Richard Johnson,
Professor
Department:
Department of Physiological Sciences
Business Phone:
(352) 294-4021
Business Email:
rdjohnso@ufl.edu
Accomplishments
Teacher of the Year Award
2022
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2025
Teacher of the Year Award in Biological Sciences
2022
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher of the Year Award
2019
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Term Professorship Award
2018
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University of Florida
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence
2016
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Foundation Professorship Award
2015
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University of Florida
Teacher of the Year Award
2015
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award
2015
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Basic Science Teacher of the Year Award
2012
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Foundation Professorship Award
2006
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University of Florida
Teacher of the Year Award
2005
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Basic Science Teacher of the Year Award
2003
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Basic Science Teacher of the Year Award
2000
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Teacher of the Year Award
2000
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Pfizer Award for Research Excellence
1999
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
National All-Collegiate Advisor Award
1998
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Collegiate Inventors Program
Teacher of the Year Award
1992
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine
Yearbook Teacher of the Year: School of Veterinary Medicine
1986
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University of California, Davis
Graduate Student Research Award
1983
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University of California, Davis
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2010,2014-2024
VEM5110 Animal Systems 1
2011-2024
DEN5120C Physiology
2007,2013-2024
VEM5902 Teaching Assistant Special Elective
2011-2023
VEM5112 Animal Systems 3
2020-2023
VEM5334L Equine Lameness and Imaging
2018-2019,2021
GMS6705 Functional Human Neuroanatomy
2017-2019,2021-2024,2023-2024
GMS6070 Sensory and Motor Systems
2018
VME7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2018
GMS7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2015,2018
GMS6711 Neurobiology of Pain
2018
BME7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2015-2017
VEM5311 Avian Med and Surgery
2012-2013
VME6905 Problems in Veterinary Medical Sciences
2021
VME6932 Seminar in Physiological Sciences
2022-2024
GMS6701 Functional and Comparative Neuroanatomy for Professionals
2023
GMS7795 Special Topics in Neuroscience
2023-2024
BMS6020 Clinical Neuroscience
Research Profile
The neurophysiology/neuroanatomy/immunohistochemistry of visceral and somatic sensory/motor neurons and the synaptic/functional interactions with spinal cord and brainstem interneurons. Investigation of the neural circuit maps, physiological mechanisms, and the therapeutic strategies associated with spinal cord/peripheral nerve injury and visceral organ dysfunction (including pancreas/diabetes, peripheral vasculature, urogenital tract). Teaching in anatomy and neuroscience.
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0003-2037-1645
Publications
2023
Optogenetic urothelial cell stimulation induces bladder contractions and pelvic nerve afferent firing.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology.
325(2):F150-F163
[DOI] 10.1152/ajprenal.00035.2023.
[PMID] 37318991.
2023
The effects of targeted vagus nerve stimulation on glucose homeostasis in STZ-induced diabetic rodents.
Frontiers in neuroscience.
17
[DOI] 10.3389/fnins.2023.1179276.
[PMID] 37397461.
2022
Calcitonin gene-related peptide and neurologic injury: An emerging target for headache management.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery.
220
[DOI] 10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107355.
[PMID] 35785661.
2022
Erector spinae plane block at the thoracolumbar spine: a canine cadaveric study.
Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia.
49(6):656-663
[DOI] 10.1016/j.vaa.2022.07.008.
[PMID] 36050209.
2022
Identification and characterization of novel abdominal and pelvic brown adipose depots in mice.
Adipocyte.
11(1):616-629
[DOI] 10.1080/21623945.2022.2133415.
[PMID] 36260113.
2022
Investigation and modulation of interleukin-6 following subarachnoid hemorrhage: targeting inflammatory activation for cerebral vasospasm.
Journal of neuroinflammation.
19(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12974-022-02592-x.
[PMID] 36114540.
2021
Nav1.7 is required for normal C-low threshold mechanoreceptor function in humans and mice
Brain.
145(10):3637-3653
[DOI] 10.1093/brain/awab482.
[PMID] 34957475.
2020
Designing a bioelectronic treatment for Type 1 diabetes: targeted parasympathetic modulation of insulin secretion.
Bioelectronics in medicine.
3(2):17-31
[DOI] 10.2217/bem-2020-0006.
[PMID] 33169091.
2019
Anatomic characterization of pulmonary accessory fissures in canine cadavers.
Anatomia, histologia, embryologia.
48(2):157-163
[DOI] 10.1111/ahe.12424.
[PMID] 30657203.
2018
Behavioral, cellular and molecular maladaptations covary with exposure to pyridostigmine bromide in a rat model of gulf war illness pain.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology.
352:119-131
[DOI] 10.1016/j.taap.2018.05.023.
[PMID] 29803855.
2018
Differential effects of radiant and mechanically applied thermal stimuli on human C-tactile afferent firing patterns
Journal of Neurophysiology.
120(4):1885-1892
[DOI] 10.1152/jn.00940.2017.
[PMID] 30044679.
2017
DEET potentiates the development and persistence of anticholinesterase dependent chronic pain signs in a rat model of Gulf War Illness pain.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology.
316:48-62
[DOI] 10.1016/j.taap.2016.12.014.
[PMID] 28025109.
2017
Hypertension-Linked Pathophysiological Alterations in the Gut
Circulation Research.
120(2):312+-323
[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309006.
2017
Optimal Delineation of Single C-Tactile and C-Nociceptive Afferents in Humans By Latency Slowing
Journal of Neurophysiology.
117(4):1608-1614
[DOI] 10.1152/jn.00939.2016.
[PMID] 28123010.
2016
Exposure to Gulf War Illness chemicals induces functional muscarinic receptor maladaptations in muscle nociceptors.
Neurotoxicology.
54:99-110
[DOI] 10.1016/j.neuro.2016.04.001.
[PMID] 27058124.
2016
The Adaptor Protein CD2AP Is a Coordinator of Neurotrophin Signaling-Mediated Axon Arbor Plasticity
The Journal of Neuroscience.
36(15):4259-75
[DOI] 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2423-15.2016.
[PMID] 27076424.
2015
A delayed chronic pain like condition with decreased Kv channel activity in a rat model of Gulf War Illness pain syndrome.
Neurotoxicology.
51:67-79
[DOI] 10.1016/j.neuro.2015.09.010.
[PMID] 26409647.
2015
Effects of Lateral Funiculus Sparing, Spinal Lesion Level, and Gender On Recovery of Bladder Voiding Reflexes and Hematuria in Rats
Journal of Neurotrauma.
32(3):200-208
[DOI] 10.1089/neu.2013.3247.
[PMID] 25137571.
2015
Involvement of Bone Marrow Cells and Neuroinflammation in Hypertension
Circulation research.
117(2):178-191
[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.305853.
[PMID] 25963715.
2015
Transcriptional Changes in Sensory Ganglia Associated With Primary Afferent Axon Collateral Sprouting in Spared Dermatome Model
Genomics Data.
6:249-252
[DOI] 10.1016/j.gdata.2015.10.005.
[PMID] 26697387.
2014
Distinct Subclassification of Drg Neurons Innervating the Distal Colon and Glans Penis/Distal Urethra Based On the Electrophysiological Current Signature
Journal of Neurophysiology.
112(6):1392-1408
[DOI] 10.1152/jn.00560.2013.
[PMID] 24872531.
2014
Human C-tactile afferents are tuned to the temperature of a skin-stroking caress.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.
34(8):2879-83
[DOI] 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2847-13.2014.
[PMID] 24553929.
2014
Organization of Sensory Input To the Nociceptive-Specific Cutaneous Trunk Muscle Reflex in Rat, An Effective Experimental System for Examining Nociception and Plasticity
Journal of Comparative Neurology.
522(5):1048-1071
[DOI] 10.1002/cne.23461.
[PMID] 23983104.
2012
A Transcription Factor-Microrna Autoregulatory Loop Determines Dopamine Neuron Numbers
International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience.
30(8):679-679
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2012.10.027.
2011
Bilateral Bulbospinal Projections To Pudendal Motoneuron Circuitry After Chronic Spinal Cord Hemisection Injury as Revealed By Transsynaptic Tracing With Pseudorabies Virus
Journal of Neurotrauma.
28(4):595-605
[DOI] 10.1089/neu.2009.1180.
[PMID] 21265606.
2010
Select Spinal Lesions Reveal Multiple Ascending Pathways in the Rat Conveying Input From the Male Genitalia
The Journal of physiology.
588(Pt 7):1073-1083
[DOI] 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.186544.
[PMID] 20142271.
2009
T Regulatory Cell Function in Idiopathic Minimal Lesion Nephrotic Syndrome
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany).
24(9):1691-1698
[DOI] 10.1007/s00467-009-1214-x.
[PMID] 19495805.
2008
Distal Limb Radiography, Ossification, and Growth Plate Closure in the Juvenile Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus)
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.
39(3):320-334
[DOI] 10.1638/2007-0031.1.
2008
Segmental Neuropathic Pain Does Not Develop in Male Rats With Complete Spinal Transections
Journal of Neurotrauma.
25(10):1241-1245
[DOI] 10.1089/neu.2008.0515.
[PMID] 18986225.
2008
Trpm8 Mechanism of Autonomic Nerve Response To Cold in Respiratory Airway
Molecular Pain.
4
[DOI] 10.1186/1744-8069-4-22.
[PMID] 18534015.
2007
Heat sensitization in skin and muscle nociceptors expressing distinct combinations of TRPV1 and TRPV2 protein.
Journal of neurophysiology.
97(4):2651-62
[PMID] 17287441.
2007
Long-term effects of spinal cord injury on sexual function in men: implications for neuroplasticity.
Spinal cord.
45(5):338-48
[PMID] 17016492.
2007
Spinal cord injury influences psychogenic as well as physical components of female sexual ability.
Spinal cord.
45(5):349-59
[PMID] 17033619.
2007
The impact of spinal cord injury on sexual function: concerns of the general population.
Spinal cord.
45(5):328-37
[PMID] 17033620.
2006
Chronic spinal cord injury induced changes in the responses of thalamic neurons.
Experimental neurology.
197(1):177-88
[PMID] 16266704.
2006
Descending pathways modulating the spinal circuitry for ejaculation: effects of chronic spinal cord injury.
Progress in Brain Research.
152:415-26
[DOI] 10.1016/S0079-6123(05)52028-4.
[PMID] 16198717.
2006
Expression of TWIK-related acid sensitive K+ channels in capsaicin sensitive and insensitive cells of rat dorsal root ganglia.
Neuroscience.
141(2):955-963
[DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.04.019.
[PMID] 16725275.
2006
Proton sensitivity Ca2+ permeability and molecular basis of acid-sensing ion channels expressed in glabrous and hairy skin afferents.
Journal of neurophysiology.
95(4):2466-78
[PMID] 16407431.
2005
Augmented breath phase volume and timing relationships in the anesthetized rat.
Neuroscience letters.
373(2):89-93
[PMID] 15567559.
2005
Bilateral chronic constriction of the sciatic nerve: a model of long-term cold hyperalgesia.
Journal of Pain.
6(8):507-17
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.03.003.
[PMID] 16084465.
2005
Diverse immunocytochemical expression of opioid receptors in electrophysiologically defined cells of rat dorsal root ganglia.
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy.
29(4):255-64
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2005.02.002.
[PMID] 15927787.
2005
Nicotinic AChR in subclassified capsaicin-sensitive and -insensitive nociceptors of the rat DRG.
Journal of neurophysiology.
93(3):1358-71
[PMID] 15483069.
2004
Brain stem convergence of pelvic viscerosomatic inputs via spinal and vagal afferents.
Neuroreport.
15(8):1299-302
[PMID] 15167553.
2004
Characterization and function of TWIK-related acid sensing K+ channels in a rat nociceptive cell.
Neuroscience.
129(1):209-24
[DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.06.066.
[PMID] 15489043.
2004
Effects of chronic dorsal column lesions on pelvic viscerosomatic convergent medullary reticular formation neurons.
Journal of neurophysiology.
92(6):3596-600
[PMID] 15282259.
2003
Respiratory motor recovery after unilateral spinal cord injury: eliminating crossed phrenic activity decreases tidal volume and increases contralateral respiratory motor output.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.
23(6):2494-501
[PMID] 12657710.
2003
Responses of thalamic neurons to input from the male genitalia.
Journal of neurophysiology.
89(1):2-11
[PMID] 12522154.
2002
Differential effects of chronic spinal hemisection on somatic and visceral inputs to caudal brainstem.
Brain research.
947(2):234-42
[PMID] 12176166.
2002
Gray matter repair in the cervical spinal cord.
Progress in Brain Research.
137:49-70
[PMID] 12440359.
2002
The transduction properties of intercostal muscle mechanoreceptors.
BMC physiology.
2
[PMID] 12392601.
2001
Co-expression of P2X receptor subunits on rat nodose neurons that bind the isolectin GS-I-B4.
Neuroreport.
12(13):2995-7
[PMID] 11588618.
2000
Distribution of P2X1, P2X2, and P2X3 receptor subunits in rat primary afferents: relation to population markers and specific cell types.
Journal of chemical neuroanatomy.
20(2):141-62
[PMID] 11118807.
2000
Distribution patterns of different P2x receptor phenotypes in acutely dissociated dorsal root ganglion neurons of adult rats.
Experimental brain research.
134(1):126-32
[PMID] 11026733.
2000
Effects of acute and chronic midthoracic spinal cord injury on neural circuits for male sexual function. II. Descending pathways.
Journal of neurophysiology.
83(5):2508-18
[PMID] 10805652.
2000
P2X1 receptor subunit immunoreactivity and ATP-evoked fast currents in adult rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.
Neuroreport.
11(16):3589-92
[PMID] 11095524.
2000
Subclassified acutely dissociated cells of rat DRG: histochemistry and patterns of capsaicin-, proton-, and ATP-activated currents.
Journal of neurophysiology.
84(5):2365-79
[PMID] 11067979.
1999
Changes in neuronal receptive field characteristics in caudal brain stem following chronic spinal cord injury.
Journal of Neurotrauma.
16(6):533-41
[DOI] 10.1089/neu.1999.16.533.
[PMID] 10391369.
Grants
Sep 2022
ACTIVE
Role of Angiotensin II in Bladder Dysfunction
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK
Aug 2022
ACTIVE
Neurovascular protection by adropin in acute neural injury from subarachnoid hemorrhage
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS
Jul 2022
ACTIVE
Development of an optogenetic-based strategy for controlling the external urethral sphincter
Role: Other
Funding: AMER UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
Jul 2021
ACTIVE
Development of regional anesthesia techniques to treat chronic painful conditions of the stifle and elbow in dogs canine cadaveric study
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: AMER KENNEL CLUB CANINE HLTH FOU
Apr 2021
ACTIVE
An optogenetic-based control paradigm for neuromodulation of bladder function following spinal cord injury
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIBIB
Dec 2020
– Dec 2023
IPA for Richard D. Johnson 2020-2021
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Dec 2020
– Sep 2023
IPA for Victoria Dugan 2020-2021
Role: Other
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Jan 2017
– Mar 2021
Cognitive Augmentation through Neuroplasticity (CAN)
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US DEPT OF DEFENSE DARPA
Sep 2016
– Jul 2020
Neuromodulation-based treatment of diabetes: identifying anatomical and physiological pancreatic innervation targets
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH OD
Sep 2015
– Dec 2017
Neurovascular and Autonomic Dysfunction Associated with Gulf War Illness Pain
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US ARMY MED RES ACQUISITION
via US DEPT OF DEFENSE
Education
PhD – Veterinary Anatomy
1985
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University of California, Davis
BS – Physiology
1976
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University of California, Davis
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 294-4021
Emails:
- Business:
- rdjohnso@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
1333 Center Dr., Box 100144
DEPT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
GAINESVILLE FL 326100144 - Business Street:
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B2-21 JHMHC, BUILDING 206
GAINESVILLE FL 326100144
