Erika Eggers
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Associate Professor of Physiology
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
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Associate Professor, Neuroscience Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
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Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
Degrees
- Ph.D. Physiology and Biophysics
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- B.A. Physics
- Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Courses
Independent Study
BME 299 (Spring 2019)
BME 299 (Fall 2018)
BME 499 (Fall 2021)
NSCS 399 (Fall 2020)
NSCS 399 (Spring 2020)
NSCS 399 (Fall 2019)
NSCS 399 (Fall 2016)
NSCS 499 (Spring 2020)
NSCS 499 (Fall 2019)
PSIO 399 (Spring 2021)
PSIO 399 (Fall 2020)
PSIO 399 (Spring 2020)
PSIO 399 (Fall 2019)
Honors Independent Study
BME 299H (Spring 2018)
BME 299H (Fall 2017)
NSCS 299H (Spring 2018)
NSCS 299H (Fall 2017)
NSCS 399H (Spring 2021)
NSCS 399H (Fall 2020)
NSCS 399H (Spring 2019)
NSCS 399H (Fall 2018)
NSCS 399H (Spring 2017)
NSCS 499H (Spring 2018)
NSCS 499H (Fall 2017)
PSIO 399H (Fall 2021)
PSIO 399H (Spring 2020)
PSIO 399H (Fall 2019)
PSIO 399H (Fall 2018)
PSIO 399H (Spring 2017)
PSIO 399H (Fall 2016)
PSIO 499H (Spring 2019)
Directed Research
BME 492 (Fall 2018)
NSCS 392 (Spring 2018)
Honors Thesis
BIOC 498H (Spring 2017)
BIOC 498H (Fall 2016)
NSCS 498H (Spring 2019)
NSCS 498H (Fall 2018)
PSIO 498H (Fall 2019)
PSIO 498H (Spring 2018)
PSIO 498H (Fall 2017)
Cellular+Molecular Psio
PS 503 (Fall 2018)
PSIO 503 (Fall 2021)
PSIO 503 (Fall 2020)
PSIO 503 (Fall 2019)
PSIO 503 (Fall 2018)
PSIO 503 (Fall 2017)
PSIO 503 (Fall 2016)
Biology For Biomed Engr
BME 510 (Fall 2021)
BME 510 (Fall 2020)
BME 510 (Fall 2019)
BME 510 (Fall 2018)
BME 510 (Fall 2017)
BME 510 (Fall 2016)
Physiology/Biomed Engr
BME 511 (Spring 2022)
BME 511 (Spring 2021)
BME 511 (Spring 2020)
BME 511 (Spring 2019)
BME 511 (Spring 2018)
BME 511 (Spring 2017)
BME 511 (Spring 2016)
PSIO 511 (Spring 2022)
PSIO 511 (Spring 2021)
PSIO 511 (Spring 2020)
PSIO 511 (Spring 2019)
PSIO 511 (Spring 2018)
Systems Neuroscience
NRSC 560 (Spring 2022)
NRSC 560 (Spring 2021)
NRSC 560 (Spring 2020)
NRSC 560 (Spring 2019)
NRSC 560 (Spring 2018)
NRSC 560 (Spring 2017)
NRSC 560 (Spring 2016)
Rsrch Meth Biomed Engr
BME 597G (Fall 2019)
Human Physiology
PSIO 603A (Spring 2022)
PSIO 603A (Spring 2021)
Research Methods In Psio
PSIO 610 (Spring 2017)
PSIO 610 (Fall 2016)
Bme Student Forum
BME 696C (Spring 2016)
Rsrch Meth Psio Sci
PS 700 (Fall 2020)
PS 700 (Spring 2016)
Introduction to Research
MCB 795A (Spring 2017)
MCB 795A (Fall 2016)
Research
PS 900 (Spring 2022)
PS 900 (Fall 2021)
PS 900 (Spring 2021)
PS 900 (Fall 2019)
PSIO 900 (Spring 2018)
PSIO 900 (Fall 2017)
PSIO 900 (Summer I 2017)
PSIO 900 (Fall 2016)
PSIO 900 (Spring 2016)
Master's Report
BME 909 (Spring 2021)
Thesis
BME 910 (Fall 2020)
Dissertation
PS 920 (Spring 2022)
PS 920 (Fall 2021)
PS 920 (Spring 2021)
PS 920 (Fall 2020)
PS 920 (Spring 2020)
PS 920 (Fall 2019)
PS 920 (Spring 2019)
PS 920 (Fall 2018)
PSIO 920 (Spring 2018)
PSIO 920 (Fall 2017)
PSIO 920 (Spring 2017)
Selected Publications
Journals/Publications
- Flood, M. D., & Eggers, E. D. (2021). Dopamine D1 and D4 receptors contribute to light adaptation in ON-sustained retinal ganglion cells. Journal of neurophysiology, 126(6), 2039-2052.
- Eggers, E. D., & Carreon, T. A. (2020). The effects of early diabetes on inner retinal neurons. Visual neuroscience, 37, E006.
- Flood, M. D., Wellington, A. J., Cruz, L. A., & Eggers, E. D. (2020). Early diabetes impairs ON sustained ganglion cell light responses and adaptation without cell death or dopamine insensitivity. Experimental eye research, 200, 108223.
- Mazade, R. E., & Eggers, E. D. (2020). Inhibitory components of retinal bipolar cell receptive fields are differentially modulated by dopamine D1 receptors. Visual neuroscience, 37, E01.
- Mazade, R. E., Flood, M. D., & Eggers, E. D. (2019). Dopamine D1 receptor activation reduces local inner retinal inhibition to light-adapted levels. Journal of neurophysiology, 121(4), 1232-1243.
- Moore-Dotson, J. M., & Eggers, E. D. (2019). Reductions in Calcium Signaling Limit Inhibition to Diabetic Retinal Rod Bipolar Cells. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 60(12), 4063-4073.
- Flood, M. D., Moore-Dotson, J. M., & Eggers, E. D. (2018). Dopamine D1 receptor activation contributes to light-adapted changes in retinal inhibition to rod bipolar cells. Journal of neurophysiology, 120(2), 867-879.
- Mazade, R. E., & Eggers, E. D. (2016). Light adaptation alters inner retinal inhibition to shape OFF retinal pathway signaling. Journal of neurophysiology, 115(6), 2761-78.
- Moore-Dotson, J. M., Beckman, J. J., Mazade, R. E., Hoon, M., Bernstein, A. S., Romero-Aleshire, M. J., Brooks, H. L., & Eggers, E. D. (2016). Early Retinal Neuronal Dysfunction in Diabetic Mice: Reduced Light-Evoked Inhibition Increases Rod Pathway Signaling. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 57(3), 1418-30.
- Moore-Dotson, J. M., Klein, J. S., Mazade, R. E., & Eggers, E. D. (2015). Different types of retinal inhibition have distinct neurotransmitter release properties. Journal of neurophysiology, jn.00447.2014.
- Eggers, E. D., Klein, J. S., & Moore-Dotson, J. M. (2013). Slow changes in Ca2(+) cause prolonged release from GABAergic retinal amacrine cells. Journal of neurophysiology, 110(3), 709-19.
- Eggers, E. D., Mazade, R. E., & Klein, J. S. (2013). Inhibition to retinal rod bipolar cells is regulated by light levels. Journal of neurophysiology, 110(1), 153-61.
- Eggers, E., Mazade, R. E., & Eggers, E. D. (2013). Light adaptation alters the source of inhibition to the mouse retinal OFF pathway. Journal of neurophysiology.
- Eggers, E. D., & Lukasiewicz, P. D. (2011). Multiple pathways of inhibition shape bipolar cell responses in the retina. Visual neuroscience, 28(1), 95-108.
- Herrmann, R., Heflin, S. J., Hammond, T., Lee, B., Wang, J., Gainetdinov, R. R., Caron, M. G., Eggers, E. D., Frishman, L. J., McCall, M. A., & Arshavsky, V. Y. (2011). Rod vision is controlled by dopamine-dependent sensitization of rod bipolar cells by GABA. Neuron, 72(1), 101-10.
Awards
- Selected for Leadership Development Program for Women
- ARVO, Spring 2016