Courtney Lane-Donovan, MD, PhD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Neurology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address675 Nelson Rising Lane, #292
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-353-2273
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    Title(s)UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences


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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MASB06/2009Biological Engineering
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MASB06/2009Biology
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TXPhD06/2017Neuroscience
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TXMD06/2017
    UCSF, San Francisco, CA06/2021Neurology Residency

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    The Role of Reelin in Adult Neuronal Function and Alzheimer's Disease
    NIH F30AG047799Sep 15, 2014 - May 14, 2016
    Role: Co-Investigator
    A Novel Lysosomal pH Reporter to Identify Effects of Aging and Disease on Lysosome Function Significance
    NIH 2R25NS070680-11

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    1. Linking Type and Extent of Head Trauma to Cavum Septum Pellucidum in Older Adults With and Without Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias. Neurology. 2024 Apr 09; 102(7):e209183. Asken BM, Tanner JA, Vandevrede L, Apple A, Chapleau M, Gaynor LS, Lane-Donovan C, Lenio S, Yadollahikhales G, Lee S, Gontrum E, Knudtson M, Iaccarino L, La Joie R, Cobigo Y, Staffaroni AM, Casaletto KB, Gardner RC, Grinberg LT, Gorno-Tempini ML, Rosen HJ, Seeley WW, Miller BL, Kramer J, Rabinovici GD. PMID: 38489566; PMCID: PMC11033989.
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    2. Disentangling tau: One protein, many therapeutic approaches. Neurotherapeutics. 2024 Mar; 21(2):e00321. Lane-Donovan C, Boxer AL. PMID: 38278659; PMCID: PMC10963923.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Tau pathology in neurodegenerative disease: disease mechanisms and therapeutic avenues. J Clin Invest. 2023 06 15; 133(12). Samudra N, Lane-Donovan C, VandeVrede L, Boxer AL. PMID: 37317972; PMCID: PMC10266783.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection as a Rare Cause of Cerebral Mass Lesion and IRIS in a Patient With AIDS: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Nov; 8(11):ofab450. Lane-Donovan C, Bainbridge E, Szumowski J, Kerkhoff AD, Peluso MJ. PMID: 35559128; PMCID: PMC9088507.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2  
    5. Reelin Regulates Neuronal Excitability through Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP61) and Calcium Permeable AMPARs in an NMDAR-Dependent Manner. J Neurosci. 2021 09 01; 41(35):7340-7349. Durakoglugil MS, Wasser CR, Wong CH, Pohlkamp T, Xian X, Lane-Donovan C, Fritschle K, Naestle L, Herz J. PMID: 34290083; PMCID: PMC8412985.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    6. Reversal of ApoE4-induced recycling block as a novel prevention approach for Alzheimer's disease. Elife. 2018 10 30; 7. Xian X, Pohlkamp T, Durakoglugil MS, Wong CH, Beck JK, Lane-Donovan C, Plattner F, Herz J. PMID: 30375977; PMCID: PMC6261251.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 39     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    7. Building a better blood-brain barrier. Elife. 2017 10 10; 6. Lane-Donovan C, Herz J. PMID: 28994392; PMCID: PMC5634780.
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    8. The ApoE receptors Vldlr and Apoer2 in central nervous system function and disease. J Lipid Res. 2017 06; 58(6):1036-1043. Lane-Donovan C, Herz J. PMID: 28292942; PMCID: PMC5454520.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 45     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    9. ApoE, ApoE Receptors, and the Synapse in Alzheimer's Disease. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2017 04; 28(4):273-284. Lane-Donovan C, Herz J. PMID: 28057414; PMCID: PMC5366078.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 74     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    10. NGP 555, a γ-Secretase Modulator, Lowers the Amyloid Biomarker, Aβ42, in Cerebrospinal Fluid while Preventing Alzheimer's Disease Cognitive Decline in Rodents. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2017 Jan; 3(1):65-73. Kounnas MZ, Lane-Donovan C, Nowakowski DW, Herz J, Comer WT. PMID: 28497107; PMCID: PMC5421551.
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    11. Genetic Restoration of Plasma ApoE Improves Cognition and Partially Restores Synaptic Defects in ApoE-Deficient Mice. J Neurosci. 2016 09 28; 36(39):10141-50. Lane-Donovan C, Wong WM, Durakoglugil MS, Wasser CR, Jiang S, Xian X, Herz J. PMID: 27683909; PMCID: PMC5039258.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 58     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    12. Physiologic Reelin does not play a strong role in protection against acute stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2016 07; 36(7):1295-303. Lane-Donovan C, Desai C, Pohlkamp T, Plautz EJ, Herz J, Stowe AM. PMID: 27146512; PMCID: PMC4929708.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    13. High-Fat Diet Changes Hippocampal Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) in a Genotype- and Carbohydrate-Dependent Manner in Mice. PLoS One. 2016; 11(2):e0148099. Lane-Donovan C, Herz J. PMID: 26828652; PMCID: PMC4734705.
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    14. Reelin protects against amyloid β toxicity in vivo. Sci Signal. 2015 Jul 07; 8(384):ra67. Lane-Donovan C, Philips GT, Wasser CR, Durakoglugil MS, Masiulis I, Upadhaya A, Pohlkamp T, Coskun C, Kotti T, Steller L, Hammer RE, Frotscher M, Bock HH, Herz J. PMID: 26152694; PMCID: PMC4652952.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 62     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    15. Science Signaling Podcast: 7 July 2015. Science Signaling. 2015 Jul 7; 8(384):pc17-pc17. Lane-Donovan LC, Herz HJ, VanHook VA. .
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    16. Lrp4 domains differentially regulate limb/brain development and synaptic plasticity. PLoS One. 2015; 10(2):e0116701. Pohlkamp T, Durakoglugil M, Lane-Donovan C, Xian X, Johnson EB, Hammer RE, Herz J. PMID: 25688974; PMCID: PMC4331535.
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    17. Differential splicing and glycosylation of Apoer2 alters synaptic plasticity and fear learning. Sci Signal. 2014 Nov 25; 7(353):ra113. Wasser CR, Masiulis I, Durakoglugil MS, Lane-Donovan C, Xian X, Beffert U, Agarwala A, Hammer RE, Herz J. PMID: 25429077; PMCID: PMC4355955.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 31     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    18. Is apolipoprotein e required for cognitive function in humans?: implications for Alzheimer drug development. JAMA Neurol. 2014 Oct; 71(10):1213-5. Lane-Donovan C, Herz J. PMID: 25110920; PMCID: PMC4354854.
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    19. More than cholesterol transporters: lipoprotein receptors in CNS function and neurodegeneration. Neuron. 2014 Aug 20; 83(4):771-87. Lane-Donovan C, Philips GT, Herz J. PMID: 25144875; PMCID: PMC4240629.
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    20. Intermittent practice facilitates stable motor memories. J Neurosci. 2006 Nov 15; 26(46):11888-92. Overduin SA, Richardson AG, Lane CE, Bizzi E, Press DZ. PMID: 17108162; PMCID: PMC6674870.
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