Tara K. S. Craft
1835 Neil Avenue MallColumbus, Ohio 43210-1222 USA
Phone: 614-538-9540
Fax: 614-451-3116
Email: craft.230@osu.edu
Education
| B.S. | Neuroscience & Psychology | 2000 | Allegheny College |
| M.A. | Psychology | 2004 | The Ohio State University |
| Ph.D. | Psychology | 2005 | The Ohio State University (expected) |
Research Interests
I joined the laboratory of Dr. A. Courtney DeVries in the summer of 2001. After completing my surgical training at Johns Hopkins University, under the direction of Dr. Patricia Hurn and Dr. Nuobo Sugo, I began my graduate research at The Ohio State University, using the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) technique to assess the effects of sociobiological factors on stroke outcome.My primary research interest is the effects of perinatal stress on stroke outcome. Previous studies from our lab have shown that increased concentrations of endogenous glucocorticoids severely compromise stroke outcome. By following a postnatal handling paradigm, which has been shown in rodents to decrease hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation in response to stress, we expected to improve post-stroke outcome. Instead, we found that brief maternal separation during early infancy actually exacerbates the negative effects of stroke in adulthood. I am currently investigating the possible mechanisms behind this finding. I am also beginning to investigate the effects of extended maternal separation and prenatal stress on stoke outcome. Ultimately, these studies should illustrate how minor manipulations during critical developmental periods can have long-term health consequences.
Honors & Awards
Cum Laude - Allegheny CollegePsi Chi Honor Society
2003 Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, 3rd place for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Trainee Travel Award, PNIRS Annual Meeting, Titisee, Germany. March 2004
Herbert Toops Award, departmental award for outstanding doctoral dissertation proposal. The Ohio State University, May 2005
Travel Aard, ANnual ISPNE Conference, Montreal, Canada June 2005
Eli Lilly/SfN Chapters Graduate Student Travel Award, 3rd place for Ohio chapter to attend Annual SfN Conference, Washington, D.C. June 2005
Grants
The Ohio State University Presidential Award Support from 06/05 thru 06/06The American Heart Association (AHA), Southern and Ohio Valley Research Consortium, Pre-doctoral fellowship Declined to accept Presidential Fellowship Total cost $18,000
Publications
Detillion, C.E., Craft, T.K.S., Glasper, E.R., Predergast, B.J. & DeVries, A.C. 2003. Social facilitation of wound healing. Psychoneuroendocinology, 29(8):1004-1011.
Craft, T.K.S., Mahoney, J.H., DeVries, A.C. & Sarter, M. 2005. Microsphere embolism-induced cholinergic deafferentation and impairments in attentional performance. European Journal of Neuroscience, in press
Craft, T.K.S., Glasper, E.R., McCullough, L., Zhang, N., Sugo, N., Otsuka, T., Hurn, P.D., & DeVries, A.C. 2005. Social interaction improves stroke outcome. Stroke, in press
In Review
Craft, T.K.S., Zhang, N., Glasper, E.R. & DeVries, A.C. 2005. Neonatal factors influence stroke outcome in adult mice.
Khanna, S., Roy, S., Slivka, A., Craft, T.K.S., Chaki, S., Rink, C., Notestine, P., DeVries, A.C., & Sen, C.K. 2005. Molecular basis of Vitamin E action: Potent neuroprotective properties of a-tocotrienol in cultured neurons and against stroke in rodents.
Craft, T.K.S. & DeVries, A.C. 2005. IL-1 mediates depressive-like behavior in post-stroke mice.
Glasper, E.R., Craft, T.K.S., & DeVries, A.C. 2005. Suppression of immune response in mice exposed to brief maternal separation. in prep
Abstracts and Presentations
| 1999-2000 | Senior Project and Thesis, Symposium Presentation. "Responses of Female Rats to the Odors of Males: The Effects of Estrus and Major Histocompatibility Complex Variations in Determining Mate Preferences." Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. |
| 2002 | Society for Neuroscience, Abstract and Poster Presentation. "Depressive-Live Behavior in Mice Following Stroke." Orlando, FL. |
| 2003 | PBN First Year Report, Seminar Presentation. "Perinatal Manipulations Affect Stroke Outcome." The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. |
| 2003 | Mother and Infant Conference: Perinatal Influences on Health, Abstract and Poster Presentation. "Perinatal Manipulations Affect Stroke Outcome." Montreal, Quebec. |
| 2003 | Society for Behavioral Neuroscience, Abstract and Poster Presentation. "Perinatal Manipulations Affect Stroke Outcome." Cincinnati, OH. |
| 2003 | International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology, Abstract and Poster Presentation. "Perinatal and Corticosteroid Manipulations Influence ISchemia-Induced Neuronal Death." Rockefeller University, New York, NY. |
| 2003 | Society for Neuroscience, Abstract and Poster Presentation. "The Effects of Parturition and Lactation on Wound Healing." New Orleans, LA. |
| 2003 | Society for Neuroscience, Abstract and Poster Presentation. "Neonatal Manipulations Affect Stroke Outcome." New Orleans, LA. |
| 2003 | Society for Neuroscience, Press Conference. Pregnancy and the Brain. New Orleans, LA. |
| 2004 | Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Abstract and Oral Presentation. "IL-1B Mediates Post-Stroke Depressive-Like Behaviors in Mice." Titisee, Germany. |
| 2004 | Society for Neuroscience, Abstract and Poster Presentation. "Neonatal factors influence stroke outcome." San Diego, CA. |
| 2004 | Society for Neuroscience, Abstract and Poster Presentation. "IL-1ß Mediates Post-Stroke Depressive-Like Behavior in Mice." San Diego, CA. |
| 2005 | Research Seminar Series (Nelson and DeVries Laboratories), Oral Presentation. "Perinatal Experiences Influence Stroke Outcome." Columbus, OH. |
Website Citations
Society Memberships
Society for Behavioral NeuroendocinologyPsychoneuroimmunology Research Society
Society for Neuroscience
