Heinrich Selwyn Gompf, Ph.D.
Assistant Professional Researcher
Locations and Contact
UC Davis Medical Center
UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Gompf's research harnesses powerful and cutting edge behavioral, electrophysiological and molecular techniques to advance understanding of the brain circuitry involved in arousal states and circadian rhythms.
Division
Neurological Surgery
Undergraduate School
B.A., Reed College, Portland OR 1993
Other School
Ph.D., Physiology/Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR 2004
Ferrari LL, Ogbeide-Latario OE, Gompf HS, Anaclet C. Validation of DREADD agonists and administration route in a murine model of sleep enhancement. J Neurosci Methods. 2022 Oct 1;380:109679. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2022.109679. Epub 2022 Jul 30. PMID:35914577.
Ogbeide-Latario OE, Ferrari LL, Gompf HS, Anaclet C. Two novel mouse models of slow-wave-sleep enhancement in aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Sleep Advances. 2022 Jun 30;3(1):zpac-22. doi:10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac022.
Azadi M, Gompf HS, Azizi H. Paternal exposure to morphine during adolescence potentiates morphine withdrawal in male offspring: Involvement of the lateral paragigantocellularis nucleus. J Psychopharmacol. 2020 Nov;34(11):1289-1299. doi:10.1177/0269881120953993. Epub 2020 Oct 8. PMID:33112218.
Gompf HS, Anaclet C. The neuroanatomy and neurochemistry of sleep-wake control. Curr Opin Physiol. 2020 Jun;15:143-151. doi:10.1016/j.cophys.2019.12.012. Epub 2019 Dec 31. PMID:32647777.
Erickson ETM, Ferrari LL, Gompf HS, Anaclet C. Differential Role of Pontomedullary Glutamatergic Neuronal Populations in Sleep-Wake Control. Front Neurosci. 2019 Jul 30;13:755. doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.00755. PMID:31417341.
Ahmadi-Soleimani SM, Azizi H, Gompf HS, Semnanian S. Role of orexin type-1 receptors in paragiganto-coerulear modulation of opioid withdrawal and tolerance: A site specific focus. Neuropharmacology. 2017 Nov;126:25-37. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.08.024. Epub 2017 Aug 18. PMID:28826827.
Matus-Ortega ME, Leff Gelman P, Calva-Nieves JC, Flores-Zamora A, Salazar-Juárez A, Torner-Aguilar CA, Gamba G, De Los Heros P, Peng B, Pintar JE, Gompf HS, Allen CN, Antón-Palma B. Mexneurin is a novel precursor of peptides in the central nervous system of rodents. FEBS Lett. 2017 Jun;591(12):1627-1636. doi:10.1002/1873-3468.12679. Epub 2017 Jun 1. PMID:28504339.
Gompf HS, Budygin EA, Fuller PM, Bass CE. Targeted genetic manipulations of neuronal subtypes using promoter-specific combinatorial AAVs in wild-type animals. Front Behav Neurosci. 2015 Jul 2;9:152. doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00152. PMID:26190981.
Gompf HS, Fuller PM, Hattar S, Saper CB, Lu J. Impaired circadian photosensitivity in mice lacking glutamate transmission from retinal melanopsin cells. J Biol Rhythms. 2015 Feb;30(1):35-41. doi:10.1177/0748730414561545. Epub 2014 Dec 15. PMID:25512304.
Studholme KM, Gompf HS, Morin LP. Brief light stimulation during the mouse nocturnal activity phase simultaneously induces a decline in core temperature and locomotor activity followed by EEG-determined sleep. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2013 Mar 15;304(6):R459-71. doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00460.2012. Epub 2013 Jan 30. PMID:23364525.