Research
Brain Trauma: plasticity, blood flow & metabolism, neurogenesis, PET, MRI
Appointments
- Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
- Member, Brain Research Institute
- Cell & Developmental Biology GPB Home Area
- Neuroscience GPB Home Area
Biography
Dr. Neil Harris has worked within the fields of hydrocephalus, stroke and traumatic brain injury. The major theme of his current research at UCLA is understanding the potential for plasticity and function after trauma utilizing both light microscopy cell biology techniques as well as in vivo neuroimaging methodologies.
Dr. Harris holds an RO1 award to examine axonal plasticity and functional recovery after traumatic brain injury.
Publications
- Radabaugh, HL, Harris, NG, Wanner, IB, Burns, MP, McCabe, JT, Korotcov, AV et al.. Translational Outcomes Project in Neurotrauma (TOP-NT) Pre-Clinical Consortium Study: A Synopsis. J Neurotrauma. 2025; :. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0654. PubMed PMID:39841551 .
- Wanner, IB, McCabe, JT, Huie, JR, Harris, NG, Paydar, A, McMann-Chapman, C et al.. Prospective Harmonization, Common Data Elements, and Sharing Strategies for Multicenter Pre-Clinical Traumatic Brain Injury Research in the Translational Outcomes Project in Neurotrauma Consortium. J Neurotrauma. 2025; :. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0653. PubMed PMID:39831841 .
- Heiskanen, M, Ndode-Ekane, XE, Ali, I, Santana-Gomez, C, Puhakka, N, Gupta, SD et al.. Plasma microRNAs as prognostic biomarkers for development of severe epilepsy after experimental traumatic brain injury-EpiBioS4Rx Project 1 study. Epilepsia. 2024; :. doi: 10.1111/epi.18219. PubMed PMID:39661396 .
- Golovachev, N, Siebold, L, Sutton, RL, Ghavim, S, Harris, NG, Bartnik-Olson, B et al.. Metabolic-driven analytics of traumatic brain injury and neuroprotection by ethyl pyruvate. J Neuroinflammation. 2024;21 (1):294. doi: 10.1186/s12974-024-03280-8. PubMed PMID:39538295 PubMed Central PMC11562096.
- Santana-Gomez, C, Smith, G, Mousavi, A, Shamas, M, Harris, NG, Staba, R et al.. The Surgical Method of Craniectomy Differentially Affects Acute Seizures, Brain Deformation, and Behavior in a Traumatic Brain Injury Animal Model. Neurotrauma Rep. 2024;5 (1):969-981. doi: 10.1089/neur.2024.0064. PubMed PMID:39440152 PubMed Central PMC11491586.