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Belinda E. Hetzler

New York UniversityORCID 0000-0002-0372-9126Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 1 Pharmacology & Toxicology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Alec Seidenberg· 1 shared Ayomiposi B. Adewakun· 1 shared Cherise Stanley· 1 shared Chloe J. Bair-MarshalliD· 1 shared Christopher J. ArpiD· 1 shared Dirk H. TrauneriD· 1 shared Dirk Trauner· 1 shared Ehud Y. IsacoffiD· 1 shared

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Reversible Antagonism of Dopamine D1 Receptor using a Photoswitchable Remotely Tethered Ligand

Belinda E. Hetzler, Prashant Donthamsetti, Robert M. Wolesensky, Cherise Stanley, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Dirk H. Trauner

The paper develops a photoswitchable antagonist for the dopamine D1 receptor to enable precise temporal and spatial control of receptor activity in the brain.

ACS Chemical Biology · Oct 16, 2025Peer-reviewedPharmacology & Toxicology

Optopharmacological tools for precise spatiotemporal control of oxytocin signaling in the central nervous system and periphery

Ismail A. Ahmed, Jing-Jing Liu, Krystyna A. Gieniec, Chloe J. Bair-Marshall, Ayomiposi B. Adewakun, Belinda E. Hetzler, Christopher J. Arp, Latika Khatri, Gilles Claude Vanwalleghem, Alec Seidenberg, Pamela Cowin, Dirk Trauner, Moses V. Chao, Felicity M. Davis, Richard W. Tsien, Robert C. Froemke

This paper develops and validates caged oxytocin analogs that can be activated with light to precisely control oxytocin signaling in the brain and peripheral tissues.

bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience