
Pfizer Upjohn Research Professor of Molecular Pharmacology
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Chair for Education
Department of Pharmacology
Medical School
Pharmacology and Psychiatry
2220B MSRBIII, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5632
[email protected]
2220B MSRBIII, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5632
Available to mentor
Paul M Jenkins

Associate Professor
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Postdoctoral FellowHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 2015
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PhDUniversity of Michigan, 2010
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BSUniversity of Michigan, 2001
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Center MemberCenter for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design
• Cellular and molecular neuroscience
• Neuropsychiatric disease mechanisms
• Protein trafficking
• Palmitoylation
• Epithelial cell biology
• Membrane structure
Lab Website Department of Pharmacology
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Jenkins PM, Bender KJ. Physiological Reviews, 2025 Apr 1; 105 (2): 765 - 801.Journal ArticleAXON INITIAL SEGMENT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
DOI:10.1152/physrev.00030.2024 PMID: 39480263 -
Bird KM, Jenkins PM. Biochemical Society Transactions, 2025 Apr 1; 53 (2): 497 - 507.Journal ArticleRegulation of neuronal ankyrin localization and function by post-translational modifications
DOI:10.1042/BST20253016 -
Thome C, Janssen JM, Karabulut S, Acuna C, D'Este E, Soyka SJ, Baum K, Bock M, Lehmann N, Roos J, Stevens NA, Hasegawa M, Ganea DA, Benoit CM, Gründemann J, Min LY, Bird KM, Schultz C, Bennett V, Jenkins P, Engelhardt M. eLife, 2025 Feb 3; 12:Journal ArticleLive imaging of excitable axonal microdomains in ankyrin-G-GFP mice
DOI:10.7554/eLife.87078 PMID: 39898808 -
Best MN, Levy J, Spencer A, Min L, Olafasson E, Pinarbasi E, Sexton J, Jenkins PM, Carruthers VB, Paulson HL. Alzheimers Dement, 2024 Dec; 20 Suppl 9: e094106Journal ArticleAlzheimer's Imaging Consortium.
DOI:10.1002/alz.094106 PMID: 39782721 -
Best MN, Levy J, Spencer A, Min L, Olafasson E, Pinarbasi E, Sexton J, Jenkins PM, Carruthers VB, Paulson HL. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2024 Dec 1; 20: e092937Journal ArticleBasic Science and Pathogenesis
DOI:10.1002/alz.092937 PMID: 39750902 -
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.Proceeding / Abstract / PosterPhysical and functional convergence of the autism risk genes Scn2a and Ank2 in neocortical pyramidal cell dendrites
DOI:10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.003 PMID: 38290518 -
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. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2023 Dec 1; 52 (6): E324 - E331.Journal ArticleCohort Profile Update: The Heinz C. Prechter Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder
DOI:10.1093/ije/dyad109 PMID: 37541830 -
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 26; 19 (S24):Proceeding / Abstract / PosterDissection of alpha‐synuclein specific synaptic functions by gene editing
DOI:10.1002/alz.082510
Department News
Dr. Paul Jenkins, Kumar Subramani, and Dr. Lia Min receive EBS Awards.
Research News
NARSAD Young Investigator Grants cover a broad spectrum of mental illnesses and serve as catalysts for additional funding, providing researchers with “proof of concept” for their work.