Thomas Kelly

Addiction Biology, Neuropsychiatric disorders

Research Experience

Medical College of Wisconsin, 2021-present
Advisor: Qing-song Liu, PhD
Project: Corticostriatal regulation of fear

University of Minnesota, 2017-2019
Advisor: Yasushi Nakagawa
Project: Effect of retinoic acid on parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in the developing prefrontal cortex.

Publications

Liu X, Vickstrom CR, Yu H, Liu S, Snarrenberg ST, Friedman V, Mu L, Chen B, Kelly TJ, Baker DA, Liu QS. Epac2 in midbrain dopamine neurons contributes to cocaine reinforcement via enhancement of dopamine release. Elife. 2022 Aug 22;11:e80747. doi: 10.7554/eLife.80747. PMID: 35993549; PMCID: PMC9436413.

Liu X, Yu H, Chen B, Friedman V, Mu L, Kelly TJ, Ruiz-Pérez G, Zhao L, Bai X, Hillard CJ, Liu QS. CB2 Agonist GW842166x Protected against 6-OHDA-Induced Anxiogenic- and Depressive-Related Behaviors in Mice. Biomedicines. 2022 Jul 22;10(8):1776. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10081776. PMID: 35892676; PMCID: PMC9329798.

Mu L, Liu X, Yu H, Hu M, Friedman V, Kelly TJ, Zhao L, Liu QS. Ibudilast attenuates cocaine self-administration and prime- and cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats. Neuropharmacology. 2021 Dec 15;201:108830. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108830. Epub 2021 Oct 7. PMID: 34626665; PMCID: PMC8656241.

Yu H, Liu X, Chen B, Vickstrom CR, Friedman V, Kelly TJ, Bai X, Zhao L, Hillard CJ, Liu QS. The Neuroprotective Effects of the CB2 Agonist GW842166x in the 6-OHDA Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Cells. 2021 Dec 16;10(12):3548. doi: 10.3390/cells10123548. PMID: 34944056; PMCID: PMC8700250.

Vickstrom CR, Liu X, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Mu L, Kelly TJ, Yan X, Hu MM, Snarrenberg ST, Liu QS (2020). T-type calcium channels contribute to burst firing in a subpopulation of medial habenula neurons [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 27]. eNeuro. 2020;ENEURO.0201-20.2020. doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0201-20.2020"
n a subpopulation of medial habenula neurons [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 27]. eNeuro. 2020;ENEURO.0201-20.2020. doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0201-20.2020

General Interests

Swimming, running, tennis, and live music