Email

veerarag@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Molecular & Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

BCM IDDRC & TCH Rodent Neurobehavior Cores

Director

Addresses

BCM-MD Anderson Hall (Office)

Room: 436E
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6124
veerarag@bcm.edu

Education

PhD from Baylor college of Medicine

05/2012 - Houston

Postdoctoral Training at Baylor college of medicine

03/2014 - Houston, Texas United States

Professional Interests

• Behavioral Neuroscience
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Preclinical Studies

Websites

Selected Publications

• Veeraragavan S, Bui N, Perkins JR, Yuva-Paylor LA, Carpenter RL, Paylor R. "Modulation of behavioral phenotypes by a muscarinic M1 antagonist in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome." Psychopharmacology. 2011 Sep;217(1):143-51. Pubmed PMID: 21487657
• Veeraragavan S, Bui N, Perkins JR, Yuva-Paylor LA, Paylor R. "The modulation of fragile X behaviors by the muscarinic M4 antagonist, tropicamide.." Behav Neurosci.. 2011 Oct;125(5):783-90. Pubmed PMID: 21942438
• Veeraragavan S, Graham D, Bui N, Yuva-Paylor LA, Wess J, Paylor R. "Genetic reduction of muscarinic M4 receptor modulates analgesic response and acoustic startle response in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS).." Behav Brain Res.. 2012 Mar;228(1):1-8. Pubmed PMID: 22123412
• Hamilton SM, Green JR, Veeraragavan S, Yuva L, McCoy A, Wu Y, Warren J, Little L, Ji D, Cui X, Weinstein E, Paylor R. "Fmr1 and Nlgn3 knockout rats: novel tools for investigating autism spectrum disorders.." Behav Neurosci.. 2014 Apr;128(2):103-9. Pubmed PMID: 24773431

Memberships

Society for Neuroscience