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Department of Anatomy

Dr. Kimberly L. SimpsonKimberly L. Simpson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Department of Anatomy
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39216-4505
Office Telephone: 601-984-1644
Department FAX: 601-984-1655
Email: ksimpson@anatomy.umsmed.edu

Education

B.S. (Biology), 1991, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 1998, Medical College of PA-Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA

Major Research Interests

Anatomy and physiology of zona incerta

Selected Publications

  1. Schneider, J. S., Pope, A., Simpson, K., Taggart, J., Smith, M. G., and DiStefano, L. (1992) Recovery from experimental Parkinsonism in primates with GM1 ganglioside treatment. Science 256:843-846.
  2. Simpson, K.L., Altman, D.W., Wang, L., Kirifides, M., Lin, R.C.S., and Waterhouse, B.D. (1997) Lateralization and functional organization of the locus coeruleus projection to the trigeminal somatosensory pathway in rat. J. Comp. Neurol. 385:135-147.
  3. Waterhouse, B.D., Devilbiss, D., Fleischer, D., Sessler, F.M., and Simpson, K.L. (1998) New perspectives on the functional organization and postsynaptic influences of the locus deruleus efferent projection system. Adv. Pharmacol. 42:749-754.
  4. Simpson, K.L., Fisher, T.M., Lin, R.C.S., and Waterhouse, B.D. (1998) Projection patterns from the raphe nuclear complex to the ependymal wall of the ventricular system in the rat. J. Comp. Neurol. 399:61-72.
  5. Simpson, K.L., Waterhouse, B.D., and Lin, R.C.S. (1999) Origin, distribution, and morphology of galaninergic fibers in the rodent trigeminal system. J. Comp. Neurol. 411:524-534.
  6. Kirfides, M.L., Simpson, K.L., Lin, R.C., and Waterhouse, B.D. (2001) Topographic organization and neurochemical identity of dorsal raphe neurons that project to the trigeminal somatosensory pathway in the rat. J. Comp. Neurol. 435:325-340.
  7. Von Lubitz, D.K., Simpson, K.L., and Lin R.C. (2001) Right thing at a wrong time? Adensosine A3 receptors and cerebroprotection in stroke. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 939:85-96.
  8. Simpson, K. L. and Lin, R. C. S. (2001) Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Ischemic Tolerance. In R. Lin (ed.) New Concepts in Cerebral Ischemia (CRC Press, New York) pp. 263-306.

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