Kimberley McAllister

Title(s)Professor, Med: Neurology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1544 Newton Ct
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    Title(s)Director, UC Davis School of Medicine

    Title(s)Professor, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior


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    1. Maternal immune activation during gestation modulates offspring immune profiles in a nonhuman primate model. Brain Behav Immun. 2026 Feb; 132:106207. Kelland C, Schauer J, Iosif AM, Rollins S, Srivastav A, Lesh T, Hogrefe C, Schumann C, Carter C, McAllister K, Bauman MD, de Water JV. PMID: 41344579; PMCID: PMC12990822.
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    2. Maternal immune activation alters infant attentional processing in a nonhuman primate model. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2025 Oct; 48:101075. Hubbard JA, Chen S, Iosif AM, Ryan AM, Murai T, Hogrefe CE, Lesh TA, Smucny J, Maddock RJ, Schumann CM, Hanks TD, Van de Water J, McAllister AK, Carter CS, Paukner A, Capitanio JP, Bauman MD. PMID: 40823319; PMCID: PMC12356000.
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    3. Glutamate Signaling and Neuroligin/Neurexin Adhesion Play Opposing Roles That Are Mediated by Major Histocompatibility Complex I Molecules in Cortical Synapse Formation. J Neurosci. 2024 12 04; 44(49). Sell GL, Barrow SL, McAllister AK. PMID: 39424368; PMCID: PMC11622183.
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    4. Altered brain metabolites in male nonhuman primate offspring exposed to maternal immune activation. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Oct; 121:280-290. Maddock RJ, Vlasova RM, Chen S, Iosif AM, Bennett J, Tanase C, Ryan AM, Murai T, Hogrefe CE, Schumann CD, Geschwind DH, Van de Water J, Amaral DG, Lesh TA, Styner MA, Kimberley McAllister A, Carter CS, Bauman MD. PMID: 39032543; PMCID: PMC11809764.
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    5. Generating a Reproducible Model of Mid-Gestational Maternal Immune Activation using Poly(I:C) to Study Susceptibility and Resilience in Offspring. J Vis Exp. 2022 08 17; (186). Prendergast K, McAllister AK. PMID: 36063000; PMCID: PMC9933952.
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    6. Protecting Connections from Synapse Elimination. Trends Neurosci. 2020 11; 43(11):841-842. Sell GL, McAllister AK. PMID: 32888717; PMCID: PMC9934306.
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    7. Baseline immunoreactivity before pregnancy and poly(I:C) dose combine to dictate susceptibility and resilience of offspring to maternal immune activation. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 08; 88:619-630. Estes ML, Prendergast K, MacMahon JA, Cameron S, Aboubechara JP, Farrelly K, Sell GL, Haapanen L, Schauer JD, Horta A, Shaffer IC, Le CT, Kincheloe GN, Tan DJ, van der List D, Bauman MD, Carter CS, Van de Water J, McAllister AK. PMID: 32335198; PMCID: PMC7415552.
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    8. The NIH Common Fund/Roadmap Epigenomics Program: Successes of a comprehensive consortium. Sci Adv. 2019 07; 5(7):eaaw6507. Satterlee JS, Chadwick LH, Tyson FL, McAllister K, Beaver J, Birnbaum L, Volkow ND, Wilder EL, Anderson JM, Roy AL. PMID: 31501771; PMCID: PMC6719411.
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    9. Preliminary evidence of increased striatal dopamine in a nonhuman primate model of maternal immune activation. Transl Psychiatry. 2019 04 12; 9(1):135. Bauman MD, Lesh TA, Rowland DJ, Schumann CM, Smucny J, Kukis DL, Cherry SR, McAllister AK, Carter CS. PMID: 30979867; PMCID: PMC6461624.
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    10. Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors and Their Impact on Wiring of Brain Synapses. Annu Rev Genet. 2018 11 23; 52:567-590. Cameron S, McAllister AK. PMID: 30212237; PMCID: PMC10821751.
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    11. Maternal immune activation: reporting guidelines to improve the rigor, reproducibility, and transparency of the model. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 01; 44(2):245-258. Kentner AC, Bilbo SD, Brown AS, Hsiao EY, McAllister AK, Meyer U, Pearce BD, Pletnikov MV, Yolken RH, Bauman MD. PMID: 30188509; PMCID: PMC6300528.
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    12. Psychedelics Promote Structural and Functional Neural Plasticity. Cell Rep. 2018 06 12; 23(11):3170-3182. Ly C, Greb AC, Cameron LP, Wong JM, Barragan EV, Wilson PC, Burbach KF, Soltanzadeh Zarandi S, Sood A, Paddy MR, Duim WC, Dennis MY, McAllister AK, Ori-McKenney KM, Gray JA, Olson DE. PMID: 29898390; PMCID: PMC6082376.
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    13. Cytokine alterations in first-episode schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: relationships to brain structure and symptoms. J Neuroinflammation. 2018 May 26; 15(1):165. Lesh TA, Careaga M, Rose DR, McAllister AK, Van de Water J, Carter CS, Ashwood P. PMID: 29803226; PMCID: PMC5970482.
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    14. Brain, Immunity, Gut: "BIG" Links between Pregnancy and Autism. Immunity. 2017 11 21; 47(5):816-819. Estes ML, McAllister AK. PMID: 29166585; PMCID: PMC10088436.
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    15. Immune Contributions to Cause and Effect in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2017 03 01; 81(5):380-382. McAllister AK. PMID: 28137373; PMCID: PMC5650493.
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    16. Long-term altered immune responses following fetal priming in a non-human primate model of maternal immune activation. Brain Behav Immun. 2017 Jul; 63:60-70. Rose DR, Careaga M, Van de Water J, McAllister K, Bauman MD, Ashwood P. PMID: 27876552; PMCID: PMC5432383.
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    17. Maternal immune activation: Implications for neuropsychiatric disorders. Science. 2016 Aug 19; 353(6301):772-7. Estes ML, McAllister AK. PMID: 27540164; PMCID: PMC5650490.
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    18. IMMUNOLOGY. Maternal TH17 cells take a toll on baby's brain. Science. 2016 Feb 26; 351(6276):919-20. Estes ML, McAllister AK. PMID: 26917755; PMCID: PMC5650492.
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    19. Immune mediators in the brain and peripheral tissues in autism spectrum disorder. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2015 Aug; 16(8):469-86. Estes ML, McAllister AK. PMID: 26189694; PMCID: PMC5650494.
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    20. Preliminary evidence of neuropathology in nonhuman primates prenatally exposed to maternal immune activation. Brain Behav Immun. 2015 Aug; 48:139-46. Weir RK, Forghany R, Smith SE, Patterson PH, McAllister AK, Schumann CM, Bauman MD. PMID: 25816799; PMCID: PMC5671487.
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    21. Community resources and technologies developed through the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program. Methods Mol Biol. 2015; 1238:27-49. Satterlee JS, Beckel-Mitchener A, McAllister K, Procaccini DC, Rutter JL, Tyson FL, Chadwick LH. PMID: 25421653.
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    22. Alterations in immune cells and mediators in the brain: it's not always neuroinflammation! Brain Pathol. 2014 Nov; 24(6):623-30. Estes ML, McAllister AK. PMID: 25345893; PMCID: PMC4365495.
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    23. Major histocompatibility complex I in brain development and schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry. 2014 Feb 15; 75(4):262-8. McAllister AK. PMID: 24199663; PMCID: PMC4354937.
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    24. MHCI requires MEF2 transcription factors to negatively regulate synapse density during development and in disease. J Neurosci. 2013 Aug 21; 33(34):13791-804. Elmer BM, Estes ML, Barrow SL, McAllister AK. PMID: 23966700; PMCID: PMC3755720.
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    25. Neuroligins help dendrites keep up with the Joneses. Nat Neurosci. 2012 Dec; 15(12):1609-11. Barrow SL, McAllister AK. PMID: 23187691; PMCID: PMC4365937.
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    26. Introduction to special issue on neuroimmunology in brain development and disease. Dev Neurobiol. 2012 Oct; 72(10):1269-71. McAllister AK, Patterson PH. PMID: 22927111; PMCID: PMC4357356.
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    27. Major histocompatibility complex class I proteins in brain development and plasticity. Trends Neurosci. 2012 Nov; 35(11):660-70. Elmer BM, McAllister AK. PMID: 22939644; PMCID: PMC3493469.
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    28. The major histocompatibility complex and autism spectrum disorder. Dev Neurobiol. 2012 Oct; 72(10):1288-301. Needleman LA, McAllister AK. PMID: 22760919; PMCID: PMC4365477.
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    29. Maternal immune activation causes age- and region-specific changes in brain cytokines in offspring throughout development. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Jul; 31:54-68. Garay PA, Hsiao EY, Patterson PH, McAllister AK. PMID: 22841693; PMCID: PMC3529133.
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    30. MHCI negatively regulates synapse density during the establishment of cortical connections. Nat Neurosci. 2011 Apr; 14(4):442-51. Glynn MW, Elmer BM, Garay PA, Liu XB, Needleman LA, El-Sabeawy F, McAllister AK. PMID: 21358642; PMCID: PMC3251641.
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    31. MHC class I molecules are present both pre- and postsynaptically in the visual cortex during postnatal development and in adulthood. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Sep 28; 107(39):16999-7004. Needleman LA, Liu XB, El-Sabeawy F, Jones EG, McAllister AK. PMID: 20837535; PMCID: PMC2947898.
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    32. Novel roles for immune molecules in neural development: implications for neurodevelopmental disorders. Front Synaptic Neurosci. 2010; 2:136. Garay PA, McAllister AK. PMID: 21423522; PMCID: PMC3059681.
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    33. Breaking boundaries in neural-immune interactions. Neuron. 2009 Oct 15; 64(1):9-12. McAllister AK, van de Water J. PMID: 19840540; PMCID: PMC4365501.
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    34. Neuroligin1: a cell adhesion molecule that recruits PSD-95 and NMDA receptors by distinct mechanisms during synaptogenesis. Neural Dev. 2009 May 18; 4:17. Barrow SL, Constable JR, Clark E, El-Sabeawy F, McAllister AK, Washbourne P. PMID: 19450252; PMCID: PMC2694798.
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    35. Seeing the light: insulin receptors and the CNS. Neuron. 2008 Jun 12; 58(5):653-5. Needleman LA, McAllister AK. PMID: 18549776.
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    36. Estradiol targets synaptic proteins to induce glutamatergic synapse formation in cultured hippocampal neurons: critical role of estrogen receptor-alpha. J Neurosci. 2007 Jun 27; 27(26):6903-13. Jelks KB, Wylie R, Floyd CL, McAllister AK, Wise P. PMID: 17596438; PMCID: PMC6672227.
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    37. Dynamic aspects of CNS synapse formation. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2007; 30:425-50. McAllister AK. PMID: 17417940; PMCID: PMC3251656.
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    38. The dynamic distribution of TrkB receptors before, during, and after synapse formation between cortical neurons. J Neurosci. 2006 Nov 01; 26(44):11487-500. Gomes RA, Hampton C, El-Sabeawy F, Sabo SL, McAllister AK. PMID: 17079678; PMCID: PMC6674530.
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    39. Formation of presynaptic terminals at predefined sites along axons. J Neurosci. 2006 Oct 18; 26(42):10813-25. Sabo SL, Gomes RA, McAllister AK. PMID: 17050720; PMCID: PMC6674732.
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    40. Immunocytochemistry and quantification of protein colocalization in cultured neurons. Nat Protoc. 2006; 1(3):1287-96. Glynn MW, McAllister AK. PMID: 17406413.
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    41. Neuronal and glial cell biology. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2005 Oct; 15(5):497-9. Gage FH, McAllister AK. PMID: 16143511.
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    42. Cycling of NMDA receptors during trafficking in neurons before synapse formation. J Neurosci. 2004 Sep 22; 24(38):8253-64. Washbourne P, Liu XB, Jones EG, McAllister AK. PMID: 15385609; PMCID: PMC6729693.
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    43. Biolistic transfection of cultured organotypic brain slices. Methods Mol Biol. 2004; 245:197-206. McAllister AK. PMID: 14707380.
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    44. Mobility and cycling of synaptic protein-containing vesicles in axonal growth cone filopodia. Nat Neurosci. 2003 Dec; 6(12):1264-9. Sabo SL, McAllister AK. PMID: 14608359.
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    45. Depressed from deprivation? Look to the molecules. Nat Neurosci. 2003 Aug; 6(8):787-8. McAllister AK, Usrey WM. PMID: 12886221.
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    46. Spatially restricted actions of BDNF. Neuron. 2002 Nov 14; 36(4):549-50. McAllister AK. PMID: 12441043.
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    47. Techniques for gene transfer into neurons. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2002 Oct; 12(5):566-73. Washbourne P, McAllister AK. PMID: 12367637.
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    48. Rapid recruitment of NMDA receptor transport packets to nascent synapses. Nat Neurosci. 2002 Aug; 5(8):751-9. Washbourne P, Bennett JE, McAllister AK. PMID: 12089529.
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    49. BDNF. Curr Biol. 2002 Apr 30; 12(9):R310. McAllister AK. PMID: 12007428.
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    50. Conserved cues for axon and dendrite growth in the developing cortex. Neuron. 2002 Jan 03; 33(1):2-4. McAllister AK. PMID: 11779471.
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    51. Neurotrophins and visual cortical plasticity. Prog Brain Res. 2002; 138:39-51. Huberman AD, McAllister AK. PMID: 12432761.
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    52. Neurotrophins and cortical development. Results Probl Cell Differ. 2002; 39:89-112. McAllister AK. PMID: 12353470.
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    53. Neurotrophins and neuronal differentiation in the central nervous system. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2001 Jul; 58(8):1054-60. McAllister AK. PMID: 11529498; PMCID: PMC11337387.
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    54. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of dendrite growth. Cereb Cortex. 2000 Oct; 10(10):963-73. McAllister AK. PMID: 11007547.
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    55. Biolistic transfection of neurons. Sci STKE. 2000 Sep 26; 2000(51):pl1. McAllister AK. PMID: 11752611.
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    56. Nonsaturation of AMPA and NMDA receptors at hippocampal synapses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 May 23; 97(11):6173-8. McAllister AK, Stevens CF. PMID: 10811899; PMCID: PMC18577.
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    57. Subplate neurons: a missing link among neurotrophins, activity, and ocular dominance plasticity? Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Nov 23; 96(24):13600-2. McAllister AK. PMID: 10570118; PMCID: PMC33936.
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    58. Neurotrophins and synaptic plasticity. Annu Rev Neurosci. 1999; 22:295-318. McAllister AK, Katz LC, Lo DC. PMID: 10202541.
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    59. Opposing roles for endogenous BDNF and NT-3 in regulating cortical dendritic growth. Neuron. 1997 May; 18(5):767-78. McAllister AK, Katz LC, Lo DC. PMID: 9182801.
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    60. Neurotrophin regulation of cortical dendritic growth requires activity. Neuron. 1996 Dec; 17(6):1057-64. McAllister AK, Katz LC, Lo DC. PMID: 8982155.
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    61. Neurotrophins in cortical development. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1996; 61:85-93. Riddle DR, McAllister AK, Lo DC, Katz LC. PMID: 9246438.
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    62. Neurotrophins regulate dendritic growth in developing visual cortex. Neuron. 1995 Oct; 15(4):791-803. McAllister AK, Lo DC, Katz LC. PMID: 7576629.
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    63. Neuronal transfection in brain slices using particle-mediated gene transfer. Neuron. 1994 Dec; 13(6):1263-8. Lo DC, McAllister AK, Katz LC. PMID: 7993619.
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