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Office
230 S Frontage Rd
Child Study Center
New Haven, CT 06519Phone+1 203-737-4147
Summary
- Dr. Flora Vaccarino, MD is a psychiatrist in New Haven, Connecticut. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Connecticut. She is a Professor at Yale University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1988 - 1989
- Greenwich Hospital/Yale UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
- University of Padua College of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 1989 - 2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 314 citationsDecreased Number of Parvalbumin and Cholinergic Interneurons in the Striatum of Individuals with Tourette SyndromeYuko Kataoka, Paul Kalanithi, Heidi Grantz, Michael L. Schwartz, Clifford B. Saper
The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 2010-02-01 - 313 citationsNotch regulates cell fate and dendrite morphology of newborn neurons in the postnatal dentate gyrus.Joshua J. Breunig, John Silbereis, Flora M. Vaccarino, Nenad Sestan, Pasko Rakic
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2007-12-18 - 89 citationsA nomenclature consensus for nervous system organoids and assembloids.Sergiu P Pașca, Paola Arlotta, Helen S Bateup, J Gray Camp, Silvia Cappello
Nature. 2022-09-01
Press Mentions
- Scientists Grow Human Brain Cells in Rats to Study DiseasesOctober 12th, 2022
- Scientists Grow Human Brain Cells in Rats to Study DiseasesOctober 12th, 2022
- Critical Time Window Flagged for Autism Gene’s InfluenceJuly 16th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Morphogenesis And Function Of The Cerebral CortexNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2012
- Cellular And Genetic Correlates Of Increased Head Size In Autism Spectrum DisordeNational Institute Of Mental Health2011
- Injury And Recovery In Developing BrainNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2011
- FGF And Neurotrophin Signaling In Neural Stem Cells And Progenitors During RecoveNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2011
- AdministrationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2011
- Astroglial Cells In Perinatal Brain InjuryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2011
- Environmental Enrichment And Neuronal Turnover In The BrainNational Institute On Aging2009–2010
- Cellular And Genetic Correlates Of Increased Head Size In Autism Spectrum DisordeNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
- Biological Correlates Of Altered Brain Growth In AutismNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
- Inhibitory Interneurons In Tourette SyndromeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2010
- Mechanisms Of Regeneration And Functional RecoveryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2007
- Fibroblast Growth Factor Cerebral Cortical DevelopmentNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2002
- Cellular Responses To Hypoxia In The Basal GangliaNational Institute Of Mental Health2000–2002