Stacey Kigar, PhD
Postdoc Research Associate, University of Cambridge, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry
Advisor: Dr. Anthony Auger
Graduation: 12/2015
Research Interest: Investigation of neuroimmune interactions that lead to depression
Biography
Publications
- Kigar SL, Chang L, Hayne MR, Karls NT, Auger AP. Sex differences in Gadd45b expression and methylation in the developing rodent amygdala. Brain Res. 2016 Jul 1;1642:461-466. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.04.031. Epub 2016 Apr 14. PubMed PMID: 27086974.
- Kigar SL, Chang L, Auger AP. Gadd45b is an epigenetic regulator of juvenile social behavior and alters local pro-inflammatory cytokine production in the rodent amygdala. Brain Behav Immun. 2015 May;46:60-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.02.018. Epub 2015 Feb 26. PubMed PMID: 25728234; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4440808.
- Kigar SL, Auger AP. Epigenetic mechanisms may underlie the aetiology of sex differences in mental health risk and resilience. J Neuroendocrinol. 2013 Nov;25(11):1141-50. doi: 10.1111/jne.12074. Review. PubMed PMID: 23841484; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4428578.
- Herkenham M, Kigar SL. Contributions of the adaptive immune system to mood regulation: Mechanisms and pathways of neuroimmune interactions. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2017 Oct 3;79(Pt A):49-57. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2016.09.003. Epub 2016 Sep 6. PubMed PMID: 27613155; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5339070.