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Karl Obrietan

Neuroscience · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1995

Publications

125

Citations

12,200

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
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Karl Obrietan studies the brain's circadian clock, focusing on the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the brain region that generates daily rhythms in behavior and physiology. Recent work examines how this clock is disrupted in neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease models (amyloid-beta and tau pathology), as well as molecular signaling pathways (such as microRNAs and kinases) involved in memory, stress responses, and neuronal survival. The lab also has projects on drug pharmacokinetics and neonatal opioid withdrawal models.

Circadian rhythms and the suprachiasmatic nucleusMolecular signaling in neurons (kinases, microRNAs)Circadian disruption in Alzheimer's disease modelsSynaptic mechanisms of learning and memoryPharmacology and drug pharmacokinetics in neural tissue

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, dipping around 2022-2023 before rebounding to a steadier pace of about 5 papers per year in 2024-2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 7 publications7182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 5 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity×3
  • Neuroscience×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • European Journal of Neuroscience×2
  • Learning & Memory×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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