Richard Johnson,
Adjunct Professor
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
2010,2014-2023
VEM5110 Animal Systems 1
2011-2024
DEN5120C Physiology
2007,2013-2025
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
2022-2023
GMS6701 Functional and Comparative Neuroanatomy for Professionals
2023
GMS7795 Special Topics in Neuroscience
2023
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.
Publications
Academic Articles
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
– Aug 2024
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: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS
Jul 2022
– Jun 2024
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
– Jun 2024
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 ADV RES PROJ AGCY
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) 273-9000
Emails:
- Business:
- rdjohnso@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO BOX 100265
1333 Center Dr., Box 100144
DEPT OF Neurosurgery
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1149 NEWELL DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
