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Avery C. Hunker

Allen Institute for Brain Science · US
Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neural dynamics and brain function, and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior.
h-index
17
citations
1,167
works
48
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Morphoelectric Diversity and Specialization of Neuronal Cell Types in the Primate Striatum
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
Pool-packaged AAV libraries exhibit extensive length-dependent and homology-dependent chimerism
Nature Biotechnology 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
A suite of enhancer AAVs and transgenic mouse lines for genetic access to cortical cell types
Cell 2025cited by 45position: middledoi
Enhancer AAV toolbox for accessing and perturbing striatal cell types and circuits
Neuron 2025cited by 37position: firstdoi
Extensive length and homology dependent chimerism in pool-packaged AAV libraries
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Technical and biological sources of noise confound multiplexed enhancer AAV screening
Nature Communications 2025cited by 4position: firstdoi
AAV serotype PHP.eB achieves superior neuronal transduction efficiency compared to AAV9 in pigtail macaques following intracerebroventricular administration
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
AAV-PHP.eB achieves superior neuronal transduction over AAV9 in pigtail macaques following intracerebroventricular administration
Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
A suite of enhancer AAVs and transgenic mouse lines for genetic access to cortical cell types
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2024cited by 22position: middledoi
Enhancer AAV toolbox for accessing and perturbing striatal cell types and circuits
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2024cited by 14position: firstdoi
Mesoaccumbal glutamate neurons drive reward via glutamate release but aversion via dopamine co-release
Neuron 2023cited by 54position: middledoi
A genetic variant of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) exacerbates hormone-mediated orexigenic feeding in mice
eLife 2023cited by 11position: middledoi
Author response: A genetic variant of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) exacerbates hormone-mediated orexigenic feeding in mice
2022cited by 0position: middledoi
VTA Glutamate Neuron Activity Drives Positive Reinforcement Absent Dopamine Co-release
Neuron 2020cited by 140position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Larry S. Zweifel · Seattle University4 papers (2020–2023)Jonathan T. Ting · Allen Institute for Brain Science4 papers (2025–2026)Boaz P. Levi · Allen Institute for Brain Science4 papers (2025–2026)Roger Thompson · University of Calgary2 papers (2022–2023)Francis S. Lee · Cornell University2 papers (2022–2023)John K. Mich · Allen Institute for Brain Science2 papers (2025–2026)Georgia Balsevich · Allen Institute for Brain Science2 papers (2022–2023)Robert J. Aukema · University of Calgary2 papers (2022–2023) · 2 papers (2022–2023)Lauren Faget · Boise State University2 papers (2020–2023)Ed S. Lein · Allen Institute for Brain Science2 papers (2025–2025)Melissa Berg · Seattle University2 papers (2025–2025)Matthew N. Hill · University of Calgary2 papers (2022–2023)Naz Taskin · Allen Institute for Brain Science2 papers (2025–2025)Natalie Weed · Allen Institute2 papers (2025–2025)Vivien Zell · University of California San Diego2 papers (2020–2023)Thomas S. Hnasko · UC San Diego Health System2 papers (2020–2023)Gavin N. Petrie · University of Calgary2 papers (2022–2023)Hiulan Yau · Allen Institute for Brain Science2 papers (2022–2023)Arashdeep Singh · University of Florida2 papers (2022–2023)