Postdoctoral Fellow
Tabita Kreko-Pierce , PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mentor: Dr. Jason Pugh
Email: kreko@uthscsa.edu
Education
2017 | PhD, Physiology | University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio |
Honors
2017-present | Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA), Postdoctoral Fellow, T32 HL007446. |
2017 | John M. Johnson Distinguished Student Award |
2017 | Outstanding Student Presentation Award (Physiology Student Symposium) |
2016 | Travel Award (Physiology Graduate Student) |
2015 | Outstanding Student Presentation Award (Physiology Student Symposium) |
2014 | Poster Award (1st Place) (Center for Biomedical Neuroscience Student Symposium) |
2014 | Poster Award (Physiology Student Symposium) |
2011 | Abbott Internship Award |
2009 | Ulster Research Fellowship Award |
Professional Memberships
2018-present | Society for Neuroscience |
2014-2015 | American Aging Association |
Publications
Kreko-Pierce T and Pugh JR. Perturbation of the cerebellar output neurons in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy (manuscript in preparation).
Kreko-Pierce T, Boiko N, Harbidge DG, Marcus DC, Stockand JD, Pugh JR. 2019. Cerebellar ataxia caused by type II unipolar brush cell dysfunction in the Asic5 knockout mouse. (in revision, Scientific Reports).
Ying Y, Kreko-Pierce T, Howell RD, Pugh JR. 2019. Long-term depression of presynaptic cannabinoid receptor function at parallel fibre synapses. J. Physiol. Jun;597(12):3167-3181
PMID: 31020998
Kreko-Pierce T. and Eaton BA. 2018. Rejuvenation of the aged neuromuscular junctions by exercise. Cell Stress. Feb 1;2(2):25-33
PMCID: PMC6551720
Kreko-Pierce T. and Eaton BA. 2017. The Drosophila LC8 homologue Cut-up specifically governs the retrograde axonal transport of proteasomes. J. Cell Sci. 130:3388-3398.
PMCID: PMC5665441
Kreko-Pierce T, Azpurua J, Mahoney RE and Eaton BA. 2016. Extension of Health Span and Life Span in Drosophila by S107 Requires the calstabin Homologue FK506-BP2. J. Biol. Chem. 50:26045-26055.
PMCID: PMC5207075
Chang L, Kreko-Pierce T, Eaton BA. 2015. The guanine exchange factor Gartenzwerg and the small GTPase Arl1 function in the same pathway with Arfaptin during synapse growth. Biol. Open. 8:947-53.
PMCID: PMC4542281
Chang L, Kreko T, Davison H, Cusmano T, Wu Y, Rothenfluh A, Eaton BA. 2013. Normal dynactin complex function during synapse growth in Drosophila requires membrane binding by Arfaptin. Mol. Biol. Cell. 11:1749-64.
PMCID: PMC3667727
Rawson JM, Kreko T, Davison H, Mahoney R, Bokov A, Chang L, Gelfond J, Macleod GT, Eaton BA. 2011. Effects of diet on synaptic vesicle release in dynactin complex mutants: a mechanism for improved vitality duribg motor disease. Aging Cell. 3:418-27.
PMCID: PMC3350605