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Teresa M. Reyes, PHD

Senior Associate Dean

Senior Associate Dean for Basic and Translational Research and Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology and Neurobiology

Dean's Office | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Senior Research Associate: Salk Institute of Biological Sciences
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship : Salk Institute of Biological Sciences
  • PhD: University of Wisconsin
  • Masters of Science: University of Wisconsin
  • Bachelors of Science: University of Wisconsin
Contact Information

Peer Reviewed Publications

Laaker, Collin J; Cantelon, Claire; Davis, Alyshia B; Lloyd, Kelsey R; Agyeman, Nana; Hiltz, Adam R; Smith, Brittany L; Konsman, Jan Pieter; Reyes, Teresa M 2023. Early life cancer and chemotherapy lead to cognitive deficits related to alterations in microglial-associated gene expression in prefrontal cortex. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 113 , 176-188

Smith, Brittany L; Hassler, Ally; Lloyd, Kelsey R; Reyes, Teresa M 2023. Perinatal morphine but not buprenorphine affects gestational and offspring neurobehavioral outcomes in mice. Neurotoxicology, 99 , 292-304

Konsman, Jan Pieter; Laaker, Collin J; Lloyd, Kelsey R; Hiltz, Adam; Smith, Brittany L; Smail, Marissa A; Reyes, Teresa M 2022. Translationally relevant mouse model of early life cancer and chemotherapy exposure results in brain and small intestine cytokine responses: A potential link to cognitive deficits. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 99 , 192-202

Lloyd, Kelsey; Reyes, Teresa 2022. High fat diet consumption restricted to adolescence has minimal effects on adult executive function that vary by sex. Nutritional neuroscience, 25 4, 801-811

Smith, Brittany L; Guzman, Tess A; Brendle, Alexander H; Laaker, Collin J; Ford, Alexis; Hiltz, Adam R; Zhao, Junfang; Setchell, Kenneth D R; Reyes, Teresa M 2022. Perinatal Morphine Exposure Leads to Sex-Dependent Executive Function Deficits and Microglial Changes in Mice. eNeuro, 9 5,

Konsman, Jan Pieter; Reyes, Teresa M 2020. The lost cause of not being mechanistic enough? A perspective inspired by philosophy of science. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 84 , 1-3

Lloyd, Kelsey R; Reyes, Teresa M 2020. Treading water: mixed effects of high fat diet on mouse behavior in the forced swim test. Physiology & behavior, 223 , 112965

Smith, Brittany L; Laaker, Collin J; Lloyd, Kelsey R; Hiltz, Adam R; Reyes, Teresa M 2020. Adolescent microglia play a role in executive function in male mice exposed to perinatal high fat diet. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 84 , 80-89

Grissom, Nicola M; Reyes, Teresa M 2019. Correction: Let's call the whole thing off: evaluating gender and sex differences in executive function. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 44 7, 1344

Grissom, Nicola M; Reyes, Teresa M 2019. Let's call the whole thing off: evaluating gender and sex differences in executive function. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 44 1, 86-96

Makinson, Ryan; Lloyd, Kelsey; Grissom, Nicola; Reyes, Teresa M 2019. Exposure to in utero inflammation increases locomotor activity, alters cognitive performance and drives vulnerability to cognitive performance deficits after acute immune activation. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 80 , 56-65

Huo, XiaoJiao; Reyes, Teresa M; Heijnen, Cobi J; Kavelaars, Annemieke 2018. Cisplatin treatment induces attention deficits and impairs synaptic integrity in the prefrontal cortex in mice. Scientific reports, 8 1, 17400

Kumar, Vinod Jangir; Grissom, Nicola M; McKee, Sarah E; Schoch, Hannah; Bowman, Nicole; Havekes, Robbert; Kumar, Manoj; Pickup, Stephen; Poptani, Harish; Reyes, Teresa M; Hawrylycz, Mike; Abel, Ted; Nickl-Jockschat, Thomas 2018. Linking spatial gene expression patterns to sex-specific brain structural changes on a mouse model of 16p11.2 hemideletion. Translational psychiatry, 8 1, 109

Lloyd, Kelsey R; Yaghoubi, Sarah K; Makinson, Ryan A; McKee, Sarah E; Reyes, Teresa M 2018. Housing and testing in mixed-sex rooms increases motivation and accuracy during operant testing in both male and female mice. Neurobiology of learning and memory, 150 , 20-24

McKee, Sarah E; Reyes, Teresa M 2018. Effect of supplementation with methyl-donor nutrients on neurodevelopment and cognition: considerations for future research. Nutrition reviews, 76 7, 497-511

McKee, Sarah E; Zhang, Sisi; Chen, Li; Rabinowitz, Joshua D; Reyes, Teresa M 2018. Perinatal high fat diet and early life methyl donor supplementation alter one carbon metabolism and DNA methylation in the brain. Journal of neurochemistry, 145 5, 362-373

Thanos, Panayotis K; Zhuo, Jianmin; Robison, Lisa; Kim, Ronald; Ananth, Mala; Choai, Ilon; Grunseich, Adam; Grissom, Nicola M; George, Robert; Delis, Foteini; Reyes, Teresa M 2018. Suboptimal maternal diets alter mu opioid receptor and dopamine type 1 receptor binding but exert no effect on dopamine transporters in the offspring brain. International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, 64 , 21-28

Grissom NM, George R, Reyes TM. 2017. Suboptimal nutrition in early life affects the inflammatory gene expression profile and behavioral responses to stressors. Brain Behav Immun., 63, 115-126

Grissom, N M; George, R; Reyes, T M 2017. The hypothalamic transcriptional response to stress is severely impaired in offspring exposed to adverse nutrition during gestation. Neuroscience, 342 , 200-211

Grissom, Nicola M; George, Robert; Reyes, Teresa M 2017. Suboptimal nutrition in early life affects the inflammatory gene expression profile and behavioral responses to stressors. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 63 , 115-126

Makinson, Ryan; Lloyd, Kelsey; Rayasam, Aditya; McKee, Sarah; Brown, Amy; Barila, Guillermo; Grissom, Nicola; George, Robert; Marini, Matt; Fabry, Zsuzsanna; Elovitz, Michal; Reyes, Teresa M 2017. Intrauterine inflammation induces sex-specific effects on neuroinflammation, white matter, and behavior. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 66 , 277-288

McKee SE, Grissom NM, Herdt CT, Reyes TM. 2017. Methyl donor supplementation alters cognitive performance and motivation in female offspring from high-fat diet-fed dams. FASEB J. , (6) , 2352-2363

McKee, Sarah E; Grissom, Nicola M; Herdt, Christopher T; Reyes, Teresa M 2017. Methyl donor supplementation alters cognitive performance and motivation in female offspring from high-fat diet-fed dams. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 31 6, 2352-2363

Smith, B L; Reyes, T M 2017. Offspring neuroimmune consequences of maternal malnutrition: Potential mechanism for behavioral impairments that underlie metabolic and neurodevelopmental disorders. Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 47 , 109-122

Carlin JL, Grissom N, Ying Z, Gomez-Pinilla F, Reyes TM. 2016. Voluntary exercise blocks Western diet-induced gene expression of the chemokines CXCL10 and CCL2 in the prefrontal cortex. Brain Behav Immun., 58, 82-90

Carlin, Jesse L; Grissom, Nicola; Ying, Zhe; Gomez-Pinilla, Fernando; Reyes, Teresa M 2016. Voluntary exercise blocks Western diet-induced gene expression of the chemokines CXCL10 and CCL2 in the prefrontal cortex. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 58 , 82-90

Carlin, Jesse L; McKee, Sarah E; Hill-Smith, Tiffany; Grissom, Nicola M; George, Robert; Lucki, Irwin; Reyes, Teresa M 2016. Removal of high-fat diet after chronic exposure drives binge behavior and dopaminergic dysregulation in female mice. Neuroscience, 326 , 170-179

J. L. Carlin, S. E. McKee, T. Hill-Smith, N. M. Grissom, R. George, I.Lucki and T. M Reyes 2016. Removal of high fat diet after chronic exposure drives binge behavior and dopaminergic dysregulation in female mice. Neuroscience, 326, 170-9.

Thanos PK, Zhuo J, Robison L, Kim R, Ananth M, Choai I, Grunseich A, Grissom NM, George R, Delis F, Reyes TM. 2016. Suboptimal maternal diets alter mu opioid receptor and dopamine type 1 receptor binding but exert no effect on dopamine transporters in the offspring brain. Int J Dev Neurosci., 16 , 30211-8

Grissom NM, George R, Reyes TM 2015. The hypothalamic transcriptional response to stress is severely impaired in offspring exposed to adverse nutrition during gestation. Neuroscience, ,

Hale MW, Spencer SJ, Conti B, Jasoni CL, Kent S, Radler ME, Reyes TM, Sominsky L. 2015. Diet, behavior and immunity across the lifespan. Neurosci Biobehav Rev., 58 , 46-62

N. M. Grissom, C. T. Herdt, J. Desilets, J. Lidsky-Everson, T. M. Reyes. 2015. Dissociable deficits of executive function caused by gestational adversity are linked to specific transcriptional changes in the prefrontal cortex. Neuropsychopharmacology, 40 6,