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Howard C. Becker

Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg

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223Paper Count
9.6KCitation Count
Published Papers 47
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A Scoping Review of Preclinical Paradigms for Clinically Tested Medications in Alcohol Use Disorder
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errSteven J. Nieto; Suzanna Donato; Wave-Ananda Baskerville; Kaitlin R. McManus; Marcelo F. Lopez; Howard C. Becker; Lara A. Ray
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Effects of GLP-1R/GIPR agonism and oxytocin on binge-like alcohol drinking in male and female mice
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err2026-04-07
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errSam Gottlieb; Elisabet Jerlhag; Marcelo F. Lopez; Howard C. Becker
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Engaging Gut-to-Brain Signalling to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder
err2026-03-25
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errHoffman, Paula L.; De Guglielmo, Giordano; Vengeliene, Valentina; Kunze, Wolfgang; Lebonville, Christina L.; Swinny, Jerome D.; Roberts, Amanda J.; George, Olivier; Neufeld, Karen-Anne McVey; Dunbar, Alexandra; Saba, Laura M.; Ma, Ruolin; Vendruscolo, Leandro F.; Becker, Howard C.; Spanagel, Rainer; Tabakoff, Boris
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Mediodorsal thalamus of alcohol-dependent mice shows genetic and physiological adaptations and alcohol-biased calcium signaling
err2026-02-16
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errJayden C. Martin; Kaitlin C. Reeves; Kathryn A. Carter; Matthew Davis; Amelia Schneider; Elizabeth Meade; Christina L. Lebonville; Sudarat Nimitvilai-Roberts; Michaela Hoffman; John J. Woodward; Gabriel Loewinger; Rachel J. Smith; Marcelo F. Lopez; Howard C. Becker; Patrick J. Mulholland; Jennifer A. Rinker
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Tirzepatide reduces alcohol drinking and relapse-like behaviours in rodents
err2026-01-07
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errChristian E. Edvardsson; Louise Adermark; Sam Gottlieb; Safana Alfreji; Thaynnam A. Emous; Yomna Gouda; Annika Thorsell; Milica Vujičić; Cajsa Aranäs; Anna Benrick; Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm; Marcelo F. Lopez; Howard C. Becker; Elisabet Jerlhag
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Cyp2e1 deletion in mice increases sensitivity to ethanol-induced motor impairment and escalation of drinking behavior in the chronic intermittent ethanol model
err2025-11-02
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errHyland C. Gonzalez; Kelly R. Misare; Kate E. Glorioso; Joe R. Delaney; Howard C. Becker; Marcelo F. Lopez; Patrick J. Mulholland; Jessica H. Hartman
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Targeting G9a decreases escalated alcohol drinking in male mice in a model of combined stress and chronic alcohol exposure
err2025-09-09
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errMarcelo F. Lopez; Paulina Misztak; Howard C. Becker; Christopher W. Cowan; Ethan M. Anderson
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Translating medication effects for alcohol use disorder across preclinical, human laboratory, and clinical trial outcomes using meta-analysis
err2025-07-21
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errSteven J. Nieto; Suzanna Donato; Han Du; Lindsay R. Meredith; Wave-Ananda Baskerville; Kaitlin R. McManus; Molly Magill; Marcelo F. Lopez; Howard C. Becker; Lara A. Ray
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Alcohol drinking is associated with greater calcium activity in mouse central amygdala dynorphin-expressing neurons
err2025-07-11
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errChristina L. Lebonville; Jennifer A. Rinker; Krysten O'Hara; Christopher S. McMahan; Michaela Hoffman; Howard C. Becker; Patrick J. Mulholland
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Alcohol Dependence Modifies Brain Networks Activated During Withdrawal and Reaccess: A c-Fos-Based Analysis in Mice
err2023-09-01
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errRoland, Alison V.; Coelho, Cesar A. O.; Haun, Harold L.; Gianessi, Carol A.; Lopez, Marcelo F.; D'Ambrosio, Shannon; Machinski, Samantha N.; Kroenke, Christopher D.; Frankland, Paul W.; Becker, Howard C.; Kash, Thomas L.
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Targeting muscarinic receptors for the treatment of alcohol use disorders: Opportunities and hurdles for clinical development
err2023-05-01
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errWalker, Leigh C.; Huckstep, Kade L.; Becker, Howard C.; Langmead, Christopher J.; Lawrence, Andrew J.
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Preclinical and clinical evidence for suppression of alcohol intake by apremilast
err2023-03-15
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errGrigsby, Kolter B.; Mangieri, Regina A.; Roberts, Amanda J.; Lopez, Marcelo F.; Firsick, Evan J.; Townsley, Kayla G.; Beneze, Alan; Bess, Jessica; Eisenstein, Toby K.; Meissler, Joseph J.; Light, John M.; Miller, Jenny; Quello, Susan; Shadan, Farhad; Skinner, Michael; Aziz, Heather C.; Metten, Pamela; Morrisett, Richard A.; Crabbe, John C.; Roberto, Marisa; Becker, Howard C.; Mason, Barbara J.; Ozburn, Angela R.
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Dynorphin/Kappa Opioid Receptor Activity Within the Extended Amygdala Contributes to Stress-Enhanced Alcohol Drinking in Mice
err2022-06-01
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errHaun, Harold L.; Lebonville, Christina L.; Solomon, Matthew G.; Griffin, William C.; Lopez, Marcelo F.; Becker, Howard C.
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The histone methyltransferase G9a mediates stress-regulated alcohol drinking
err2021-05-19
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errAnderson, Ethan M.; Lopez, Marcelo F.; Kastner, Abigail; Mulholland, Patrick J.; Becker, Howard C.; Cowan, Christopher W.
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Bioinformatics identification and pharmacological validation of Kcnn3/KCa2 channels as a mediator of negative affective behaviors and excessive alcohol drinking in mice
err2020-11-27
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errPadula, Audrey E.; Rinker, Jennifer A.; Lopez, Marcelo F.; Mulligan, Megan K.; Williams, Robert W.; Becker, Howard C.; Mulholland, Patrick J.
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The future of translational research on alcohol use disorder
err2020-04-14
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errRay, Lara A.; Grodin, Erica N.; Leggio, Lorenzo; Bechtholt, Anita J.; Becker, Howard; Ewing, Sarah W. Feldstein; Jentsch, James David; King, Andrea C.; Mason, Barbara J.; O'Malley, Stephanie; MacKillop, James; Heilig, Markus; Koob, George F.
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