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Durgesh Tiwari, PhD


  • Member, Division of Neurology
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

MPharm: Dept. of Pharmacy, S.G.S.I.T.S, RGPV University, Indore, India, 2009,

PhD: Monash Inst. of Pharm Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2015,

Pod Doc: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2020,

Interests

Neuroscience; molecular biology; cell biology

Research Areas

Publications

How Soon is Soon Enough? Consideration of Timing and Disease Etiology for microRNAs in Epilepsy. Gross, C; Mcgann, AM; Tiwari, D. Epilepsy Currents. 2025; 25(6):410-415.

Altered PI3K/mTOR Signaling within the Forebrain Leads to Respiratory Deficits in a Mouse Model of Epilepsy. Woller, P; Singidi, V; Rice, M; Tiwari, D; Gross, C; Crone, SA. eNeuro. 2025; 12(12).

Mir324 knockout regulates the structure of dendritic spines and impairs hippocampal long-term potentiation. Parkins, EV; Brager, DH; Rymer, JK; Burwinkel, JM; Rojas, D; Tiwari, D; Hu, Y-C; Gross, C. Scientific Reports. 2023; 13(1):21919.

MicroRNA-218 instructs proper assembly of hippocampal networks. Taylor, SR; Kobayashi, M; Vilella, A; Tiwari, D; Zolboot, N; Du, JX; Spencer, KR; Hartzell, A; Girgiss, C; Abaci, YT; Gross, C; Zoli, M; Berg, DK; Lippi, G. eLife. 2023; 12.

Age-Dependent Regulation of Dendritic Spine Density and Protein Expression in Mir324 KO Mice. Parkins, EV; Burwinkel, JM; Ranatunga, R; Yaser, S; Hu, Y-C; Tiwari, D; Gross, C. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 2023; 73(9-10):818-830.

Estradiol- and Progesterone-Associated Changes in microRNA-Induced Silencing and Reduced Antiseizure Efficacy of an Antagomir in Female Mice. Tiwari, D; Rajathi, V; Rymer, JK; Beasley, LN; Mcgann, AM; Bunk, AT; Parkins, EV; Rice, MF; Smith, KE; Ritter, DM; White, AR; Doerning, CM; Gross, C. eNeuro. 2023; 10(7).

MiR-324-5p inhibition after intrahippocampal kainic acid-induced status epilepticus does not prevent epileptogenesis in mice. Mcgann, AM; Westerkamp, GC; Chalasani, A; Danzer, CSK; Parkins, EV; Rajathi, V; Horn, PS; Pedapati, EV; Tiwari, D; Danzer, SC; Gross, C. Frontiers in Neurology. 2023; 14:1280606.

mTOR-driven neural circuit changes initiate an epileptogenic cascade. Lasarge, CL; Pun, RYK; Gu, Z; Riccetti, MR; Namboodiri, DV; Tiwari, D; Gross, C; Danzer, SC. Progress in Neurobiology. 2021; 200:101974.

GABAA Alpha 2,3 Modulation Improves Select Phenotypes in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome. Schaefer, TL; Ashworth, AA; Tiwari, D; Tomasek, MP; Parkins, EV; White, AR; Snider, A; Davenport, MH; Grainger, LM; Becker, RA; Gibson, JR; Huber, KM; Gross, C; Erickson, CA. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2021; 12:678090.

The potassium channel Kv4.2 regulates dendritic spine morphology, electroencephalographic characteristics and seizure susceptibility in mice. Tiwari, D; Schaefer, TL; Schroeder-Carter, LM; Krzeski, JC; Bunk, AT; Parkins, EV; Snider, A; Danzer, R; Williams, MT; Vorhees, CV; Danzer, SC; Gross, C. Experimental Neurology. 2020; 334:113437.