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Mustafa N. Mithaiwala
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Also affiliated: The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (2021–2026)
Formerly Arkansas Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UAMS through 2026.
2 h-index
8 pubs
197 cited
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Mustafa N. Mithaiwala's research focuses on the intersection of neuroinflammation, substance use disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. His work investigates how factors such as family history of substance use and stressful life events impact adolescent brain development, specifically the maturation of cerebral white matter. Mithaiwala also studies the role of the kynurenine pathway in central nervous system diseases and its potential as a therapeutic target. His research has explored the relationship between immune challenges, genetic polymorphisms like the Val66Met BDNF variant, and neuroimmune responses, including anhedonia-like behaviors. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on multiple publications.
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- h-index: 2
- Publications: 8
- Citations: 197
Positions
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2023–2026University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ORCID
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2022–2023The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Pharmacology ORCID
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Graduate Research Assistant 2016–2022The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Department of Pharmacology Pharmacology ORCID
Selected Publications
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Integrated Family History Measures Identify Brain Structural Differences Associated with Risk for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders (2026)
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KMO deletion preserves non-associative learning and SVZ neurogenesis in aging mice (2026)
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Family History of Substance Use and Stressful Life Events Impact Adolescent Maturation of Cerebral White Matter (2025)
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Dysregulated Neuroimmune and Anhedonia-like Behavioral Response Following Peripheral Immune Challenge in Mice Carrying the Val66Met Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism (2025)
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KMO Deletion Preserves Non-Associative Learning and SVZ Neurogenesis in Aging Mice (2025)
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Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders (2024)
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Top Collaborators
Ashley Acheson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
- Family History of Substance Use and Stressful Life Events Impact Adolescent Maturation of Cerebral White Matter
- Dysregulated Neuroimmune and Anhedonia-like Behavioral Response Following Peripheral Immune Challenge in Mice Carrying the Val66Met Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism
- Integrated Family History Measures Identify Brain Structural Differences Associated with Risk for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders
Jason C. O’Connor
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
3 shared publications
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
- KMO Deletion Preserves Non-Associative Learning and SVZ Neurogenesis in Aging Mice
- Dysregulated Neuroimmune and Anhedonia-like Behavioral Response Following Peripheral Immune Challenge in Mice Carrying the Val66Met Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism
Miguel A. de la Flor
Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (US)
3 shared publications
- KMO Deletion Preserves Non-Associative Learning and SVZ Neurogenesis in Aging Mice
- Dysregulated Neuroimmune and Anhedonia-like Behavioral Response Following Peripheral Immune Challenge in Mice Carrying the Val66Met Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism
- KMO deletion preserves non-associative learning and SVZ neurogenesis in aging mice
William R. Lovallo
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
2 shared publications
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
- Integrated Family History Measures Identify Brain Structural Differences Associated with Risk for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders
Natalia Kuhn-Sandoval
Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (US)
2 shared publications
- KMO Deletion Preserves Non-Associative Learning and SVZ Neurogenesis in Aging Mice
- KMO deletion preserves non-associative learning and SVZ neurogenesis in aging mice
Damian Lozano
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
2 shared publications
- KMO Deletion Preserves Non-Associative Learning and SVZ Neurogenesis in Aging Mice
- KMO deletion preserves non-associative learning and SVZ neurogenesis in aging mice
Samuel J. Harrison
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
2 shared publications
- KMO Deletion Preserves Non-Associative Learning and SVZ Neurogenesis in Aging Mice
- KMO deletion preserves non-associative learning and SVZ neurogenesis in aging mice
Erzsebet Kokovay
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
2 shared publications
- KMO Deletion Preserves Non-Associative Learning and SVZ Neurogenesis in Aging Mice
- KMO deletion preserves non-associative learning and SVZ neurogenesis in aging mice
Dylan Nguyen
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
Melanie S. Beehler
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
Andrea S. Vincent
1 shared publication
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
Peter Kochunov
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
1 shared publication
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
L. Elliot Hong
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
1 shared publication
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
Steve W. Cole
Neurobehavioral Systems (US)
1 shared publication
- Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders
Morgan C. Bucknor
1 shared publication
- KMO Deletion Preserves Non-Associative Learning and SVZ Neurogenesis in Aging Mice
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