Henry Sershen, M.S., Ph.D.

Henry Sershen, M.S., Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Schizophrenia Research
845-398-5548

Dr. Sershen is the Managing Editor of the journal Neurochemical Research. He is also Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and he is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the American Society for Neurochemistry, and the International Society for Neurochemistry.

Select Publications

  • D. C. Javitt, A. Hashim, and H. Sershen. Modulation of striatal dopamine release by glycine transport inhibitors. Neuropsychopharmacology 30 (4):649-656, 2005.
  • E. Shearman, S. Fallon, H. Sershen, and A. Lajtha. Nicotine-induced monoamine neurotransmitter changes in the brain of young rats. Brain Res.Bull. 76 (6):626-639, 2008.
  • H. Sershen, A. Balla, J. M. Aspromonte, S. Xie, T. B. Cooper, and D. C. Javitt. Characterization of interactions between phencyclidine and amphetamine in rodent prefrontal cortex and striatum: implications in NMDA/glycine-site-mediated dopaminergic dysregulation and dopamine transporter function. Neurochem.Int. 52 (1-2):119-129, 2008.
  • A. Lajtha and H. Sershen. Nicotine: alcohol reward interactions. Neurochem.Res. 35 (8):1248-1258, 2010.
  • Yuan, A., Sershen, H., Veeranna, Basavarajappa, B.S., Kumar, A., Hashim, A., Berg, M., Lee, J.H., Sato, Y., Rao, M.V., Mohan, P.S., Dyakin, V., Julien, J.P., Lee, V.M., & Nixon, R.A. Neurofilament subunits are integral components of synapses and modulate neurotransmission and behavior in vivo. Mol.Psychiatry, 20, (8) 986-994 2015.