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Jessica C Nelson

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-Cell and Devopmental Bio

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    R35GM159847     (NELSON, JESSICA C)Sep 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2030
    NIH
    Understanding the molecular function and substrate specificity of palmitoyltransferases in regulating behavior
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R00NS111736     (NELSON, JESSICA C)Sep 25, 2019 - Apr 30, 2025
    NIH
    Understanding how post-translational palmitoylation influences in vivo molecular and circuit dynamics during learning
    Role: Principal Investigator
    K99NS111736     (NELSON, JESSICA C)Sep 25, 2019 - Aug 31, 2021
    NIH
    Understanding how post-translational palmitoylation influences in vivo molecular and circuit dynamics during learning
    Role: Principal Investigator
    F32MH107139     (NELSON, JESSICA C)Sep 1, 2015 - Aug 31, 2018
    NIH
    Molecular-genetic analysis of habituation learning
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Lubash BT, Gutierrez R, Hansen NA, Fink K, Hopkins CA, Sands LB, Nelson JC, Watt KEN. RNA Polymerase III subunit Polr3a is required for craniofacial cartilage and bone development in zebrafish. PLoS Genet. 2026 Jun; 22(6):e1012164. PMID: 42258504.
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    2. Adkins A, Glowinski K, Kim YI, Wright E, Bennett CE, Nelson JC, Sagerström CG. TALE and Hox Transcription Factors Control Adult Behaviors in Zebrafish. bioRxiv. 2026 Mar 18. PMID: 41890051.
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    3. Lubash BT, Gutierrez R, Fink K, Hopkins CA, Nelson JC, Watt KEN. RNA Polymerase III subunit Polr3a is required for craniofacial cartilage and bone development. bioRxiv. 2026 Jan 09. PMID: 41542503.
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    4. Schloss SS, Marshall ZQ, Santistevan NJ, Gjorcheska S, Stenzel A, Barske L, Nelson JC. Cadherin-16 regulates acoustic sensory gating in zebrafish through endocrine signaling. PLoS Biol. 2025 May; 23(5):e3003164. PMID: 40315416.
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    5. Schloss SS, Marshall ZQ, Santistevan NJ, Gjorcheska S, Stenzel A, Barske L, Nelson JC. Cadherin 16 promotes sensory gating via the endocrine corpuscles of Stannius. bioRxiv. 2024 Sep 25. PMID: 39386705.
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    6. Ortiz EA, Campbell PD, Nelson JC, Granato M. A single base pair substitution in zebrafish distinguishes between innate and acute startle behavior regulation. PLoS One. 2024; 19(3):e0300529. PMID: 38498506.
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    7. Ortiz EA, Campbell PD, Nelson JC, Granato M. A single base pair substitution on Chromosome 25 in zebrafish distinguishes between development and acute regulation of behavioral thresholds. bioRxiv. 2023 Aug 26. PMID: 37662318.
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    8. Nelson JC, Shoenhard H, Granato M. Integration of cooperative and opposing molecular programs drives learning-associated behavioral plasticity. PLoS Genet. 2023 03; 19(3):e1010650. PMID: 36972301.
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    9. Santistevan NJ, Nelson JC, Ortiz EA, Miller AH, Kenj Halabi D, Sippl ZA, Granato M, Grinblat Y. cacna2d3, a voltage-gated calcium channel subunit, functions in vertebrate habituation learning and the startle sensitivity threshold. PLoS One. 2022; 17(7):e0270903. PMID: 35834485.
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    10. Nelson JC, Granato M. Zebrafish behavior as a gateway to nervous system assembly and plasticity. Development. 2022 05 01; 149(9). PMID: 35552393.
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    11. Meserve JH, Nelson JC, Marsden KC, Hsu J, Echeverry FA, Jain RA, Wolman MA, Pereda AE, Granato M. A forward genetic screen identifies Dolk as a regulator of startle magnitude through the potassium channel subunit Kv1.1. PLoS Genet. 2021 06; 17(6):e1008943. PMID: 34061829.
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    12. Nelson JC, Witze E, Ma Z, Ciocco F, Frerotte A, Randlett O, Foskett JK, Granato M. Acute Regulation of Habituation Learning via Posttranslational Palmitoylation. Curr Biol. 2020 07 20; 30(14):2729-2738.e4. PMID: 32502414.
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    13. Jain RA, Wolman MA, Marsden KC, Nelson JC, Shoenhard H, Echeverry FA, Szi C, Bell H, Skinner J, Cobbs EN, Sawada K, Zamora AD, Pereda AE, Granato M. A Forward Genetic Screen in Zebrafish Identifies the G-Protein-Coupled Receptor CaSR as a Modulator of Sensorimotor Decision Making. Curr Biol. 2018 05 07; 28(9):1357-1369.e5. PMID: 29681477.
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    14. Marsden KC, Jain RA, Wolman MA, Echeverry FA, Nelson JC, Hayer KE, Miltenberg B, Pereda AE, Granato M. A Cyfip2-Dependent Excitatory Interneuron Pathway Establishes the Innate Startle Threshold. Cell Rep. 2018 Apr 17; 23(3):878-887. PMID: 29669291.
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    15. Zhang F, Bhattacharya A, Nelson JC, Abe N, Gordon P, Lloret-Fernandez C, Maicas M, Flames N, Mann RS, Colón-Ramos DA, Hobert O. The LIM and POU homeobox genes ttx-3 and unc-86 act as terminal selectors in distinct cholinergic and serotonergic neuron types. Development. 2014 Jan; 141(2):422-35. PMID: 24353061.
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