James R. Connor• Ph.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair
Department
of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley), 1981
C-3810 Hershey Medical Center
PO Box 851
Hershey, PA 17033-0851
Phone: (717) 531-6408
Fax: (717) 531-5184
Email: jrc3@psu.edu
Research Interests
- The mechanism and dynamics of maintaining iron homeostatis in the brain and neurological disease resulting from brain iron imbalances
- Oxidative damage in the nervous system
Publications
- Surguladze N. Thompson KM. Beard JL. Connor JR. Fried MG. Interactions and reactions of ferritin with DNA. 2004 Apr 9. J Biol Chem. 279(15):14694-702.
- Connor JR. Wang XS. Patton SM. Menzies SL. Troncoso JC. Earley CJ. Allen RP. Decreased transferrin receptor expression by neuromelanin cells in restless legs syndrome. 2004 May 11. Neurology. 62(9):1563-7.
- Connor JR. Boyer PJ. Menzies SL. Dellinger B. Allen RP. Ondo WG. Earley CJ. Neuropathological examination suggests impaired brain iron acquisition in restless legs syndrome. 2003 Aug 12. Neurology. 61(3):304-9.
- Connor JR. Iron transport proteins in the diseased brain. 2003 Mar 15. J Neurol Sci. 207(1-2):112-3.
- Burdo JR. Connor JR. Brain iron uptake and homeostatic mechanisms: an overview. 2003 Mar. Biometals. 16(1):63-75.