Cynthia Schumann, Ph.D.
Journal Articles
2015 Deng Y, Goodrich-Hunsaker NJ, Cabaral M, Amaral DG, Buonocore MH, Harvey D,
Kalish K, Carmichael OT, Schumann CM, Lee A, Dougherty RF, Perry LM, Wandell
BA, Simon TJ. Disrupted fornix integrity in children with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion
syndrome. Psychiatry Res. Apr 30;232(1):106-14.2013.
2015 Barger N, Sheley MF, Schumann CM. Stereological study of pyramidal neurons in the
human superior temporal gyrus from childhood to adulthood. J Comp Neurol. May
1;523(7):1054-72.
2015 Ander BP, Barger N, Stamova B, Sharp FR, Schumann CM. Atypical miRNA
expression in temporal cortex associated with dysregulation of immune, cell cycle, and
other pathways in autism spectrum disorders. Mol Autism. Jun19;6:37.
Presentations
2014 Schumann CM. Brain Development across lifespan in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society. Columbus, OH.
2015 Weir RK, Forghany R, Mcallister AK, Patterson PH, Schumann CM, Bauman MD.
Neuropathology of maternal immune activation in a nonhuman primate model.
International meeting for autism research, Salt Lake City, UT.
2015 Avino TA, Liu XB, Schumann CM. Electron microscopic examination of axon density
and myelin thickness in temporal lobe white matter in autism. International meeting for
autism research, Salt Lake City, UT.
2015 Ander BP, Barger N, Stamova B, Sharp FR, Schumann CM. Differences in small noncoding RNA expression in primary auditory and temporal lobe association cortex may
affect cell cycle, immune and other pathways in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
International meeting for autism research, Salt Lake City, UT.
2015 Stamova B, Ander BP, Barger N, Sharp FR, Schumann CM. Dysregulation of
regulatory small non-coding RNAs in the superior temporal gyrus brain region of
autism spectrum disorder. International meeting for autism research, Salt Lake City,
UT.
2015 Barger N, Vargas MV, Schumann CM. Age-related decline in neuron number in the
amygdala in ASD. International meeting for autism research, Salt Lake City, UT.
Research Funding
R01-HD042974 Simon T (PI) Schumann CM (Co-Investigator) 2009-2015, NICHD,
Visuospatial Cognitive Deficit in Del22q11.2 Syndrome.
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R01 MH-097236-01 Schumann CM (PI) Typical and Pathological Growth Trajectories of the
Human Amygdaloid Complex. NIMH. 2011-2016. $250,000.
R01 NS16980-24 Functional Organization of the Hippocampal Formation NINDS, Amaral DG
(PI), Schumann CM (Co-Investigator). 2011-2016.
R03 MH 104735-01 Axonal Ultrastructure of Temporal White Matter in Autism. NIMH.
Schumann CM (PI) 2014-2016, $50,000 annual directs.
R21 MH108909 01 Cell-specific molecular mechanisms underlying brain pathology in ASD.
Schumann (PI) 2015-2017. $137,000 annual costs.
Autism BrainNet Contract Schumann CM (PI) Foundation Associates. UC Davis MIND
Institute Brain Endowment for Autism Research Sciences (BEARS) tissue program. 20142019, $200,000 annual directs.
Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Psychiatric Disorders, P50 Conte Center. Carter C (PI),
Schumann CM (Co-Investigator). 2015-2020. $2,000,000 annual directs.
Community Service
Member, Honors and Awards Committee, UC Davis School of Medicine
Member, Human Anatomical Specimen and Tissue Oversight Committee (HASTOC), UC
Davis School of Medicine
Member, International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Special Interest Group
Selection Committee
Member, Node Directors Workgroup, Autism BrainNet, Foundation Associates
Member, Editorial Board, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Reviewer, Acta Neuropathologica
Reviewer, Annals of Neurology
Reviewer, Archives of General Psychiatry
Reviewer, Brain
Reviewer, Biological Psychiatry
Reviewer, Cerebral Cortex
Reviewer, Journal of Comparative Neurology
Reviewer, Journal of Neuroscience
Reviewer, Journal of Molecular Autism
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