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Jason C. Wester

Neuroscience · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1989
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeural dynamics and brain functionNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Publications

34

Citations

1,622

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

38

Publishing since 1989

Research summary
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Jason C. Wester studies how inhibitory neurons (cells that dampen or shape activity in brain circuits) develop and organize themselves in the hippocampus and cortex, and how genes linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions affect this process. His work combines circuit-level recordings with genetic and molecular tools to understand how different types of inhibitory interneurons wire into brain circuits during development. Prospective students would likely work on projects involving mouse genetics, electrophysiology (recording electrical activity of neurons), and analysis of cell-type-specific gene expression.

Inhibitory interneuron circuit developmentHippocampal and cortical circuit organizationGenetic regulation of neural circuit wiring (e.g., Satb2, Arid1b)Cell-type-specific transcriptomics in the nervous systemNeurodevelopmental disorders (autism-related circuit mechanisms)

Publication output has been variable but shows an increase in recent years, with a notable rise in output from 2022 through 2025 after some lower-output years earlier in the decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 2 publications17182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications20212022: 5 publications5222023: 1 publication232024: 4 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×5
  • Journal of Neuroscience×3
  • Neurobiology of Disease×2
  • Physiological Reviews×1
  • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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