Erickson Lab

2026

Journal - Research Article

Sethi, S., Cheong, I., Bussey, C. T., Schwenke, D. O., Erickson, J. R., Brown, C., & Lamberts, R. R. (2026). Central regulation of the heart in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Molecular & Cellular Cardiology, 211. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2025.11.012

Journal - Research Other

Katare, R., Erickson, J. R., & Schwenke, D. O. (2026). Ghrelin protects against cell death in myocardial ischaemia: Emerging role of microRNA. Experimental Physiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1113/ep093314

2025

Journal - Research Article

Murrell, C. L., Barad, Z., Wallace, R. S., Erickson, J. R., Brown, C. H., & Augustine, R. A. (2025). Mapping O-linked glycosylation in the rat hypothalamus in pregnancy and lactation. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jne.70076

Journal - Research Other

Asamudo, E. U., Parackal, R. E., Erickson, J. R., & Bers, D. M. (2025). S-nitrosylation of cardiac myocyte proteins may underlie sex differences in cardiac disease. Frontiers in Physiology, 16, 1565917. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1565917

2024

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Anscombe, M. J., Jones, P. P., & Erickson, J. R. (2024, August-September). HEK293-RyR2 cells as a model for cardiac arrhythmia in high throughput screening. Poster session presented at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

Power, A. S., Asamudo, E. U., Worthington, L. P. I., Alim, C. C., Parackal, R. E., Wallace, R. S., Ebenebe, O. V., … Erickson, J. R. (2023). Nitric oxide modulates Ca²⁺ leak and arrhythmias via S-nitrosylation of CaMKII. Circulation Research, 133, 1040-1055. doi: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323571

Okolo, C. A., Khaing, E.-P., Mereacre, V., Wallace, R. S., Munro, M. L., Erickson, J. R., & Jones, P. P. (2023). Direct regulation of the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) by O-GlcNAcylation. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 22, 276. doi: 10.1186/s12933-023-02010-3

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Singh, E., Chandrasekera, D., Wallace, R. S., de Jonge, W., Bunton, R., Parry, D., Davis, P., Erickson, J. R., & Katare, R. (2023, August). Impact of microRNA15b and CaMKIIδ on cardiac fibrosis in diabetes. Poster session presented at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Power, A. S., Karanikolaou, P., Erickson, J. R., & Ward, M.-L. (2023, August). Modulating mitochondrial calcium to improve energy supply in the human heart. Verbal presentation at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2022

Journal - Research Article

Giles, G. I., Erickson, J. R., & Bussey, C. T. (2022). Photoactivation of tDodSNO induces localized vasodilation in rats: Metabolically stable S-nitrosothiols can act as targeted nitric oxide donors in vivo. Nitric Oxide, 129, 53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.niox.2022.10.001

Greenman, A. C., Diffee, G. M., Power, A. S., Wilkins, G. T., Gold, O. M. S., Erickson, J. R., & Baldi, J. C. (2022). Treadmill running increases the calcium sensitivity of myofilaments in diabetic rats. Journal of Applied Physiology, 132, 1350-1360. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00785.2021

Journal - Research Other

Roberts-Craig, F. T., Worthington, L. P., O'Hara, S. P., Erickson, J. R., Heather, A. K., & Ashley, Z. (2022). CaMKII splice variants in vascular smooth muscle cells: The next step or redundancy? International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, 7916. doi: 10.3390/ijms23147916

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Power, A., Asamudo, E., Wallace, R., & Erickson, J. (2022). Nitric oxide modulates spontaneous calcium release and ventricular arrhythmias during β-adrenergic signalling through S-nitroslyation of calcium/calmodulin dependent kinase II. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 31(Suppl. 3), (pp. S313). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.544

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Khaing, E. P., Okolo, C. A., Erickson, J. R., & Jones, P. P. (2022, August-September). Regulation of RyR2 by O-GlcNAcylation. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Ashley, Z., Ebenebe, O. V., Erickson, J. R., & Heather, A. K. (2022, August-September). A new scoring system to evaluate atherosclerotic lesions in female ApoE^-/- mice. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Roberts-Craig, F., Ashley, Z., Worthington, L. P., O'Hara, S. P., Erickson, J. R., & Heather, A. K. (2022, August-September). Lack of CaMKII is protective against atherosclerosis progression in aging ApoE^-/- mice. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Mitchell, B., & Erickson, J. R. (2022, August-September). Structure/function effects of CaMKIIδ ablation in the diabetic heart. Verbal presentation at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Yap, S. J. M., & Erickson, J. R. (2022, August-September). Sex differences in arrhythmias in response to nitric oxide signalling. Verbal presentation at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Veitch, C. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2022, August-September). Effects of O-GlcNAcylation in DCM: Acute modulation of O-GlcNAc in trabeculae. Verbal presentation at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Greenman, A. C., Diffee, G. M., Power, A. S., Wilkins, G. T., Gold, O. M. S., Erickson, J. R., & Baldi, J. C. (2021). Increased myofilament calcium sensitivity is associated with decreased cardiac troponin I phosphorylation in the diabetic rat heart. Experimental Physiology, 106, 2235-2247. doi: 10.1113/ep089730

Hegyi, B., Fasoli, A., Ko, C. Y., Van, B. W., Alim, C. C., Shen, E. Y., … Erickson, J. R., … Bers, D. M. (2021). CaMKII serine 280 O-GlcNAcylation links diabetic hyperglycemia to proarrhythmia. Circulation Research, 129, 98-113. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.318402

Ng, Y. H., Okolo, C. A., Erickson, J. R., Baldi, J. C., & Jones, P. P. (2021). Protein O-GlcNAcylation in the heart. Acta Physiologica, 233, e13696. doi: 10.1111/apha.13696

Helmstadter, K. G., Ljubojevic-Holzer, S., Wood, B. M., Taheri, K. D., Sedej, S., Erickson, J. R., … Bers, D. M. (2021). CaMKII and PKA-dependent phosphorylation co-regulate nuclear localization of HDAC4 in adult cardiomyocytes. Basic Research in Cardiology, 116, 11. doi: 10.1007/s00395-021-00850-2

Prakoso, D., Lim, S. Y., Erickson, J. R., Wallace, R. S., Lees, J. G., Tate, M., … Ritchie, R. H. (2021). Fine-tuning the cardiac O-GlcNAcylation regulatory enzymes governs the functional and structural phenotype of the diabetic heart. Cardiovascular Research, 118, 212-225. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvab043

Journal - Research Other

Veitch, C. R., Power, A. S., & Erickson, J. R. (2021). CaMKII inhibition is a novel therapeutic strategy to prevent diabetic cardiomyopathy. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, 695401. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.695401

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Asamudo, E. U., & Erickson, J. R. (2021). Acute and chronic effects of nitric oxide exposure on cardiac arrhythmias. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1547), (pp. 138). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Worthington, L. P. I., Erickson, J. R., & Heather, A. K. (2021). Calcium calmodulin dependent protein kinase II δ in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1537), (pp. 112). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2020

Journal - Research Article

Ebenebe, O. V., Ashley, Z., Erickson, J. R., & Heather, A. K. (2020). A timing effect of 17-β estradiol on atherosclerotic lesion development in female ApoE^−/− mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(13), 4710. doi: 10.3390/ijms21134710

Bussey, C. T., Babakr, A. A., Iremonger, R. R., van Hout, I., Wilkins, G. T., Lamberts, R. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2020). Carvedilol and metoprolol are both able to preserve myocardial function in type 2 diabetes. Physiological Reports, 8(5), e14394. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14394

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Asamudo, E., Wallace, R., Power, A., & Erickson, J. (2020). Modulation of CaMKIIδ aactivity by nitric oxide can promote or prevent ß-adrenergic-induced cardiac arrhythmias. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 29(Suppl. 2), (pp. S140). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.244

Ashley, Z., Ebenebe, O., Worthington, L. P. I., Erickson, J., & Heather, A. K. (2020). Understanding the subtleties of development of atherosclerosis and the effect of sex hormones. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1518), (pp. 97-98). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2019

Journal - Research Article

Popescu, I., Yin, G., Velmurugan, S., Erickson, J. R., Despa, F., & Despa, S. (2019). Lower sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ threshold for triggering afterdepolarizations in diabetic rat hearts. Heart Rhythm, 16(5), 765-772. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.11.001

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Augustine, R., Barad, Z., Wallace, R., Erickson, J., & Brown, C. (2019). Mapping o-linked glycosylation in the brain during pregnancy. Brain & Neuroscience Advances, 3, PM102. doi: 10.1177/2398212819855490

Asamudo, E., & Erickson, J. (2019). S-nitrosylation as a post-translational modification of CaMKIIδ and its effects on cardiac function. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 28(Suppl. 4), (pp. S228-S229). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.222

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Greenman, A. C., Power, A. S., Erickson, J. R., & Baldi, J. C. (2019, September). Reduced calcium sensitivity occurs without differential total myofilament phosphorylation in a diabetic rat model. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Augustine, R. A., Dell, C., Wallace, R. S., Erickson, J. R., & Brown, C. H. (2019, August-September). Do mice with gestational glucose intolerance have increased O-linked glycosylation in the brain? Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Veitch, C. R., Aitken-Buck, H. M., & Erickson, J. R. (2019, September). The alpha-adrenergic system and CaMKII in diabetic arrhythmia. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Power, A. S., Wallace, R. S., & Erickson, J. R. (2019, September). Nitric oxide in the heart: A moderator of β-adrenergic signalling? Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Daniels, L. J., Wallace, R. S., Nicholson, O. M., Wilson, G. A., McDonald, F. J., Jones, P. P., Baldi, J. C., Lamberts, R. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2018). Inhibition of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II restores contraction and relaxation in isolated cardiac muscle from type 2 diabetic rats. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 17, 89. doi: 10.1186/s12933-018-0732-x

Curl, C. L., Danes, V. R., Bell, J. R., Raaijmakers, A. J. A., Ip, W. T. K., Chandramouli, C., … Erickson, J. R., … Delbridge, L. M. D. (2018). Cardiomyocyte functional etiology in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is distinctive: A new preclinical model. Journal of the American Heart Association, 7(11), e007451. doi: 10.1161/jaha.117.007451

Journal - Research Other

Bussey, C. T., & Erickson, J. R. (2018). Physiology and pathology of cardiac CaMKII. Current Opinion in Physiology, 1, 52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.cophys.2017.07.003

Ebenebe, O. V., Heather, A., & Erickson, J. R. (2018). CaMKII in vascular signalling: “Friend or foe”? Heart, Lung & Circulation, 27(5), 560-567. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.12.003

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Greenman, A., Diffee, G., Wallace, R., Lamberts, R., Erickson, J., & Baldi, C. (2018). Reduced myofilament calcium-sensitivity occurs without phosphorylation of cTnI serine 23/24 in human diabetic cardiomyocytes. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 27(Suppl. 2), (pp. S125). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.184

Bussey, C., Iremonger, R., Lamberts, R., & Erickson, J. (2018). Myocardial impairments preceding overt in vivo cardiac dysfunction are prevented by beta blockade in type 2 diabetic Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 27(Suppl. 2), (pp. S114). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.158

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Khan, N., Smeeton, J. H., Lamberts, R. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2018, August). Role of CaMKII and alpha-adrenergic stimulation in diabetic heart function. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Worthington, L. P. I., Erickson, J. R., Jones, G. T., & Heather, A. K. (2018, August). CaMKII inhibition as a novel target to control the early progression of atherosclerosis. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Smeeton, J. H., Khan, N. A., Bussey, C. T., Erickson, J. R., & Lamberts, R. R. (2018, August). α-adrenergic control of the diabetic heart. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Barad, Z., Augustine, R. A., Wallace, R. S., Erickson, J. R., & Brown, C. H. (2018, August). Mapping O-linked glycosylation in the brain during pregnancy. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Okolo, C. A., McLay, J. C., McLachlan, J. J., Munro, M., Tanner, C., Chakraborty, A. D., Erickson, J. R., & Jones, P. P. (2018, August). Regulation of RyR2 by O-linked glycosylation. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2017

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bussey, C. T., Wallace, R. S., Lamberts, R. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2017). Beta-blockade restores myocardial function in type 2 diabetic rats via CaMKII-independent mechanisms. Journal of Molecular & Cellular Cardiology, 109(Suppl.), (pp. 34). doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.06.002

Ebenebe, O., Heather, A., & Erickson, J. (2017). The role of CaMKII in atherosclerotic plaque calcification in the ApoE-null mouse. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 26(Suppl. 2), (pp. S65). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.051

Cserne Szappanos, H., Erickson, J., & Hool, L. (2017). Nitric oxide potentiates the effect of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II on Ca_v1.2 Protein. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 26(Suppl. 2), (pp. S109). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.152

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Worthington, L. P. I., Erickson, J. R., Jones, G. T., & Heather, A. K. (2017, September). CaMKII inhibition reduces foam cell lesion development in the brachiocephalic artery of apolipoprotein E^-/- knockout mice. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Iremonger, R. R., Bussey, C. T., & Erickson, J. R. (2017, September). The role of beta blockers in cardiac structural remodelling. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bussey, C. T., Erickson, J. R., Fronius, M., & Ashley, Z. (2017, September). The role of vascular ENaC in impaired flow-mediated responses of carotid arteries in diabetes. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

van Hout, I., Nicholson, O., Erickson, J. R., Lamberts, R. R., & Jones, P. P. (2017, September). Alterations in calcium handling proteins in diabetic and non-diabetic patient with or without post-operative atrial fibrillation. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Calverley, J. R., Erickson, J. R., & Lamberts, R. R. (2017, September). Determining the physiological importance of CaMKII in alpha-adrenergic (α-AR) regulation of heart function in mice. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Daniels, L. J., Lamberts, R. R., McDonald, F., Pereira, L., Bers, D. M., & Erickson, J. R. (2017, September). The role of calcium calmodulin dependent protein kinase II in type 2 diabetic cardiac dysfunction. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Ebenebe, O. V., Heather, A. K., & Erickson, J. R. (2017, September). The role of CaMKII in atherosclerotic plaque calcification in the ApoE-null mouse. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2016

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Erickson, J., Lamberts, R., & Daniels, L. (2016). CaMKII inhibition restores contractility in trabeculae from diabetic rats. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 25(Suppl. 2), (pp. S84-S85). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.197

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Bussey, C., Mugloo, S., Erickson, J., Fronius, M., & Ashley, Z. (2016, December). β-blockers rescue flow-mediated responses of carotid arteries in diabetes through a reduction in vascular ENaC activity? Poster session presented at the Joint International Meeting of the Renal Scientists of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology and the Kidney in Health and Disease Network: Translational Medicine: Innovations in Renal Research, Blenheim, New Zealand.

Ebenebe, O. V., Heather, A. K., & Erickson, J. R. (2016, August-September). 17β-Estradiol induced calcification and altered CaMKII expression in a mouse model of atherosclerosis. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Nelson, New Zealand.

Denny, A., Erickson, J. R., Jones, P. P., & Heather, A. K. (2016, August-September). RyR2 leak and CaMKII post-translational modifications in the heart: Can this explain the altered Ca²⁺ handling in FSHD? Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Nelson, New Zealand.

Worthington, L. P., Erickson, J. R., & Heather, A. K. (2016, August-September). CaMKII mediates vascular smooth muscle cell activation central to the development of atherosclerosis. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Nelson, New Zealand.

Okolo, C. A., McLachlan, J. J., McLay, J. C., Erickson, J. R., & Jones, P. P. (2016, August-September). O-GlcNAcylation regulates RyR2 function directly. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Nelson, New Zealand.

Ebenebe, O. V., Heather, A. K., & Erickson, J. R. (2016, August). 17β-Estradiol induced calcification and alters CaMKII expression in a mouse model of atherosclerosis. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Nelson, New Zealand.

Okolo, C. A., McLachlan, J. J., McLay, J., Erickson, J. R., & Jones, P. P. (2016, August). O-GlcNAcylation regulates RyR2 function directly. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Nelson, New Zealand.

Denny, A., Jones, P. P., Erickson, J. R., & Heather, A. K. (2016, August). Oxidised CaMKII: A novel mechanism in the pathophysiology of FSHD. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Nelson, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Daniels, L. J., McDonald, F. J., Lamberts, R. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2016, August-September). The effects of CaMKII inhibition on post-rest behavior and spontaneous contractions in isolated Zucker diabetic fatty rat cardiac muscle. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Nelson, New Zealand.

Worthington, L. P., Erickson, J. R., & Heather, A. K. (2016, August). CaMKII activation in endothelial dysfunction. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Nelson, New Zealand.

Daniels, L. J., Lamberts, R. R., McDonald, F. J., & Erickson, J. R. (2016, August). CaMKII inhibition restores contractile performance in cardiac muscle from a rat model of type 2 diabetes. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Nelson, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Erickson, J. R., Nichols, C. B., Uchinoumi, H., Stein, M. L., Bossuyt, J., & Bers, D. M. (2015). S-nitrosylation induces both autonomous activation and inhibition of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II δ. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(42), 25646-25656. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M115.650234

Daniels, L., Bell, J. R., Delbridge, L. M. D., McDonald, F. J., Lamberts, R. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2015). The role of CaMKII in diabetic heart dysfunction. Heart Failure Reviews, 20(5), 589-600. doi: 10.1007/s10741-015-9498-3

Grimm, M., Ling, H., Willeford, A., Pereira, L., Gray, C. B. B., Erickson, J. R., … Brown, J. H. (2015). CaMKIIδ mediates β-adrenergic effects on RyR2 phosphorylation and SR Ca²+ leak and the pathophysiological response to chronic β-adrenergic stimulation. Journal of Molecular & Cellular Cardiology, 85, 282-291. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2015.06.007

Pereira, L., Rehman, H., Lao, D. H., Erickson, J. R., Bossuyt, J., Chen, J., & Bers, D. M. (2015). Novel Epac fluorescent ligand reveals distinct Epac1 vs. Epac2 distribution and function in cardiomyocytes. PNAS, 112(13), 3991-3996. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1416163112

Bell, J. R., Raaijmakers, A. J. A., Curl, C. L., Reichelt, M. E., Harding, T. W., Bei, A., … Erickson, J. R., … Delbridge, L. M. D. (2015). Cardiac CaMKIIδ splice variants exhibit target signaling specificity and confer sex-selective arrhythmogenic actions in the ischemic-reperfused heart. International Journal of Cardiology, 181, 288-296. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.159

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Ebenebe, O. V., Heather, A. K., & Erickson, J. R. (2015, August-September). The role of CaMKII activation in atheroma formation in the ApoE-null mouse. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Jian, Z., Han, H., Zhang, T., Puglisi, J., Izu, L. T., Shaw, J. A., … Erickson, J. R., … Chen-Izu, Y. (2014). Mechanochemotransduction during cardiomyocyte contraction is mediated by localized nitric oxide signaling. Science Signaling, 7(317), ra27. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2005046

Zhang, D.-M., Chai, Y., Erickson, J. R., Brown, J. H., Bers, D. M., & Lin, Y.-F. (2014). Intracellular signalling mechanism responsible for modulation of sarcolemmal ATP-sensitive potassium channels by nitric oxide in ventricular cardiomyocytes. Journal of Physiology, 592(5), 971-990. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.264697

Bell, J. R., Erickson, J. R., & Delbridge, L. M. D. (2014). Ca²⁺/calmodulin dependent kinase II: A critical mediator in determining reperfusion outcomes in the heart? Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology, 41(11), 940-946. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.12301

Erickson, J. R. (2014). Mechanisms of CaMKII activation in the heart. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 5, 59. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00059

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Erickson, J. (2014, November). Activation mechanisms of CaMKII in the heart. Verbal presentation at the HeartOtago First Australasian Symposium: Bench to Bedside and Back: New Advances in Cardiovascular Research, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Erickson, J. R., Pereira, L., Wang, L., Han, G., Ferguson, A., Dao, K., … Bers, D. M. (2013). Diabetic hyperglycaemia activates CaMKII and arrhythmias by O-linked glycosylation. Nature, 502, 372-376. doi: 10.1038/nature12537

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Erickson, J. R. (2013, August). A novel mechanism for activation of calcium/calmodulin dependent kinase II during hyperglycemia. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.