Biography
Books:
Marc R. Nuwer. Evoked Potential Monitoring in the Operating Room. Raven Press, 1986.
Ricardo C. Reisen, Marc R. Nuwer, Mark Hallett and Carlos Medina (Editors). Advances in Clinical Neurophysiology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002.
Marc R. Nuwer. Intraoperative Monitoring of Neural Function (Editor). Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2008.
Gloria M. Galloway, Marc R. Nuwer, Jaime R. Lopez, Khaled M. Zamel. Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring. Cambridge University press, in press.
Marc R. Nuwer, Carl H. Lücking. Clinical Neurophysiology: A History of the International Federation. Elsevier, in press.
Societies, selected roles:
International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, President 1997-2001
Clinical Neurophysiology, Journal Executive Board, President 1997-2001
American EEG Society, President 1993-94
American Society for Neurological Investigation, President 1983-84
Association of California Neurologists, President 2006-08
American Medical Association House of Delegates, 1998-
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Advisory Committee, 1994-
Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) Advisory Panel, 1997-
American Academy of Neurology Board of Directors, 2003-07
Areas of Interest:
Publications
A selected list of publications:
Marc R. Nuwer, Gregory L. Barkley, Gregory J. Esper, Peter D. Donofrio, Jerzy P. Szaflarski, Thomas R. Swift. The U.S. Healthcare System: Part 2: Proposals for Improvement and Comparison to Other Systems. , Neurology 71:1915-1920, 2008; .
Marc R. Nuwer, Gregory J. Esper, Peter D. Donofrio, Jerzy P. Szaflarski, Gregory L. Barkley, Thomas R. Swift. The U.S. Healthcare System: Part 1: Our Current System, Neurology 71:1907-1913, 2008; .
Schrader Lara M, Stern John M, Wilson Charles L, Fields Tony A, Salamon Noriko, Nuwer Marc R, Vespa Paul M, Fried Itzhak Low frequency electrical stimulation through subdural electrodes in a case of refractory status epilepticus Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2006; 117(4): 781-8.
Loiselle David L, Nuwer Marc R When should we warn the surgeon? Diagnosis-based warning criteria for BAEP monitoring Neurology, 2005; 65(10): 1522-3.
Schrader Lara M, Stern John M, Fields Tony A, Nuwer Marc R, Wilson Charles L A lack of effect from transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on the vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2005; 116(10): 2501-4.
Nuwer Marc R, Hovda David A, Schrader Lara M, Vespa Paul M Routine and quantitative EEG in mild traumatic brain injury Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2005; 116(9): 2001-25.
Schrader Lara M, Stern John M, Koski Lisa, Nuwer Marc R, Engel Jerome Seizure incidence during single- and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in individuals with epilepsy Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2004; 115(12): 2728-37.
Vespa Paul M, Boscardin W John, Hovda David A, McArthur David L, Nuwer Marc R, Martin Neil A, Nenov Valeriy, Glenn Thomas C, Bergsneider Marvin, Kelly Daniel F, Becker Donald P Early and persistent impaired percent alpha variability on continuous electroencephalography monitoring as predictive of poor outcome after traumatic brain injury Journal of neurosurgery, 2002; 97(1): 84-92.
Biography
The Portera-Cailliau laboratory investigates how developmental defects in network connectivity at the level of the cerebral cortex directly lead to symptoms of autism, learning disability and intellectual dysfunction. In particular they are studying sensory hypersensitivity in a model of fragile X syndrome, by combining in vivo two-photon calcium imaging, patch-clamp electrophysiology, and head-fixed behavior. Dr. Portera-Cailliau was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. He obtained a B.A. in Biochemistry & Cell Biology from U.C. San Diego in 1990. He then attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and obtained an MD-PhD degree in 1997. His mentors were Drs. Donald Price and Lee Martin. After finishing a residency in Neurology at The Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston in 2001, Dr. Portera-Cailliau moved to Columbia University for a post-doctoral fellowship in Dr. Rafael Yuste’s laboratory. His second post-doc was with Dr. Karel Svoboda in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He joined the UCLA faculty in November 2004 and has joint appointments in the Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology. He is a member of UCLA’s Brain Research Institute, the Integrated Center for Learning & Memory, and the Neuroscience Theme. Since 2013 he has served as co-director of the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program.
Publications
A selected list of publications:
Lichtenberg Nina T, Thompson Andrew B, Iguchi Martin Y, Evans Christopher J, Romero-Calderón Rafael An Undergraduate Student-Led Neuroscience Outreach Program Shows Promise in Shifting Teen Attitudes About Drugs Mind, brain and education : the official journal of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society, 2020; 14(4): 387-399.
Saravanapandian Vidya, Sparck Erin M, Cheng Karen Y, Yu Fei, Yaeger Courtney, Hu Terry, Suthana Nanthia, Romero-Calderón Rafael, Ghiani Cristina A, Evans Christopher J, Carpenter Ellen M, Ge Weihong Quantitative assessments reveal improved neuroscience engagement and learning through outreach Journal of neuroscience research, 2019; 97(9): 1153-1162.
Romero-Calderón Rafael, O’Hare Elizabeth D, Suthana Nanthia A, Scott-Van Zeeland Ashley A, Rizk-Jackson Angela, Attar Aida, Madsen Sarah K, Ghiani Cristina A, Evans Christopher J, Watson Joseph B Project brainstorm: using neuroscience to connect college students with local schools PLoS biology, 2012; 10(4): e1001310.
Brooks Elizabeth S, Greer Christina L, Romero-Calderón Rafael, Serway Christine N, Grygoruk Anna, Haimovitz Jasmine M, Nguyen Bac T, Najibi Rod, Tabone Christopher J, de Belle J Steven, Krantz David E A putative vesicular transporter expressed in Drosophila mushroom bodies that mediates sexual behavior may define a neurotransmitter system Neuron, 2011; 72(2): 316-29.
Fei Hao, Chow Dawnis M, Chen Audrey, Romero-Calderón Rafael, Ong Wei S, Ackerson Larry C, Maidment Nigel T, Simpson Julie H, Frye Mark A, Krantz David E Mutation of the Drosophila vesicular GABA transporter disrupts visual figure detection The Journal of experimental biology, 2010; 213(Pt 10): 1717-30.
Clark Ira E, Romero-Calderón Rafael, Olson John M, Jaworski Leslie, Lopatto David, Banerjee Utpal “Deconstructing” scientific research: a practical and scalable pedagogical tool to provide evidence-based science instruction PLoS biology, 2009; 7(12): e1000264.
Simon Anne F, Daniels Richard, Romero-Calderón Rafael, Grygoruk Anna, Chang Hui-Yun, Najibi Rod, Shamouelian David, Salazar Evelyn, Solomon Mordecai, Ackerson Larry C, Maidment Nigel T, Diantonio Aaron, Krantz David E Drosophila vesicular monoamine transporter mutants can adapt to reduced or eliminated vesicular stores of dopamine and serotonin Genetics, 2009; 181(2): 525-41.
Romero-Calderón Rafael, Uhlenbrock Guido, Borycz Jolanta, Simon Anne F, Grygoruk Anna, Yee Susan K, Shyer Amy, Ackerson Larry C, Maidment Nigel T, Meinertzhagen Ian A, Hovemann Bernhard T, Krantz David E A glial variant of the vesicular monoamine transporter is required to store histamine in the Drosophila visual system PLoS genetics, 2008; 4(11): e1000245.
Romero-Calderón Rafael, Shome Ratula M, Simon Anne F, Daniels Richard W, DiAntonio Aaron, Krantz David E A screen for neurotransmitter transporters expressed in the visual system of Drosophila melanogaster identifies three novel genes Developmental neurobiology, 2007; 67(5): 550-69.
Falcón-Pérez Juan M, Romero-Calderón Rafael, Brooks Elizabeth S, Krantz David E, Dell’Angelica Esteban C The Drosophila pigmentation gene pink (p) encodes a homologue of human Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 5 (HPS5) Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark), 2007; 8(2): 154-68.
Romero-Calderón Rafael, Krantz David E Transport of polyamines in Drosophila S2 cells: kinetics, pharmacology and dependence on the plasma membrane proton gradient The Biochemical journal, 2006; 393(Pt 2): 583-9.
Greer Christina L, Grygoruk Anna, Patton David E, Ley Brett, Romero-Calderón Rafael, Chang Hui-Yun, Houshyar Roozbeh, Bainton Roland J, Diantonio Aaron, Krantz David E A splice variant of the Drosophila vesicular monoamine transporter contains a conserved trafficking domain and functions in the storage of dopamine, serotonin, and octopamine Journal of neurobiology, 2005; 64(3): 239-58.