 in neocortical pyramidal cell dendrites.
      Nelson AD, Catalfio AM, Gupta JP, Min L, Caballero-Florán RN, Dean KP, Elvira CC, Derderian KD, Kyoung H, Sahagun A, Sanders SJ, Bender KJ, Jenkins PM. Neuron, 2024 Apr 3; 112 (7): 1133 - 1149.e6. DOI:10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.003
      PMID: 38290518
    • Journal Article
      Cohort Profile Update: The Heinz C. Prechter Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder.
      Yocum AK, Anderau S, Bertram H, Burgess HJ, Cochran AL, Deldin PJ, Evans SJ, Han P, Jenkins PM, Kaur R, Langenecker SA, Marshall DF, Mower Provost E, Sue O'Shea K, Ryan KA, Sperry SH, Smith SN, Tso IF, Versha KM, Wright BM, Zöllner S, McInnis MG. Int J Epidemiol, 2023 Dec 25; 52 (6): e324 - e331. DOI:10.1093/ije/dyad109
      PMID: 37541830
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Dissection of alpha‐synuclein specific synaptic functions by gene editing
      Madhivanan K, Parra‐Rivas LA, Joensuu M, Sanders S, Caballero‐Florán R, Bingham D, Sharma R, Jenkins PM, Leterrier C, Meunier FA, Roy S. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2023 Dec; 19 (S24): DOI:10.1002/alz.082510
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Extracellular Tau Oligomers Damage the Axon Initial Segment by an Endogenous Tau‐Dependent Mechanism
      Best MN, Lim Y, Ferenc N, Kim N, Wang DB, Sharifi K, Wasserman A, McTavish S, Siller K, Jones MK, Jenkins PM, Mandell JW, Bloom GS. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2023 Dec; 19 (S13): DOI:10.1002/alz.078491
    • Journal Article
      Inhibitory synaptic transmission is impaired in the Kölliker-Fuse of male, but not female, Rett syndrome mice.
      Whitaker-Fornek JR, Jenkins PM, Levitt ES. J Neurophysiol, 2023 Dec 1; 130 (6): 1578 - 1587. DOI:10.1152/jn.00327.2023
      PMID: 37965930
    • Journal Article
      Effects of chronic lithium treatment on neuronal excitability and GABAergic transmission in an Ank3 mutant mouse model.
      Caballero-Florán RN, Nelson AD, Min L, Jenkins PM. bioRxiv, 2023 Oct 30; DOI:10.1101/2023.10.26.564203
      PMID: 37961630
    • Journal Article
      Inhibitory synaptic transmission is impaired in the Kölliker-Fuse of male, but not female, Rett Syndrome Mice
      Whitaker-Fornek J, Jenkins P, Levitt E. 2023 DOI:10.1101/2023.10.02.560501
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    Dr. Paul Jenkins, Kumar Subramani, and Dr. Lia Min receive EBS Awards
    Dr. Paul Jenkins, Kumar Subramani, and Dr. Lia Min receive EBS Awards.