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Translating Across Circuits and Genetics Toward Progress in Fear- and Anxiety-Related Disorders.
Ressler KJ. Am J Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 1;177(3):214-222. 
A validated predictive algorithm of post-traumatic  stress course following emergency department admission after a traumatic stressor. 
Schultebraucks K, Shalev AY, Michopoulos V, ... Ressler KJ, Galatzer-Levy IR. Nature Med. 2020 Jul;26(7):1084-1088.
Analysis of Genetically Regulated Gene Expression Identifies a Prefrontal PTSD Gene, SNRNP35, Specific to Military Cohorts. 
Huckins LM, Chatzinakos C, Breen MS, Hartmann J, Klengel T, ... Ressler KJ, Stahl EA, Daskalakis NP.  Cell Reports. 2020 Jun 2;31(9):107716. 
Pre-deployment risk factors for PTSD in active-duty personnel deployed to Afghanistan: a machine-learning approach for analyzing multivariate predictors. 
Schultebraucks K, Qian M, ... Ressler KJ, Doyle FJ 3rd, Jett M, Marmar CR. Molecular Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 2. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0789-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32488126. 
The glucocorticoid receptor-FKBP51 complex contributes to fear conditioning and posttraumatic stress disorder. 
Li H, Su P, Lai TK, Jiang A, Liu J, Zhai D, Campbell CT, Lee FH, Yong W, Pasricha S, Li S, Wong AH, Ressler KJ, Liu F. J Clin Invest. 2020 Feb 3;130(2):877-889. 
International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci. 
Nievergelt CM, Maihofer AX, Klengel T, ... Ressler KJ, Haas M, Koenen KC. Nature Commun. 2019 Oct 8;10(1):4558. 
Deconstructing the gestalt: mechanisms of fear, threat, and trauma memory encoding.
Maddox SA, Hartman J, Ross RA, Ressler KJ. Neuron. 2019 Apr 3; 102:60. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.017 
Chronic CRH depletion from GABAergic, long-range projection neurons in the extended amygdala reduces dopamine release and increases anxiety​.
Dedic N, Kühne C, Jakovcevski M, Hartmann J, Genewsky AJ, Gomes KS, Anderzhanova E, Pöhlmann ML, Chang S, Kolarz A, Vogl AM, Dine J, Metzger MW, Schmid B, Almada RC, Ressler KJ, Wotjak CT, Grinevich V, Chen A, Schmidt MV, Wurst W, Refojo D, Deussing JM. Nature Neuroscience. 2018 Jun; 21:803. doi: 10.1038/s41593-018-0151-z.
Reversing behavioral, neuroanatomical, and germline influences of intergenerational stress.
Aoued HS, Sannigrahi S, Doshi N, Morrison FG, Linsenbaum H, Hunter SC, Walum H, Baman J, Yao B, Jin P, Ressler KJ, Dias BG. Biological Psychiatry. 2019 Feb 1; 85:248. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.07.028. 
Brain circuit dysfunction in post-traumatic stress disorder: from mouse to man.
Fenster RJ, Lebois LAM, Ressler KJ, Suh J. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2018 Sep; 19:535. doi: 10.1038/s41583-018-0039-7. 
Largest GWAS of PTSD (N=20 070) yields genetic overlap with schizophrenia and sex differences in heritability.
Duncan LE, Ratanatharathorn A, Aiello AE, Almli LM, Amstadter AB, Ashley-Koch AE, Baker DG, Beckham JC, Bierut LJ, Bisson J, Bradley B, Chen CY, Dalvie S, Farrer LA, Galea S, Garrett ME, Gelernter JE, Guffanti G, Hauser MA, Johnson EO,  Kessler RC, Kimbrel NA, King A, Koen N, Kranzler HR, Logue MW, Maihofer AX, Martin AR, Miller MW, Morey RA, Nugent NR, Rice JP, Ripke S, Roberts AL, Saccone  NL, Smoller JW, Stein DJ, Stein MB, Sumner JA, Uddin M, Ursano RJ, Wildman DE, Yehuda R, Zhao H, Daly MJ, Liberzon I, Ressler KJ, Nievergelt CM, Koenen KC. Molecular Psychiatry. 2018 Mar;23(3):666-673. doi:10.1038/mp.2017.77.
BDNF deletion or TrkB impairment in amygdala inhibits both appetitive and aversive learning. 
Heldt SA, Zimmermann K, Parker K, Gaval M, Weinshenker D, Ressler KJ.  The Journal of Neuroscience. 2014 Feb 12;34(7):2444-50. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4085-12.2014.
Cross-disorder risk gene CACNA1C differentially modulates susceptibility to psychiatric disorders during development and adulthood.
Dedic N, Pöhlmann ML, Richter JS, Mehta D, Czamara D, Metzger MW, Dine J, Bedenk BT, Hartmann J, Wagner KV, Jurik A, Almli LM, Lori A, Moosmang S, Hofmann F, Wotjak CT, Rammes G, Eder M, Chen A, Ressler KJ, Wurst W, Schmidt MV, Binder EB, Deussing JM. Molecular Psychiatry. 2018 Mar;23(3):533-543. doi: 10.1038/mp.2017.133.
Alpha-adrenergic receptors in PTSD - failure or time for precision medicine? 
Ressler KJ. New England Journal of Medicine. 2018 Feb 8;378(6):575-576. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1716724.
PACAP receptor gene polymorphism impacts fear responses in the amygdala and hippocampus.
Stevens JS, Almli LM, Fani N, Gutman DA, Bradley B, Norrholm SD, Reiser E, Ely TD, Dhanani R, Glover EM, Jovanovic T, Ressler KJ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2014 Feb 25;111(8):3158-63. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1318955111.
Quantified Coexpression Analysis of Central Amygdala Subpopulations. 
McCullough KM, Morrison FG, Hartmann J, Carlezon WA Jr, Ressler KJ. eNeuro. 2018 Feb 6; ENEURO.0010-18.2018 13;112(41):12846-51. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0010-18.2018.
Parental olfactory experience influences behavior and neural structure in subsequent generations. 
Dias BG, Ressler KJ. Nature Neuroscience. 2014 Jan;17(1):89-96. doi: 10.1038/nn.3594. 
Expression of the PPM1F Gene Is Regulated by Stress and Associated With Anxiety and Depression. 
Wingo AP, Velasco ER, Florido A, Lori A, Choi DC, Jovanovic T, Ressler KJ, Andero R. Biological Psychiatry. 2018 Feb 1;83(3):284-295. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.08.013. 
Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Inhibition Enhances the Extinction of Fear Memory. 
Marvar PJ, Goodman J, Fuchs S, Choi DC, Banerjee S, Ressler KJ.  Biological Psychiatry. 2013 Oct 3. pii: S0006-3223(13)00777 doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.08.024. 
Perineuronal Nets in the Adult Sensory Cortex Are Necessary for Fear Learning.
Banerjee SB, Gutzeit VA, Baman J, Aoued HS, Doshi NK, Liu RC, Ressler KJ. Neuron. 2017 Jul 5;95(1):169-179.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.06.007.
A randomized, double-blind evaluation of D-cycloserine or alprazolam combined with virtual reality exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans. 
Rothbaum BO, Price M, Jovanovic T, Norrholm SD, Gerardi M, Dunlop B, Davis M, Bradley B, Duncan EJ, Rizzo A, Ressler KJ.  American Journal of Psychiatry. 2014 Jun 1;171(6):640-8. 
doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13121625.
Association of CRP genetic variation and CRP level with elevated PTSD symptoms and physiological responses in a civilian population with high levels of trauma.
Michopoulos V, Rothbaum AO, Jovanovic T, Almli LM, Bradley B, Rothbaum BO, Gillespie CF, Ressler KJ. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 172(4):353-62. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14020263. 
A role for Tac2, NkB, and Nk3 receptor in normal and dysregulated fear memory consolidation. 
Andero R, Dias BG, Ressler KJ.  Neuron. 2014 Jul 16;83(2):444-54. 
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.05.028. 
Voxel-based morphometry predicts shifts in dendritic spine density and morphology with auditory fear conditioning.
Keifer OP Jr, Hurt RC, Gutman DA, Keilholz SD, Gourley SL, Ressler KJ. Nature Communications. 2015 Jul 7;6:7582. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8582. 
Amygdala-Dependent Fear Memory Consolidation via miR-34a and Notch Signaling. 
Dias BG, Goodman JV, Ahluwalia R, Easton AE, Andero R, Ressler KJ.  Neuron. 2014 Aug 20;83(4):906-18. 
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.07.019.
Extinction reverses olfactory fear-conditioned increases in neuron number and glomerular size.
Morrison FG, Dias BG, Ressler KJ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2015 Oct 112(41):12846-51. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1505068112.
DICER1 and microRNA regulation in post-traumatic stress disorder with comorbid depression.
Wingo AP, Almli LM, Stevens JJ, Klengel T, Uddin M, Li Y, Bustamante AC, Lori A, Koen N, Stein DJ, Smith AK, Aiello AE, Koenen KC, Wildman DE, Galea S, Bradley B, Binder EB, Jin P, Gibson G, Ressler KJ. Nature Communications. 2015 Dec 3;6:10106. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10106. 
A validated predictive algorithm of post-traumatic stress course following emergency department admission after a traumatic stressor.
Schultebraucks K, Shalev AY, Michopoulos V, Grudzen CR, Shin SM, Stevens JS, et al. Nat Med. 2020 Jul;26(7):1084-1088. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0951-z. Epub 2020 Jul 6. PMID: 32632194.
​Impact of ADCYAP1R1 genotype on longitudinal fear conditioning in children: interaction with trauma and sex.
Jovanovic T, Stenson AF, Thompson N, Clifford A, Compton A, Minton S, et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 Sep;45(10):1603-1608. doi: 10.1038/s41386-020 0748-2. Epub 2020 Jun 26. PMID: 32590837; PMCID: PMC7421882.
Analysis of Genetically Regulated Gene Expression Identifies a Prefrontal PTSD Gene, SNRNP35, Specific to Military Cohorts.
​Huckins LM, Chatzinakos C, Breen MS, Hartmann J, Klengel T, da Silva Almeida AC, et al. Cell Rep. 2020 Jun 2;31(9):107716. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107716. PMID: 32492425; PMCID: PMC7359754.
Pre-deployment risk factors for PTSD in active-duty personnel deployed to Afghanistan: a machine-learning approach for analyzing multivariate predictors.
Schultebraucks K, Qian M, Abu-Amara D, Dean K, Laska E, Siegel C, Gautam A, et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 2. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0789-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32488126.
Effect of Combat Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Telomere Length and Amygdala Volume.
Kang JI, Mueller SG, Wu GWY, Lin J, Ng P, Yehuda R, Flory JD, et al. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2020 Jul;5(7):678-687. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.03.007. PMID: 32439402.
​Evaluating the impact of trauma and PTSD on epigenetic prediction of lifespan and neural integrity.
​Katrinli S, Stevens J, Wani AH, Lori A, Kilaru V, van Rooij SJH, et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 Sep;45(10):1609-1616. doi: 10.1038/s41386-020-0700-5. Epub 2020 May 7. PMID: 32380512; PMCID: PMC7421899. 
Translational studies of estradiol and progesterone in fear and PTSD.
Seligowski AV, Hurly J, Mellen E, Ressler KJ, Ramikie TS. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2020 Feb 18;11(1):1723857. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1723857. PMID: 32158516; PMCID: PMC7048196.
Examining the cardiovascular response to fear extinction in a trauma-exposed sample.
Seligowski AV, Merker JB, Swiercz AP, Park J, Marvar PJ, Ressler KJ, Jovanovic T. J Psychiatr Res. 2020 May;124:85-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.02.024. Epub 2020 Feb 26. PMID: 32126364; PMCID: PMC7097830.
Translating Across Circuits and Genetics Toward Progress in Fear- and Anxiety-Related Disorders.
Ressler KJ. Am J Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 1;177(3):214-222. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20010055. PMID: 32114783.
Nervous and Endocrine System Dysfunction in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Overview and Consideration of Sex as a Biological Variable.
Seligowski AV, Harnett NG, Merker JB, Ressler KJ. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2020 Apr;5(4):381-391. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.12.006. Epub 2019 Dec 19. PMID: 32033924; PMCID: PMC7150641.
The glucocorticoid receptor-FKBP51 complex contributes to fear conditioning and posttraumatic stress disorder.
​Li H, Su P, Lai TK, Jiang A, Liu J, Zhai D, et al. J Clin Invest. 2020 Feb 3;130(2):877-889. doi: 10.1172/JCI130363. PMID: 31929189; PMCID: PMC6994126.
Circulating PACAP peptide and PAC1R genotype as possible transdiagnostic biomarkers for anxiety disorders in women: a preliminary study.
Ross RA, Hoeppner SS, Hellberg SN, O'Day EB, Rosencrans PL, Ressler KJ, May V, Simon NM. 
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Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 Jun;45(7):1125-1133. doi: 10.1038/s41386-020-0604-4. Epub 2020 Jan 7. PMID: 31910434; PMCID: PMC7235237.
Literature review and methodological considerations for understanding circulating risk biomarkers following trauma exposure.
Linnstaedt SD, Zannas AS, McLean SA, Koenen KC, Ressler KJ. Mol Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 20:10.1038/s41380-019-0636-5. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0636-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31863020; PMCID: PMC7305050.
Altered white matter microstructural organization in posttraumatic stress disorder across 3047 adults: results from the PGC-ENIGMA PTSD consortium.
Dennis EL, Disner SG, Fani N, Salminen LE, Logue M, Clarke EK, Haswell CC et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 19:10.1038/s41380-019-0631-x. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0631-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31857689; PMCID: PMC7302988.
The AURORA Study: a longitudinal, multimodal library of brain biology and function after traumatic stress exposure.
McLean SA, Ressler K, Koenen KC, Neylan T, Germine L, Jovanovic T, Clifford GD et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2020 Feb;25(2):283-296. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0581-3. Epub 2019 Nov 19. PMID: 31745239; PMCID: PMC6981025.
The PedBE clock accurately estimates DNA methylation age in pediatric buccal cells.
McEwen LM, O'Donnell KJ, McGill MG, Edgar RD, Jones MJ, MacIsaac JL et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Oct 14:201820843. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1820843116. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31611402.
International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci.
Nievergelt CM, Maihofer AX, Klengel T, Atkinson EG, Chen CY, Choi KW et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Oct 8;10(1):4558. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12576-w. PMID: 31594949; PMCID: PMC6783435.
Multi-omic biomarker identification and validation for diagnosing warzone-related post-traumatic stress disorder.
Dean KR, Hammamieh R, Mellon SH, Abu-Amara D, Flory JD, Guffanti G, et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2019 Sep 10. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0496-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31501510.
Association of Prospective Risk for Chronic PTSD Symptoms With Low TNFα and IFNγ Concentrations in the Immediate Aftermath of Trauma Exposure.
Michopoulos V, Beurel E, Gould F, Dhabhar FS, Schultebraucks K, Galatzer-Levy I, et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 1;177(1):58-65. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010039. Epub 2019 Jul 29. PMID: 31352811.
Analysis of polygenic risk score usage and performance in diverse human populations.
Duncan L, Shen H, Gelaye B, Meijsen J, Ressler K, Feldman M, Peterson R, Domingue B. Nat Commun. 2019 Jul 25;10(1):3328. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11112-0. PMID: 31346163; PMCID: PMC6658471.
Viewpoints: Approaches to defining and investigating fear.
Mobbs D, Adolphs R, Fanselow MS, Barrett LF, LeDoux JE, Ressler K, Tye KM. Nat Neurosci. 2019 Aug;22(8):1205-1216. doi: 10.1038/s41593-019-0456-6. PMID: 31332374; PMCID: PMC6943931.
Fighting Females: Neural and Behavioral Consequences of Social Defeat Stress in Female Mice.
Newman EL, Covington HE 3rd, Suh J, Bicakci MB, Ressler KJ, DeBold JF, Miczek KA. Biol Psychiatry. 2019 Nov 1;86(9):657-668. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.05.005. Epub 2019 May 13. PMID: 31255250; PMCID: PMC6788975.
Polygenic risk associated with post-traumatic stress disorder onset and severity.
Misganaw B, Guffanti G, Lori A, Abu-Amara D, Flory JD et al. Transl Psychiatry. 2019 Jun 7;9(1):165. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0497-3. PMID: 31175274; PMCID: PMC6555815.
MicroRNA regulation of persistent stress enhanced memory.
Sillivan SE, Jamieson S, de Nijs L, Jones M, Snijders C, Klengel T, et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2020 May;25(5):965-976. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0432-2. PMID: 31142820; PMCID: PMC6883139.
Epigenetic upregulation of FKBP5 by aging and stress contributes to NF-κB-driven inflammation and cardiovascular risk.
Zannas AS, Jia M, Hafner K, Baumert J, Wiechmann T, Pape JC, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jun 4;116(23):11370-11379. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1816847116. Epub 2019 May 21. PMID: 31113877; PMCID: PMC6561294.
Powerful and Efficient Strategies for Genetic Association Testing of Symptom and Questionnaire Data in Psychiatric Genetic Studies.
Holleman AM, Broadaway KA, Duncan R, Todor A, Almli LM, Bradley B, et al. Sci Rep. 2019 May 17;9(1):7523. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-44046-0. PMID: 31101869; PMCID: PMC6525248.
The critical importance of basic animal research for neuropsychiatric disorders.
Bale TL, Abel T, Akil H, Carlezon WA Jr, Moghaddam B, Nestler EJ, Ressler KJ, Thompson SM. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Jul;44(8):1349-1353. doi: 10.1038/s41386-019-0405-9. Epub 2019 May 2. PMID: 31048727; PMCID: PMC6784904.
Memory formation in the absence of experience.
Vetere G, Tran LM, Moberg S, Steadman PE, Restivo L, Morrison FG, Ressler KJ, Josselyn SA, Frankland PW. Nat Neurosci. 2019 Jun;22(6):933-940. doi: 10.1038/s41593-019-0389-0. Epub 2019 Apr 29. PMID: 31036944.
Autonomic responses to fear conditioning among women with PTSD and dissociation.
​Seligowski AV, Lebois LAM, Hill SB, Kahhale I, Wolff JD, Jovanovic T, Winternitz SR, Kaufman ML, Ressler KJ. Depress Anxiety. 2019 Jul;36(7):625-634. doi: 10.1002/da.22903. Epub 2019 Apr 22. PMID: 31012207; PMCID: PMC6602841.
Alpha-adrenergic receptors in PTSD - failure or time for precision medicine? .
Ressler KJ. New England Journal of Medicine. 2018 Feb 8; 378(6):575. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1716724.
Functional evaluation of a PTSD-associated genetic variant: estradiol regulation and ADCYAP1R1.
Mercer KB, Dias B, Shafer D, Maddox SA, Mulle JG, Hu P, Walton J, Ressler KJ. Translational Psychiatry. 2016 Dec 13;6(12):e978. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.241. PMID: 27959335
Molecular characterization of Thy1 expressing fear-inhibiting neurons within the basolateral amygdala.
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McCullough K, Choi D, Guo J, Zimmermann K, Walton J, Rainnie D, Ressler KJ. Nature Communications. 2016 Oct 21;7:13149. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13149. PMID: 27767183
​Amygdala-Dependent Molecular Mechanisms of the Tac2 Pathway in Fear Learning.
Andero R, Daniel S, Guo JD, Bruner RC, Seth S, Marvar PJ, Rainnie D, Ressler KJ. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Jun 29. doi: 10.1038/npp.2016.77. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27238620
​Genome-wide gene-based analysis suggests an association between Neuroligin 1 (NLGN1) and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Kilaru V, Iyer SV, Almli LM, Stevens JS, Lori A, Jovanovic T, Ely TD, Bradley B, Binder EB, Koen N, Stein DJ, Conneely KN, Wingo AP, Smith AK, Ressler KJ. 
​Translational Psychiatry. 2016 May 24;6:e820. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.69. PMID: 27219346
Baseline psychophysiological and cortisol reactivity as a predictor of PTSD treatment outcome in virtual reality exposure therapy.
Norrholm SD, Jovanovic T, Gerardi M, Breazeale KG, Price M, Davis M, Duncan E, Ressler KJ, Bradley B, Rizzo A, Tuerk PW, Rothbaum BO. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2016 Jul;82:28-37. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 May 7. PMID: 27183343
​The Intersection of Environment and the Genome in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Ressler KJ. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016 Jul 1;73(7):653-4. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0349. No abstract available. PMID: 27167446
​Neuroimaging genetic approaches to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Lebois LA, Wolff JD, Ressler KJ. Experimental Neurology. 2016 Apr 22. pii: S0014-4886(16)30099-1. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.04.019. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 27109180
Early intervention following trauma may mitigate genetic risk for PTSD in civilians: a pilot prospective emergency department study. 
Rothbaum BO, Kearns MC, Reiser E, Davis JS, Kerley KA, Rothbaum AO, Mercer KB, Price M, Houry D, Ressler KJ. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2014 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25188543.
Interaction between the Cholecystokinin and Endogenous Cannabinoid Systems in Cued Fear Expression and Extinction Retention. 
Bowers ME, Ressler KJ.  Neuropsychopharmacology. 2014 Sep 1. doi: 10.1038/npp.2014.225. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25176168.
Interaction of the ADRB2 Gene Polymorphism With Childhood Trauma in Predicting Adult Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Liberzon I, King AP, Ressler KJ, Almli LM, Zhang P, Ma ST, Cohen GH, Tamburrino MB, Calabrese JR, Galea S.  JAMA Psychiatry. 2014 Aug 27. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.999. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25162199.
Translational studies of estradiol and progesterone in fear and PTSD.
Seligowski AV, Hurly J, Mellen E, Ressler KJ, Ramikie TS. ​Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2020 Feb 18;11(1):1723857. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1723857. PMID: 32158516; PMCID: PMC7048196.
Translating Across Circuits and Genetics Toward Progress in Fear-and Anxiety-Related Disorders.
Ressler KJ. Am J Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 1;177(3):214-222. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20010055. PMID: 32114783.
Nervous and Endocrine System Dysfunction in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Overview and Consideration of Sex as a Biological Variable.
Seligowski AV, Harnett NG, Merker JB, Ressler KJ. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2020 Apr;5(4):381-391. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.12.006. Epub 2019 Dec 19. PMID: 32033924; PMCID: PMC7150641.
A review of epigenetic contributions to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Howie H, Rijal CM, Ressler KJ. Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2019 Dec;21(4):417-428. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2019.21.4/kressler. PMID: 31949409; PMCID: PMC6952751.
Literature review and methodological considerations for understanding circulating risk biomarkers following trauma exposure.
Linnstaedt SD, Zannas AS, McLean SA, Koenen KC, Ressler KJ. Mol Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 20:10.1038/s41380-019-0636-5. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0636-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31863020; PMCID: PMC7305050.
Deconstructing the gestalt: mechanisms of fear, threat, and trauma memory encoding. ​
Maddox SA, Hartman J, Ross RA, Ressler KJ. Neuron. 2019 Apr 3; 102:60. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.017 ​
Augmentation of extinction and inhibitory learning in anxiety and trauma-related disorders.
Lebois LAM, Seligowski AV, Wolff JD, Hill SB, Ressler KJ. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. 2019 Jan 30; doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050718-095634​
Brain circuit dysfunction in post-traumatic stress disorder: from mouse to man. 
Fenster RJ, Lebois LAM, Ressler KJ, Suh J. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2018 Sep; 19:535. doi: 10.1038/s41583-018-0039-7. ​
The Physiology of Fear: Reconceptualizing the Role of the Central Amygdala in Fear Learning.
Keifer OP Jr, Hurt RC, Ressler KJ, Marvar PJ. Physiology (Bethesda). 2015 Sep;30(5):389-401. doi: 10.1152/physiol.00058.2014.
An Integrated Neuroscience Perspective on Formulation and Treatment Planning for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Educational Review.
Ross DA, Arbuckle MR, Travis MJ, Dwyer JB, van Schalkwyk GI, Ressler KJ. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Apr 1;74(4):407-415. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3325.
An Overview of Translationally Informed Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Animal Models of Pavlovian Fear Conditioning to Human Clinical Trials.
Bowers ME, Ressler KJ. Biological Psychiatry. 2015 Sep 1;78(5):E15-27. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.06.008. 
Gene x Environment Determinants of Stress- and Anxiety-Related Disorders.
Sharma S, Powers A, Bradley B, Ressler KJ. Annual Review of Psychology. 2016;67:239-61. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-122414-033408.
Mouse models of fear-related disorders: Cell-type-specific manipulations in amygdala.
Gafford GM, Ressler KJ. Neuroscience. 2015 Jun 20. pii: S0306-4522(15)00550-3. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.06.019. 
Neuroimaging Genetic Approaches to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Lebois LAM, Wolff JD, Ressler KJ. Experimental Neurology. 2016 Oct;284(Pt B):141-152. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.04.019. 
The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Workgroup: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Enters the Age of Large-Scale Genomic Collaboration.
Logue MW, Amstadter AB, Baker DG, Duncan L, Koenen KC, Liberzon I, Miller MW, Morey RA, Nievergelt CM, Ressler KJ, Smith AK, Smoller JW, Stein MB, Sumner JA, Uddin M. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2015 Sep;40(10):2287-97. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.118. 
Models of Intergenerational and Transgenerational Transmission of Risk for Psychopathology in Mice.
Klengel T, Dias BG, Ressler KJ. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Jan;41(1):219-31. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.249
Pharmacology of cognitive enhancers for exposure-based therapy of fear, anxiety and trauma-related disorders.
Singewald N, Schmuckermair C, Whittle N, Holmes A, Ressler KJ. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2015 May;149:150-90. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.12.004. 
Epigenetic mechanisms underlying learning and the inheritance of learned behaviors.
Dias BG, Maddox SA, Klengel T, Ressler KJ. Trends in Neurosciences. 2015 Feb;38(2):96-107. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2014.12.003
Bridging the Gap: Towards a Cell-Type Specific Understanding of Neural Circuits Underlying Fear Behaviors.
McCullough KM, Morrison FG, Ressler KJ. Neurobiology of Learning & Memory. 2016 Jul 25. pii: S1074-7427(16)30125-3. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.07.025
Augmenting Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment: From Brain to Mind.
Ressler KJ, Rothbaum, BO. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Nov;70(11):1129-1131. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.2116.
DSM-5 and RDoC: progress in psychiatry research?
Casey BJ, Craddock N, Cuthbert BN, Hyman SE, Lee FS, Ressler KJ. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2013 Nov;14(11):810-4. doi: 10.1038/nrn3621.
Implications of memory modulation for post-traumatic stress and fear disorders.
Parsons RG, Ressler KJ. Nature Neuroscience. 2013 Feb;16(2):146-53. doi: 10.1038/nn.3296.
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