Dr Jack Alfred Boulant
201 Hamilton Hall
1645 Neil Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-7407
Email: boulant.1@osu.edu
Current OSU Appointment
Professor, Physiology and Cell Biology
Books and Monographs
1986. Comparison Of Prostaglandin E-2 And Leukocytic Pyrogen On Hypothalamic Neurons In Tissue Slices.
1986. Temperature Receptors In The Central Nervous System.
1989. Neurophysiological Aspects Of Thermoregulation.
1991.
1997. Lippincott-Raven Publishers {a}.
1997. Fever's upper limit. Lippincott-Raven Publishers {a}.
1998. Hypothalamic neurons: Mechanisms of sensitivity to temperature. New York Academy of Sciences {a}.
Degrees
| 1967 | B.A., Colgate University, Zoology |
| 1971 | Ph.D., University of Rochester, Physiology |
Editorial Activities
Editorial Board
| 1993 - 2000 | The Journal of Physiology (London). |
| 1980 - 1990 | American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, Comparative Physiology. |
Referee
| 2006 - present | Journal of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics. |
| 2006 - present | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
| 2006 - present | Canadian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology. |
| 2006 - present | Journal of Thermal Biology. |
| 2006 - present | Neurochemical Research. |
| 2006 - present | Journal of Neurobiology. |
| 2006 - present | Journal of Neuroscience. |
| 2006 - present | Brain Research Bulletin. |
| 2006 - present | Physiology & Behavior. |
| 2006 - present | Physiological Zoology. |
| 2006 - present | Neuroscience Letters. |
| 2006 - present | Anesthesiology. |
| 2006 - present | Brain Research. |
| 2006 - present | Heart & Lung. |
| 2006 - present | Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System. |
| 2006 - present | International Journal of Biometeorology. |
| 2006 - present | Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior. |
| 2006 - present | Pflugers Arch: European J Physiology. |
| 2006 - present | Journal of Comparative Physiology A (Sensory, Neural & Behavioral Physiology). |
| 2006 - present | Journal of Comparative Physiology B. |
| 2006 - present | Journal of Neuroscience Research. |
| 2006 - present | Journal of Applied Physiology. |
| 2006 - present | Journal of Interferon Research. |
| 2006 - present | Experimental Brain Research. |
| 2006 - present | Neuroscience. |
| 2006 - present | Life Sciences. |
| 2006 - present | Cryobiology. |
| 2006 - present | Peptides. |
| 2006 - present | Alcohol. |
| 2006 - present | Science. |
| 2006 | APS Handbook of Physiology: Adaptation to the Environment. |
| 2006 | Human Performance Physiology & Environmental Medicine at Terrestrial Extremes. |
| 2006 | Handbook of the Hypothalamus. |
| 1980 - present | American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. |
| 1980 - present | American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. |
| 1980 - present | American Journal of Physiology: Modeling Methodology Forum. |
Honors
| 1974 | Travel Award. |
| 1977 | Travel Award. |
| 1988 | 30-Day Travel Fellowship. |
| 1998 | Travel Fellowship. |
| 2005 | EEP Honor Award. |
| 2007 | Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship. |
Memberships
| Member. American Physiological Society |
| Member. Society for Neuroscience |
| Reviewer. National Institute of Health. Experimental Cardiovascular Sciences, Applied Physiology & Orthopedics |
| Reviewer. National Science Foundation. Neurobiology, Regulatory Biology |
| Reviewer. Manitoba Health Research Council |
| Reviewer. American Heart Association. Florida Affiliate |
| 1979 - 1980 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Graduate Studies Committee |
| 1980 - 1982 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Chairman's Advisory Committee |
| 1980 - 1981 | Chair. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Graduate Studies Committee |
| 1981 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Search Committee |
| 1981 | Member. National Institute of Health. Special Study Section & Site Visit, Champaign, IL |
| 1981 - 1986 | Member. Central Ohio Heart Association. Research/Fellowship Committee |
| 1981 - 1987 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Medical Teaching Phase II Committee |
| 1982 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Appointments, Promotion & Tenure Committee |
| 1982 - 1983 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Search Committee |
| 1983 - 1988 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Curriculum Committee |
| 1985 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Merit Committee |
| 1985 - 1986 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Appointments, Promotion & Tenure Committee |
| 1985 - 1986 | Member. American Heart Association, Ohio Affiliate. Research Peer Review Committee |
| 1985 | Member. National Institute of Health. Special Study Section & Site Visit, Dallas, TX |
| 1985 | Member. National Institute of Mental Health. Special Study Section, Bethesda, MD |
| 1986 - 1991 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Graduate Studies Committee |
| 1986 - 1989 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Search Committee |
| 1986 | Member. National Institute of Mental Health. Special Study Section: Neurology B-1, Crystal City, VA |
| 1986 - 1987 | Chair. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Appointments, Promotion & Tenure Committee |
| 1989 | Chair. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Merit Committee |
| 1990 - 1999 | Member. International Union of Physiological Sciences. Commission on Thermal Physiology |
| 1990 | Member. The Ohio State University. Review Committee for Interdisciplinary Research Grants |
| 1990 - 2003 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Chairman's Advisory Committee |
| 1991 - 1994 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Merit Committee |
| 1991 - 1994 | Member. American Physiological Society. Education Committee |
| 1992 - 1994 | Member. American Physiological Society. Liaison with Industry Committee |
| 1992 - 1998 | Member. Experimental Biology. Temperature Regulation Dinner Committee |
| 1993 - 1996 | Member. American Physiological Society Steering Committee. Environmental & Exercise Physiology Section |
| 1993 - 1996 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Graduate Studies Committee |
| 1997 - 2003 | Member. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Strategic Planning Committee |
| 1997 | Member. XXXIII International Congress of Physiological Sciences. Symposium: Cellular Mechanisms in Thermal Regulation, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 1999 | Co-Chair. XI International Symposium: Pharmacology of Thermoregulation, Seville, Spain. Session: Neural Control of Thermoregulation |
| 2000 | Member. NIH. IFCN-3 Study Section |
| 2001 - 2004 | Member. The Ohio State University. Department of Physiology and Cell Biology |
| 2001 | Member. US Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine. American Institute of Biological Sciences on-site 3-day review of Thermal Medicine Program, Natick, MA |
| 2003 | Member. Experimental Biology 2003. Central Neurons & Efferent Pathways Controlling Thermoregulation |
| 2003 | Member. US Army Medical Research & Materiel Command. Joint Medical Technology Workshop, National Conference Center, Landsdowne, VA |
| 2003 - 2005 | Chair. The Ohio State University, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology. Search Committee |
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Boulant, J, A; Bignall, K E. 1973. Changes in thermosensitive characteristics of hypothalamic units over time. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 225, no. 2: 311-8.
Boulant, J, A; Bignall, K E. 1973. Determinants of hypothalamic neuronal thermosensitivity in ground squirrels and rats. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 225, no. 2: 306-10.
Boulant, J, A; Bignall, K E. 1973. Hypothalamic neuronal responses to peripheral and deep-body temperatures. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 225, no. 6: 1371-4.
Boulant, J A. 1974. The effect of firing rate on preoptic neuronal thermosensitivity. The Journal of physiology. Vol. 240, no. 3: 661-9.
Boulant, J, A; Hardy, J D. 1974. The effect of spinal and skin temperatures on the firing rate and thermosensitivity of preoptic neurones. The Journal of physiology. Vol. 240, no. 3: 639-60.
Boulant, J, A; Demieville, H N. 1977. Responses of thermosensitive preoptic and septal neurons to hippocampal and brain stem stimulation. Journal of neurophysiology. Vol. 40, no. 6: 1356-68.
Boulant, J, A; Gonzalez, R R. 1977. The effect of skin temperature on the hypothalamic control of heat loss and heat production. Brain research. Vol. 120, no. 2: 367-72.
Boulant, J A. 1981. Hypothalamic mechanisms in thermoregulation. Federation proceedings. Vol. 40, no. 14: 2843-50.
Nelson, D, O; Boulant, J A. 1981. Altered CNS neuroanatomical organization of spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats. Brain research. Vol. 226, no. 1-2: 119-30.
Kelso, S, R; Boulant, J A. 1982. Effect of synaptic blockade on thermosensitive neurons in hypothalamic tissue slices. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 243, no. 5: R480-90.
Kelso, S, R; Perlmutter, M, N; Boulant, J A. 1982. Thermosensitive single-unit activity of in vitro hypothalamic slices. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 242, no. 1: R77-84.
Kelso, S, R; Nelson, D, O; Silva, N, L; Boulant, J A. 1983. A slice chamber for intracellular and extracellular recording during continuous perfusion. Brain research bulletin. Vol. 10, no. 6: 853-7.
Nelson, D, O; Boulant, J A. 1983. Altered brainstem structure of spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats. Brain research. Vol. 261, no. 1: 145-50.
SILVA N, L; KELSO S, R; LESSLER M, A; BOULANT J A. 1983. Oxygen Consumption Of Hypothalamic Tissue Slices After Varying Incubation Periods. Brain Research Bulletin. Vol. 11, no. 3: 367-370.
SCOTT I, M; BOULANT J A. 1984. Dopamine Effects On Thermo Sensitive Neurons In Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. Brain Research. Vol. 306, no. 1-2: 157-164.
SCOTT I, M; BOULANT J A. 1984. Leukocytic Pyrogen And Prostaglandin Effects On In-vitro Preoptic Neurons. Federation Proceedings. Vol. 43, no. 4: ABSTRACT 3652.
Scott, I, M; Boulant, J A. 1984. Dopamine effects on thermosensitive neurons in hypothalamic tissue slices. Brain research. Vol. 306, no. 1-2: 157-63.
SILVA N, L; BOULANT J A. 1984. Effects Of Osmotic Pressure Glucose And Temperature On Neurons In Preoptic Tissue Slices. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 247, no. 2 PART 2: R335-R345.
DEAN J, B; BOULANT J A. 1985. Localization Of Diencephalic Thermosensitive Neurons In Tissue Slices. Federation Proceedings. Vol. 44, no. 4: 1194.
DEAN J, B; BOULANT J A. 1985. The Effects Of Synaptic Blockade On Temperature-sensitive Neurons Throughout The Entire Hypothalamus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 11, no. 2: 1236.
BOULANT J, A; DEAN J B. 1986. Local Synaptic Networks Involved In Neuronal Thermosensitivity In Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. Journal of Physiology (Cambridge). Vol. 371: 279P.
Boulant, J A. 1986. Single neuron studies and their usefulness in understanding thermoregulation. The Yale journal of biology and medicine. Vol. 59, no. 2: 179-88.
Boulant, Jack A.; Dean, Jay B. 1986. Temperature receptors in the central nervous system. Annual Review of Physiology. Vol. 48: 639-54.
CURRAS M, C; DEAN J, B; BOULANT J A. 1986. Effects Of Ouabain On Neuronal Thermosensitivity In Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. Federation Proceedings. Vol. 45, no. 3: 406.
DEAN J, B; BOULANT J A. 1986. Hypothalamic Temperature-sensitive Neurons And Their Regional Interactions In Horizontal Tissue Slices. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 12, no. 2: 1527.
Silva, N, L; Boulant, J A. 1986. Effects of testosterone, estradiol, and temperature on neurons in preoptic tissue slices. The American journal of physiology. Vol. 250, no. 4 Pt 2: R625-32.
BOULANT J, A; SILVA N L. 1987. Interactions Of Reproductive Steroids Osmotic Pressure And Glucose On Thermosensitive Neurons In Preoptic Tissue Slices. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. Vol. 65, no. 6: 1267-1273.
CURRAS M, C; KELSO S, R; BOULANT J A. 1987. Intracellular Recordings Of Thermosensitive Neurons In Rat Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 13, no. 2: 1167.
DEAN J, B; BOULANT J A. 1987. Delayed Neuronal Responses To Thermal Stimulation In Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. Federation Proceedings. Vol. 46, no. 3: 323.
SCOTT I, M; FERTEL R, H; BOULANT J A. 1987. Leukocytic Pyrogen Effects On Prostaglandins In Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 253, no. 1 PART 2: R71-R76.
BOULANT J, A; SILVA N L. 1988. Neuronal Sensitivities In Preoptic Tissue Slices Interactions Among Homeostatic Systems. Brain Research Bulletin. Vol. 20, no. 6: 871-878.
CURRAS M, C; KELSO S, R; BOULANT J A. 1988. Intracellular Recordings Of Preoptic Temperature Sensitive And Insensitive Neurons. FASEB Journal. Vol. 2, no. 4: ABSTRACT 2614.
DEAN J, B; BOULANT J A. 1988. A Diencephalic Slice Preparation And Chamber For Studying Neuronal Thermosensitivity. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. Vol. 23, no. 3: 225-232.
SCOTT I, M; TRAVERS, J; FERTEL R, H; BOULANT J A. 1988. Effects Of Platelet Activating Factor On Thermosensitive Neurons In Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. FASEB Journal. Vol. 2, no. 4: ABSTRACT 2612.
TRAVIS K, A; BOULANT J A. 1988. Characteristics Of Thermosensitive And Osmosensitive Neurons In The Rat Diencephalon. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 14, no. 2: 1179.
TRAVIS K, A; BOULANT J A. 1988. Characteristics Of Thermosensitive Hypothalamic Neurons From Hypertensive And Normotensive Rats. FASEB Journal. Vol. 2, no. 4: ABSTRACT 2613.
BOULANT J, A; SILVA N L. 1989. Multisensory Hypothalamic Neurons May Explain Interactions Among Regulatory Systems. News in Physiological Sciences. Vol. 4, no. DEC: 245-248.
CURRAS M, C; BOULANT J A. 1989. Effects Of Ouabain On Neuronal Thermosensitivity In Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 257, no. 1 PART 2: R21-R28.
CURRAS M, C; BOULANT J A. 1989. Intracellular Analysis Of Inherent And Synaptic Activity In Hypothalamic Thermosensitive Neurons. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 15, no. 2: 1090.
DEAN J, B; BOULANT J A. 1989. Effects Of Synaptic Blockade On Thermosensitive Neurons In Rat Diencephalon In-vitro. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 257, no. 1 PART 2: R65-R73.
DEAN J, B; BOULANT J A. 1989. In-vitro Localization Of Thermosensitive Neurons In The Rat Diencephalon. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 257, no. 1 PART 2: R57-R64.
TRAVIS K, A; BOULANT J A. 1989. In-vitro Diencephalic Neuronal Thermosensitivity In Normotensive And Hypertensive Rats. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 256, no. 2 PART 2: R560-R566.
GRIFFIN J, D; KAPLE M, L; BOULANT J A. 1990. Cyclic Amp A Determinant Of Hypothalamic Neuronal Thermosensitivity. FASEB Journal. Vol. 4, no. 3: A720.
GRIFFIN J, D; KAPLE M, L; BOULANT J A. 1990. Hypothalamic Regional Differences In Neuronal Responses To Temperature And Cyclic Amp. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 16, no. 1: 574.
TRAVIS K, A; BOULANT J A. 1990. In-vitro Osmosensitive Hypothalamic Neurons From Hypertensive And Normotensive Rats. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 258, no. 1 PART 2: R175-R181.
CURRAS M, C; KELSO S, R; BOULANT J A. 1991. Intracellular Analysis Of Inherent And Synaptic Activity In Hypothalamic Thermosensitive Neurons In The Rat. Journal of Physiology (Cambridge). Vol. 440: 257-272.
GRIFFIN J, D; BOULANT J A. 1991. Physiological And Morphological Characteristics Of Hypothalamic And Temperature Sensitive Neurons. FASEB Journal. Vol. 5, no. 5: A1400.
GRIFFIN J, D; BOULANT J A. 1991. Thermosensitive Characteristics Of Hypothalamic Neurons Determined By Whole-cell Recording. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 17, no. 1-2: 835.
KAPLE M, L; BOULANT J A. 1991. Osmotically Sensitive And Sodium Sensitive Neurons In Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. FASEB Journal. Vol. 5, no. 4: A678.
Boulant, J A. 1992. Properties of hypothalamic temperature sensitive and insensitive neurones. Physiological research / Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca. Vol. 41, no. 1: 83-4.
Dean, Jay B.; Boulant, Jack A. 1992. Delayed firing rate responses to temperature in diencephalic slices. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 263, no. 3 PART 2: R679-R684.
Dean, Jay B.; Kaple, Mary L.; Boulant, Jack A. 1992. Regional interactions between thermosensitive neurons in diencephalic slices. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 263, no. 3 PART 2: R670-R678.
DERAMBURE P, S; BOULANT J A. 1992. Temperature Sensitivity Of Suprachiasmatic Neurons In Rat Hypothalamic Tissue Slices. FASEB Journal. Vol. 6, no. 4: A1199.
Derambure, Philippe S.; Boulant, Jack A. 1992. Circadian rhythm of neuronal temperature sensitivity in rat suprachiasmatic nucleus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 18, no. 1-2: 877.
GRIFFIN J, D; BOULANT J A. 1992. Hypothalamic Warm Sensitive Neurons Role Of The Temperature Dependent Pacemaker Potential. FASEB Journal. Vol. 6, no. 4: A1198.
Griffin, John D.; Boulant, Jack A. 1992. Synaptic interactions of hypothalamic temperature sensitive and insensitive neurons. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 18, no. 1-2: 490.
Derambure, P. S.; Burgoon, P. W.; Boulant, J. A. 1993. In vitro thermosensitive characteristics of neurons in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 19, no. 1-3: 570.
Griffin, J. D.; Boulant, J. A. 1993. Mechanisms of hypothalamic neuronal warm sensitivity. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 19, no. 1-3: 99.
Griffin, J. D.; Wong-Burgoon, P.; Boulant, J. A. 1993. Neuronal thermosensitivity does not depend on thermal changes in resting membrane potential. FASEB Journal. Vol. 7, no. 3-4: A17.
Derambure, Phillipe S.; Boulant, Jack A. 1994. Circadian thermosensitive characteristics of suprachiasmatic neurons in vitro. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 266, no. 6 PART 2: R1876-R1884.
Burgoon, P. Wung; Boulant, J. A. 1995. Neuronal thermosensitivity and tissue viability in rat hypothalamic slices. FASEB Journal. Vol. 9, no. 4: A644.
Chow, A. R.; Boulant, J. A. 1995. Modulatory role of cyclic Amp in rat hypothalamic neuronal thermosensitivity. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 21, no. 1-3: 879.
Griffin, John D.; Boulant, Jack A. 1995. Temperature effects on membrane potential and input resistance in rat hypothalamic neurons. Journal of Physiology (Cambridge). Vol. 488, no. 2: 407-418.
Burgoon, P. Wung; Boulant, J. A. 1996. Temperature sensitive hypothalamic neurons: Thermal effects on Gaba-a synaptic inhibition. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 22, no. 1-3: 622.
Derambure, P.; Boulant, J. A. 1996. Membrane properties of the neurons in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus and preoptic area: Effects of temperature. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. Vol. 104, no. 4: D54-D57.
Griffin, J. D.; Kaple, M. L.; Chow, A. R.; Boulant, J. A. 1996. Cellular mechanisms for neuronal thermosensitivity in the rat hypothalamus. Journal of Physiology (Cambridge). Vol. 492, no. 1: 231-242.
Mackowiak, Philip A.; Boulant, Jack A. 1996. Fever's glass ceiling. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Vol. 22, no. 3: 525-536.
Mittleman, Karen D.; Nunneley, Sarah A.; Boulant, Jack A.; Kolka, Margaret A.; Fortney, Suzanne M. 1996. Thermoregulation and reproductive hormones: From cells to performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Vol. 28, no. 5 SUPPL.: S149.
Wung Burgoon, P.; Boulant, J. A. 1996. Synaptic inhibition and hypothalamic neuronal thermosensitivity. FASEB Journal. Vol. 10, no. 3: A113.
Boulant, J, A; Chow, A, R; Griffin, J D. 1997. Determinants of hypothalamic neuronal thermosensitivity. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Vol. 813: 133-8.
Burgoon, P, W; Burry, R, W; Boulant, J A. 1997. Neuronal thermosensitivity and survival of rat hypothalamic slices in recording chambers. Brain research. Vol. 777, no. 1-2: 31-41.
Burgoon, P. W.; Derambure, P. S.; Boulant, J. A. 1997. Thermosensitive membrane properties of neurons in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 23, no. 1-2: 138.
Burgoon, Penny Wung; Burry, Richard W.; Boulant, Jack A. 1997. Neuronal thermosensitivity and survival of rat hypothalamic slices in recording chambers. Brain Research. Vol. 777, no. 1-2: 31-41.
Chow, A. R.; Boulant, J. A. 1997. Cyclic Amp effects on temperature sensitivity in rat hypothalamic neurons. FASEB Journal. Vol. 11, no. 3: A87.
Boulant, J A. 1998. Cellular mechanisms of temperature sensitivity in hypothalamic neurons. Progress in brain research. Vol. 115: 3-8.
Boulant, J A. 1998. Hypothalamic neurons. Mechanisms of sensitivity to temperature. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Vol. 856: 108-15.
Boulant, J. A.; Chow, A. R. 1998. Mechanisms of temperature sensitivity in rat hypothalamic neurons. FASEB Journal. Vol. 12, no. 4: A120.
Burgoon, P. W.; Boulant, J. A. 1998. Synaptic inhibition: its role in suprachiasmatic nucleus neuronal thermosensitivity and temperature compensation in the rat. The Journal of Physiology. Vol. 512, no. 3: 793-807.
Wallace, H. L.; Crawshaw, L. I.; Crabbe, J. C.; Boulant, J. 1998. Temperature regulation in hot and cold mice following acute and chronic ethanol administration. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 24, no. 1-2: 1241.
Boulant, Jack A. 1999. Cellular mechanisms of neuronal thermosensitivity. Journal of Thermal Biology. Vol. 24, no. 5-6: 333-338.
Burgoon, P. W.; Boulant, J. A. 1999. Synaptic inhibition's role in hypothalamic neuronal thermosensitivity and temperature compensation. FASEB Journal. Vol. 13, no. 5 PART 2: A742.
Boulant, Jack A. 2000. Role of the preoptic-anterior hypothalamus in thermoregulation and fever. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Vol. 31, no. Supplement 5: S157-S161.
Zhao, Y.; Boulant, J. A. 2000. Temperature effects on resting membrane potential and ionic current in rat hypothalamic neurons. FASEB Journal. Vol. 14, no. 4: A321.
Zhao, Y.; Boulant, J. A. 2000. Thermal effects on persistent currents and resting membrane potentials in rat hypothalamic neurons. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 26, no. 1-2: Abstract No.-649.5.
Burgoon, Penny W.; Boulant, Jack A. 2001. Temperature-sensitive properties of rat suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons. American Journal of Physiology. Vol. 281, no. 3 Part 2: R706-R715.
Griffin, John D.; Saper, Clifford B.; Boulant, Jack A. 2001. Synaptic and morphological characteristics of temperature-sensitive and -insensitive rat hypothalamic neurones. Journal of Physiology (Cambridge). Vol. 537, no. 2: 521-535.
Gabaree-Boulant, Catherine; Kaple, Mary L.; Wright, Chadwick L.; Boulant, Jack A. 2002. Corticotropin releasing factor: Effects on temperature sensitive and insensitive hypothalamic neurons. FASEB Journal. Vol. 16, no. 4: A41.
Wright, Chadwick L.; Kaple, Mary L.; Boulant, Jack A. 2002. Carbon dioxide effects on temperature sensitive and insensitive hypothalamic neurons. FASEB Journal. Vol. 16, no. 4: A40-A41.
Boulant, Jack A. 2003. Hypothalamic neurons controlling thermoregulation. FASEB Journal. Vol. 17, no. 4-5: Abstract No. 63.4.
Wright, Chadwick L.; Kaple, M. Lorry; Burgoon, Penny W.; Boulant, Jack A. 2003. Interactions of Co2 and ph on thermosensitive neurons in rat hypothalamic tissue slices. Journal of General Physiology. Vol. 122, no. 1: 45a.
Wright, Chadwick Lewis; Kaple, M. L.; Boulant, J. A. 2003. Carbon dioxide and ph effects on temperature-sensitive and -insensitive neurons in rat hypothalamic tissue slices. FASEB Journal. Vol. 17, no. 4-5: Abstract No. 63.3.
Wright, Chadwick, L; Kaple, M, L; Burgoon, Penny, W; Boulant, Jack A. 2004. Carbon Dioxide And ph Effects On Hypothalamic Thermoregulatory Neurons. FASEB Journal. Vol. 18, no. 4-5: Abst. 704.19.
Zhao, Yanmei; Boulant, Jack A. 2005. Role of depolarizing Trp currents in hypothalamic neuronal warm sensitivity. FASEB Journal. Vol. 19, no. 5, Suppl. S, Part 2: A1192.
Zhao, Yanmei; Boulant, Jack A. 2005. Temperature effects on neuronal membrane potentials and inward currents in rat hypothalamic tissue slices. Journal of Physiology (Oxford). Vol. 564, no. 1: 245-257.
Boulant, Jack A. 2006. Counterpoint: Heat-induced membrane depolarization of hypothalamic neurons: an unlikely mechanism of central thermosensitivity. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology. Vol. 290, no. 5: R1481-4; discussion R1484.
Unger NT, Kaple ML, Bishop GA, Boulant JA. 2007. Role of hyperpolarization-activated currents in hypothalamic neuronal thermosensitivity. FASEB Journal. Vol. 6, no. 21: A1313. (IF: 6.721)
Wright CL, Boulant JA. 2007. Carbon dioxide and pH effects on temperature sensitive and insensitive neurons. Journal of Applied Physiology, no. 102: 1357-1366. (IF: 3.178)
Unger NT, Kaple ML, Boulant JA. 2008. TRPV blockade by ruthenium red does not suppress thermosensitivity in hypothalamic neurons. FASEB Journal, no. 22. (IF: 6.721)
Wright CL, Burgoon PW, Bishop GA, Boulant JA. 2008. Cyclic GMP alters the firing rate and thermosensitivity of hypothalamic neurons. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology. (IF: 3.661)
Positions
| 1971 - 1974 | Visiting Assistant Fellow, Yale University, John B. Pierce Foundation Laboratory, Environmental Physiology/Neurophysiology. New Haven, CT, United States. |
| 1972 - 1974 | NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, Epidemiology. New Haven, CT, United States. |
| 1974 - 1977 | Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, Physiology. Tampa, FL, United States. |
| 1977 - 1984 | Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Physiology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1983 - present | F.A. Hitchcock Professor of Environmental Physiology - Endowed, The Ohio State University, Physiology and Cell Biology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1984 - present | Professor, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Physiology and Cell Biology. Columbus, OH, United States. |
| 1984 - present | Professor, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program. Columbus, OH, United States. |
Presentations
Other Presentations
Local
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1983. Tutorial Lecturer - Hypothalamic control of body temperature. Presented at American Physiological Society - 34th Annual Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii. (August 23)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1988. The hypothalamus: a slice of life. Presented at FASEB - Temperature Regulation Dinner. Las Vegas, NV. (May 3)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1993. Reception and integration of thermal information in hypothalamic neurons. Presented at World Federation of Sleep Research Societies, to International Conference in the Cellular Consequences of Sleep. Maui, Hawaii. (March 13)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1993. Neurophysiology of thermoregulation: Role of hypothalamic neuronal networks. Presented at IUPS Thermal Physiology Commission Symposium. Aberdeen, Scotland. (August 9)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1994. Cellular & synaptic mechanisms of thermosensitivity in hypothalamic neurons. Presented at Pharmacology of Thermoregulation International Symposium. Giessen, Germany. (August 8)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1995. Temperature sensitivity in hypothalamic neurons. Presented at 2nd Joint Meeting of Physiological Societies of Japan, UK, Eire, to Nagoya Symposium on Integrative Mechanisms of Physiological Function: From Ion Channel to System. Nagoya, Japan. (April 1)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1996. Environmental & circadian influences on hypothalamic thermosensitive neurons. Presented at Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, to Tutorial Lecture. Cincinnati, OH. (May 30)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1997. Role of hypothalamic neuronal networks in thermoregulation. Presented at International Joint Meeting of Spanish & American Physiological Societies, to Symposium: Body-Brain Temperature: New Perspectives. Malaga, Costa del Sol, Spain. (February 4)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1997. Historical aspects of the central control of body temperature. Presented at Experimental Biology '97, to Symposium on Milestones in Thermal Physiology. New Orleans, LA. (April 6)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1997. Cellular Mechanisms of Thermoregulation. Presented at XXXIII International Congress of Physiological Sciences, to Symposium: Cellular Mechanisms in Thermal Regulation. St. Petersburg, Russia. (June 30)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1997. Factors influencing hypothalamic neurons controlling body temperature. Presented at 5th World Congress of the International Society for Adaptive Medicine, to Maladaptation to Exercise-Heat Exposure Symposium. Framingham, MA. (September 7)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1998. Hypothalamic thermoregulatory neurons: responses and adaptations to temperature. Presented at International Symposium on Human Biometerology, Yamanashi Institute of Environmental Sciences, to Mechanisms of Adaptation to Environmental Changes. Fuji-Yoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. (August 31)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1999. Memorial for Ethan Nadel. Presented at Experimental Biology Meeting. Washington, DC. (April 15)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1999. Cellular mechanisms of neuronal thermosensitivity. Presented at International Symposium on the Pharmacology of Thermoregulation, to Neural Control of Thermoregulation. Seville, Spain. (May 10)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1999. Modern techniques in electrophysiology. Presented at International Symposium on the Pharmacology of Thermoregulation, to Workshop on Modern Techniques in Thermoregulation Research. Seville, Spain. (May 10)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 1999. The hypothalamus as the thermoregulatory center. Presented at Antipyretic Therapy Symposium. Parson Island, MD. (August 25)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 2001. Seminal studies in the neurophysiology of thermoregulation. Presented at IUPS 2001 International Thermal Physiology Symposium, to Lessons from Classical Research. Wollongong, NSW, Australia. (September 2)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 2002. Hypothalamic neurons and the regulation of body temperature. Presented at Wyeth Hot Flush Symposium: Implications of Current Preclinical and Clinical Research, Women's Health Research Institute. Collegeville, PA. (April 4)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 2002. Hypothalamic neurons and the regulation of body temperature. Presented at Wenner-Gren Foundation Symposium: Fever, Hyperpyrexia and thermogenesis. Stockholm, Sweden. (June 5)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 2003. Hypothalamic synaptic networks controlling thermoregulatory responses. Presented at Experimental Biology 2003, APS Featured Topic: Central Neurons & Efferent Pathways Controlling Thermoregulation. San Diego, CA. (April 11)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 2006. Thermoregulatory Neural Circuitry. Presented at Experimental Biology 2006, The Hot Brain Symposium. San Francisco, CA. (April 5)
Dr Jack Alfred Boulant. 2007. Hypothalamic Neurons and Temperature Regulation. Presented at Experimental Biology 2007: Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship of the American Physiological Society: Environmental & Exercise Physiology. Washington, DC. (May 1)