James Krueger
Regents Professor, Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, WSU Pullman
Research Focus and Expertise
- biochemical regulation of sleep
- sleep and infectious diseases
- sleep function and brain organization
Education
- Ph.D., University Pennsylvania, 1974
- BS, University of Wisconsin, 1966
Professional Experience
- Regents Professor, Washington State University, Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, 2007
- Professor, Washington State University, Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, 1997 to Present
- Professor and Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, 1985-1997
- Assistant Professor, Chicago Medical School, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, 1981-1995
- Research Associate, Harvard Medical School, Department of Physiology, 1978-1981
- Research fellow, instructor, Harvard Medical School, Department of Physiology, 1974-1978
Representative Publications
- Davis CJ, Meighan PC, Taishi P, Krueger JM, Harding JW, Wright JW 2006 REM sleep deprivation attenuates actin-binding protein cortactin: A link between sleep and hippocampal plasticity. Neurosci Lett 400:191-6
- Szentirmai E, Hajdu I, Obal F, Jr., Krueger JM 2006 Ghrelin-induced sleep responses in ad libitum fed and food-restricted rats. Brain Res 2006 May 9;1008(1):131-40. Epub 2006 May 2.
- Szentirmai E, Krueger JM 2006 Central Administration of Neuropeptide Y Induces Wakefulness in Rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006 Aug 17 [Epub ahead of print]
- Krueger, J.M. and J.A. Majde. 2006. Sleep and the immune response. In: A Comprehensive Handbook of Sleep Medicine. T.L. Lee-Chiong (ed.); John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, NJ; pp. 767-772.
- Majde JA, Krueger JM. (2005) Links between the innate immune system and sleep. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 116(6):1188-98. Review.
- Obal F Jr, Garcia-Garcia F, Kacsoh B, Taishi P, Bohnet S, Horseman ND, Krueger JM. (2005) Rapid eye movement sleep is reduced in prolactin-deficient mice. J Neurosci. 25(44):10282-9.
- Traynor TR, Majde JA, Bohnet SG, Krueger JM. (2005) Sleep and body temperature responses in an acute viral infection model are altered in interferon type I receptor-deficient mice. Brain Behav Immun. 2006 <ay; 20(3):290-9. Epub 2005 Oct 21.
- Yasuda T, Yasuda K, Brown RA, Krueger JM. (2005) State-dependent effects of light-dark cycle on somatosensory and visual cortex EEG in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 289(4):R1083-9.
- Churchill L, Yasuda K, Yasuda T, Blindheim KA, Falter M, Garcia-Garcia F, Krueger JM. (2005) Unilateral cortical application of tumor necrosis factor alpha induces asymmetry in Fos- and interleukin-1beta-immunoreactive cells within the corticothalamic projection. Brain Res. 1055(1-2):15-24.
- De A, Krueger JM, Simasko SM. (2005) Glutamate induces the expression and release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in cultured hypothalamic cells. Brain Res. 1053(1-2):54-61
- Obál Jr., F. and J.M. Krueger. Humoral mechanisms of sleep. 2005. In: The Physiological Nature of Sleep. P.L. Parmeggiani and R. Velluti (eds.); Imperial College Press; pp. 23-44.
- Yasuda, T., H. Yoshida, F. Garcia-Garcia, D. Kay, and J.M. Krueger. 2005. Interleukin-1? has a role in cerebral cortical state dependent electroencephalographic slow-wave activity. Sleep 28:177-184.
- Garcia-Garcia, F., S. Ponce, R. Brown, V. Cussen, and J.M. Krueger. 2005. Sleep disturbances in the rotenone-animal model of Parkinson Disease. Brain Res. 1042: 160-168.
In the news
James Krueger named 2006 Distinguished Scientist by Sleep Research Society
Tripping on the Edge of Consciousness by Jim Krueger, second in The Human Side of Science series
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The Secrets of Sweet Oblivion Washington State Magazine
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Sleep Regulation and Dysregulation: From Molecules to Flies to Man
June 22, 2007, The New York Academy of Sciences
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